William Edward Fichtner (born November 27, 1956) is an American actor. Raised in the Buffalo, N.Y. area, he started his career with supporting appearances in Virtuosity (1995), Heat, and Strange Days (both 1995). A prolific character actor in film, Fichtner is recognised for memorable performances in Contact (1997), Armageddon (1998), Go (1999), The Perfect Storm (2000), Black Hawk Down (2001), Crash (2004), and The Longest Yard (2005). In 2005, Fichtner starred as Sheriff Tom Underlay in Invasion. He later appeared as Alexander Mahone in Prison Break, Carl Hickman in Crossing Lines, and Adam Janikowski in Mom. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Fichtner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• Lucky — Wayne Whittaker
• 2026The Outer Threat — Sam
• 2026The Plastic Men — The Narrator (voice)
• 2025Cutman — Emmerit
• Talamasca: The Secret Order — Jasper
• 2025The Gettysburg Address — John G. Nicolay (voice)
• 2025The Sound — Conner
• 2024French Girl — Peter Kinski
• 202388 — Ron Holt
• BEEF — Troy
• 2023Hypnotic — Dellrayne
• The Company You Keep — Leo Nicoletti
• Joe vs Carole — Rick Kirkham
• 2022Six — Davis
• 2021That Night — Narrator
• 2021The Birthday Cake — Uncle Ricardo
• 2021The Space Between — Donny Rumson
• 2020The Neighbor — Mike, Producer
• 2019Cold Brook — Ted Markham, Writer, Director
• 2019Finding Steve McQueen — Enzo Rotella
• 2019Josie & Jack — Raeburn
• 201812 Strong — Colonel Mulholland
• 2018All the Devil's Men — Brennan
• 2018Armed — Richard
• 2018Hot Summer Nights — Shep
• 2018Krystal — Dr. Farley
• 2018O.G. — Danvers
• 2018Traffik — Mr. Waynewright
• 2017American Wrestler: The Wizard — Coach Plyler
• 2017Black Holes — Youston (voice)
• 2016Independence Day: Resurgence — General Adams
• 2016Last Day in LA — Narrator (voice)
• Shooter — O'Brien
• 2016The War of 1996: A United World News Special — General Adams
• Empire — Jameson Henthrop
• 2015Four Falls of Buffalo — Narrator (voice)
• 2014Hell on Earth — Satan
• 2014Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — Eric Sacks
• 2014The Homesman — Vester Belknap
• Crossing Lines — Carl Hickman
• 2013Elysium — John Carlyle
• Mom — Adam Janikowski
• 2013Phantom — Alex
• 2013Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's — Narrator (voice)
• 2013The Lone Ranger — Butch Cavendish
• 2012Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden — Guidry
• Veep — Felix Wade
• 2012Wrong — Master Chang
• 2011Drive Angry — Accountant
• 2011The Big Bang — Poley
• 2010Date Night — DA Frank Crenshaw
• 2009Prison Break: The Final Break — Alex Mahone
• 2008The Dark Knight — Bank Manager
• 2007Blades of Glory — Darren MacElroy
• 2006First Snow — Ed Jacomoi
• 2006The Amateurs — Otis
• 2006Ultraviolet — Garth
• American Dad! — Harland (voice)
• 2005Crash — Flanagan
• Empire Falls — Jimmy Minty
• Invasion — Sheriff Tom Underlay
• 2005Mr. & Mrs. Smith — Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)
• 2005Nine Lives — Andrew
• Prison Break — Alexander Mahone
• 2005The Chumscrubber — Mr. Bill Stiffle
• 2005The Longest Yard — Captain Knauer
• Entourage — Phil Yagoda
• 2004Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction — Rosenberg (voice)
• 2002Equilibrium — Jürgen
• 2002Julie Walking Home — Henry
• MDs — Dr. Bruce Kellerman
• 2001Black Hawk Down — Sanderson
• 2001Pearl Harbor — Danny's Father
• 2001What's the Worst That Could Happen? — Detective Alex Tardio
• 2000Drowning Mona — Phil Dearly
• 2000Endsville — Prince Victor
• 2000Passion of Mind — Aaron Reilly
• 2000The Perfect Storm — David "Sully" Sullivan
• 1999Go — Burke
• 1999The Settlement — Jerry
• The West Wing — Christopher Mulready
• 1998Armageddon — Willie Sharp
• 1997Albino Alligator — Law
• 1997Contact — Kent
• 1997Switchback — Chief Jack McGinnis
• 1995A Father for Charlie — Sheriff
• 1995Heat — Roger Van Zant
• 1995Reckless — Rachel's Father
• 1995Strange Days — Dwayne Engelman
• 1995The Underneath — Tommy Dundee
• 1995Virtuosity — Wallace
• 1994Quiz Show — Stage Manager
• Grace Under Fire — Ryan Sparks
• 1992Malcolm X — Cop at Harlem Station
• Baywatch — Howard Ganza
• Bosch: Start of Watch — Calhern
• That's Amore!

Appearances as themselves (7)

• BEEF: The Official Podcast — Self - Guest
• Top Gear America — Self - Presenter
• 2016Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' — Self
• 2009Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil — Self
• 2006UV Protection: The Making of 'Ultraviolet' — Self - Actor
• 2002The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down' — Self
• 2002What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers — Self