
Born
1956-11-27 (age 69)
Birthplace
Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
William Fichtner
Biography
William Edward Fichtner (born November 27, 1956) is an American actor. He has appeared in a number of notable film and TV series. His best known movie roles are as Dellrayne in Hypnotic, Colonel Mulholland in 12 Strong, Mike in The Neighbor, General Adams in Independence Day: Resurgence, Eric Sacks in the live action remake of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), John Carlyle in Elysium, Butch Cavendish in The Lone Ranger, Guidry in Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden, DA Frank Crenshaw in Date Night, Darren MacElroy in Blades of Glory, Captain Knauer in the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard, SFC Jeff Sanderson in Black Hawk Down, David "Sully" Sullivan in The Perfect Storm, Colonel Willie Sharp in Armageddon, Kent in Contact, Roger Van Zant in Heat, and William Wallace in Virtuosity. He was also the voice of the marriage counselor Dr. Wexler in Mr. & Mrs. Smith. His best known TV roles are as Leo Nicoletti on ABC's The Company You Keep, Adam Janikowski on CBS's sitcom Mom, Carl Hickman on NBC's drama Crossing Lines, Alexander Mahone on FOX's drama Prison Break, Sheriff Tom Underlay in the ABC cult series Invasion, and Dr. Bruce Kellerman on ABC's medical drama MDs.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Armageddon
as Colonel Willie Sharp
1998

The Dark Knight
as Bank Manager
2008

Strange Days
as Dwayne Engelman
1995

Black Hawk Down
as SFC Jeff Sanderson
2001

Heat
as Roger Van Zant
1995

The Perfect Storm
as David "Sully" Sullivan
2000

Pearl Harbor
as Danny's Father
2001

Contact
as Kent
1997

Crash
as Flanagan
2005

Equilibrium
as Jürgen
2002

Albino Alligator
as Law
1997

Drowning Mona
as Phil Dearly
2000

Go
as Burke
1999

The Longest Yard
as Captain Knauer
2005

Blades of Glory
as Darren MacElroy
2007

Ultraviolet
as Garth
2006

Date Night
as DA Frank Crenshaw
2010

The Chumscrubber
as Mr. Bill Stiffle
2005

The Underneath
as Tommy Dundee
1995

What's the Worst That Could Happen?
as Detective Alex Tardio
2001
TV Appearances

American Dad!
as Harland (voice)
2005

Prison Break
as Alexander Mahone
2005

Entourage
as Phil Yagoda
2004

Invasion
as Sheriff Tom Underlay
2005

MDs
as Dr. Bruce Kellerman
2002

Crossing Lines
as Carl Hickman
2013

The West Wing
as Christopher Mulready
1999

Baywatch
as Howard Ganza
1989

Mom
as Adam Janikowski
2013

Top Gear America
as Self - Presenter
2017

Empire Falls
as Jimmy Minty
2005

The Company You Keep
as Leo Nicoletti
2023