
William Fichtner
Acting
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.
Known For

American Dad!
2005 · tv

Prison Break
2005 · tv

BEEF
2023 · tv

The West Wing
1999 · tv

Mom
2013 · tv

Baywatch
1989 · tv

The Dark Knight
2008 · movie

Entourage
2004 · tv

Empire
2015 · tv

Veep
2012 · tv

Heat
1995 · movie

Shooter
2016 · tv

Black Hawk Down
2001 · movie

Contact
1997 · movie

Crossing Lines
2013 · tv

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005 · movie

Pearl Harbor
2001 · movie

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2014 · movie

Armageddon
1998 · movie

Invasion
2005 · tv

Grace Under Fire
1993 · tv

The Longest Yard
2005 · movie

Talamasca: The Secret Order
2025 · tv

Elysium
2013 · movie

12 Strong
2018 · movie

Crash
2005 · movie

The Lone Ranger
2013 · movie

Drive Angry
2011 · movie

Equilibrium
2002 · movie

Prison Break: The Final Break
2009 · movie