William Fichtner
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.
Acted in
The Gettysburg Address
2025
as John G. Nicolay (voice)
French Girl
2024
as Peter Kinski
Hypnotic
2023
as Dellrayne
The Company You Keep
2023
as Leo Nicoletti
88
2023
as Ron Holt
Six
2022
as Davis
Joe vs Carole
2022
as Rick Kirkham
The Birthday Cake
2021
as Uncle Ricardo
The Space Between
2021
as Donny Rumson
Cybermario
2020
as Cybermario
Cold Brook
2019
as Ted Markham
Josie & Jack
2019
as Raeburn
Finding Steve McQueen
2019
as Enzo Rotella
Armed
2018
as Richard
Hot Summer Nights
2018
as Shep
All the Devil's Men
2018
as Brennan
Traffik
2018
as Mr. Waynewright
O.G.
2018
as Danvers
Krystal
2018
as Dr. Farley
12 Strong
2018
as Colonel Mulholland
Top Gear America
2017
as Self - Presenter
American Wrestler: The Wizard
2017
as Coach Plyler
The Neighbor
2017
as Mike
Porsche: Decades of Disruption
2017
as Narrator (voice)
Black Holes
2017
as Youston (voice)
Shooter
2016
as O'Brien
The War of 1996: A United World News Special
2016
as General Adams
Last Day in LA
2016
as Narrator (voice)
Independence Day: Resurgence
2016
as General Adams
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
2016
as Self
Four Falls of Buffalo
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2014
as Eric Sacks
The Homesman
2014
as Vester Belknap
Hell on Earth
2014
as Satan
Mom
2013
as Adam Janikowski
Crossing Lines
2013
as Carl Hickman
Elysium
2013
as John Carlyle
The Lone Ranger
2013
as Butch Cavendish
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
2013
as Narrator (voice)
Phantom
2013
as Alex
Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden
2012
as Guidry
Wrong
2012
as Master Chang
Veep
2012
as Felix Wade
Drive Angry
2011
as Accountant
The Big Bang
2011
as Poley
Date Night
2010
as DA Frank Crenshaw
Forehead Tittaes
2010
Prison Break: The Final Break
2009
as Alex Mahone
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
2009
as Self
The Dark Knight
2008
as Bank Manager
Blades of Glory
2007
as Darren MacElroy
First Snow
2006
as Ed Jacomoi
The Amateurs
2006
as Otis
Ultraviolet
2006
as Garth
Invasion
2005
as Sheriff Tom Underlay
Nine Lives
2005
as Andrew
Prison Break
2005
as Alexander Mahone
The Chumscrubber
2005
as Mr. Bill Stiffle
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005
as Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)
Empire Falls
2005
as Jimmy Minty
The Longest Yard
2005
as Captain Knauer
Crash
2005
as Flanagan
American Dad!
2005
as Harland (voice)
Entourage
2004
as Phil Yagoda
Equilibrium
2002
as Jürgen
MDs
2002
as Dr. Bruce Kellerman
Julie Walking Home
2002
as Henry
Black Hawk Down
2001
as SFC Jeff Sanderson
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
2001
as Detective Alex Tardio
Pearl Harbor
2001
as Danny's Father
The Perfect Storm
2000
as David "Sully" Sullivan
Drowning Mona
2000
as Phil Dearly
Passion of Mind
2000
as Aaron Reilly
The West Wing
1999
as Christopher Mulready
Go
1999
as Burke
The Settlement
1999
as Jerry
Armageddon
1998
as Colonel Willie Sharp
Switchback
1997
as Chief Jack McGinnis
Contact
1997
as Kent
Albino Alligator
1997
as Law
Heat
1995
as Roger Van Zant
Reckless
1995
as Rachel's Father
Strange Days
1995
as Dwayne Engelman
Virtuosity
1995
as Wallace
The Underneath
1995
as Tommy Dundee
Quiz Show
1994
as Stage Manager
Malcolm X
1992
as Cop at Harlem Station
Baywatch
1989
as Howard Ganza
Cutman
That's Amore!
St. Sebastian
as Jurgens
The Sound
as Conner
The Plastic Men
as Narrator
The Embers and the Stars
Anne Rice's The Talamasca
as Jasper