William Fichtner
Born
November 27, 1956 (68 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA
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.

The Gettysburg Address
John G. Nicolay (voice)
2025

French Girl
Peter Kinski
2024

Hypnotic
Dellrayne
2023

88
Ron Holt
2023
Six
Davis
2022

The Space Between
Donny Rumson
2021

Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
Self
2016

Four Falls of Buffalo
Narrator (voice)
2015

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Eric Sacks
2014

The Homesman
Vester Belknap
2014

Elysium
John Carlyle
2013

The Lone Ranger
Butch Cavendish
2013

Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
Narrator (voice)
2013

Phantom
Alex
2013

Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden
Guidry
2012

Wrong
Master Chang
2012

Drive Angry
Accountant
2011

The Big Bang
Poley
2011

Date Night
DA Frank Crenshaw
2010

Prison Break: The Final Break
Alex Mahone
2009
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
Self
2009

The Dark Knight
Bank Manager
2008

Blades of Glory
Darren MacElroy
2007

First Snow
Ed Jacomoi
2006

The Amateurs
Otis
2006

Ultraviolet
Garth
2006

Nine Lives
Andrew
2005

The Chumscrubber
Mr. Bill Stiffle
2005

The Longest Yard
Captain Knauer
2005

Crash
Flanagan
2005

Equilibrium
Jürgen
2002

Julie Walking Home
Henry
2002

Black Hawk Down
SFC Jeff Sanderson
2001

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

Pearl Harbor
Danny's Father
2001

The Perfect Storm
David "Sully" Sullivan
2000

Drowning Mona
Phil Dearly
2000

Passion of Mind
Aaron Reilly
2000

Go
Burke
1999

The Settlement
Jerry
1999

Armageddon
Colonel Willie Sharp
1998

Contact
Kent
1997

Albino Alligator
Law
1997

Heat
Roger Van Zant
1995

Strange Days
Dwayne Engelman
1995

The Underneath
Tommy Dundee
1995

Malcolm X
Cop at Harlem Station
1992
Cutman

The Sound
Conner
2025

The Company You Keep
Leo Nicoletti · (10 episodes)
2023

Joe vs Carole
Rick Kirkham · (2 episodes)
2022

That Night
Narrator
2021

The Birthday Cake
Uncle Ricardo
2021

The Neighbor
Mike
2020

Cold Brook
Ted Markham
2019

Josie & Jack
Raeburn
2019

Finding Steve McQueen
Enzo Rotella
2019

Armed
Richard
2018

Hot Summer Nights
Shep
2018

All the Devil's Men
Brennan
2018

Traffik
Mr. Waynewright
2018

O.G.
Danvers
2018

Krystal
Dr. Farley
2018

12 Strong
Colonel Mulholland
2018

Top Gear America
Self - Presenter · (8 episodes)
2017

American Wrestler: The Wizard
Coach Plyler
2017

Porsche: Decades of Disruption
Narrator (voice)
2017

Black Holes
Youston (voice)
2017

Shooter
O'Brien · (1 episode)
2016

The War of 1996: A United World News Special
General Adams
2016

Last Day in LA
Narrator (voice)
2016

Independence Day: Resurgence
General Adams
2016
Hell on Earth
Satan
2014

Mom
Adam Janikowski · (108 episodes)
2013

Crossing Lines
Carl Hickman · (22 episodes)
2013

Switchback
Chief Jack McGinnis
1997
That's Amore!

Veep
Felix Wade · (1 episode)
2012

UV Protection: The Making of 'Ultraviolet'
Self - Actor
2006

Invasion
Sheriff Tom Underlay · (22 episodes)
2005

Prison Break
Alexander Mahone · (57 episodes)
2005

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)
2005

Empire Falls
Jimmy Minty · (2 episodes)
2005

American Dad!
Harland (voice) · (1 episode)
2005

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
Rosenberg (voice)
2004

Entourage
Phil Yagoda · (1 episode)
2004

MDs
Dr. Bruce Kellerman · (11 episodes)
2002

The West Wing
Christopher Mulready · (1 episode)
1999

Reckless
Rachel's Father
1995

Virtuosity
Wallace
1995

Quiz Show
Stage Manager
1994

The Plastic Men
The Narrator (voice)
The Embers and the Stars

Baywatch
Howard Ganza · (1 episode)
1989

Talamasca: The Secret Order
Jasper · (1 episode)