Born 1956 (age 69) · Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA
Appears in 101 titles

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.

Filmography

The Dark Knight
8.5
The Dark Knight
2008
as Bank Manager
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
6.7
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005
as Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)
Elysium
6.5
Elysium
2013
as John Carlyle
Armageddon
6.8
Armageddon
1998
as Colonel Willie Sharp
Heat
7.9
Heat
1995
as Roger Van Zant
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
5.9
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2014
as Eric Sacks
Pearl Harbor
6.9
Pearl Harbor
2001
as Danny's Father
Independence Day: Resurgence
5.4
Independence Day: Resurgence
2016
as General Adams
Black Hawk Down
7.4
Black Hawk Down
2001
as SFC Jeff Sanderson
The Lone Ranger
6.1
The Lone Ranger
2013
as Butch Cavendish
Equilibrium
7.0
Equilibrium
2002
as Jürgen
Contact
7.4
Contact
1997
as Kent
Crash
7.2
Crash
2005
as Flanagan
The Longest Yard
6.7
The Longest Yard
2005
as Captain Knauer
12 Strong
6.4
12 Strong
2018
as Colonel Mulholland
Date Night
6.1
Date Night
2010
as DA Frank Crenshaw
The Perfect Storm
6.5
The Perfect Storm
2000
as David "Sully" Sullivan
Drive Angry
5.5
Drive Angry
2011
as Accountant
Blades of Glory
6.1
Blades of Glory
2007
as Darren MacElroy
Malcolm X
7.6
Malcolm X
1992
as Cop at Harlem Station