Anthony Michael Hall profile
Actor profile

Anthony Michael Hall

14th April 1968 Boston, Massachusetts, USA Acting

Michael Anthony Hall (born April 14, 1968), known professionally as Anthony Michael Hall, is an American actor best known for his leading role as Johnny Smith in The Dead Zone from 2002 to 2007. He also rose to fame starring in films with John Hughes, which include the teen classics Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Weird Science. Hall diversified his roles to avoid becoming typecast as his geek persona, joining the cast of Saturday Night Live (1985–1986) and starring in films such as Out of Bounds (1986), Johnny Be Good (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Six Degrees of Separation (1993). After a series of minor roles in the 1990s, he starred as Microsoft's Bill Gates in the 1999 television film Pirates of Silicon Valley and started in 2001 comedy Freddy Got Fingered. He had the leading role in the USA Network series The Dead Zone from 2002 to 2007. In 2008, he appeared in a minor role in The Dark Knight. In 2020, he appeared in ABC's The Goldbergs. Additionally, he starred in the slasher film Halloween Kills (2021).

67 Movies 44 TV Shows 111 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

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Bodied 2nd November 2018 as Professor Merkin
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61* 28th April 2001 as Whitey Ford
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Revenge 3rd September 1999 as Brian Cutler
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Texas 16th April 1995 as Yancey Quimper
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Reacher 3rd February 2022 as Zachary Beck
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Riverdale 26th January 2017 as Principal Featherhead
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Rosewood 23rd September 2015 as Detective Willet
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Z Nation 12th September 2014 as Gideon Gould
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Psych 7th July 2006 as Harris Trout
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Entourage 18th July 2004 as Anthony Michael Hall