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Anthony Michael Hall

Acting 58 years old Boston, Massachusetts, USA ★ 2.0
Born: April 14, 1968

Biography

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).

External Links

🌐 Official Website 🎬 IMDb

Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
The Blacklist
The Blacklist Robby Ressler 2013
Reacher
Reacher Zachary Beck 2022
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Various Characters 1975
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self - Guest 2019

Jimmy's Seen (1)

Halloween Kills
Halloween Kills Tommy Doyle 2021

Filmography

Acting Credits (112)

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night Self 2025
Roswell Delirium
Roswell Delirium Jerry Baskin 2025
Trigger Warning
Trigger Warning Ezekiel Swann 2024
Air Force One Down
Air Force One Down Sam Waitman 2024
Wednesday
Wednesday Ron Krueger 2022
The Class
The Class Faulk 2022
Clerks III
Clerks III Auditioner 2022
Bosch: Legacy
Bosch: Legacy Agent William Baron 2022
Reacher
Reacher Zachary Beck 2022
Halloween Kills
Halloween Kills Tommy Doyle 2021
The D'Amelio Show
The D'Amelio Show Self 2021
Something About Her
Something About Her Jack 2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Self - Contestant 2021
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self - Guest 2019
Bodied
Bodied Professor Merkin 2018
War Machine
War Machine Greg Pulver 2017
The Lears
The Lears Glenn Lear 2017
Riverdale
Riverdale Principal Featherhead 2017
Live by Night
Live by Night Gary Smith 2016
Natural Selection
Natural Selection Mr. Stevenson 2016
Rosewood
Rosewood Detective Willet 2015
Results
Results Grigory 2015
Foxcatcher
Foxcatcher Jack 2014
Z Nation
Z Nation Gideon Gould 2014
Zombie Night
Zombie Night Patrick 2013
Dead in Tombstone
Dead in Tombstone Red Hernandez 2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Mister Kitson 2013
The Goldbergs
The Goldbergs Security Guard 2013
The Goldbergs
The Goldbergs Mr. Perott 2013
The Blacklist
The Blacklist Robby Ressler 2013
Friend Request
Friend Request Burk 2013
Sexy Evil Genius
Sexy Evil Genius Mark Von Dutch 2013
Aftermath
Aftermath Tom Fiorini 2013
Awkward.
Awkward. Mr. Hart 2011
Last Man Standing
Last Man Standing Nick Collins 2011
Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation
Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation Self 2011
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Celebrity Ghost Stories Self 2009
Community
Community Mike 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
Warehouse 13
Warehouse 13 Walter Sykes 2009
Celebrating Sixteen Candles
Celebrating Sixteen Candles Himself 2008
Sincerely Yours
Sincerely Yours Self 2008
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Engel 2008
Gotham Tonight
Gotham Tonight Mike Engel 2008
Final Approach
Final Approach Greg Gilliad 2008
LA Blues
LA Blues Larry 2007
Psych
Psych Harris Trout 2006
Funny Valentine
Funny Valentine Josh 2005
American Dad!
American Dad! (voice) 2005
American Dad!
American Dad! Tom (voice) 2005
Retrosexual: The '80s
Retrosexual: The '80s (archive footage) 2004
The Tony Danza Show
The Tony Danza Show Self - Guest 2004
Entourage
Entourage Anthony Michael Hall 2004
The Soup
The Soup Self 2004
Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica
Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica Self 2003
The New Tom Green Show
The New Tom Green Show Self - Guest 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self - Guest 2003
The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone Johnny Smith 2002
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami James Bradstone 2002
The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone Johnny Smith 2002
All About the Benjamins
All About the Benjamins Lil J 2002
Hitched
Hitched Ted 2001
Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story
Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story Mutt Lange 2001
61*
61* Whitey Ford 2001
Freddy Got Fingered
Freddy Got Fingered Mr. Davidson 2001
The Caveman's Valentine
The Caveman's Valentine Bob 2001
Les Vampyres
Les Vampyres Man with Torch 2000
The Photographer
The Photographer Greg 2000
Happy Accidents
Happy Accidents Anthony Michael Hall 2000
A Touch of Hope
A Touch of Hope Dr. Neil Bachman 1999
Dirt Merchant
Dirt Merchant Jeffry Alan Spacy 1999
Revenge
Revenge Brian Cutler 1999
Pirates of Silicon Valley
Pirates of Silicon Valley Bill Gates 1999
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven 1998
The Killing Grounds
The Killing Grounds Art Styles 1998
Cold Night Into Dawn
Cold Night Into Dawn Eddie Rogers 1997
Trojan War
Trojan War Bus Driver 1997
Exit in Red
Exit in Red Nick 1997
The View
The View Self 1997
The Hunger
The Hunger Michael 1997
The Jamie Foxx Show
The Jamie Foxx Show Tim 1996
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story 1996
Hijacked: Flight 285
Hijacked: Flight 285 Peter Cronin 1996
The Grave
The Grave Travis Purcell 1996
A Bucket of Blood
A Bucket of Blood Walter 1995
Deadly Games
Deadly Games Chuck Manning 1995
Texas
Texas Yancey Quimper 1995
Who Do I Gotta Kill?
Who Do I Gotta Kill? Jimmy's Friend Kevin Friedland 1994
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel Thomas Prescott 1994
Hail Caesar
Hail Caesar Julius Caesar McMurty 1994
Six Degrees of Separation
Six Degrees of Separation Trent 1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder Dr. Johnson 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
Into the Sun
Into the Sun Tom Slade 1992
A Gnome Named Gnorm
A Gnome Named Gnorm Casey Gallagher 1991
Edward Scissorhands
Edward Scissorhands Jim 1990
Whatever Happened to Mason Reese
Whatever Happened to Mason Reese Voice of Mason Reese 1990
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt Reggie Skulnick 1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest 1988
Johnny Be Good
Johnny Be Good Johnny Walker 1988
Out of Bounds
Out of Bounds Daryl Cage 1986
Weird Science
Weird Science Gary 1985
The Breakfast Club
The Breakfast Club Brian Johnson 1985
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote Les Franklin 1984
Sixteen Candles
Sixteen Candles Geek (Ted) 1984
National Lampoon's Vacation
National Lampoon's Vacation Rusty Griswold 1983
Running Out
Running Out Kylie 1983
Six Pack
Six Pack Doc 1982
Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn
Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn Huck Finn 1982
The Gold Bug
The Gold Bug The Boy 1980
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Various Characters 1975
Halloween Store
Halloween Store Sheriff Van Hollis

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