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James Remar

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James Remar
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James is a rugged, intense character player with leading man good looks. Having first gained recognition in 1979 as Ajax, in his second film, The Warriors (1979). That same year he garnered acclaim on Broadway with Richard Gere in the concentration camp drama "Bent".

In a career spanning nearly four decades, James has run the gamut of roles and solid career choices. Ranging from the psychopaths, Dutch Schultz in 'Francis Copolla''s The Cotton Club (1984) and 'Albert Ganz' in Walter Hill's 48 Hrs. (1982) to Samantha's lover, the billionaire playboy, Richard Wright, in the HBO series Sex and the City (1998)." James has also garnered roles which highlight a more vulnerable side, such as his guitarist who gets a break in the Oscar-winning short, Session Man (1991) or his artist who falls in love with a gargoyle come to life in the best segment of the horror anthology, Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) and as Mary Louise Parker's lover in Boys on the Side.

In the hit Showtime series Dexter (2006). James starred alongside Michael C. Hall where he played Dexter's wise, compassionate, adoptive father, Harry Morgan. Grey's Anatomy fans have recently enjoyed seeing James as Karev's long-lost Dad. While remaining active with top feature films James enjoys the distinction of being the only actor to die twice, as two different characters in Quentin Tarintino's smash hit Django Unchained.

James won the 8th annual SAG award as a member of the Outstanding Comedy Ensemble for his work in Sex and the City. As a member of the ensemble cast of Dexter, James has been nominated for the SAG award and the Emmy. In recognition for his work in Sci-Fi Fantasy and Horror James was honored with the Saturn Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013.

In early 2019 James completed Season Two of CW's Black Lightning (2018) where he co-stars as Peter Gambi. Reunited with Quentin Tarantino James appears in the highly anticipated Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
BornDecember 31, 1953
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BornDecember 31, 1953
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      • 2 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Known for

    Sex and the City: A Farewell (2004)
    Sex and the City: A Farewell
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Self
    • 2004
    Dexter: Resurrection (2025)
    Dexter: Resurrection
    TV Series
    • Harry Morgan
    Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer (2023)
    Oppenheimer
    8.3
    • Henry Stimson
    • 2023
    Annie McCormick, Hunter Storm Baker, Maggie McCormick, Chris Jiggins, and Kristopher Grzella in IT: Welcome to Derry (2025)
    IT: Welcome to Derry
    TV Series
    • Actor

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    • Dexter: Resurrection
      • Harry Morgan
      • In Production
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • IT: Welcome to Derry
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
      • 2025



    • Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Keegan-Michael Key, and Brian Tyree Henry in Transformers One (2024)
      Transformers One
      7.6
      • Zeta Prime (voice)
      • 2024
    • Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Fishburne, Jon Voight, Giancarlo Esposito, Shia LaBeouf, Aubrey Plaza, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Adam Driver in Megalopolis (2024)
      Megalopolis
      4.7
      • Charles Cothope
      • 2024
    • Esther Povitsky in Drugstore June (2024)
      Drugstore June
      5.4
      • Arnold
      • 2024
    • Glowzies (2023)
      Glowzies
      4.3
      • Darlus
      • 2023
    • Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer (2023)
      Oppenheimer
      8.3
      • Henry Stimson
      • 2023
    • Jay Hernandez and Perdita Weeks in Magnum P.I. (2018)
      Magnum P.I.
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Captain Buck Greene
      • 2018–2023
    • Paul T. Goldman in Paul T. Goldman (2023)
      Paul T. Goldman
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Lt. Newman
      • 2023
    • Justin Hartley and Barrett Doss in The Noel Diary (2022)
      The Noel Diary
      6.2
      • Scott Turner
      • 2022
    • Yellowstone (2018)
      Yellowstone
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Kyle Fremont
      • 2022
    • Destiny 2: The Witch Queen (2022)
      Destiny 2: The Witch Queen
      8.0
      Video Game
      • Executor Hideo (voice)
      • 2022
    • The Rookie (2018)
      The Rookie
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Tom Bradford
      • 2021
    • The Lamb (2021)
      The Lamb
      5.7
      Podcast Series
      • 2021
    • Creepshow (2019)
      Creepshow
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Raymond Bateman (segment "Skeletons in the Closet")
      • 2021
    • Black Lightning (2018)
      Black Lightning
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Peter Gambi
      • 2018–2021
    • Dead Reckoning (2020)
      Dead Reckoning
      3.8
      • Agent Cantrell
      • 2020

    Soundtrack



    • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
      Grey's Anatomy
      7.6
      TV Series
      • performer: "Bright Lights, Big City" (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, and Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained (2012)
      Django Unchained
      8.5
      • performer: "Unchained (The Payback/Untouchable)"
      • 2012

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    • Height
      • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
    • Born
      • December 31, 1953
      • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Spouse
      • Atsuko Itsuki1984 - present (2 children)
    • Parents
        Elizabeth Mary
    • Other works
      TV commercial voice-overs for Lexus
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      • 3 Interviews
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    • Trivia
      Decided to become an actor at the age of seven after seeing Spartacus (1960).
    • Quotes
      Any good actor is a character actor.
    • Trademarks
        Deep gravelly commanding voice

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