Anthony Michael Hall
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. 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).
Acting
Movie
The Dark Knight
as Engel
2008
Movie
Edward Scissorhands
as Jim
1990
TV
Riverdale
as Principal Featherhead
2017
TV
Wednesday
as Ron Krueger
2022
Movie
The Breakfast Club
as Brian Johnson
1985
TV
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as Mister Kitson
2013
TV
The Blacklist
as Robby Ressler
2013
Movie
Halloween Kills
as Tommy Doyle
2021
TV
Reacher
as Zachary Beck
2022
Movie
Foxcatcher
as Jack
2014
TV
American Dad!
as (voice)
2005
TV
American Dad!
as Tom (voice)
2005
Movie
Sixteen Candles
as Geek (Ted)
1984
TV
Community
as Mike
2009
Movie
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Rusty Griswold
1983
TV
CSI: Miami
as James Bradstone
2002
Movie
Weird Science
as Gary
1985
Movie
Live by Night
as Gary Smith
2016
Movie
War Machine
as Greg Pulver
2017
TV
Psych
as Harris Trout
2006
TV
Tales from the Crypt
as Reggie Skulnick
1989
TV
Z Nation
as Gideon Gould
2014
TV
Warehouse 13
as Walter Sykes
2009
TV
The D'Amelio Show
as Self
2021
