Anthony Michael Hall
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1968-04-14 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Anthony Michael Hall
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).
Known For
Acting
Halloween Store
as Sheriff Van Hollis
(2025)
Roswell Delirium
as Jerry Baskin
(2024)
Trigger Warning
as Ezekiel Swann
(2024)
Air Force One Down
as Sam Waitman
(2022)
Clerks III
as Auditioner
(2022)
The Class
as Faulk
(2021)
Halloween Kills
as Tommy Doyle
(2021)
Something About Her
as Jack
(2021)
(2018)
Bodied
as Professor Merkin
(2017)
War Machine
as Greg Pulver
(2017)
The Lears
as Glenn Lear
(2016)
Live by Night
as Gary Smith
(2016)
Natural Selection
as Mr. Stevenson
(2015)
Results
as Grigory
(2014)
Foxcatcher
as Jack
(2013)
Dead in Tombstone
as Red Hernandez
(2013)
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
as Self (archive footage)
(2013)
Friend Request
as Burk
(2013)
Zombie Night
as Patrick
(2013)
Sexy Evil Genius
as Mark Von Dutch
(2013)
Aftermath
as Tom Fiorini
(2011)
Last Man Standing
as Nick Collins
(2011)
(2008)
The Dark Knight
as Engel
(2008)
Final Approach
as Greg Gilliad
(2008)
Sincerely Yours
as Self
(2008)
Celebrating Sixteen Candles
as Himself
(2007)
LA Blues
as Larry
(2005)
Funny Valentine
as Josh
(2002)
All About the Benjamins
as Lil J
(2002)
The Dead Zone
as Johnny Smith
(2001)
Freddy Got Fingered
as Mr. Davidson
(2001)
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as Whitey Ford
(2001)
The Caveman's Valentine
as Bob
(2001)
Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story
as Mutt Lange
(2001)
(2000)
Happy Accidents
as Himself
(2000)
The Photographer
as Greg
(2000)
Les Vampyres
as Man with Torch
(1999)
Pirates of Silicon Valley
as Bill Gates
(1999)
Revenge
as Brian Cutler
(1999)
Dirt Merchant
as Jeffry Alan Spacy
(1999)
A Touch of Hope
as Dr. Neil Bachman
(1998)
The Killing Grounds
as Art Styles
(1997)
Trojan War
as Bus Driver
(1997)
Exit in Red
as Nick
(1997)
Cold Night Into Dawn
as Eddie Rogers
(1996)
Hijacked: Flight 285
as Peter Cronin
(1996)
The Grave
as Travis Purcell
(1995)
A Bucket of Blood
as Walter
(1995)
Texas
as Yancey Quimper
(1994)
Who Do I Gotta Kill?
as Jimmy's Friend Kevin Friedland
(1994)
Hail Caesar
as Julius Caesar McMurty
(1993)
Six Degrees of Separation
as Trent
(1992)
A Gnome Named Gnorm
as Casey Gallagher
(1992)
Into the Sun
as Tom Slade
(1990)
Edward Scissorhands
as Jim
(1990)
Whatever Happened to Mason Reese
as Voice of Mason Reese
(1988)
Johnny Be Good
as Johnny Walker
(1986)
Out of Bounds
as Daryl Cage
(1985)
The Breakfast Club
as Brian Johnson
(1985)
Weird Science
as Gary
(1984)
Sixteen Candles
as Geek (Ted)
(1983)
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Rusty Griswold
(1983)
Running Out
as Kylie
(1982)
Six Pack
as Doc
(1982)
(1980)
The Gold Bug
as The Boy
Crew
(2022)
The Class
Executive Producer
(2007)
LA Blues
Executive Producer
(2006)
Hoboken Hollow
Producer
(1994)
Hail Caesar
Director