D.W. Moffett
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1954-10-26 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Highland Park, Illinois, USA
D.W. Moffett
Biography
Donald Warren "D.W." Moffett (born October 26, 1954) is an American film, stage, and television actor. Moffett began his career in stage productions in Chicago before starring in the original New York City production of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart in 1985. He subsequently starred in a Broadway production of The Boys of Winter the same year. He made his feature film debut in Bob Rafelson's thriller Black Widow (1987) before portraying a serial killer in the thriller Lisa (1990).
Moffett had a supporting role in Bernardo Bertolucci's drama Stealing Beauty (1996), and went on to star in the network series For Your Love (1998–2002). Other film credits from this time include Steven Soderbergh's Traffic (2000), which earned Moffett a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, and the coming-of-age drama Thirteen (2003).
Beginning in 2008, Moffett had a recurring role on the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights, appearing in two seasons. From 2011 to 2017, he starred as John Kennish on the ABC Family series Switched at Birth.
Acting
(2025)
Alarum
as Ronald Burbridge
(2025)
(2023)
May December
as Tom Atherton
(2021)
Crime Story
as Congressman Billings
(2020)
The Glorias
as Stan
(2019)
Against the Clock
as Douglas
(2018)
The Year of Spectacular Men
as Teacher
(2014)
(2012)
Picture Paris
as Randy Larson
(2011)
The Sitter
as Dr. Pedulla
(2011)
The Smell of Success
as Agent Chestnut
(2009)
Operating Instructions
as Brandon Zisk
(2008)
Visioneers
as Jeffers
(2008)
Black Crescent Moon
as Jack Wagner
(2006)
Special Ed
as Sonny
(2005)
(2004)
Twisted
as Ray Porter
(2003)
Thirteen
as Travis
(2003)
An Unexpected Love
as Jack Mayer
(2001)
Kill Me Later
as Mathew Richmond
(2000)
Traffic
as Jeff Sheridan
(1999)
Molly
as Mark Cottrell
(1999)
A Song from the Heart
as Gregory Pavan
(1998)
Perfect Prey
as Detective Jimmy Cerullo
(1996)
Stealing Beauty
as Richard
(1996)
The Little Death
as Paul Hannon
(1996)
Joe's Wedding
as Joe McCarthy
(1996)
The Secret She Carried
as Mitch Hayward
(1995)
Rough Magic
as Cliff Wyatt
(1994)
(1994)
The Counterfeit Contessa
as Dawson Everett
(1994)
Star Struck
as Colton
(1993)
Falling Down
as Detective Lydecker
(1993)
Sad Inheritance
as Gabriel
(1992)
In the Deep Woods
as Frank McCarry
(1992)
Miss Beatty's Children
as Alan Chandler
(1990)
Pacific Heights
as Bill
(1990)
Lisa
as Richard
(1990)
Fine Things
as Bernie Fine
(1990)
LifeStories: Steve Burdick
as Steve Burdick
(1989)
Dream Breakers
as Mark O'Connor
(1987)
Black Widow
as Michael
(1987)
The Misfit Brigade
as Capt. Von Barring
(1985)
An Early Frost
as Peter Hilton
Crew
(2018)
Holiday Hostage
Director