Anthony Michael Hall
Known For
Acting
Born
1968-04-14 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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).
Most Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
The Blacklist
as Robby Ressler
American Dad!
as (voice)
American Dad!
as Tom (voice)
CSI: Miami
as James Bradstone
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as Mister Kitson
Riverdale
as Principal Featherhead
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters
Reacher
as Zachary Beck
Wednesday
as Ron Krueger
Psych
as Harris Trout
The View
as Self
Murder, She Wrote
as Les Franklin
Community
as Mike
The Goldbergs
as Security Guard
The Goldbergs
as Mr. Perott
The Soup
as Self
Diagnosis: Murder
as Dr. Johnson
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self