Anthony Michael Hall
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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).
Known for
Credits
The Dark Knight (2008)
as Engel
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
as Jim
Halloween Kills (2021)
as Tommy Doyle
Weird Science (1985)
as Gary
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
as Rusty Griswold
The Breakfast Club (1985)
as Brian Johnson
Live by Night (2016)
as Gary L. Smith
Bodied (2018)
as Professor Merkin
Sixteen Candles (1984)
as Geek (Ted)
War Machine (2017)
as Greg Pulver
Foxcatcher (2014)
as Jack
Texas (1995)
as Yancey Quimper
Trigger Warning (2024)
as Ezekiel Swann
Halloween Store (—)
as Sheriff Van Hollis
Dirt Merchant (1999)
as Jeffry Alan Spacy
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
as Self
Air Force One Down (2024)
as Sam Waitman
Happy Accidents (2000)
as Anthony Michael Hall
Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999)
as Bill Gates
Results (2015)
as Grigory
Clerks III (2022)
as Auditioner
Funny Valentine (2005)
as Josh
All About the Benjamins (2002)
as Lil J
Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
as Mr. Davidson
Johnny Be Good (1988)
as Johnny Walker
Sexy Evil Genius (2013)
as Mark Von Dutch
A Bucket of Blood (1995)
as Walter
A Gnome Named Gnorm (1991)
as Casey Gallagher
The Caveman's Valentine (2001)
as Bob
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
as Trent
Trojan War (1997)
as Bus Driver
Last Man Standing (2011)
as Nick Collins
Into the Sun (1992)
as Tom Slade
61* (2001)
as Whitey Ford
Dead in Tombstone (2013)
as Red Hernandez
Something About Her (2021)
as Jack
Who Do I Gotta Kill? (1994)
as Jimmy's Friend Kevin Friedland
Out of Bounds (1986)
as Daryl Cage
Six Pack (1982)
as Doc
The Grave (1996)
as Travis Purcell
Final Approach (2008)
as Greg Gilliad
Hijacked: Flight 285 (1996)
as Peter Cronin
Zombie Night (2013)
as Patrick
The Photographer (2000)
as Greg
Hail Caesar (1994)
as Julius Caesar McMurty
Friend Request (2013)
as Burk
Natural Selection (2016)
as Mr. Stevenson
Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn (1982)
as Huck Finn
Hitched (2001)
as Ted
The Lears (2017)
as Glenn Lear
A Touch of Hope (1999)
as Dr. Neil Bachman
Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story (2001)
as Mutt Lange
Roswell Delirium (2025)
as Jerry Baskin
Exit in Red (1997)
as Nick
The Killing Grounds (1998)
as Art Styles
The Gold Bug (1980)
as The Boy
Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation (2011)
as Self
The Dead Zone (2002)
as Johnny Smith
Cold Night Into Dawn (1997)
as Eddie Rogers
Aftermath (2013)
as Tom Fiorini
LA Blues (2007)
as Larry
Sincerely Yours (2008)
as Self
Revenge (1999)
as Brian Cutler
Running Out (1983)
as Kylie
Whatever Happened to Mason Reese (1990)
as Voice of Mason Reese
Celebrating Sixteen Candles (2008)
as Himself
The Class (2022)
as Faulk
Final Invasion (—)
Actor
Les Vampyres (2000)
as Man with Torch