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