Actor · Voice Actor
Anthony Michael Hall
Also known as: Michael Anthony Thomas Charles Hall
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).
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Filmography
20 creditsAir Force One Down
as Sam Waitman
The Class
as Faulk
The Dark Knight
as Engel
Final Approach
as Greg Gilliad
Funny Valentine
as Josh
Freddy Got Fingered
as Mr. Davidson
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as Whitey Ford
Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story
as Mutt Lange
Pirates of Silicon Valley
as Bill Gates
Revenge
as Brian Cutler
Exit in Red
as Nick
A Gnome Named Gnorm
as Casey Gallagher
Edward Scissorhands
as Jim
Johnny Be Good
as Johnny Walker
Out of Bounds
as Daryl Cage
Weird Science
as Gary
The Breakfast Club
as Brian Johnson
Sixteen Candles
as Geek (Ted)
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Rusty Griswold
Six Pack
as Doc