Anthony Michael Hall
65 movies · 28 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 14, 1968 (age 58)
- Place of birth
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- Michael Anthony Thomas Charles Hall · آنتونی مایکل هال
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. 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).
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Anthony Michael Hall: movies and TV shows
Acting (92)
- Upcoming Halloween Store
as Sheriff Van Hollis
- Upcoming
- 2025 Roswell Delirium
as Jerry Baskin
- 2024 Trigger Warning
as Ezekiel Swann
- 2024 Air Force One Down
as Sam Waitman
- 2022
- 2022 The Class
as Faulk
- 2022 Clerks III
as Auditioner
- 2022
- 2022
- 2021 Halloween Kills
as Tommy Doyle
- 2021 Something About Her
as Jack
- 2018 Bodied
as Professor Merkin
- 2017 War Machine
as Greg Pulver
- 2017 The Lears
as Glenn Lear
- 2017
- 2016 Live by Night
as Gary L. Smith
- 2016 Natural Selection
as Mr. Stevenson
- 2015
- 2015 Results
as Grigory
- 2014 Foxcatcher
as Jack
- 2014
- 2013 Zombie Night
as Patrick
- 2013 Dead in Tombstone
as Red Hernandez
- 2013
- 2013
- 2013
- 2013 Friend Request
as Burk
- 2013 Sexy Evil Genius
as Mark Von Dutch
- 2013 Aftermath
as Tom Fiorini
- 2011
- 2011 Last Man Standing
as Nick Collins
- 2009
- 2009
- 2008 The Dark Knight
as Engel
- 2008
- 2008 Final Approach
as Greg Gilliad
- 2007 LA Blues
as Larry
- 2006
- 2005 Funny Valentine
as Josh
- 2005
- 2004
- 2004
- 2002 The Dead Zone
as Johnny Smith
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002 All About the Benjamins
as Lil J
- 2001 Hitched
as Ted
- 2001 Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story
as Mutt Lange
- 2001 61*
as Whitey Ford
- 2001 Freddy Got Fingered
as Mr. Davidson
- 2001 The Caveman's Valentine
as Bob
- 2000 The Photographer
as Greg
- 2000 Happy Accidents
as Anthony Michael Hall
- 1999 A Touch of Hope
as Dr. Neil Bachman
- 1999 Dirt Merchant
as Jeffry Alan Spacy
- 1999 Revenge
as Brian Cutler
- 1999 Pirates of Silicon Valley
as Bill Gates
- 1998
- 1998 The Killing Grounds
as Art Styles
- 1997 Cold Night Into Dawn
as Eddie Rogers
- 1997 Trojan War
as Bus Driver
- 1997 Exit in Red
as Nick
- 1997
- 1996
- 1996
- 1996 Hijacked: Flight 285
as Peter Cronin
- 1996 The Grave
as Travis Purcell
- 1995 A Bucket of Blood
as Walter
- 1995
- 1995 Texas
as Yancey Quimper
- 1994 Who Do I Gotta Kill?
as Jimmy's Friend Kevin Friedland
- 1994
- 1994 Hail Caesar
as Julius Caesar McMurty
- 1993 Six Degrees of Separation
as Trent
- 1993
- 1992 Into the Sun
as Tom Slade
- 1991 A Gnome Named Gnorm
as Casey Gallagher
- 1990 Edward Scissorhands
as Jim
- 1990 Whatever Happened to Mason Reese
as Voice of Mason Reese
- 1989
- 1988 Johnny Be Good
as Johnny Walker
- 1986 Out of Bounds
as Daryl Cage
- 1985 Weird Science
as Gary
- 1985 The Breakfast Club
as Brian Johnson
- 1984
- 1984 Sixteen Candles
as Geek (Ted)
- 1983 National Lampoon's Vacation
as Rusty Griswold
- 1983 Running Out
as Kylie
- 1982 Six Pack
as Doc
- 1982
- 1980 The Gold Bug
as The Boy
Behind the camera (6)
- 2025 Roswell Delirium
Producer
- 2022 The Class
Executive Producer
- 2007 LA Blues
Executive Producer
- 2006 Hoboken Hollow
Producer
- 2002
- 1994 Hail Caesar
Director
Talk shows and appearances (20)
- 2025
- 2025 SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
1 episode
- 2021 The D'Amelio Show
1 episode
- 2021 Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
1 episode
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show
1 episode
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2 episodes
- 2011
- 2009 Celebrity Ghost Stories
2 episodes
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
1 episode
- 2008
- 2008
- 2004 The Tony Danza Show
1 episode
- 2004 The Soup
1 episode
- 2003 Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica
10 episodes
- 2003 The New Tom Green Show
1 episode
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
3 episodes
- 1997 The View
4 episodes
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1 episode
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1 episode
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
18 episodes