Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Anthony Michael Hall
Acting
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 1All crew credits: 6
TMDB ID: 1904
IMDb ID: nm0001309
Known for: Acting
Born: April 14, 1968
Age: 57
Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2025
Years active: 51
Average TMDB rating: 6.42
Wikidata: Q361215
Also known as
Michael Anthony Thomas Charles Hall • آنتونی مایکل هال
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Executive Producer (2)Producer (2)
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).
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Anthony Michael Hall.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Anthony Michael Hall.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Anthony Michael Hall.
8.5
The Dark Knight
as Engel
2008 Movie
7.7
Edward Scissorhands
as Jim
1990 Movie
7.7
The Breakfast Club
as Brian Johnson
1985 Movie
7.2
Bodied
as Professor Merkin
2018 Movie
7.1
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Rusty Griswold
1983 Movie
7.0
Pirates of Silicon Valley
as Bill Gates
1999 Movie
7.0
61*
as Whitey Ford
2001 Movie
6.8
Happy Accidents
as Anthony Michael Hall
2000 Movie
6.8
Sixteen Candles
as Geek (Ted)
1984 Movie
6.7
Foxcatcher
as Jack
2014 Movie
6.5
Weird Science
as Gary
1985 Movie
6.4
Six Degrees of Separation
as Trent
1993 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Anthony Michael Hall.
8.4
Riverdale
as Principal Featherhead • 1 eps
2017 Series
8.4
Wednesday
as Ron Krueger • 1 eps
2022 Series
8.1
Reacher
as Zachary Beck • 8 eps
2022 Series
8.0
Community
as Mike • 2 eps
2009 Series
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
as Reggie Skulnick • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.9
Bosch: Legacy
as Agent William Baron • 5 eps
2022 Series
7.9
Psych
as Harris Trout • 3 eps
2006 Series
7.7
CSI: Miami
as James Bradstone • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.7
Warehouse 13
as Walter Sykes • 4 eps
2009 Series
7.6
The Blacklist
as Robby Ressler • 2 eps
2013 Series
7.5
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as Mister Kitson • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Les Franklin • 1 eps
1984 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Anthony Michael Hall.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Anthony Michael Hall.
7.6
The Blacklist
as Robby Ressler • 2 eps
2013 Series
7.0
American Dad!
as (voice) • 1 eps
2005 Series
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.5
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as Mister Kitson • 1 eps
2013 Series
8.4
Riverdale
as Principal Featherhead • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.7
CSI: Miami
as James Bradstone • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters • 18 eps
1975 Series
8.1
Reacher
as Zachary Beck • 8 eps
2022 Series
7.9
Psych
as Harris Trout • 3 eps
2006 Series
8.0
Community
as Mike • 2 eps
2009 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Les Franklin • 1 eps
1984 Series
8.4
Wednesday
as Ron Krueger • 1 eps
2022 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Anthony Michael Hall.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Anthony Michael Hall.
7.5
Roswell Delirium
as Jerry Baskin
2025 Movie
5.7
Trigger Warning
as Ezekiel Swann
2024 Movie
6.0
Air Force One Down
as Sam Waitman
2024 Movie
4.5
The Class
as Faulk
2022 Movie
6.0
Clerks III
as Auditioner
2022 Movie
6.4
Halloween Kills
as Tommy Doyle
2021 Movie
2.5
Something About Her
as Jack
2021 Movie
7.2
Bodied
as Professor Merkin
2018 Movie
5.6
War Machine
as Greg Pulver
2017 Movie
5.3
The Lears
as Glenn Lear
2017 Movie
6.3
Live by Night
as Gary Smith
2016 Movie
5.3
Natural Selection
as Mr. Stevenson
2016 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Anthony Michael Hall.
7.8
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
as Self • 1 eps
2025 Series
8.4
Wednesday
as Ron Krueger • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.9
Bosch: Legacy
as Agent William Baron • 5 eps
2022 Series
8.1
Reacher
as Zachary Beck • 8 eps
2022 Series
5.0
The D'Amelio Show
as Self • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.0
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
as Self - Contestant • 1 eps
2021 Series
6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2019 Series
8.4
Riverdale
as Principal Featherhead • 1 eps
2017 Series
6.5
Rosewood
as Detective Willet • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.3
Z Nation
as Gideon Gould • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.5
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as Mister Kitson • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.5
The Goldbergs
as Security Guard • 1 eps
2013 Series