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Anthony Michael Hall

Acting

🎂 1968-04-14

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).

Cast credits(113)

2019

Robby Ressler

2013

Self - Guest

2009

Principal Featherhead

2017

Self

2004

Self

1997

(voice)

2005

Tom (voice)

2005

1988

2002

Thomas Prescott

1994

Self

2004

Zachary Beck

2022

Harris Trout

2006

Self

2003

Mister Kitson

2013

Security Guard

2013

Mr. Perott

2013

Dr. Johnson

1993

Les Franklin

1984

Mike

2009

Johnny Smith

2002

Tim

1996

2004

Self - Guest

2003

Gideon Gould

2014

Walter Sykes

2009

Reggie Skulnick

1989

Self - Various Characters

1975

Detective Willet

2015

Mr. Hart

2011

Agent William Baron

2022

1998

Self - Contestant

2021

Engel

2008

Mike Engel (archive footage)

2012

Michael

1997

Self

2003

Self

2021

Chuck Manning

1995

Jim

1990

Self

2009

(archive footage)

2004

1996

Brian Johnson

1985

Self

2025

Tommy Doyle

2021

Rusty Griswold

1983

Ezekiel Swann

2024

Gary Smith

2016

Sam Waitman

2024

Gary

1985

Geek (Ted)

1984

Jack

2014

Auditioner

2022

Lil J

2002

Greg Pulver

2017

Trent

1993

Mr. Davidson

2001

Bill Gates

1999

Peter Cronin

1996

Red Hernandez

2013

Mike Engel

2008

Patrick

2013

Whitey Ford

2001

Bus Driver

1997

Johnny Walker

1988

Julius Caesar McMurty

1994

Jimmy's Friend Kevin Friedland

1994

Mark Von Dutch

2013

Self (archive footage)

2013

Nick Collins

2011

Professor Merkin

2018

Burk

2013

Mr. Stevenson

2016

Bob

2001

Himself

2000

Jerry Baskin

2025

Grigory

2015

Daryl Cage

1986

Greg Gilliad

2008

Casey Gallagher

1991

Doc

1982

Travis Purcell

1996

Walter

1995

Greg

2000

Mutt Lange

2001

Tom Slade

1992

Glenn Lear

2017

Faulk

2022

Nick

1997

Self

2011

Art Styles

1998

Tom Fiorini

2013

Jack

2021

Larry

2007

Eddie Rogers

1997

Jeffry Alan Spacy

1999

Dr. Neil Bachman

1999

Yancey Quimper

1995

The Boy

1980

Sheriff Van Hollis

Johnny Smith

2002

Kylie

1983

Huck Finn

1982

Brian Cutler

1999

Ted Robbins

2001

Voice of Mason Reese

1990

Self

2008

Josh

2005

Himself

2008

2021

Man with Torch

2000

Directing (2)

Production (6)