
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