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Anthony Michael Hall

Anthony Michael Hall

Acting April 14, 1968 (58 years old) Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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).

Movies 69

The Dark Knight 8.5

The Dark Knight

as Engel

2008
Edward Scissorhands 7.7

Edward Scissorhands

as Jim

1990
The Breakfast Club 7.7

The Breakfast Club

as Brian Johnson

1985
Halloween Kills 6.4

Halloween Kills

as Tommy Doyle

2021
National Lampoon's Vacation 7.1

National Lampoon's Vacation

as Rusty Griswold

1983
Weird Science 6.5

Weird Science

as Gary

1985
Sixteen Candles 6.7

Sixteen Candles

as Geek

1984
Trigger Warning 5.6

Trigger Warning

as Ezekiel Swann

2024
War Machine 5.6

War Machine

as Greg Pulver

2017
Live by Night 6.3

Live by Night

as Gary L. Smith

2016
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert 6.8

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

as Self

2025
Pirates of Silicon Valley 7.0

Pirates of Silicon Valley

as Bill Gates

1999
Six Degrees of Separation 6.4

Six Degrees of Separation

as Trent

1993
Air Force One Down 6.1

Air Force One Down

as Sam Waitman

2024
Foxcatcher 6.7

Foxcatcher

as Jack

2014
All About the Benjamins 5.9

All About the Benjamins

as Lil J

2002
Freddy Got Fingered 4.8

Freddy Got Fingered

as Mr. Davidson

2001
The Caveman's Valentine 5.9

The Caveman's Valentine

as Bob

2001
A Gnome Named Gnorm 4.7

A Gnome Named Gnorm

as Casey Gallagher

1991
Trojan War 6.0

Trojan War

as Bus Driver

1997
Clerks III 6.0

Clerks III

as Auditioner

2022
61* 7.0

61*

as Whitey Ford

2001
Dead in Tombstone 5.0

Dead in Tombstone

as Red Hernandez

2013
Johnny Be Good 4.7

Johnny Be Good

as Johnny Walker

1988
Out of Bounds 5.4

Out of Bounds

as Daryl Cage

1986
Who Do I Gotta Kill? 4.3

Who Do I Gotta Kill?

as Jimmy's Friend Kevin Friedland

1994
Bodied 7.2

Bodied

as Professor Merkin

2018
Happy Accidents 6.8

Happy Accidents

as Anthony Michael Hall

2000
Results 5.1

Results

as Grigory

2015
A Bucket of Blood 5.0

A Bucket of Blood

as Walter

1995
Zombie Night 3.8

Zombie Night

as Patrick

2013
Sexy Evil Genius 5.9

Sexy Evil Genius

as Mark Von Dutch

2013
Final Approach 5.1

Final Approach

as Greg Gilliad

2008
Six Pack 6.4

Six Pack

as Doc

1982
The Grave 5.3

The Grave

as Travis Purcell

1996
Aftermath 5.1

Aftermath

as Tom Fiorini

2013
Halloween Store

Halloween Store

as Sheriff Van Hollis

The Killing Grounds 5.4

The Killing Grounds

as Art Styles

1998
Texas 5.0

Texas

as Yancey Quimper

1995
Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story 7.2

Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story

as Mutt Lange

2001
Natural Selection 5.3

Natural Selection

as Mr. Stevenson

2016
Last Man Standing 4.4

Last Man Standing

as Nick Collins

2011
A Touch of Hope 5.3

A Touch of Hope

as Dr. Neil Bachman

1999
Hail Caesar 3.4

Hail Caesar

as Julius Caesar McMurty

1994
Hijacked: Flight 285 5.5

Hijacked: Flight 285

as Peter Cronin

1996
Into the Sun 4.8

Into the Sun

as Tom Slade

1992
The Gold Bug 6.3

The Gold Bug

as The Boy

1980
Something About Her 3.2

Something About Her

as Jack

2021
The Dead Zone 7.5

The Dead Zone

as Johnny Smith

2002
Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn 5.3

Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn

as Huck Finn

1982
Sincerely Yours

Sincerely Yours

as Self

2008
The Photographer 4.8

The Photographer

as Greg

2000
The Class 4.5

The Class

as Faulk

2022
Whatever Happened to Mason Reese 3.0

Whatever Happened to Mason Reese

as Voice of Mason Reese

1990
Exit in Red 4.0

Exit in Red

as Nick

1997
Funny Valentine 6.5

Funny Valentine

as Josh

2005
LA Blues

LA Blues

as Larry

2007
Final Invasion

Final Invasion

Running Out 10.0

Running Out

as Kylie

1983
Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation 7.0

Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation

as Self

2011
Cold Night Into Dawn 6.0

Cold Night Into Dawn

as Eddie Rogers

1997
The Lears 5.3

The Lears

as Glenn Lear

2017
Roswell Delirium 7.7

Roswell Delirium

as Jerry Baskin

2025
Friend Request 5.4

Friend Request

as Burk

2013
Dirt Merchant 3.2

Dirt Merchant

as Jeffry Alan Spacy

1999
Revenge 3.5

Revenge

as Brian Cutler

1999
Hitched 4.6

Hitched

as Ted

2001
Celebrating Sixteen Candles

Celebrating Sixteen Candles

as Himself

2008
Les Vampyres 5.2

Les Vampyres

as Man with Torch

2000

TV Shows 46

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 4.9

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

2009
The Kelly Clarkson Show 6.2

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self - Guest

2019
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest

2014
Reacher 8.1

Reacher

as Zachary Beck

2022
American Dad! 7.0

American Dad!

as (voice)

2005
American Dad! 7.0

American Dad!

as Tom (voice)

2005
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Various Characters

1975
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
The Blacklist 7.6

The Blacklist

as Robby Ressler

2013
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1988
CSI: Miami 7.7

CSI: Miami

as James Bradstone

2002
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1993
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 7.5

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

as Mister Kitson

2013
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Les Franklin

1984
Psych 7.9

Psych

as Harris Trout

2006
The Goldbergs 7.4

The Goldbergs

as Security Guard

2013
The Goldbergs 7.4

The Goldbergs

as Mr. Perott

2013
Diagnosis: Murder 7.1

Diagnosis: Murder

as Dr. Johnson

1993
Riverdale 8.4

Riverdale

as Principal Featherhead

2017
Wednesday 8.3

Wednesday

as Ron Krueger

2022
Entourage 7.4

Entourage

as Anthony Michael Hall

2004
Community 8.0

Community

as Mike

2009
The Soup 6.4

The Soup

as Self

2004
Warehouse 13 7.7

Warehouse 13

as Walter Sykes

2009
Touched by an Angel 7.2

Touched by an Angel

as Thomas Prescott

1994
Z Nation 7.3

Z Nation

as Gideon Gould

2014
Tales from the Crypt 8.0

Tales from the Crypt

as Reggie Skulnick

1989
The Tony Danza Show 6.4

The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

2004
The Dead Zone 7.3

The Dead Zone

as Johnny Smith

2002
Awkward. 7.4

Awkward.

as Mr. Hart

2011
The Jamie Foxx Show 6.6

The Jamie Foxx Show

as Tim

1996
Rosewood 6.5

Rosewood

as Detective Willet

2015
Bosch: Legacy 7.9

Bosch: Legacy

as Agent William Baron

2022
Celebrity Ghost Stories 7.3

Celebrity Ghost Stories

as Self

2009
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune 7.1

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

as Self - Contestant

2021
The Hunger 6.2

The Hunger

as Michael

1997
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven 6.6

The Crow: Stairway to Heaven

1998
The New Tom Green Show 7.0

The New Tom Green Show

as Self - Guest

2003
Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica 6.5

Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica

as Self

2003
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night 8.0

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

as Self

2025
Deadly Games 7.0

Deadly Games

as Chuck Manning

1995
The D'Amelio Show 5.0

The D'Amelio Show

as Self

2021
E! True Hollywood Story 8.1

E! True Hollywood Story

1996
Retrosexual: The '80s 8.5

Retrosexual: The '80s

as (archive footage)

2004
Gotham Tonight 7.2

Gotham Tonight

as Mike Engel

2008

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