Anthony Michael Hall

Born: 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).


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Air Force One Down

as Sam Waitman
Released: 2024-02-09

On her first assignment aboard Air Force One, a rookie Secret Service agent faces the ultimate...

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as Mike Engel
Released: 2008-07-16

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District...

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Edward Scissorhands

as Jim
Released: 1990-12-07

A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.

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Halloween Kills

as Tommy Doyle
Released: 2021-10-14

Michael manages to free himself from Laurie Strode's trap to resume his ritual bloodbath. As she...

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National Lampoon's Vacation

as Rusty Griswold
Released: 1983-07-29

Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation,...

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as Brian Johnson
Released: 1985-02-15

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a...

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Sixteen Candles

as Geek (Ted)
Released: 1984-05-04

With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha...

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as Gary Wallace
Released: 1985-08-01

Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers....

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Foxcatcher

as Jack
Released: 2014-11-14

The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by...

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All About the Benjamins

as Lil J
Released: 2002-03-08

Bucum Jackson (Cube) is a bounty hunter with a lot of attitude and no interest in taking on a...

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War Machine

as Greg Pulver
Released: 2017-05-26

A rock star general bent on winning the “impossible” war in Afghanistan takes us inside the...

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Pirates of Silicon Valley

as Bill Gates
Released: 1999-05-10

The story about the men who made the world of technology what it is today, their struggles...

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Freddy Got Fingered

as Mr. Davidson
Released: 2001-04-20

An unemployed cartoonist moves back in with his parents and younger brother Freddy. When his...

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Live by Night

as Gary Smith
Released: 2016-12-25

A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing...

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Six Degrees of Separation

as Trent
Released: 1993-12-08

The story of a young, gay, black, con artist who, posing as the son of Sidney Poitier, cunningly...

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Johnny Be Good

as Johnny Walker
Released: 1988-03-22

It's recruiting time and despite being short and scrawny, Johnny Walker is America's hottest...

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Clerks III

as Auditioner
Released: 2022-09-04

After narrowly surviving a massive heart attack, Randal enlists his old friend Dante to help him...

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61*

as Whitey Ford
Released: 2001-04-28

In 1961, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle played for the New York Yankees. One, Mantle, was...

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Trojan War

as Bus Driver
Released: 1997-09-26

Brad is about to hook up with the girl of his dreams, but runs into a problem, no condom. So...

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Dead in Tombstone

as Red Hernandez
Released: 2013-10-01

An outlaw named Guerrero Hernandez is shot in the back and killed whilst attempting to free his...

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Results

as Grigory
Released: 2015-05-29

Two mismatched personal trainers' lives are upended by the actions of a new, wealthy client.

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The Caveman's Valentine

as Bob
Released: 2001-01-19

Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City...

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Natural Selection

as Mr. Stevenson
Released: 2016-08-26

Tyler is a young man who is desperately seeking direction from a world that seems to have...

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Bodied

as Professor Merkin
Released: 2018-11-02

A progressive graduate student finds success and sparks outrage when his interest in battle rap...

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Zombie Night

as Patrick
Released: 2013-10-08

Zombies come out at night and two families must survive until morning.

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A Gnome Named Gnorm

as Casey Gallagher
Released: 1990-01-17

A young Los Angeles police officer and a mysterious gnome become unlikely partners as they track...

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Happy Accidents

as Himself
Released: 2000-01-25

A comedy that pays tribute to the science fiction genre -- specifically, the sub-genre of time...

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Who Do I Gotta Kill?

as Jimmy's Friend Kevin Friedland
Released: 1994-09-23

A struggling writer takes a job for his mobster uncle in order to obtain first-hand material for...

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Sexy Evil Genius

as Mark Von Dutch
Released: 2013-04-09

A dark comedy about an eclectic group of strangers invited to a downtown bar by a mutual...

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Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story

as Mutt Lange
Released: 2001-07-18

A dramatization of the early years of the hard rock band, Def Leppard, the group faces both...

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Hail Caesar

as Julius Caesar McMurty
Released: 1994-05-11

Caesar is having a hard time dividing his time between his band and his rich girlfriend, Buffer....

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A Bucket of Blood

as Walter
Released: 1995-09-12

Walter Paisley, a busboy at a cappuccino bar called the Jabberjaw, is praised as a genius after...

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Out of Bounds

as Daryl Cage
Released: 1986-07-25

Farm boy Daryl Cage's parents ship him off to the big city to live with his brother, hoping he...

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Six Pack

as Doc
Released: 1982-07-16

Stopping briefly in a small Texas town, an itinerant race car driver finds that his stock car,...

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Hijacked: Flight 285

as Peter Cronin
Released: 1996-02-04

A convicted murderer is escorted by marshals on a regular flight from Phoenix to Dallas. Shortly...

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The Dead Zone

as Johnny Smith
Released: 2002-11-05

A young man awakens from a six-year coma with the ability to see into peoples futures. This is...

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Final Approach

as Greg Gilliad
Released: 2008-05-24

FBI hostage rescue team leader Jack Bender has been sacked for not being a team player, and...

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The Grave

as Travis Purcell
Released: 1996-01-18

Two prisoners escape with the help of their jailer to search for a treasure that is supposedly...

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Friend Request

as Burk
Released: 2013-05-05

A team of two detectives is tasked with apprehending a crazed, online psycho who tracks down and...

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Last Man Standing

as Nick Collins
Released: 2011-06-07

Abby Collins's quiet life as a wife and mother shows no trace of her past work as a military...

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Into the Sun

as Tom Slade
Released: 1992-01-01

Paul Watkins is an American pilot stationed in the Middle East, who is taken away from his...

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The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2013-09-24

This feature-length documentary delves into the trilogy, opening with the inspiration and vision...

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Roswell Delirium

as Jerry Baskin
Released: 2023-05-15

During the 1980s the US is hit by a wave of nuclear attacks, and after the fallout those who...

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The Lears

as Glenn Lear
Released: 2017-04-22

A modern take on William Shakespeare's King Lear.

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

as Huck Finn
Released: 1982-02-27

The adventures and misadventures of Tom and Huck on the Mississippi River in Missouri with their...

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Texas

as Yancey Quimper
Released: 1995-04-16

In the beginning of the 19th Century many Anglosaxons are settling in the Mexican province of...

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Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation

as Self
Released: 2011-01-01

A look at the making of the classic comedy film.

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The Class

as Faulk
Released: 2022-09-09

A coming of age film about a group of high school seniors forced to spend a Saturday at school...

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The Kill Team

as Self
Released: 2022-01-11

It takes a big team to create a film on the scale of Halloween Kills, especially when part of...

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The Photographer

as Greg
Released: 2000-04-15

A year after becoming the toast of New York City's art scene, photographer Max Martin has lost...

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The Killing Grounds

as Art Styles
Released: 1998-07-21

After the fatal crash of a small airplane in the high Sierras, six greedy strangers clash over a...

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Aftermath

as Tom Fiorini
Released: 2013-11-01

Tom Fiorini (Anthony Michael Hall, The Dead Zone) owns a successful construction company. After...

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Something About Her

as Jack
Released: 2021-03-01

A story of an improbable friendship between a Santa Barbara socialite, suffering from ALS and...

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LA Blues

as Larry
Released: 2007-04-04

Opening in a Hollywood parking lot on New Years Eve as a crowd gathers around an ambulance as a...

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Exit in Red

as Nick
Released: 1997-08-12

Ed Altman is a psychiatrist who relocates to Palm Springs, Calif., in order to avoid a lawsuit....

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Celebrating Sixteen Candles

as Himself
Released: 2008-09-16

A retrospective look at "Sixteen Candles" from cast and crew, as well as fellow screenwriters,...

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Mike Tyson: The Knockout

as uncredited
Released: 2021-05-25

Mike Tyson's climb, crash and comeback, from his difficult childhood to becoming undisputed...

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Sincerely Yours

as Self
Released: 2008-09-16

Documentary about the making and impact of "The Breakfast Club."

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Revenge

as Brian Cutler
Released: 1999-09-03

A serial killer, whose victims are men with similar pasts, is tracked by a policewoman.

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The Gold Bug

as The Boy
Released: 1980-02-02

Shortly after the Civil War, while exploring the long deserted and reputedly haunted Sullivan's...

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A Touch of Hope

as Dr. Neil Bachman
Released: 1999-10-10

Hands-on healer Dean Kraft struggles for many years to come to terms with his abilities and deal...

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1978 Transformations

as Himself
Released: 2022-01-11

Shooting new footage that matches the feel of the iconic 1978 footage is no easy task, and even...

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Running Out

as Kylie
Released: 1983-01-26

A young woman, unable to handle the stress of raising a family, runs out on her husband and...

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Trigger Warning

as Ezekiel Swann
Released:

A traumatized veteran who inherits her grandfather’s bar after his untimely death, and is faced...

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Dirt Merchant

as Jeffry Alan Spacy
Released: 1999-09-16

A slacker turns P.I. to solve a rock star's murder.

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Cold Night Into Dawn

as Eddie Rogers
Released: 1997-10-21

FBI Agent Parr is going through a bad spell: his partner and best friend has just retired, and...

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The Power of FEAR

as Self
Released: 2022-01-11

The impact of Michael Myers' pure evil extends far beyond his victims. We examine how fear of...

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Haddonfield's Open Wounds

as Himself
Released: 2022-01-12

Those who die at the hands of Michael Myers are not his only victims. We look at some of the...

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Les Vampyres

as Man with Torch
Released: 2000-05-26

Undead erotic action featuring some of the adult entertainment industry's biggest names. Winner...

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American Dad!

as Tom (voice)
First aired: 2005-02-06

The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three...

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American Dad!

as (voice)
First aired: 2005-02-06

The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three...

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CSI: Miami

as uncredited
First aired: 2002-09-23

CSI: Miami follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as...

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The Blacklist

as Robby Ressler
First aired: 2013-09-23

Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI...

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The Goldbergs

as Security Guard
First aired: 2013-09-24

Before there were parenting blogs, trophies for showing up, and peanut allergies, there was a...

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The Goldbergs

as Mr. Perott
First aired: 2013-09-24

Before there were parenting blogs, trophies for showing up, and peanut allergies, there was a...

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Community

as Mike
First aired: 2009-09-17

Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college...

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Psych

as Harris Trout
First aired: 2006-07-07

Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a...

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Awkward.

as Mr. Hart
First aired: 2011-07-19

An irreverent look at the conflict, chaos and humor that defines teenage life through the eyes...

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Riverdale

as Principal Featherhead
First aired: 2017-01-26

Set in the present, the series offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and...

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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2009-07-16

Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Various Characters
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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

as Mister Kitson
First aired: 2013-09-24

Agent Phil Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics...

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LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as uncredited
First aired: 1988-09-05

A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind...

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Rosewood

as Detective Willet
First aired: 2015-09-23

Dr. Beaumont Rosewood, Jr. is a brilliant private pathologist who uses wildly sophisticated...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Les Franklin
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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Diagnosis: Murder

as Dr. Johnson
First aired: 1993-10-29

Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.

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Warehouse 13

as Walter Sykes
First aired: 2009-07-07

After saving the life of the President, two secret service agents - Myka Bering and Pete...

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The View

as Self
First aired: 1997-08-11

ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...

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Entourage

as uncredited
First aired: 2004-07-18

Film star Vince Chase navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends...

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Bosch: Legacy

as Agent William Baron
First aired: 2022-05-05

Bosch is now making a living as a private investigator two years after he quit the LAPD and...

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Z Nation

as Gideon Gould
First aired: 2014-09-12

Three years after the zombie virus has gutted the country, a team of everyday heroes must...

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-01-26

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and...

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The Dead Zone

as Johnny Smith
First aired: 2002-06-16

Johnny Smith discovers he has developed psychic abilities after a coma.

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Tales from the Crypt

as Reggie Skulnick
First aired: 1989-06-10

Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and...

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Honest Trailers

as Mike Engel (archive footage)
First aired: 2012-02-13

Trailers that tell you the TRUTH about your favorite movies and TV shows: Honest Trailers. These...

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Touched by an Angel

as Thomas Prescott
First aired: 1994-09-21

Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who...

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Celebrity Ghost Stories

as Self
First aired: 2009-10-03

Compelling, surprising and downright spooky — celebrities share their real-life personal...

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The Jamie Foxx Show

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-08-28

Texas native Jamie King is an aspiring actor who heads to Hollywood in hopes to find fame and...

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The Soup

as uncredited
First aired: 2004-07-01

With this satirical series, the E! Entertainment Network returns to a format they helped create...

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The Hunger

as Michael
First aired: 1997-07-20

The Hunger is a British/Canadian television horror anthology series, co-produced by Scott Free...

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The Crow: Stairway to Heaven

as uncredited
First aired: 1998-09-25

The Crow: Stairway to Heaven was a 1998 Canadian television series created by Bryce Zabel spun...

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The D'Amelio Show

as Self
First aired: 2021-09-03

From relative obscurity and a seemingly normal life, to overnight success and thrust into the...

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E! True Hollywood Story

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-08-21

E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood...

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Gotham Tonight

as Mike Engel
First aired: 2008-06-13

"Gotham Tonight" was a talk show featuring guests from "The Dark Knight" leading up to the...

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