William Fichtner Biography

William Edward Fichtner (born November 27, 1956) is an American actor. He has appeared in a number of notable film and TV series. He is known for his roles as Butch Cavendish in The Lone Ranger, the Accountant in Drive Angry, as David "Sully" Sullivan in The Perfect Storm, as Alexander Mahone on Prison Break, William Sharp in Armageddon, and as Ken Rosenberg in the video games Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Early life

Fichtner was born in Mitchel Air Force Base on Long Island, and was raised in Cheektowaga, New York, the son of Patricia A. (née Steitz) and William E. Fichtner. He has German ancestry.

Fichtner graduated from Maryvale High School (Cheektowaga) in 1974. After graduating from Farmingdale State College in 1976 with an associate degree in criminal justice, he attended SUNY Brockport and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice in 1978. Fichtner then studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. Fichtner credits his Farmingdale State College admissions counselor, Don Harvey, with his decision to study acting. Harvey, who became a lifelong friend, took Fichtner to his first Broadway show. On 18 May 2008, Fichtner was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters by Farmingdale State College.

Career

Fichtner began his acting career as Josh Snyder in As the World Turns in 1987. Fichtner's film credits include Contact, Heat, Armageddon, Go, Equilibrium, Black Hawk Down, The Perfect Storm, The Longest Yard, Crash, Ultraviolet, and The Dark Knight. Mainly a character actor, one of Fichtner's few leading roles is in Passion of Mind, also starring Demi Moore and Stellan Skarsgård. For his role in Crash he won a Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance Award and a "Best Acting Ensemble" Award from Broadcast Film Critics Choice.

Credited as Bill Fichtner, he voiced the character Ken Rosenberg in the video games Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Between 2005 and 2006, Fichtner also starred in the science-fiction TV series Invasion as Sheriff Tom Underlay. After Invasion was cancelled, Fichtner played FBI Agent Alexander Mahone in the second through fourth seasons (2006"2009) of Prison Break. Later that year, he presented an award at the National Hockey League award show. He also appears in The West Wing episode, "The Supremes" as Christopher Mulready, a conservative judge nominated to the Supreme Court. Fichtner also had a role as the Gotham National Bank manager in the feature film The Dark Knight, and as Jurgen in Equilibrium.

In June 2009, Fichtner signed on to guest star on Entourage playing TV producer Phil Yagoda, who is trying to remake his hit 1990s teen series. He also voices Master Sergeant Sandman in the 2011 video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

In May 2013, Fichtner was cast as Shredder in 2014's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Quiz Show	Stage Manager
1995	Virtuosity	Wallace
	Reckless	Rachel's Father
	Strange Days	Dwayne Engelman
	Heat	Roger Van Zant
	High Lonesome: A Father For Charlie	Sheriff	TV Movie
	Underneath	Tommy Dundee
1996	Albino Alligator	Law
1997	Contact	Kent
	Switchback	Chief Jack McGinnis
1998	Armageddon	Colonel William Sharp
1999	Go	Burke
	'	Jerry
2000	'	David "Sully" Sullivan
	Drowning Mona	Phil Dearly
	Passion of Mind	Aaron
	Endsville	Prince Victor
2001	Pearl Harbor	Danny's Father
	Black Hawk Down	SFC. Jeff Sanderson	Nominated "? Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast
	What's the Worst That Could Happen?	Detective Alex Tardio
2002	Julie Walking Home	Henry
	Equilibrium	Jürgen
2004	Crash	Flanagan	Hollywood Film Festival Ensemble of the Year Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated "? Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast
2005	'	Otis
	Nine Lives	Andrew	Nominated "? Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast
	'	Dr. Bill Stifle
	'	Captain Knauer
	Mr. & Mrs. Smith	Dr. Wexler, marriage counselor	Voice; uncredited
2006	Ultraviolet	Garth
2007	Blades of Glory	Darren MacElroy
	First Snow	Ed
2008	'	Bank Manager
2010	Night and Day	Dan Hollister	TV Movie
	Forehead Tittaes	Boss	Short skit
	Date Night	D.A. Frank Crenshaw
2011	'	Detective Poley
	Drive Angry	The Accountant	Chainsaw Awards Best Supporting Actor
2012	Wrong	Master Chang
	Seal Team Six: The Raid On Osama Bin Laden	Mr. Guidry	TV Movie
2013	Phantom	Alex Kozlov
	The Samurai	Salvatore O'Brien
	The Lone Ranger	Butch Cavendish
	Elysium	John Carlyle
	St. Sebastian	Jurgens	Post-production
	The Homesman	Vester Belknap	Post-production
2014	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Eric Sachs/Shredder	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987"94	As the World Turns	Josh Snyder	Unknown episodes
1989	A Man Called Hawk	Boros	2 episodes
	Baywatch	Howard Ganza	Episode: Rookie School
1994"95	Grace Under Fire	Ryan	8 episodes
2002	MDs	Bruce Kellerman	10 episodes
2004	'	Justice Christopher Mulready	Episode: "The Supremes"
2005	Empire Falls	Jimmy Minty	2 episodes
2005"2006	Invasion	Tom Underlay	22 episodes Nominated "? Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television
2006"2009	Prison Break	Alexander Mahone	59 episodes
2009"2011	Entourage	Phil Yagoda	8 episodes
2013	Crossing Lines	Carl Hickman	10 episodes

Video Games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	Ken Rosenberg	Voice; credited as Bill Fichtner
2004	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
2008	Turok	Logan	Voice
2011	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3	Master Sergeant Sandman