William Edward Fichtner (born November 27, 1956) is an American actor. Raised in the Buffalo, N.Y. area, he started his career with supporting appearances in Virtuosity (1995), Heat, and Strange Days (both 1995). A prolific character actor in film, Fichtner is recognised for memorable performances in Contact (1997), Armageddon (1998), Go (1999), The Perfect Storm (2000), Black Hawk Down (2001), Crash (2004), and The Longest Yard (2005).
In 2005, Fichtner starred as Sheriff Tom Underlay in Invasion. He later appeared as Alexander Mahone in Prison Break, Carl Hickman in Crossing Lines, and Adam Janikowski in Mom.
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William Fichtner has built a filmography of 19 credits over a career spanning from 1995 to 2025.
William Fichtner's most notable role to date came in The Dark Knight (2008), where he played Bank Manager. He also appeared in Armageddon (1998) as Willie Sharp. Most recently appeared in Heat (1995) as Roger Van Zant.
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