Anthony Michael Hall
Actor
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. 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).
As Director
Filmography
The Dark Knight
as Engel 2008
Edward Scissorhands
as Jim 1990
The Breakfast Club
as Brian Johnson 1985
Halloween Kills
as Tommy Doyle 2021
Foxcatcher
as Jack 2014
Sixteen Candles
as Geek (Ted) 1984
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Rusty Griswold 1983
Weird Science
as Gary 1985
Live by Night
as Gary Smith 2016
War Machine
as Greg Pulver 2017
Pirates of Silicon Valley
as Bill Gates 1999
Trigger Warning
as Ezekiel Swann 2024
Freddy Got Fingered
as Mr. Davidson 2001
Six Degrees of Separation
as Trent 1993
Clerks III
as Auditioner 2022
Results
as Grigory 2015
Dead in Tombstone
as Red Hernandez 2013