Acting
Anthony Michael Hall
EN cinema · 70 credits
Born
14 April 1968 (age 58)
Birthplace
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also known as Michael Anthony Thomas Charles Hall
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).
Known for
Filmography
Halloween Store
as Sheriff Van Hollis
Roswell Delirium
as Jerry Baskin, Producer
Air Force One Down
as Sam Waitman
Trigger Warning
as Ezekiel Swann
The Class
as Faulk, Executive Producer
Clerks III
as Auditioner
Halloween Kills
as Tommy Doyle
Bodied
as Professor Merkin
War Machine
as Greg Pulver
The Lears
as Glenn Lear
Natural Selection
as Mr. Stevenson
Live by Night
as Gary L. Smith
Results
as Grigory
Foxcatcher
as Jack
Dead in Tombstone
as Red Hernandez
Sexy Evil Genius
as Mark Von Dutch
Aftermath
as Tom Fiorini
Zombie Night
as Patrick
Friend Request
as Burk
Last Man Standing
as Nick Collins
The Dark Knight
as Engel
Final Approach
as Greg Gilliad
LA Blues
as Larry, Executive Producer
Hoboken Hollow
Producer
Funny Valentine
as Josh
The Dead Zone
as Johnny Smith
61*
as Whitey Ford
Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story
as Mutt Lange
Freddy Got Fingered
as Mr. Davidson
The Photographer
as Greg
Les Vampyres
as Man with Torch
Happy Accidents
as Anthony Michael Hall
Pirates of Silicon Valley
as Bill Gates
Revenge
as Brian Cutler
Dirt Merchant
as Jeffry Alan Spacy
A Touch of Hope
as Dr. Neil Bachman
The Killing Grounds
as Art Styles
Exit in Red
as Nick
Cold Night Into Dawn
as Eddie Rogers
Trojan War
as Bus Driver
Hijacked: Flight 285
as Peter Cronin
The Grave
as Travis Purcell
A Bucket of Blood
as Walter
Texas
as Yancey Quimper
Hail Caesar
as Julius Caesar McMurty, Director
Who Do I Gotta Kill?
as Jimmy's Friend Kevin Friedland
Into the Sun
as Tom Slade
A Gnome Named Gnorm
as Casey Gallagher
Whatever Happened to Mason Reese
as Voice of Mason Reese
Johnny Be Good
as Johnny Walker
Out of Bounds
as Daryl Cage
The Breakfast Club
as Brian Johnson
Weird Science
as Gary
Sixteen Candles
as Geek (Ted)
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Rusty Griswold
Running Out
as Kylie
Six Pack
as Doc
The Gold Bug
as The Boy