About
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....
Known for
ReacherSeries • 2022
American Dad!Series • 2005
CSI: MiamiSeries • 2002
The BlacklistSeries • 2013
Diagnosis: MurderSeries • 1993
PsychSeries • 2006
RiverdaleSeries • 2017
Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Series • 2013
The GoldbergsSeries • 2013
CommunitySeries • 2009
WednesdaySeries • 2022
EntourageSeries • 2004
Touched by an AngelSeries • 1994
Warehouse 13Series • 2009
The Dark KnightMovie • 2008
The Dead ZoneSeries • 2002
Z NationSeries • 2014
Tales from the CryptSeries • 1989
RosewoodSeries • 2015
The Jamie Foxx ShowSeries • 1996
Awkward.Series • 2011
Bosch: LegacySeries • 2022
Edward ScissorhandsMovie • 1990