
Anthony Michael Hall
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).
Acting (65 movies)

The Dark Knight
2008

Edward Scissorhands
1990

The Breakfast Club
1985

Pirates of Silicon Valley
1999

National Lampoon's Vacation
1983

Johnny Be Good
1988

61*
2001

A Gnome Named Gnorm
1991

Weird Science
1985

Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story
2001

Freddy Got Fingered
2001

The Class
2022

Sixteen Candles
1984

Funny Valentine
2005

Revenge
1999

Final Approach
2008

Out of Bounds
1986

Six Pack
1982

Air Force One Down
2024

Exit in Red
1997

Last Man Standing
2011

Cold Night Into Dawn
1997

Foxcatcher
2014

Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn
1982

Dead in Tombstone
2013

Sexy Evil Genius
2013

The Killing Grounds
1998

Whatever Happened to Mason Reese
1990

The Photographer
2000

Aftermath
2013

Les Vampyres
2000

Hail Caesar
1994

Into the Sun
1992

A Bucket of Blood
1995

Zombie Night
2013

Hijacked: Flight 285
1996

Happy Accidents
2000

Six Degrees of Separation
1993

Who Do I Gotta Kill?
1994

Clerks III
2022

Results
2015

Roswell Delirium
2025

Trigger Warning
2024

The Dead Zone
2002

All About the Benjamins
2002

Natural Selection
2016

LA Blues
2007

The Caveman's Valentine
2001

Friend Request
2013

War Machine
2017

The Grave
1996

Dirt Merchant
1999

Live by Night
2016

A Touch of Hope
1999

Bodied
2018

The Gold Bug
1980

The Lears
2017

Trojan War
1997

Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation
2011

Texas
1995

Halloween Kills
2021

Celebrating Sixteen Candles
2008

Something About Her
2021

Sincerely Yours
2008

Running Out
1983
Directing (1 movie)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Hoboken Hollow | 2006 | Producer |
| LA Blues | 2007 | Executive Producer |
| The Class | 2022 | Executive Producer |