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 |