Anthony Michael Hall

Anthony Michael Hall

1968-04-14 Boston, Massachusetts, USA 73 Credits

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 Ou...

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Roswell Delirium

Roswell Delirium

2025

as Jerry Baskin

7.5
Acting

During the 1980s the US is hit by a wave of nuclear attacks, and after the fallout those who remain pretend like everything is normal even though they...

Trigger Warning

Trigger Warning

2024

as Ezekiel Swann

5.7
Acting

A Special Forces commando uncovers a dangerous conspiracy when she returns to her hometown looking for answers into her beloved father's death.

Air Force One Down

Air Force One Down

2024

as Sam Waitman

6.0
Acting

On her first assignment aboard Air Force One, a rookie Secret Service agent faces the ultimate test when terrorists hijack the plane, intent on derail...

The Class

The Class

2022

as Faulk

3.4
Acting

A coming of age film about a group of high school seniors forced to spend a Saturday at school completing an exam they either missed taking or failed....

The Class

The Class

2022

Executive Producer

3.4
Producing

A coming of age film about a group of high school seniors forced to spend a Saturday at school completing an exam they either missed taking or failed....

Clerks III

Clerks III

2022

as Auditioner

6.0
Acting

After narrowly surviving a massive heart attack, Randal enlists his old friend Dante to help him make a movie immortalizing their youthful days at the...

Halloween Kills

Halloween Kills

2021

as Tommy Doyle

6.4
Acting

Michael manages to free himself from Laurie Strode's trap to resume his ritual bloodbath. As she fights for her life from injuries from their last enc...

Mike Tyson: The Knockout

Mike Tyson: The Knockout

2021

10.0
Acting

Mike Tyson's climb, crash and comeback, from his difficult childhood to becoming undisputed world champion to his 1992 rape conviction and his persona...

Something About Her

Something About Her

2021

as Jack

3.0
Acting

A story of an improbable friendship between a Santa Barbara socialite, suffering from ALS and her caretaker from Senegal.

Bodied

Bodied

2018

as Professor Merkin

7.2
Acting

A progressive graduate student finds success and sparks outrage when his interest in battle rap as a thesis subject becomes a competitive obsession.

War Machine

War Machine

2017

as Greg Pulver

5.6
Acting

A rock star general bent on winning the “impossible” war in Afghanistan takes us inside the complex machinery of modern war. Inspired by the true stor...

The Lears

The Lears

2017

as Glenn Lear

5.3
Acting

A modern take on William Shakespeare's King Lear.

Live by Night

Live by Night

2016

as Gary Smith

6.3
Acting

A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.

Natural Selection

Natural Selection

2016

as Mr. Stevenson

5.4
Acting

Tyler is a young man who is desperately seeking direction from a world that seems to have abandoned him. Searching for answers he looks to his new fri...

Results

Results

2015

as Grigory

5.1
Acting

Two mismatched personal trainers' lives are upended by the actions of a new, wealthy client.

Foxcatcher

Foxcatcher

2014

as Jack

6.7
Acting

The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 ...

Aftermath

Aftermath

2013

as Tom Fiorini

4.8
Acting

A dark comedy about one man's overreaction! Roma's (Anthony Michael Hall) perfect life unravels when his foreman goes missing and he chooses to fire t...

Zombie Night

Zombie Night

2013

as Patrick

3.9
Acting

Zombies come out at night and two families must survive until morning.

Dead in Tombstone

Dead in Tombstone

2013

as Red Hernandez

4.9
Acting

An outlaw named Guerrero Hernandez is shot in the back and killed whilst attempting to free his half-brother from a small-town prison. Making a deal w...

The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy

The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy

2013

as Self (archive footage)

6.8
Acting

This feature-length documentary delves into the trilogy, opening with the inspiration and vision for the new Batman films and inching its way toward t...

Friend Request

Friend Request

2013

as Burk

5.4
Acting

A team of two detectives is tasked with apprehending a crazed, online psycho who tracks down and lures victims via a popular social media site.

Sexy Evil Genius

Sexy Evil Genius

2013

as Mark Von Dutch

6.0
Acting

A dark comedy about an eclectic group of strangers invited to a downtown bar by a mutual ex-lover, Nikki Franklyn, a maddeningly sexy, unpredictable a...

Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

2011

as Nick Collins

4.4
Acting

Abby Collins's quiet life as a wife and mother shows no trace of her past work as a military special-ops expert -- until the day her husband is kidnap...

Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation

Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation

2011

as Self

6.5
Acting

A look at the making of the classic comedy film.

Celebrating Sixteen Candles

Celebrating Sixteen Candles

2008

as Himself

Acting

A retrospective look at "Sixteen Candles" from cast and crew, as well as fellow screenwriters, directors, and critics.

Sincerely Yours

Sincerely Yours

2008

as Self

Acting

Documentary about the making and impact of "The Breakfast Club."

The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

2008

as Engel

8.5
Acting

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the rema...

Final Approach

Final Approach

2008

as Greg Gilliad

5.0
Acting

FBI hostage rescue team leader Jack Bender has been sacked for not being a team player, and months later he finds himself in the ultimate hostage nigh...

LA Blues

LA Blues

2007

as Larry

Acting

Opening in a Hollywood parking lot on New Years Eve as a crowd gathers around an ambulance as a guy is being loaded in on a gurney, the story is told ...

LA Blues

LA Blues

2007

Executive Producer

Producing

Opening in a Hollywood parking lot on New Years Eve as a crowd gathers around an ambulance as a guy is being loaded in on a gurney, the story is told ...

Hoboken Hollow

Hoboken Hollow

2006

Producer

3.4
Producing

As Trevor drifts through Texas on collision course with a nightmare he is still haunted by the evils of the war he recently returned from and a promis...

Funny Valentine

Funny Valentine

2005

as Josh

5.0
Acting

Two womanizing friends of a shy street performer jump-start his quest for love by placing a personal ad on his behalf and interviewing the candidates.

The Dead Zone

The Dead Zone

2002

as Johnny Smith

7.5
Acting

A young man awakens from a six-year coma with the ability to see into peoples futures. This is the first two episodes of the television series.

All About the Benjamins

All About the Benjamins

2002

as Lil J

5.8
Acting

Bounty hunter Bucum Jackson teams with the small-time con artist, Reggie Wright, that he is pursuing, in an attempt to locate a missing stash of diamo...

Hitched

2001

as Ted Robbins

4.0
Acting

After a homemaker discovers that her husband is a philanderer, she imprisons him in their soundproof basement and reports him missing to the police.

Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story

Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story

2001

as Mutt Lange

7.1
Acting

A dramatization of the early years of the hard rock band, Def Leppard, the group faces both success and personal tragedies such as drummer, Rick Allen...

61*

61*

2001

as Whitey Ford

7.0
Acting

In 1961, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle played for the New York Yankees. One, Mantle, was universally loved, while the other, Maris, was universally ha...

Freddy Got Fingered

Freddy Got Fingered

2001

as Mr. Davidson

4.7
Acting

Unemployed cartoonist Gord Brody moves back in with his parents Jim and Julie and younger brother Freddy. When his parents demand he leave, he retalia...

The Caveman's Valentine

The Caveman's Valentine

2001

as Bob

5.8
Acting

Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tr...

Les Vampyres

Les Vampyres

2000

as Man with Torch

Acting

Undead erotic action featuring some of the adult entertainment industry's biggest names. Winner of the Best All-Girl Sex Scene award at the 2001 AVN A...

The Photographer

The Photographer

2000

as Greg

3.5
Acting

A year after becoming the toast of New York City's art scene, photographer Max Martin has lost his ability to take a decent picture. On the night befo...

Happy Accidents

Happy Accidents

2000

as Himself

6.8
Acting

A comedy that pays tribute to the science fiction genre -- specifically, the sub-genre of time travel. But here the alternate reality is contemporary ...

A Touch of Hope

A Touch of Hope

1999

as Dr. Neil Bachman

5.0
Acting

Hands-on healer Dean Kraft struggles for many years to come to terms with his abilities and deal with the skepticism of the medical profession.

Dirt Merchant

Dirt Merchant

1999

as Jeffry Alan Spacy

2.9
Acting

A slacker turns P.I. to solve a rock star's murder.

Revenge

Revenge

1999

as Brian Cutler

3.0
Acting

A serial killer, whose victims are men with similar pasts, is tracked by a policewoman.

Pirates of Silicon Valley

Pirates of Silicon Valley

1999

as Bill Gates

7.1
Acting

The story about the men who made the world of technology what it is today, their struggles during college, the founding of their companies, and the in...

The Killing Grounds

The Killing Grounds

1998

as Art Styles

4.7
Acting

After the fatal crash of a small airplane in the high Sierras, six greedy strangers clash over a fortune in stolen gold. The torturous trip down the ...

Cold Night Into Dawn

Cold Night Into Dawn

1997

as Eddie Rogers

2.0
Acting

FBI Agent Parr is going through a bad spell: his partner and best friend has just retired, and his wife has just left him. While investigating a robbe...

Trojan War

Trojan War

1997

as Bus Driver

6.1
Acting

Brad is about to hook up with the girl of his dreams, but runs into a problem, no condom. So Brad sets out into the night to find one, running into ma...

Exit in Red

Exit in Red

1997

as Nick

3.7
Acting

Ed Altman is a psychiatrist who relocates to Palm Springs, Calif., in order to avoid a lawsuit. However, he happens to wander directly into more troub...

Hijacked: Flight 285

Hijacked: Flight 285

1996

as Peter Cronin

5.7
Acting

A convicted murderer is escorted by marshals on a regular flight from Phoenix to Dallas. Shortly after takeoff, two of his aides, traveling as ordinar...

The Grave

The Grave

1996

as Travis Purcell

4.9
Acting

Two prisoners escape with the help of their jailer to search for a treasure that is supposedly buried with a dead millionaire.

A Bucket of Blood

A Bucket of Blood

1995

as Walter

5.1
Acting

Walter Paisley, a busboy at a cappuccino bar called the Jabberjaw, is praised as a genius after he kills his landlady's cat and covers it in plaster. ...

Texas

Texas

1995

as Yancey Quimper

5.0
Acting

In the beginning of the 19th Century many Anglosaxons are settling in the Mexican province of Texas. As the years go by, political conflicts between t...

Who Do I Gotta Kill?

Who Do I Gotta Kill?

1994

as Jimmy's Friend Kevin Friedland

4.1
Acting

A struggling writer takes a job for his mobster uncle in order to obtain first-hand material for a book on conspiracy plots and the JFK assassination....

Hail Caesar

Hail Caesar

1994

as Julius Caesar McMurty

3.4
Acting

Caesar is having a hard time dividing his time between his band and his rich girlfriend, Buffer. Buffer's dad doesn't like Ceasar, so he makes Caesar ...

Hail Caesar

Hail Caesar

1994

Director

3.4
Directing

Caesar is having a hard time dividing his time between his band and his rich girlfriend, Buffer. Buffer's dad doesn't like Ceasar, so he makes Caesar ...

Six Degrees of Separation

Six Degrees of Separation

1993

as Trent

6.4
Acting

The story of a young, gay, black, con artist who, posing as the son of Sidney Poitier, cunningly maneuvers his way into the lives of a white, upper-cl...

Into the Sun

Into the Sun

1992

as Tom Slade

4.7
Acting

Paul Watkins is an American pilot stationed in the Middle East, who is taken away from his normal duties of protecting the skies to show an actor ever...

A Gnome Named Gnorm

A Gnome Named Gnorm

1991

as Casey Gallagher

4.6
Acting

A young Los Angeles police officer and a mysterious gnome become unlikely partners as they track a killer. When a sting operation goes awry, officer C...

Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands

1990

as Jim

7.7
Acting

A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.

Whatever Happened to Mason Reese

1990

as Voice of Mason Reese

2.0
Acting

One of the early short films of director Brett Ratner.

Johnny Be Good

Johnny Be Good

1988

as Johnny Walker

4.6
Acting

It's recruiting time and despite being short and scrawny, Johnny Walker is America's hottest young football prospect. His dilemma: should he take one ...

Out of Bounds

Out of Bounds

1986

as Daryl Cage

5.5
Acting

Farm boy Daryl Cage's parents ship him off to the big city to live with his brother, hoping he will have a better life there. After a baggage mixup at...

Weird Science

Weird Science

1985

as Gary

6.6
Acting

Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a wo...

The Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club

1985

as Brian Johnson

7.7
Acting

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel ...

Sixteen Candles

Sixteen Candles

1984

as Geek (Ted)

6.8
Acting

With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. ...

National Lampoon's Vacation

National Lampoon's Vacation

1983

as Rusty Griswold

7.1
Acting

Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.

Running Out

Running Out

1983

as Kylie

Acting

A young woman, unable to handle the stress of raising a family, runs out on her husband and young daughter. 12 years later, she returns in hopes of re...

Six Pack

Six Pack

1982

as Doc

6.5
Acting

Stopping briefly in a small Texas town, an itinerant race car driver finds that his stock car, on a trailer behind his motor home, has just been quick...

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

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

1982

as Huck Finn

5.0
Acting

The adventures and misadventures of Tom and Huck on the Mississippi River in Missouri with their involvement when they fall in with a gang of con arti...

The Gold Bug

The Gold Bug

1980

as The Boy

5.0
Acting

Shortly after the Civil War, while exploring the long deserted and reputedly haunted Sullivan's Island off Charleston S.C., a boy encounters two obses...

Halloween Store

N/A

as Sheriff Van Hollis

Acting

A group of people find themselves trapped inside a costume store on Halloween night with a mysterious killer on the loose.