James Remar (Role) : Harry Morgan
Birth Name : William James Remar
Birthday : December 31, 1953
Birthplace : Boston, Massachusetts
Gender : Male
Height : 5′ 10½” (1.79 m)
James Remar, a very popular American actor is also known as William James Remar. The man has appeared on more than 98 different media projects and among his most popular roles are as Richard on ‘Sex and the City’ and on a comedy ’48 Hrs’. The man has a very intimidating personality and it was the reason he played the character of villain in most of his projects.
In the 1979 cult film ‘The Warriors’, James portrayed the character of aggressively sexy and violent Ajax. In the 1982 hit ’48 Hrs’, he appeared as the murdering sociopath Albert Ganz. In the 1984 movie ‘The Cotton Club’, James was seen portraying real life 30s era gangster Dutch Schultz. In the 1980 film ‘Windwalker’, he appeared as the young Windwalker. During 1996, James made an appearance on Paramount’s big budget action movie ‘The Phantom’.
His other notable appearances are on ‘Drugstore Cowboy’, ‘Fear X’, ‘Boys on the Side’, ‘Hellraiser: Inferno’, ‘The Quest’, ‘Wedlock’, ‘Tales from the Darkside: The Movie’, ‘Blade: Trinity’, ‘2 Fast 2 Furious’, ‘The Girl Next Door’. James also appeared on ‘Mortal Kombat: Annihilation’ portraying the character of Raiden.
His guest appearances are on ‘Miami Vice’, ‘Hill Street Blues’, ‘Sex and the City’, ‘Jericho’, ‘Third Watch’, ‘Justice League Unlimited’ and ‘Battlestar Galactica’. In the 2004 miniseries ‘The Grid’, James portrayed Hudson, the love interest of Julianna. On the short lived TV series ‘The Huntress’, he appeared as Tiny Bellows. For his excellent performance on ‘Dexter’, he has been nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor. He made guest appearance on ‘Jericho’. James Remar is married and has two children.
Role on ‘Dexter’
James portrays the character of Harry Morgan, one of the very important characters of show. He’s Dexter’s father and was a member of Miami Police Department. He’s the one who guided Dexter to utilize his violent impulses in a positive manner.
