Anthony Michael Hall

Anthony Michael Hall

Acting
Born 1968-04-14Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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. 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).

Movies (69)

The Dark Knight
8.5

The Dark Knight

2008Movie8.5
Edward Scissorhands
7.7

Edward Scissorhands

1990Movie7.7
The Breakfast Club
7.7

The Breakfast Club

1985Movie7.7
National Lampoon's Vacation
7.1

National Lampoon's Vacation

1983Movie7.1
Halloween Kills
6.4

Halloween Kills

2021Movie6.4
Weird Science
6.5

Weird Science

1985Movie6.5
Live by Night
6.3

Live by Night

2016Movie6.3
Trigger Warning
5.7

Trigger Warning

2024Movie5.7
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
6.8

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

2025Movie6.8
War Machine
5.6

War Machine

2017Movie5.6
Foxcatcher
6.6

Foxcatcher

2014Movie6.6
Sixteen Candles
6.7

Sixteen Candles

1984Movie6.7
Freddy Got Fingered
4.7

Freddy Got Fingered

2001Movie4.7
Pirates of Silicon Valley
7.0

Pirates of Silicon Valley

1999Movie7.0
Clerks III
6.0

Clerks III

2022Movie6.0
All About the Benjamins
5.9

All About the Benjamins

2002Movie5.9
Air Force One Down
6.1

Air Force One Down

2024Movie6.1
Results
5.1

Results

2015Movie5.1
Six Degrees of Separation
6.4

Six Degrees of Separation

1993Movie6.4
Happy Accidents
6.8

Happy Accidents

2000Movie6.8
The Caveman's Valentine
5.9

The Caveman's Valentine

2001Movie5.9
Johnny Be Good
4.6

Johnny Be Good

1988Movie4.6
Natural Selection
5.3

Natural Selection

2016Movie5.3
Trojan War
6.0

Trojan War

1997Movie6.0
Halloween Store

Halloween Store

Movie
Out of Bounds
5.4

Out of Bounds

1986Movie5.4
Dead in Tombstone
5.0

Dead in Tombstone

2013Movie5.0
61*
7.0

61*

2001Movie7.0
A Gnome Named Gnorm
4.7

A Gnome Named Gnorm

1991Movie4.7
The Dead Zone
7.5

The Dead Zone

2002Movie7.5
Final Approach
5.1

Final Approach

2008Movie5.1
Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story
7.0

Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story

2001Movie7.0
Hijacked: Flight 285
5.6

Hijacked: Flight 285

1996Movie5.6
Sincerely Yours

Sincerely Yours

2008Movie
Who Do I Gotta Kill?
4.3

Who Do I Gotta Kill?

1994Movie4.3
The Grave
5.3

The Grave

1996Movie5.3
Six Pack
6.5

Six Pack

1982Movie6.5
Bodied
7.2

Bodied

2018Movie7.2
Dirt Merchant
3.2

Dirt Merchant

1999Movie3.2
Hail Caesar
3.4

Hail Caesar

1994Movie3.4
Something About Her
3.2

Something About Her

2021Movie3.2
Aftermath
5.1

Aftermath

2013Movie5.1
Texas
5.0

Texas

1995Movie5.0
Sexy Evil Genius
5.9

Sexy Evil Genius

2013Movie5.9
Last Man Standing
4.4

Last Man Standing

2011Movie4.4
A Bucket of Blood
5.0

A Bucket of Blood

1995Movie5.0
Zombie Night
3.8

Zombie Night

2013Movie3.8
Into the Sun
4.8

Into the Sun

1992Movie4.8
The Photographer
4.8

The Photographer

2000Movie4.8
Funny Valentine
6.5

Funny Valentine

2005Movie6.5
Final Invasion

Final Invasion

Movie
Friend Request
5.4

Friend Request

2013Movie5.4
A Touch of Hope
5.3

A Touch of Hope

1999Movie5.3
The Lears
5.3

The Lears

2017Movie5.3
Celebrating Sixteen Candles

Celebrating Sixteen Candles

2008Movie
Roswell Delirium
7.5

Roswell Delirium

2025Movie7.5
Hitched
4.6

Hitched

2001Movie4.6
Exit in Red
4.0

Exit in Red

1997Movie4.0
The Gold Bug
6.3

The Gold Bug

1980Movie6.3
Cold Night Into Dawn
6.0

Cold Night Into Dawn

1997Movie6.0
The Killing Grounds
5.4

The Killing Grounds

1998Movie5.4
Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation
7.0

Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation

2011Movie7.0
LA Blues

LA Blues

2007Movie
Whatever Happened to Mason Reese
3.0

Whatever Happened to Mason Reese

1990Movie3.0
Revenge
3.5

Revenge

1999Movie3.5
Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn
5.3

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

1982Movie5.3
Running Out
10.0

Running Out

1983Movie10.0
The Class
4.5

The Class

2022Movie4.5
Les Vampyres
5.5

Les Vampyres

2000Movie5.5

TV Shows (44)

Reacher
8.1

Reacher

2022Series8.1
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
4.9

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009Series4.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014Series5.8
American Dad!
7.0

American Dad!

2005Series7.0
The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.3

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019Series6.3
The Blacklist
7.6

The Blacklist

2013Series7.6
Saturday Night Live
6.9

Saturday Night Live

1975Series6.9
CSI: Miami
7.7

CSI: Miami

2002Series7.7
Riverdale
8.4

Riverdale

2017Series8.4
Psych
7.9

Psych

2006Series7.9
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
7.5

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

2013Series7.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003Series5.3
The Goldbergs
7.4

The Goldbergs

2013Series7.4
The View
4.3

The View

1997Series4.3
Wednesday
8.3

Wednesday

2022Series8.3
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988Series5.6
Diagnosis: Murder
7.1

Diagnosis: Murder

1993Series7.1
Entourage
7.4

Entourage

2004Series7.4
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993Series7.3
Murder, She Wrote
7.5

Murder, She Wrote

1984Series7.5
Community
8.0

Community

2009Series8.0
Tales from the Crypt
8.0

Tales from the Crypt

1989Series8.0
Touched by an Angel
7.2

Touched by an Angel

1994Series7.2
Warehouse 13
7.7

Warehouse 13

2009Series7.7
The Dead Zone
7.3

The Dead Zone

2002Series7.3
The Jamie Foxx Show
6.7

The Jamie Foxx Show

1996Series6.7
The Soup
6.3

The Soup

2004Series6.3
Z Nation
7.3

Z Nation

2014Series7.3
Rosewood
6.5

Rosewood

2015Series6.5
Bosch: Legacy
8.0

Bosch: Legacy

2022Series8.0
The Tony Danza Show
6.4

The Tony Danza Show

2004Series6.4
The Hunger
6.1

The Hunger

1997Series6.1
Awkward.
7.4

Awkward.

2011Series7.4
Celebrity Ghost Stories
7.3

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009Series7.3
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
7.1

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

2021Series7.1
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
6.5

The Crow: Stairway to Heaven

1998Series6.5
The New Tom Green Show
7.0

The New Tom Green Show

2003Series7.0
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
8.0

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

2025Series8.0
The D'Amelio Show
5.0

The D'Amelio Show

2021Series5.0
Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica
6.4

Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica

2003Series6.4
Deadly Games
7.0

Deadly Games

1995Series7.0
E! True Hollywood Story
8.1

E! True Hollywood Story

1996Series8.1
Retrosexual: The '80s
8.5

Retrosexual: The '80s

2004Series8.5
Gotham Tonight
7.3

Gotham Tonight

2008Series7.3