James Remar Biography

Fast Facts

• Studied acting with Sanford Meisner at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse
• Big Broadway break was a 1979 production of Bent, costarring with Richard Gere
• Also in 1979, made a splash as "Ajax" in cult hit The Warriors, directed by Walter Hill, with whom he would later work in 48 Hrs
• (1982) and Wild Bill (1995)
• Has played recurring characters on Sex and the City, Third Watch and 7th Heaven
• Voice credits include Justice League Unlimited, the 2005 video game The Warriors and the 2011 film Transformers: Dark of the Moon
• In 2007, was nominated for a Saturn Award, which honors the best in film and television in science fiction, fantasy and horror genres, for Best Supporting Actor in the Showtime series Dexter
• Was also nominated, for the same series, for Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2008, 2009 and 2010