Portrait of James Remar

Acting

James Remar

Career

Active from 1979 to 2025, busiest in 2000 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
39
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score50/100
Highest rated
Poster for Drugstore Cowboy
Drugstore Cowboy
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 150 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Remar Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.8, average 2.6
  • Wholesome
    2.6, average 3.4
  • Melancholy
    4.0, average 4.7
  • Showbiz
    0.6, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Action Thriller 6
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Pop Culture References 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Contemporary Setting 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Slow-Burn Suspense 3
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Crime Drama 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

170
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

14 titles ยท average score 62
The Odyssey
The Odyssey (2026)
GoodWatch score 85

as Tiresias

They Will Kill You
They Will Kill You (2026)
GoodWatch score 60

as The Pig's Head (voice)

IT: Welcome to Derry
IT: Welcome to Derry (2025)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as General Francis Shaw

Dexter: Resurrection
Dexter: Resurrection (2025)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Harry Morgan

All's Fair
All's Fair (2025)
GoodWatch score 27

TV show ยท as Theodore Baskin

Drugstore June
Drugstore June (2024)
GoodWatch score 55

as Arnold

Transformers One
Transformers One (2024)
GoodWatch score 79

as Zeta Prime (voice)

Megalopolis
Megalopolis (2024)
GoodWatch score 47

as Charles Cothope

Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer (2023)
GoodWatch score 87

as Henry Stimson

Glowzies
Glowzies (2023)

as Darlus

The Noel Diary
The Noel Diary (2022)
GoodWatch score 63

as Scott Turner

Dead Reckoning
Dead Reckoning (2020)
GoodWatch score 25

as Agent Cantrell

2010s

47 titles ยท average score 57
Black Lightning
Black Lightning (2018)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Peter Gambi

Magnum P.I.
Magnum P.I. (2018)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show ยท as Captain Buck Greene

The Rookie
The Rookie (2018)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Tom Bradford

Can't Buy My Love
Can't Buy My Love (2017)
GoodWatch score 54

as Rex

The Blackcoat's Daughter
The Blackcoat's Daughter (2017)
GoodWatch score 66

as Bill

The Dog Lover
The Dog Lover (2016)
GoodWatch score 34

as Daniel Holloway

Unnatural
Unnatural (2015)
GoodWatch score 30

as Martin Nakos

Persecuted
Persecuted (2014)
GoodWatch score 24

as John Luther

The Legend of Korra
The Legend of Korra (2012)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Tonraq (voice)

All Superheroes Must Die
All Superheroes Must Die (2011)
GoodWatch score 34

as Rickshaw

Setup
Setup (2011)
GoodWatch score 37

as William

Arena
Arena (2011)
GoodWatch score 42

as Tall Man

2000s

50 titles ยท average score 63
The Vampire Diaries
The Vampire Diaries (2009)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Giuseppe Salvatore

The Unborn
The Unborn (2009)
GoodWatch score 32

as Gordon Beldon

National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer
National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer (2009)
GoodWatch score 30

as Sam Kramer

Sharpshooter
Sharpshooter (2007)
GoodWatch score 37

as Dillon

Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds (2005)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Tom Benton

Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Jimmy Evans

The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door (2004)
GoodWatch score 59

as Hugo Posh

Ike: Countdown to D-Day
Ike: Countdown to D-Day (2004)
GoodWatch score 69

as General Omar Bradley

Duplex
Duplex (2003)
GoodWatch score 49

as Chick

Guardian
Guardian (2001)
GoodWatch score 47

as Detective Carpenter

Hellraiser: Inferno
Hellraiser: Inferno (2000)
GoodWatch score 34

as Dr. Paul Gregory

What Lies Beneath
What Lies Beneath (2000)
GoodWatch score 56

as Warren Feur

1990s

37 titles ยท average score 52
Rites of Passage
Rites of Passage (1999)
GoodWatch score 60

as Frank Dabbo

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
GoodWatch score 21

as Raiden

The Quest
The Quest (1996)
GoodWatch score 33

as Maxie Devine

Robo Warriors
Robo Warriors (1996)
GoodWatch score 51

as Ray Gibson

The Phantom
The Phantom (1996)
GoodWatch score 49

as Quill

The Surgeon
The Surgeon (1995)
GoodWatch score 39

as Dr. Benjamin Hendricks

Boys on the Side
Boys on the Side (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

as Alex

Renaissance Man
Renaissance Man (1994)
GoodWatch score 44

as Captain Tom Murdoch

Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jack Duff

Blink
Blink (1993)
GoodWatch score 63

as Thomas Ridgely

Indecency
Indecency (1992)

as Mick Clarkson

White Fang
White Fang (1991)
GoodWatch score 66

as Beauty Smith

1980s

20 titles ยท average score 62
Drugstore Cowboy
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
GoodWatch score 81

as Gentry

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars (1989)
GoodWatch score 77

as John Sikes

Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Red Buckley

Rent-a-Cop
Rent-a-Cop (1987)
GoodWatch score 18

as Dancer

The Clan of the Cave Bear
The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)
GoodWatch score 30

as Creb

Quiet Cool
Quiet Cool (1986)
GoodWatch score 59

as Joe Dylanne

Band of the Hand
Band of the Hand (1986)
GoodWatch score 31

as Nestor

The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club (1984)
GoodWatch score 68

as Dutch Schultz

Miami Vice
Miami Vice (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Robbie Cann

48 Hrs.
48 Hrs. (1982)
GoodWatch score 75

as Albert Ganz

Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues (1981)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show

Windwalker
Windwalker (1980)
GoodWatch score 71

as Windwalker (young)

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 68
The Warriors
The Warriors (1979)
GoodWatch score 77

as Ajax

On the Yard
On the Yard (1978)
GoodWatch score 59

as Larson