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Acting

James Remar

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

Leading roles: 39
top three billing

Average score: 50/100

Highest rated: Drugstore Cowboy
81/100

What stands out

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

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

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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 · average score 62

The Odyssey

85

as Tiresias

They Will Kill You

60

as The Pig's Head (voice)

IT: Welcome to Derry

74

TV show · as General Francis Shaw

Dexter: Resurrection

83

TV show · as Harry Morgan

All's Fair

27

TV show · as Theodore Baskin

Drugstore June

55

as Arnold

Transformers One

79

as Zeta Prime (voice)

Megalopolis

47

as Charles Cothope

Oppenheimer

87

as Henry Stimson

Glowzies

as Darlus

The Noel Diary

63

as Scott Turner

Dead Reckoning

25

as Agent Cantrell

2010s

47 titles · average score 57

Black Lightning

71

TV show · as Peter Gambi

Magnum P.I.

56

TV show · as Captain Buck Greene

The Rookie

71

TV show · as Tom Bradford

Can't Buy My Love

54

as Rex

The Blackcoat's Daughter

66

as Bill

The Dog Lover

34

as Daniel Holloway

Unnatural

30

as Martin Nakos

Persecuted

24

as John Luther

The Legend of Korra

84

TV show · as Tonraq (voice)

All Superheroes Must Die

34

as Rickshaw

Setup

37

as William

Arena

42

as Tall Man

2000s

50 titles · average score 63

The Vampire Diaries

74

TV show · as Giuseppe Salvatore

The Unborn

32

as Gordon Beldon

National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer

30

as Sam Kramer

Sharpshooter

37

as Dillon

Criminal Minds

63

TV show · as Tom Benton

Grey's Anatomy

75

TV show · as Jimmy Evans

The Girl Next Door

59

as Hugo Posh

Ike: Countdown to D-Day

69

as General Omar Bradley

Duplex

49

as Chick

Guardian

47

as Detective Carpenter

Hellraiser: Inferno

34

as Dr. Paul Gregory

What Lies Beneath

56

as Warren Feur

1990s

37 titles · average score 52

Rites of Passage

60

as Frank Dabbo

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

21

as Raiden

The Quest

33

as Maxie Devine

Robo Warriors

51

as Ray Gibson

The Phantom

49

as Quill

The Surgeon

39

as Dr. Benjamin Hendricks

Boys on the Side

66

as Alex

Renaissance Man

44

as Captain Tom Murdoch

Miracle on 34th Street

62

as Jack Duff

Blink

63

as Thomas Ridgely

Indecency

as Mick Clarkson

White Fang

66

as Beauty Smith

1980s

20 titles · average score 62

Drugstore Cowboy

81

as Gentry

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

77

as John Sikes

Tales from the Crypt

75

TV show · as Red Buckley

Rent-a-Cop

18

as Dancer

The Clan of the Cave Bear

30

as Creb

Quiet Cool

59

as Joe Dylanne

Band of the Hand

31

as Nestor

The Cotton Club

68

as Dutch Schultz

Miami Vice

77

TV show · as Robbie Cann

48 Hrs.

75

as Albert Ganz

Hill Street Blues

90

TV show

Windwalker

71

as Windwalker (young)

1970s

2 titles · average score 68

The Warriors

77

as Ajax

On the Yard

59

as Larson