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Anthony Michael Hall

Actor

Anthony Michael Hall

Acting
1982 — present · 24 films
Born
14 April 1968 · age 58
From
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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.

Career Signature

How Anthony Michael Hall’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.

crowd-pleaser
kinetic urgency
bittersweet
joyful exuberance
coming of age

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every acted-in film.

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Filmography

Trigger Warning

2024

War Machine

2017

Natural Selection

2016

Results

2015

Foxcatcher

2014

Dead in Tombstone

2013

All About the Benjamins

2002

The Dead Zone

2002

Freddy Got Fingered

2001

61*

2001

The Caveman's Valentine

2001

Pirates of Silicon Valley

1999

The Grave

1996

Hail Caesar

1994

Six Degrees of Separation

1993

A Gnome Named Gnorm

1991

Edward Scissorhands

1990

Johnny Be Good

1988

Out of Bounds

1986

The Breakfast Club

1985

Weird Science

1985

Sixteen Candles

1984

National Lampoon's Vacation

1983

Six Pack

1982