William Forsythe

Actor

Born June 7, 1955 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, USA

William Forsythe (born June 7, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of tough-guy, criminal characters, and has starred in films such as American Me (1992), Raising Arizona (1987), Dick Tracy (1990), Gotti (1996), The Rock (1996), and The Devil's Rejects (2005). He has also played recurring characters in television series such as Boardwalk Empire (2010) and Justified (2010).

Acting

A Crime Story
Film, 2026
Straight Shot
Film, 2026
as Frank Senior
The Roaring Game
Film, 2026
as Coach
Just Breathe
Film, 2025
as Tony
9 Windows
Film, 2024
as Det. Tim Boyle
Open
Film, 2023
as Capt. Edgar J. Steadman
Ida Red
Film, 2021
as Lawrence Twilley
God's Not Dead: We The People
Film, 2021
as Senator Robert Benson
Roe v. Wade
Film, 2021
as Justice Potter Stewart
A Perfect Plan
Film, 2020
as Grayson
I Am Fear
Film, 2020
as Marco
Run with the Hunted
Film, 2019
as Augustus
Awake
Film, 2019
as Roger Bower
Vault
Film, 2019
as Buddy Providence
Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union
Film, 2019
as narrator
Cold Pursuit
Film, 2019
as Brock 'Wingman' Coxman
Magnum P.I.
TV series, 2018
as Harry Brown
The Little Mermaid
Film, 2018
The Networker
Film, 2017
as Charles Mangano
Check Point
Film, 2017
as The Sheriff
The Hollow
Film, 2016
as Big John Dawson
The Bronx Bull
Film, 2016
as Jake LaMotta
The Midnight Man
Film, 2016
as Fairbanks
Echoes of War
Film, 2015
as Randolph McCluskey
Laugh Killer Laugh
Film, 2015
as Frank Stone
Road to Juarez
Film, 2015
as Doug Hermann
Marvel's Daredevil
TV series, 2015
as Dutton
The Man in the High Castle
TV series, 2015
as J. Edgar Hoover
Hidden in the Woods
Film, 2014
as Uncle Costello
Tom Holland's Twisted Tales
Film, 2014
as Mr. Smith (segment "To Hell With You")