D.W. Moffett

D.W. Moffett

Born 1954-10-26 (age 71) Highland Park, Illinois, USA
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Biography

Donald Warren "D.W." Moffett (born October 26, 1954) is an American film, stage, and television actor. Moffett began his career in stage productions in Chicago before starring in the original New York City production of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart in 1985. He subsequently starred in a Broadway production of The Boys of Winter the same year. He made his feature film debut in Bob Rafelson's thriller Black Widow (1987) before portraying a serial killer in the thriller Lisa (1990).

Moffett had a supporting role in Bernardo Bertolucci's drama Stealing Beauty (1996), and went on to star in the network series For Your Love (1998–2002). Other film credits from this time include Steven Soderbergh's Traffic (2000), which earned Moffett a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, and the coming-of-age drama Thirteen (2003).

Beginning in 2008, Moffett had a recurring role on the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights, appearing in two seasons. From 2011 to 2017, he starred as John Kennish on the ABC Family series Switched at Birth.

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Known For

One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another

2025

as Bill Desmond

May December
May December

2023

as Tom Atherton

Falling Down
Falling Down

1993

as Detective Lydecker

Alarum
Alarum

2025

as Ronald Burbridge

Traffic
Traffic

2000

as Jeff Sheridan

Thirteen
Thirteen

2003

as Travis

Stealing Beauty
Stealing Beauty

1996

as Richard

The Sitter
The Sitter

2011

as Dr. Pedulla

Pacific Heights
Pacific Heights

1990

as Bill

Twisted
Twisted

2004

as Ray Porter

Black Widow
Black Widow

1987

as Michael

The Glorias
The Glorias

2020

as Stan

The Misfit Brigade
The Misfit Brigade

1987

as Capt. Von Barring

Molly
Molly

1999

as Mark Cottrell

An Unexpected Love
An Unexpected Love

2003

as Jack Mayer

Against the Clock
Against the Clock

2019

as Douglas

Rough Magic
Rough Magic

1995

as Cliff Wyatt

An Early Frost
An Early Frost

1985

as Peter Hilton

Crime Story
Crime Story

2021

as Congressman Billings

Lisa
Lisa

1990

as Richard