D.W. Moffett
Born
26 October 1954 (71)
Place of Birth
Highland Park, Illinois, USA
Also known as
D. W. Moffett
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 ...
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.
Filmography (40)
One Battle After Another
2025
Alarum
2025
May December
2023
Crime Story
2021
The Glorias
2020
Against the Clock
2019
Holiday Hostage
2018
🎬 Director
The Year of Spectacular Men
2018
Picture Paris
2012
The Sitter
2011
The Smell of Success
2011
Operating Instructions
2009
Black Crescent Moon
2008
Visioneers
2008
Special Ed
2006
Tennis Anyone?
2006
Riding the Bus with My Sister
2005
Twisted
2004
Thirteen
2003
An Unexpected Love
2003
Kill Me Later
2001
Traffic
2000
Molly
1999
A Song from the Heart
1999
Perfect Prey
1998
The Secret She Carried
1996
Joe's Wedding
1996
Stealing Beauty
1996
The Little Death
1996
Rough Magic
1995
Star Struck
1994
A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story
1994
The Counterfeit Contessa
1994
Sad Inheritance
1993
Falling Down
1993
In the Deep Woods
1992
Miss Beatty's Children
1992
LifeStories: Steve Burdick
1990
Fine Things
1990
Pacific Heights
1990