D.W. Moffett
Acting

D.W. Moffett

October 26, 1954 (71 years old) Highland Park, Illinois, USA

Also known as: D. W. Moffett, Ді Даблю Моффетт

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.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • TV

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

2005 • TV

One Battle After Another

One Battle After Another

2025 • Movie

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

2002 • TV

The Closer

The Closer

2005 • TV

Alarum

Alarum

2025 • Movie

Movie Credits (48)

Acting

2025

One Battle After Another

as Bill Desmond

2025

Alarum

as Ronald Burbridge

1992

Miss Beatty's Children

as Alan Chandler

2019

Against the Clock

as Douglas

2008

Black Crescent Moon

as Jack Wagner

1993

Falling Down

as Detective Lydecker

2003

Thirteen

as Travis

1998

Perfect Prey

as Detective Jimmy Cerullo

2000

Traffic

as Jeff Sheridan

2003

An Unexpected Love

as Jack Mayer

2023

May December

as Tom Atherton

1987

The Misfit Brigade

as Capt. Von Barring

1990

Fine Things

as Bernie Fine

1989

Dream Breakers

as Mark O'Connor

2004

Twisted

as Ray Porter

1996

The Secret She Carried

as Mitch Hayward

1985

An Early Frost

as Peter Hilton

1990

Pacific Heights

as Bill

1996

Joe's Wedding

as Joe McCarthy

2011

The Sitter

as Dr. Pedulla

Crew

2018

Holiday Hostage

Director

TV Credits (44)

Acting

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Paul Olsen

1 episodes

2005

Grey's Anatomy

as Allan

1 episodes

2002

CSI: Miami

as James Welmont

1 episodes

2005

The Closer

as Jeffrey Walters

1 episodes

2015

Chicago Med

as Cornelius Rhodes

13 episodes

2001

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Grant Harrington

1 episodes

2015

Bosch

as Jack Killoran

3 episodes

2005

Ghost Whisperer

as Dale

1 episodes

2003

Cold Case

as Todd Whitley

1 episodes

1984

Miami Vice

as Thomas Waldman

1 episodes

2002

Without a Trace

as Alan Hodges

1 episodes

2009

Lie to Me

as Dr. Jeffrey Buchanan

1 episodes

2014

How to Get Away with Murder

as Jeff Walsh

4 episodes

2005

Numb3rs

as Bob Tombrello

1 episodes

2003

Nip/Tuck

as Kevin Hotchkiss

2 episodes

2001

Crossing Jordan

as Eddy Winslow

4 episodes

1985

The Equalizer

as Mitchell

1 episodes

2010

Hot in Cleveland

as Chester

2 episodes

2006

Brothers and Sisters

as Michael Pellington

1 episodes

1989

Tales from the Crypt

as Logan Andrews

1 episodes

Crew

1998

For Your Love

Director

2011

Switched at Birth

Director

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
October 26, 1954 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Highland Park, Illinois, USA
Popularity
1.1

Career Stats

48
Movies
44
TV Shows