Toyota Pro/Celebrity

Biography

Seasoned film and television actor William Fichtner, who portrays FBI Special Agent ‘Alexander Mahone’ in the television series “Prison Break” hopes to hunt down the competition in the 2008 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race.

Fichtner is known for portraying compelling characters in films including the Academy Award winning Best Picture “Crash,” as well as “The Longest Yard,” “Empire Falls,” “Go,” “Contact,” “Black Hawk Down,” “The Perfect Storm,” “Heat,” “Armageddon,” “Pearl Harbor,” “Ultraviolet,” and “Blades of Glory.”

As a member of the Circle Repertory Theatre, Fichtner won critical acclaim for his role in “The Fiery Furnace,” directed by Norman Rene. He has also appeared on stage in “Raft of the Medusa” at the Minetta Lane Theatre, “The Years” at the Manhattan Theatre Club, “Clothes for a Summer Hotel” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival and “Machinal” at the Public Theatre.

Highlights:
● Won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble Cast in a motion picture for “Crash”
● Graduated from SUNY Brockport with a degree in Political Science (1978)