D.W. Moffett
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.
70Credits40 TV · 30 films
1951–2025Years activefirst to latest
9.0 Highest ratedThe Secret She Carried
7.1 Average ratingacross 69 titles
Top TV shows 40best D.W. Moffett shows
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Hallmark Hall of FameRick · 1 ep · 1951 - 2
Chicago SonsMike Kulchak · 13 eps · 1997 - 3
For Your LoveDean Winston · 87 eps · 1998 - 4
Union SquareTom · 1 ep · 1997 - 5
Chicago MedCornelius Rhodes · 13 eps · 2015 - 6
Grey's AnatomyAllan · 1 ep · 2005 - 7
Ghost WhispererDale · 1 ep · 2005 - 8
Friday Night LightsJoe McCoy · 20 eps · 2006 - 9
Tales from the CryptLogan Andrews · 1 ep · 1989 - 10
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitPaul Olsen · 1 ep · 1999 - 11
BoschJack Killoran · 3 eps · 2015 - 12
Lie to MeDr. Jeffrey Buchanan · 1 ep · 2009 - 13
The CloserJeffrey Walters · 1 ep · 2005 - 14
How to Get Away with MurderJeff Walsh · 4 eps · 2014 - 15
Cold CaseTodd Whitley · 1 ep · 2003 - 16
Fired UpJames · 1 ep · 1997 - 17
CSI: MiamiJames Welmont · 1 ep · 2002 - 18
The Outer LimitsJames Heatherton · 1 ep · 1995 - 19
Commander in ChiefMike Stanton · 1 ep · 2005 - 20
Switched at BirthJohn Kennish · 2011–2017 · Drama - 21
Law & Order: Criminal IntentGrant Harrington · 1 ep · 2001 - 22
Miami ViceThomas Waldman · 1 ep · 1984 - 23
Hidden PalmsBob Hardy · 2007–2007 · Drama - 24
Hot in ClevelandChester · 2 eps · 2010 - 25
Without a TraceAlan Hodges · 1 ep · 2002 - 26
Crossing JordanEddy Winslow · 4 eps · 2001 - 27
Nip/TuckKevin Hotchkiss · 2 eps · 2003 - 28
The EqualizerMitchell · 1 ep · 1985 - 29
Brothers and SistersMichael Pellington · 1 ep · 2006 - 30
In Plain SightJulian Conrad · 1 ep · 2008 - 31
The Oldest RookieTony Jonas · 14 eps · 1987 - 32
Skin8 eps · 2003 - 33
Numb3rsBob Tombrello · 1 ep · 2005 - 34
MonarchTripp DeWitt · 1 ep · 2022 - 35
The Book of DanielWorth Webster · 1 ep · 2006 - 36
The Naked TruthDylan Michael Michaels · 1 ep · 1995 - 37
Watching EllieBilly · 1 ep · 2002 - 38
Welcome to FlatchDoug · 1 ep · 2022 - 39
Happily Divorced11 eps · 2011 - 40
Life Is WildDanny Clark · 2007–2008 · Drama
Top movies 30best D.W. Moffett movies
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The Secret She CarriedMitch Hayward · 1996 - 2
A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith StorySmitty · 1994 - 3
Miss Beatty's ChildrenAlan Chandler · 1992 - 4
Dream BreakersMark O'Connor · 1989 - 5
Special EdSonny · 2006 - 6
Falling DownDetective Lydecker · 1993 - 7
One Battle After AnotherBill Desmond · 2025 - 8
TrafficJeff Sheridan · 2000 - 9
A Song from the HeartGregory Pavan · 1999 - 10
Stealing BeautyRichard · 1996 - 11
ThirteenTravis · 2003 - 12
May DecemberTom Atherton · 2023 - 13
Perfect PreyDetective Jimmy Cerullo · 1998 - 14
Sad InheritanceGabriel · 1993 - 15
The GloriasStan · 2020 - 16
Pacific HeightsBill · 1990 - 17
Black WidowMichael · 1987 - 18
Fine ThingsBernie Fine · 1990 - 19
Picture ParisRandy Larson · 2012 - 20
An Early FrostPeter Hilton · 1985 - 21
The Counterfeit ContessaDawson Everett · 1994 - 22
The Misfit BrigadeCapt. Von Barring · 1987 - 23
VisioneersJeffers · 2008 - 24
AlarumRonald Burbridge · 2025 - 25
Rough MagicCliff Wyatt · 1995 - 26
TwistedRay Porter · 2004 - 27
The SitterDr. Pedulla · 2011 - 28
The Smell of SuccessAgent Chestnut · 2011 - 29
The Year of Spectacular MenTeacher · 2018 - 30
LisaRichard · 1990
