Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 26, 1954
Place of Birth:
Highland Park, Illinois, USA
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.
Year | Movie | Role |
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2025 | Alarum | Ronald Burbridge |
2025 | One Battle After Another | |
2023 | May December | Tom Atherton |
2021 | Crime Story | Congressman Billings |
2020 | The Glorias | Stan |
2019 | Against the Clock | Douglas |
2018 | The Year of Spectacular Men | Teacher |
2012 | Picture Paris | Randy Larson |
2011 | The Sitter | Dr. Pedulla |
2011 | The Smell of Success | Agent Chestnut |
2009 | Operating Instructions | Brandon Zisk |
2008 | Visioneers | Jeffers |
2008 | Black Crescent Moon | Jack Wagner |
2006 | Special Ed | Sonny |
2006 | Tennis Anyone? | Courtney Conte |
2005 | Riding the Bus with My Sister | Rick |
2004 | Twisted | Ray Porter |
2003 | An Unexpected Love | Jack Mayer |
2003 | Thirteen | Travis |
2001 | Kill Me Later | Mathew Richmond |
2000 | Traffic | Jeff Sheridan |
1999 | Molly | Mark Cottrell |
1999 | A Song from the Heart | Gregory Pavan |
1998 | Perfect Prey | Detective Jimmy Cerullo |
1996 | Stealing Beauty | Richard |
1996 | The Little Death | Paul Hannon |
1996 | Joe's Wedding | Joe McCarthy |
1996 | The Secret She Carried | Mitch Hayward |
1995 | Rough Magic | Cliff Wyatt |
1994 | The Counterfeit Contessa | Dawson Everett |
1994 | A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story | Smitty |
1994 | Star Struck | Colton |
1993 | Falling Down | Detective Lydecker |
1993 | Sad Inheritance | Gabriel |
1992 | In the Deep Woods | Frank McCarry |
1992 | Miss Beatty's Children | Alan Chandler |
1990 | Lisa | Richard |
1990 | Fine Things | Bernie Fine |
1990 | LifeStories: Steve Burdick | Steve Burdick |
1990 | Pacific Heights | Bill |
1989 | Dream Breakers | Mark O'Connor |
1987 | The Misfit Brigade | Capt. Von Barring |
1987 | Black Widow | Michael |
1985 | An Early Frost | Peter Hilton |
There There |
Year | TV Show | Role |
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2022 | Welcome to Flatch | Doug |
2022 | Monarch | Tripp DeWitt |
2015 | Chicago Med | Cornelius Rhodes |
2015 | Bosch | Jack Killoran |
2014 | How to Get Away with Murder | Jeff Walsh |
2011 | Switched at Birth | John Kennish |
2011 | Happily Divorced | |
2011 | Happily Divorced | Elliot |
2010 | Hot in Cleveland | Chester |
2009 | Lie to Me | Dr. Jeffrey Buchanan |
2007 | Life Is Wild | Danny Clarke |
2007 | Hidden Palms | Bob Hardy |
2006 | Brothers and Sisters | Michael Pellington |
2006 | The Book of Daniel | Worth Webster |
2006 | Friday Night Lights | Joe McCoy |
2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Allan |
2005 | Numb3rs | |
2005 | Ghost Whisperer | Dale |
2005 | Close to Home | |
2005 | Commander in Chief | Mike Stanton |
2005 | The Closer | Jeffrey Walters |
2003 | Cold Case | Todd Whitley |
2003 | Nip/Tuck | |
2003 | Skin | |
2002 | Without a Trace | Alan Hodges |
2002 | CSI: Miami | James Welmont |
2001 | Crossing Jordan | Eddy Winslow |
2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Grant Harrington |
1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Paul Olsen |
1998 | For Your Love | Dean Winston |
1997 | Chicago Sons | |
1997 | Union Square | Tom |
1997 | Fired Up | James Collins |
1995 | The Outer Limits | James Heatherton |
1995 | The Naked Truth | Dylan Michael Michaels |
1991 | Palace Guard | Tommy Logan |
1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Logan Andrews |
1987 | The Oldest Rookie | Det. Tony Jonas |
1985 | The Equalizer | Mitchell |
1984 | Miami Vice | |
1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Rick |