D.W. Moffett
Acting
1954-10-26 · 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.
Filmography
One Battle After Another
2025 · Movie
Alarum
2025 · Movie
May December
2023 · Movie
Monarch
2022 · Series
Welcome to Flatch
2022 · Series
Crime Story
2021 · Movie
The Glorias
2020 · Movie
Against the Clock
2019 · Movie
Holiday Hostage
2018 · Movie
The Year of Spectacular Men
2018 · Movie
Chicago Med
2015 · Series
Bosch
2015 · Series
How to Get Away with Murder
2014 · Series
Picture Paris
2012 · Movie
The Sitter
2011 · Movie
The Smell of Success
2011 · Movie
Happily Divorced
2011 · Series
Switched at Birth
2011 · Series
Hot in Cleveland
2010 · Series
Lie to Me
2009 · Series
Operating Instructions
2009 · Movie
Black Crescent Moon
2008 · Movie
Visioneers
2008 · Movie
In Plain Sight
2008 · Series
Life Is Wild
2007 · Series
Hidden Palms
2007 · Series
Friday Night Lights
2006 · Series
Brothers and Sisters
2006 · Series
Special Ed
2006 · Movie
The Book of Daniel
2006 · Series
Tennis Anyone?
2006 · Movie
Commander in Chief
2005 · Series
Ghost Whisperer
2005 · Series
Close to Home
2005 · Series
The Closer
2005 · Series
Riding the Bus with My Sister
2005 · Movie
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Series
Numb3rs
2005 · Series
Twisted
2004 · Movie
Skin
2003 · Series
Cold Case
2003 · Series
Thirteen
2003 · Movie
Nip/Tuck
2003 · Series
An Unexpected Love
2003 · Movie
Without a Trace
2002 · Series
CSI: Miami
2002 · Series
Watching Ellie
2002 · Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Series
Crossing Jordan
2001 · Series
Kill Me Later
2001 · Movie
Traffic
2000 · Movie
Molly
1999 · Movie
A Song from the Heart
1999 · Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Series
Perfect Prey
1998 · Movie
For Your Love
1998 · Series
Union Square
1997 · Series
Fired Up
1997 · Series
Chicago Sons
1997 · Series
The Secret She Carried
1996 · Movie
Joe's Wedding
1996 · Movie
Stealing Beauty
1996 · Movie
The Little Death
1996 · Movie
The Naked Truth
1995 · Series
Rough Magic
1995 · Movie
The Outer Limits
1995 · Series
Star Struck
1994 · Movie
A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story
1994 · Movie
The Counterfeit Contessa
1994 · Movie
Sad Inheritance
1993 · Movie
Falling Down
1993 · Movie
In the Deep Woods
1992 · Movie
Miss Beatty's Children
1992 · Movie
Palace Guard
1991 · Series
LifeStories: Steve Burdick
1990 · Movie
Fine Things
1990 · Movie
Pacific Heights
1990 · Movie
Lisa
1990 · Movie
Dream Breakers
1989 · Movie
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Series
The Oldest Rookie
1987 · Series
The Misfit Brigade
1987 · Movie
Black Widow
1987 · Movie
The Equalizer
1985 · Series
An Early Frost
1985 · Movie
Miami Vice
1984 · Series
American Playhouse
1982 · Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Series
There There
Movie
Paradise: Disturbed
Movie
Take Two
Movie