Michael C. Hall is an American actor, producer and musician, born on February 1, 1971, in Raleigh, North Carolina. After studying acting at New York University, he began his career on stage before gaining recognition as funeral director David Fisher in HBO's Six Feet Under. Hall achieved international fame as Dexter Morgan in Dexter, earning Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards for his performance. He later reprised the role in Dexter: New Blood and Dexter: Resurrection and provided Dexter's inner voice in Dexter: Original Sin. His other credits include Safe, The Crown, Kill Your Darlings and Gamer. On stage, he has starred in Cabaret, Hedwig and the Angry Inch and David Bowie's Lazarus. Hall is also the lead singer of the alternative rock band Princess Goes.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Dexter: Resurrection (2025)
Starring as Dexter Morgan
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: And Justice For All... (Sep 5, 2025)
- Episode 1x09: Touched By An Ángel (Aug 29, 2025)
- Episode 1x08: The Kill Room Where It Happens (Aug 22, 2025)
- Episode 1x07: Course Correction (Aug 15, 2025)
- Episode 1x06: Cats & Mouse (Aug 8, 2025)
- Episode 1x05: Murder Horny (Aug 1, 2025)
- Episode 1x04: Call Me Red (Jul 25, 2025)
- Episode 1x03: Backseat Driver (Jul 18, 2025)
- Episode 1x02: Camera Shy (Jul 11, 2025)
- Episode 1x01: A Beating Heart… (Jul 11, 2025)
Dexter: Original Sin (2024)
Starring as Dexter Morgan (Inner Voice)
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Code Blues (Feb 14, 2025)
- Episode 1x09: Blood Drive (Feb 7, 2025)
- Episode 1x08: Business and Pleasure (Jan 31, 2025)
- Episode 1x07: The Big Bad Body Problem (Jan 24, 2025)
- Episode 1x06: The Joy of Killing (Jan 10, 2025)
- Episode 1x05: F is for Fuck Up (Jan 3, 2025)
- Episode 1x04: Fender Bender (Dec 27, 2024)
- Episode 1x03: Miami Vice (Dec 20, 2024)
- Episode 1x02: Kid in a Candy Store (Dec 20, 2024)
- Episode 1x01: And in the beginning... (Dec 13, 2024)
Live with Kelly & Mark (2023)
Guest starring as Michael C. Hall
- Episode 2x50: Jeannie Mai, Michael C. Hall (Nov 13, 2023)
Dexter: New Blood (2021)
Starring as Dexter Morgan / Jim Lindsay
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Sins of the Father (Jan 9, 2022)
- Episode 1x09: The Family Business (Jan 2, 2022)
- Episode 1x08: Unfair Game (Dec 26, 2021)
- Episode 1x07: Skin of Her Teeth (Dec 19, 2021)
- Episode 1x06: Too Many Tuna Sandwiches (Dec 12, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: Runaway (Dec 5, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: 'H' Is for Hero (Nov 28, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: Smoke Signals (Nov 21, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: Storm of Fuck (Nov 14, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: Cold Snap (Nov 7, 2021)
CBS Mornings (2021)
Guest starring as Michael C. Hall
- Episode 2025-07-08: Michael C. Hall, Oprah Winfrey (Jul 8, 2025)
Schatten der Mörder: Shadowplay (2020)
Starring as Tom Franklin
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Homecoming (Nov 2, 2020)
- Episode 1x07: Mutti (Nov 2, 2020)
- Episode 1x06: Blessed (Nov 1, 2020)
- Episode 1x05: Bellyful (Nov 1, 2020)
- Episode 1x04: Nakam (Oct 31, 2020)
- Episode 1x03: Rainbows (Oct 31, 2020)
- Episode 1x02: Brother of Edmund (Oct 30, 2020)
- Episode 1x01: First Trick (Oct 30, 2020)
Harlan Coben's Safe (2018)
Starring as Tom Delaney
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Episode 8 (May 10, 2018)
- Episode 1x07: Episode 7 (May 10, 2018)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (May 10, 2018)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (May 10, 2018)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (May 10, 2018)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (May 10, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (May 10, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (May 10, 2018)
The Crown (2016)
Starring as President John F. Kennedy
- Episode 2x08: Dear Mrs. Kennedy (Dec 8, 2017)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (2015)
Guest starring as Michael C. Hall
- Episode 2018-05-14: Michael C. Hall (May 14, 2018)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Michael C. Hall
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2025-06-25: Clarissa Ward, Michael C. Hall, Sienna Spiro (Jun 25, 2025)
- Episode 2021-11-02: Michael C. Hall, Michael Eric Dyson (Nov 2, 2021)
- Episode 2015-12-17: Michael Moore, Samantha Power, Michael C. Hall, Lazarus (Dec 17, 2015)
Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles (2015)
Starring as Kirk Langstrom / Batman
- Episode 1x01: Twisted (Jun 8, 2015)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Michael C. Hall
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2019-09-17: John Goodman, Michael C. Hall, Midland (Sep 17, 2019)
- Episode 2014-11-03: Kerry Washington, Michael C. Hall, Joe Hill (Nov 3, 2014)
America in Primetime (2012)
Guest starring as Michael C. Hall
- Episode 1x04: The Crusader (Dec 1, 2012)
Larry King Now (2012)
Guest starring as Michael C. Hall
- Episode 2x49: Daniel Radcliffe & Michael C. Hall (Oct 14, 2013)
Sunday Brunch (2012)
Guest starring as Michael C. Hall
- Episode 2021-11-28: Mark Gatiss, Giovanna Fletcher, Cariad Lloyd, Reggie Yates, Michael C Hall, Sting (Nov 28, 2021)
Watch What Happens Live (2009)
Guest starring as Michael C. Hall
- Episode 11x88: Toni Collette & Michael C. Hall (May 15, 2014)
The Andrew Marr Show (2007)
Guest starring as Michael C. Hall
- Episode 2016-10-16: 16/10/2016 (Oct 16, 2016)
Dexter (2006)
Starring as Dexter Morgan
(96 episodes)
- Episode 8x12: Remember the Monsters? (Sep 22, 2013)
- Episode 8x11: Monkey in a Box (Sep 15, 2013)
- Episode 8x10: Goodbye Miami (Sep 8, 2013)
- Episode 8x09: Make Your Own Kind of Music (Aug 25, 2013)
- Episode 8x08: Are We There Yet? (Aug 18, 2013)
- Episode 8x07: Dress Code (Aug 11, 2013)
- Episode 8x06: A Little Reflection (Aug 4, 2013)
- Episode 8x05: This Little Piggy (Jul 28, 2013)
- Episode 8x04: Scar Tissue (Jul 21, 2013)
- Episode 8x03: What's Eating Dexter Morgan? (Jul 14, 2013)
- Episode 8x02: Every Silver Lining... (Jul 7, 2013)
- Episode 8x01: A Beautiful Day (Jun 30, 2013)
- Episode 7x12: Surprise, Motherfucker! (Dec 16, 2012)
- Episode 7x11: Do You See What I See? (Dec 9, 2012)
- Episode 7x10: The Dark... Whatever (Dec 2, 2012)
- Episode 7x09: Helter Skelter (Nov 25, 2012)
- Episode 7x08: Argentina (Nov 18, 2012)
- Episode 7x07: Chemistry (Nov 11, 2012)
- Episode 7x06: Do the Wrong Thing (Nov 4, 2012)
- Episode 7x05: Swim Deep (Oct 28, 2012)
- Episode 7x04: Run (Oct 21, 2012)
- Episode 7x03: Buck the System (Oct 14, 2012)
- Episode 7x02: Sunshine and Frosty Swirl (Oct 7, 2012)
- Episode 7x01: Are You...? (Sep 30, 2012)
- Episode 6x12: This Is the Way the World Ends (Dec 18, 2011)
- Episode 6x11: Talk to the Hand (Dec 11, 2011)
- Episode 6x10: Ricochet Rabbit (Dec 4, 2011)
- Episode 6x09: Get Gellar (Nov 27, 2011)
- Episode 6x08: Sin of Omission (Nov 20, 2011)
- Episode 6x07: Nebraska (Nov 13, 2011)
- Episode 6x06: Just Let Go (Nov 6, 2011)
- Episode 6x05: The Angel of Death (Oct 30, 2011)
- Episode 6x04: A Horse of a Different Color (Oct 23, 2011)
- Episode 6x03: Smokey and the Bandit (Oct 16, 2011)
- Episode 6x02: Once Upon a Time... (Oct 9, 2011)
- Episode 6x01: Those Kinds of Things (Oct 2, 2011)
- Episode 5x12: The Big One (Dec 12, 2010)
- Episode 5x11: Hop a Freighter (Dec 5, 2010)
- Episode 5x10: In the Beginning (Nov 28, 2010)
- Episode 5x09: Teenage Wasteland (Nov 21, 2010)
- Episode 5x08: Take It! (Nov 14, 2010)
- Episode 5x07: Circle Us (Nov 7, 2010)
- Episode 5x06: Everything Is Illumenated (Oct 31, 2010)
- Episode 5x05: First Blood (Oct 24, 2010)
- Episode 5x04: Beauty and the Beast (Oct 17, 2010)
- Episode 5x03: Practically Perfect (Oct 10, 2010)
- Episode 5x02: Hello, Bandit (Oct 3, 2010)
- Episode 5x01: My Bad (Sep 26, 2010)
- Episode 4x12: The Getaway (Dec 13, 2009)
- Episode 4x11: Hello, Dexter Morgan (Dec 6, 2009)
- Episode 4x10: Lost Boys (Nov 29, 2009)
- Episode 4x09: Hungry Man (Nov 22, 2009)
- Episode 4x08: Road Kill (Nov 15, 2009)
- Episode 4x07: Slack Tide (Nov 8, 2009)
- Episode 4x06: If I Had a Hammer (Nov 1, 2009)
- Episode 4x05: Dirty Harry (Oct 25, 2009)
- Episode 4x04: Dex Takes a Holiday (Oct 18, 2009)
- Episode 4x03: Blinded by the Light (Oct 11, 2009)
- Episode 4x02: Remains to Be Seen (Oct 4, 2009)
- Episode 4x01: Living the Dream (Sep 27, 2009)
- Episode 3x12: Do You Take Dexter Morgan? (Dec 14, 2008)
- Episode 3x11: I Had a Dream (Dec 7, 2008)
- Episode 3x10: Go Your Own Way (Nov 30, 2008)
- Episode 3x09: About Last Night (Nov 23, 2008)
- Episode 3x08: The Damage a Man Can Do (Nov 16, 2008)
- Episode 3x07: Easy as Pie (Nov 9, 2008)
- Episode 3x06: Sí Se Puede (Nov 2, 2008)
- Episode 3x05: Turning Biminese (Oct 26, 2008)
- Episode 3x04: All in the Family (Oct 19, 2008)
- Episode 3x03: The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Oct 12, 2008)
- Episode 3x02: Finding Freebo (Oct 5, 2008)
- Episode 3x01: Our Father (Sep 28, 2008)
- Episode 2x12: The British Invasion (Dec 16, 2007)
- Episode 2x11: Left Turn Ahead (Dec 9, 2007)
- Episode 2x10: There's Something About Harry (Dec 2, 2007)
- Episode 2x09: Resistance is Futile (Nov 25, 2007)
- Episode 2x08: Morning Comes (Nov 18, 2007)
- Episode 2x07: That Night, a Forest Grew (Nov 11, 2007)
- Episode 2x06: Dex, Lies, and Videotape (Nov 4, 2007)
- Episode 2x05: The Dark Defender (Oct 28, 2007)
- Episode 2x04: See-Through (Oct 21, 2007)
- Episode 2x03: An Inconvenient Lie (Oct 14, 2007)
- Episode 2x02: Waiting to Exhale (Oct 7, 2007)
- Episode 2x01: It's Alive! (Sep 30, 2007)
- Episode 1x12: Born Free (Dec 17, 2006)
- Episode 1x11: Truth Be Told (Dec 10, 2006)
- Episode 1x10: Seeing Red (Dec 3, 2006)
- Episode 1x09: Father Knows Best (Nov 26, 2006)
- Episode 1x08: Shrink Wrap (Nov 19, 2006)
- Episode 1x07: Circle of Friends (Nov 12, 2006)
- Episode 1x06: Return to Sender (Nov 5, 2006)
- Episode 1x05: Love American Style (Oct 29, 2006)
- Episode 1x04: Let's Give the Boy a Hand (Oct 22, 2006)
- Episode 1x03: Popping Cherry (Oct 15, 2006)
- Episode 1x02: Crocodile (Oct 8, 2006)
- Episode 1x01: Dexter (Oct 1, 2006)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001)
Guest starring as Michael C. Hall
- Episode 16x07: James Corden, Michael C. Hall, Ruby Wax, Annie Lennox (Mar 6, 2009)
Crew Credits
Dexter: Original Sin (2024)
Show crew as Executive Producer
- Episode 1x01: And in the beginning... (Dec 13, 2024)
Dexter: New Blood (2021)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Sins of the Father (Jan 9, 2022)
- Episode 1x09: The Family Business (Jan 2, 2022)
- Episode 1x08: Unfair Game (Dec 26, 2021)
- Episode 1x07: Skin of Her Teeth (Dec 19, 2021)
- Episode 1x06: Too Many Tuna Sandwiches (Dec 12, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: Runaway (Dec 5, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: 'H' Is for Hero (Nov 28, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: Smoke Signals (Nov 21, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: Storm of Fuck (Nov 14, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: Cold Snap (Nov 7, 2021)
Harlan Coben's Safe (2018)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Episode 8 (May 10, 2018)
- Episode 1x07: Episode 7 (May 10, 2018)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (May 10, 2018)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (May 10, 2018)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (May 10, 2018)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (May 10, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (May 10, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (May 10, 2018)
Dexter (2006)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(5 episodes)
- Episode 8x01: A Beautiful Day (Jun 30, 2013)
- Episode 7x01: Are You...? (Sep 30, 2012)
- Episode 6x01: Those Kinds of Things (Oct 2, 2011)
- Episode 5x01: My Bad (Sep 26, 2010)
- Episode 4x01: Living the Dream (Sep 27, 2009)
Show crew as Co-Executive Producer
- Episode 3x01: Our Father (Sep 28, 2008)
Episode crew as Director
- Episode 8x02: Every Silver Lining... (Jul 7, 2013)