William Oliver Campbell[2] (born July 7, 1959[3]) is an American film and television actor. He first gained recognition for his recurring role as Luke Fuller in the TV series Dynasty and in The Rocketeer. Then, he became known for playing Rick Sammler on Once and Again, Det. Joey Indelli on Crime Story, Jordan Collier on The 4400, and Dr. Jon Fielding on the Tales of the City miniseries. His most notable films include The Rocketeer, Bram Stoker's Dracula and Enough.[4] He portrayed Darren Richmond on the AMC television series The Killing, Dr. Alan Farragut in the SYFY series Helix and Det. John Cardinal on CTV's Cardinal.
Billy Campbell | |
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.jpg) Campbell in 2013 | |
| Born | William Oliver Campbell July 7, 1959 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Spouse | Anne Campbell[1] |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
editCampbell was born in Charlottesville, Virginia. He attended Fork Union Military Academy, Western Albemarle High School and New Trier East High School. His parents divorced when he was two years old.[citation needed]
Career
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After an appearance in an episode of the hit 1980s sitcom Family Ties, Campbell's first prominent role was that of Luke Fuller, Steven Carrington's lover on Dynasty. Campbell appeared in the show's fifth season (1984–85) when Dynasty was the number one show on American television. Following this, he had a regular role as Detective Joey Indelli on the 1986–88 NBC series Crime Story. Campbell was the first choice of the producers of Star Trek: The Next Generation to play the role of William Riker, but lost the role to Jonathan Frakes.[5] Campbell appeared as a guest star during the show's second season, portraying the title character in "The Outrageous Okona".
In 1991, Campbell played the lead role in The Rocketeer. He went on to appear as Quincey Morris, a vampire hunter in Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). In 1993, he starred in the short-lived detective series Moon Over Miami. That same year, he was seen in the role of Dr. Jon Fielding in the television adaptation of Tales of the City. He appeared in the sequels More Tales of the City in 1998, and Further Tales of the City in 2001.[6]
In 1999, Campbell began his role as Rick Sammler on Once and Again, opposite Sela Ward. The series ran for three seasons until 2002, during which time Campbell received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series. Campbell then had a regular role as Jordan Collier on the sci-fi series The 4400, which aired for four seasons on the USA Network between 2004–2007. In 2005, he had a recurring role in the teen soap The O.C.
After his role in the 2002 film Enough, in which he played the abusive husband of Jennifer Lopez's character, he portrayed serial killer Ted Bundy in the 2003 television film The Stranger Beside Me. He then played a college professor accused of raping a student in a 2004 episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and also played an accused serial killer who defends himself in the 2007 television series Shark. In 2010, Campbell had a recurring role in the short-lived revival of Melrose Place. Following this, Campbell took a prominent role in the AMC series The Killing, an American remake of the Danish series of the same name.
In 2012, Campbell played the stern but kindly father in the independent film, Fat Kid Rules the World. In 2000, Campbell was named one of the "World's 50 Most Beautiful People" by People magazine. In 2013, he played Abraham Lincoln in the National Geographic television adaptation of the Bill O'Reilly/Martin Dugard book, Killing Lincoln.[7]
From 2017 to 2020, he starred in the Canadian television drama series Cardinal, for which he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor in a Limited Series or Television Film at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018,[8] the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019[9] and the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.[6][10]
Personal life
editBy the end of filming of 1991's The Rocketeer, the 31-year-old Campbell was in a romance with his 20-year-old co-star Jennifer Connelly. They were engaged[11] before they broke up in 1996 after being involved for five years.[12] He now has a Norwegian wife and two children, and they live at her family's farm in Rygge (Moss since 1 January 2020), Norway.[13]
Campbell is a rugby enthusiast, having played for the Virginia Rugby Football Club, Chicago Lions RFC and the Santa Monica Rugby Club.
Campbell has "permanent resident" immigration status in Canada, with an apartment in Vancouver, British Columbia.[14]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | How Sleep the Brave | Strickner | |
| 1989 | Call from Space | Young Man | Short film |
| 1991 | The Rocketeer | Cliff Secord | |
| Checkered Flag | Tommy Trehearn | ||
| 1992 | Bram Stoker's Dracula | Quincey Morris | |
| 1993 | The Night We Never Met | Shep | |
| Gettysburg | Lt. Andrew Lewis Pitzer | ||
| 1994 | Dickwad | Chet | Short film |
| 1995 | Under the Hula Moon | Marvin | |
| 1995 | Out There | Delbert Mosley | |
| 1996 | Lover's Knot | Steve Hunter | |
| 1997 | Elissa | Will | Short film |
| Menno's Mind | Menno | ||
| The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | Harrison | ||
| Last Chance Love | Robert | ||
| 1998 | The Brylcreem Boys | Miles Keogh | |
| 2001 | The Rising Place | Streete Wilder | |
| 2002 | Enough | Mitch Hiller | |
| 2003 | Gods and Generals | Maj. Gen. George Pickett | |
| 2008 | Ghost Town | Richard | |
| 2010 | Almost Kings | Ron | |
| 2012 | Fat Kid Rules the World | Mr. Billings | |
| 2013 | Copperhead | Abner Beech | |
| 2014 | Red Knot | Capt. Emerson | |
| The Scribbler | Sinclair | ||
| Operation Rogue | Military Newscaster | ||
| 2022 | Troll | Dr. David Secord | |
| Narvik | George L.D. Gibbs | Credited as Ollie Campbell | |
| 2025 | Untitled I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel | TBA | Filming |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Family Ties | Lyle | Episode: "Best Man" |
| 1984–85 | Dynasty | Luke Fuller | Recurring role |
| 1985 | First Steps | Dwayne | TV film |
| 1986 | Dream West | Lt. Gaines | TV miniseries |
| 1986–88 | Crime Story | Det. Joey Indelli | Regular role |
| 1988 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Captain Thadiun Okona | Episode: "The Outrageous Okona" |
| 1989 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Wayne | Episode: "The Heat" |
| 1993 | Moon Over Miami | Walter Tatum | Main role |
| Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City | Jon Fielding | TV miniseries | |
| 1995 | Out There | Delbert Mosley | TV film |
| 1996 | The Cold Equations | Lt. John Barton | TV film |
| 1997 | The Naked Truth | Luke | Episode: "A Year in the Life" |
| 1998 | Frasier | Dr. Clint Webber | Episode: "The Perfect Guy" |
| Armistead Maupin's More Tales of the City | Jon Fielding | TV miniseries | |
| Monday After the Miracle | John Macy | TV film | |
| Max Q | Clay Jarvis | TV film | |
| 1999 | Dead Man's Gun | John Slattery | Episode: "The Regulator" |
| 1999–2002 | Once and Again | Rick Sammler | Main role |
| 2000 | In the Beginning | Moses | TV miniseries |
| 2001 | Further Tales of the City | Dr. Jon Fielding | TV miniseries |
| 2002 | CMT 40 Greatest Women of Country Music | Host | TV special |
| 2003 | The Stranger Beside Me | Ted Bundy | TV film |
| The Practice | Tom Bartos | Episode: "Goodbye" | |
| 2004 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Ron Polikoff | Episode: "Doubt" |
| 2004–07 | The 4400 | Jordan Collier | Main role |
| 2005 | The O.C. | Carter Buckley | Recurring role |
| 2007–08 | Shark | Wayne Callison | Episode: "Wayne's World" |
| 2008 | The Circuit | Al Shines | TV film |
| 2009 | Meteor | Det. Jack Crowe | TV miniseries |
| Eureka | Dr. Bruce Manlius | Episode: "Shower the People" | |
| Revolution | Tom Hart | TV film | |
| 2010 | Melrose Place | Ben Brinkley | 3 episodes |
| 2011–12, 2014 | The Killing | Darren Richmond | Regular role (seasons 1–2), "Eden" |
| 2013 | Killing Lincoln | Abraham Lincoln | TV film |
| Full Circle | Trent Campbell | 3 episodes | |
| 2014 | Lizzie Borden Took an Ax | Andrew Jennings | TV film |
| Delirium | Thomas Fineman | Unsold TV pilot | |
| 2014–15 | Helix | Dr. Alan Farragut | Main role |
| 2017 | Modus | Dale Tyler | Recurring role (season 2) |
| 2017–2020 | Cardinal | Det. John Cardinal | Main role |
| 2019–2020 | The Rocketeer | Dave Secord (voice) | Main role |
| 2022-2024 | Star Trek: Prodigy | Captain Thadiun Okona (voice) | 3 episodes[15] |
| 2023 | FBI | Detective Jack Lombardo | Episode: "Sins of the Father" |
| 2024 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Parker Martin | Guest star |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Holt, David (May 8, 2020). "Billy Campbell; Actor, Globetrotter". silvermagazine.ca.
- ^ "Bill Campbell Biography (1959-)". FilmReference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- ^ Mike Rose, cleveland com (2024-07-07). "Famous birthdays list for today, July 7, 2024 includes celebrities Jim Gaffigan, Ringo Starr". cleveland. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
- ^ "EW Looks Back: Billy Campbell on how 'The Rocketeer' (kinda) cured his fear of flying". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ Howard, Jennifer (May 31, 2006). "Rick Berman". emmytvlegends.org. Archive of American Television. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ^ a b "Billy Campbell". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
- ^ "Tom Hanks Hosting Adaptation of O'Reilly Book". MSN.com. Archived from the original on September 16, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ Wong, Jessica (March 11, 2018). "Canadian Screen Awards 2018: Maudie, Anne, Kim's Convenience win top prizes". CBC News.
- ^ Nathoo, Zulekha (March 31, 2019). "Schitt's Creek, Anne with an E take top honours at Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- ^ "CTV drama Cardinal leads Canadian Screen Awards TV pack". Tri City News. Archived from the original on 2020-06-06. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ Wild, David (August 8, 1991). "Jennifer Connelly: Love and Rockets". Rolling Stone. New York City: Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ Schneider, Karen S. (February 4, 2002). "Beautiful Minder". People. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- ^ Campbell, Billy (October 17, 2017). "Cardinal star Billy Campbell on his love of Scandi Noir and that one time he was The Rocketeer". Special Broadcasting Service (Interview). Interviewed by Dan Barrett. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ Wheeler, Brad (January 19, 2017). "Actor Billy Campbell on Cardinal, the frozen wilds and the roles that matter most". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
- ^ Pitt, Alison (February 15, 2021). "Billy Campbell will return to Star Trek as the outrageous Okona in Nickelodeon's Prodigy". Daily Star Trek News. Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.