Billy Campbell
Encyclopedia
William Oliver "Billy" Campbell (born July 7, 1959) is an American
film and television actor
. In television, he is best known for his roles as Rick Sammler on Once and Again
, as Det. Joey Indelli on Crime Story
, as Jordan Collier
on The 4400
, and as Dr. Jon Fielding on the Tales of the City Miniseries
. He is also known for his recurring role as Luke Fuller in Dynasty
which is also the role that first gained him recognition and eventually launched him into television stardom. The most notable films he has appeared in are The Rocketeer
, Bram Stoker's Dracula and Enough
. He's currently a series regular on the new AMC television series The Killing portraying the role of Darren Richmond.
for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series. Among his other well-known roles are a gay
gynecologist, Dr. Jon Philip Fielding, in all three of the television miniseries
adaptations of Armistead Maupin
's Tales of the City
novels, and as Carter Buckley in seven episodes of the second season of television series The O.C.
. He had a recurring later turned series regular role as Jordan Collier
on the USA Network
original series The 4400
. His film credits include The Rocketeer
, Bram Stoker's Dracula and Enough
. He was also known for his regular role as Detective Joey Indelli on the 1986–88 NBC
series Crime Story
.
Campbell's first prominent television role was that of Luke Fuller, Steven Carrington's lover on Dynasty
during Season Five (1984–1985) and the beginning of Season Six (1985–1986.) Campbell was the second choice of the producers of Star Trek: The Next Generation
(September 28, 1987 – May 23, 1994) to play the role of William Riker
, but lost the role to Jonathan Frakes
. Campbell would later appear as a guest star in the second season episode "The Outrageous Okona" (episode 2.4, first broadcast December 12, 1988.)
In 2000, he was named one of the "World's 50 Most Beautiful People" by People magazine.
Recently, he has made a successful career out of playing villain
s. One such role was as a college professor accused of raping
a student (played by Shannyn Sossamon
), on the episode "Doubt" of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
; it aired on November 23, 2004, as part of Season 6 (2004–2005.) In addition, he has portrayed serial killer
Ted Bundy
in the made-for-TV movie The Stranger Beside Me
, and an accused serial killer who defends himself in the television series Shark
.
and attended Western Albemarle High School. He has volunteered as an actor with the Young Storytellers Program
. He is good friends with actor and Crime Story
co-star Stephen Lang
. Campbell portrayed General George Pickett
in Gods and Generals
, a part previously played by Lang in the film Gettysburg.
Campbell is a rugby
enthusiast, having played rugby with the Chicago Lions RFC
and the Santa Monica Rugby Club
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
film and television actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. In television, he is best known for his roles as Rick Sammler on Once and Again
Once and Again
Once and Again is an American television series that aired on ABC from September 21, 1999 to April 15, 2002. It depicts the family of a single mother and her romance with a single father...
, as Det. Joey Indelli on Crime Story
Crime Story
Crime Story is a 1993 Hong Kong action crime film starring Jackie Chan and directed by Kirk Wong, who also stars in the film.Unlike nearly all of Chan's other films, which feature a combination of action and comedy, Crime Story is serious-minded and dramatic , with action scenes that are violent...
, as Jordan Collier
Jordan Collier
Jordan Collier is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400. He is portrayed by American actor Billy Campbell.-Character Profile:...
on The 4400
The 4400
The 4400 is a science fiction TV series produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association with Sky Television, Renegade 83, and American Zoetrope for USA Network. The show was created and written by Scott Peters and René Echevarria, and it stars Joel Gretsch and Jacqueline McKenzie...
, and as Dr. Jon Fielding on the Tales of the City Miniseries
Tales of the City (miniseries)
Tales of the City is a 1993 television miniseries based on the first of the Tales of the City series of novels by Armistead Maupin.To date, the first three books in the sequence have been adapted into television miniseries; the first, Tales of the City, was produced by the UK's Channel 4 and was...
. He is also known for his recurring role as Luke Fuller in Dynasty
Dynasty (TV series)
Dynasty is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 11, 1989. It was created by Richard & Esther Shapiro and produced by Aaron Spelling, and revolved around the Carringtons, a wealthy oil family living in Denver, Colorado...
which is also the role that first gained him recognition and eventually launched him into television stardom. The most notable films he has appeared in are The Rocketeer
The Rocketeer (film)
The Rocketeer is a 1991 period superhero adventure film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and based on the character of the same name created by comic book writer/artist Dave Stevens. Directed by Joe Johnston, the film stars Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin, Timothy Dalton, Paul Sorvino...
, Bram Stoker's Dracula and Enough
Enough
The score for Enough, composed by David Arnold, was released on June 4, 2002.#"Give Me a Sign"#"F.B.I.?"#"New Leaf"#"Slim and Joe"#"Get Out of the House"#"Goodbye Gracie"#"Training Day"#"Breaking In"#"Setting the Trap"#"Fight Club"...
. He's currently a series regular on the new AMC television series The Killing portraying the role of Darren Richmond.
Career
Campbell is probably most famous for his portrayal of Rick Sammler on the ABC series Once and AgainOnce and Again
Once and Again is an American television series that aired on ABC from September 21, 1999 to April 15, 2002. It depicts the family of a single mother and her romance with a single father...
for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series. Among his other well-known roles are a gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
gynecologist, Dr. Jon Philip Fielding, in all three of the television miniseries
Miniseries
A miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term...
adaptations of Armistead Maupin
Armistead Maupin
Armistead Jones Maupin, Jr. is an American writer, best known for his Tales of the City series of novels, based in San Francisco.-Early life:...
's Tales of the City
Tales of the City (miniseries)
Tales of the City is a 1993 television miniseries based on the first of the Tales of the City series of novels by Armistead Maupin.To date, the first three books in the sequence have been adapted into television miniseries; the first, Tales of the City, was produced by the UK's Channel 4 and was...
novels, and as Carter Buckley in seven episodes of the second season of television series The O.C.
The O.C.
The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on the Fox television network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 21, 2007, running a total of four seasons...
. He had a recurring later turned series regular role as Jordan Collier
Jordan Collier
Jordan Collier is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400. He is portrayed by American actor Billy Campbell.-Character Profile:...
on the USA Network
USA Network
USA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1971. Once a minor player in basic cable, the network has steadily gained popularity because of breakout hits like Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, White Collar, Monday Night RAW, Suits, and reruns of the various...
original series The 4400
The 4400
The 4400 is a science fiction TV series produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association with Sky Television, Renegade 83, and American Zoetrope for USA Network. The show was created and written by Scott Peters and René Echevarria, and it stars Joel Gretsch and Jacqueline McKenzie...
. His film credits include The Rocketeer
The Rocketeer (film)
The Rocketeer is a 1991 period superhero adventure film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and based on the character of the same name created by comic book writer/artist Dave Stevens. Directed by Joe Johnston, the film stars Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin, Timothy Dalton, Paul Sorvino...
, Bram Stoker's Dracula and Enough
Enough
The score for Enough, composed by David Arnold, was released on June 4, 2002.#"Give Me a Sign"#"F.B.I.?"#"New Leaf"#"Slim and Joe"#"Get Out of the House"#"Goodbye Gracie"#"Training Day"#"Breaking In"#"Setting the Trap"#"Fight Club"...
. He was also known for his regular role as Detective Joey Indelli on the 1986–88 NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
series Crime Story
Crime Story (TV series)
Crime Story is an NBC TV drama created by Gustave Reininger and Chuck Adamson. The executive producer was Michael Mann, who had left Miami Vice to oversee Crime Story and direct the film Manhunter. The show premiered with a two hour pilot — a movie which had been exhibited theatrically —...
.
Campbell's first prominent television role was that of Luke Fuller, Steven Carrington's lover on Dynasty
Dynasty (TV series)
Dynasty is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 11, 1989. It was created by Richard & Esther Shapiro and produced by Aaron Spelling, and revolved around the Carringtons, a wealthy oil family living in Denver, Colorado...
during Season Five (1984–1985) and the beginning of Season Six (1985–1986.) Campbell was the second choice of the producers of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...
(September 28, 1987 – May 23, 1994) to play the role of William Riker
William Riker
William Thomas Riker, played by Jonathan Frakes, is a fictional character in the Star Trek universe primarily appearing as a main character in Star Trek: The Next Generation...
, but lost the role to Jonathan Frakes
Jonathan Frakes
Jonathan Scott Frakes is an American actor, author and director best known for his role as Commander William T. Riker in the Star Trek franchise, as well as for his tenure as host of Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction ....
. Campbell would later appear as a guest star in the second season episode "The Outrageous Okona" (episode 2.4, first broadcast December 12, 1988.)
In 2000, he was named one of the "World's 50 Most Beautiful People" by People magazine.
Recently, he has made a successful career out of playing villain
Villain
A villain is an "evil" character in a story, whether a historical narrative or, especially, a work of fiction. The villain usually is the antagonist, the character who tends to have a negative effect on other characters...
s. One such role was as a college professor accused of raping
Rape
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or with a person who is incapable of valid consent. The...
a student (played by Shannyn Sossamon
Shannyn Sossamon
Shannon Marie Kahololani Sossamon is an American actress. She starred in the film A Knight's Tale, which gained her wider fame and praise. She has since established herself in Hollywood after starring in several films such as 40 Days and 40 Nights, Wristcutters: A Love Story, and One Missed Call...
), on the episode "Doubt" of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced...
; it aired on November 23, 2004, as part of Season 6 (2004–2005.) In addition, he has portrayed serial killer
Serial killer
A serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
Ted Bundy
Ted Bundy
Theodore Robert "Ted" Bundy was an American serial killer, rapist, kidnapper, and necrophile who assaulted and murdered numerous young women during the 1970s, and possibly earlier...
in the made-for-TV movie The Stranger Beside Me
The Stranger Beside Me
The Stranger Beside Me is a 1980 autobiographical and biographical true crime book written by Ann Rule about serial killer Ted Bundy, whom she knew personally before and after his arrest for a series of murders...
, and an accused serial killer who defends himself in the television series Shark
Shark (TV series)
Shark is an American legal drama created by Ian Biederman that originally aired on CBS from September 21, 2006 to May 20, 2008. The series stars James Woods.-Synopsis:...
.
Personal life
Campbell was born in Charlottesville, VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia
Charlottesville is an independent city geographically surrounded by but separate from Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom.The official population estimate for...
and attended Western Albemarle High School. He has volunteered as an actor with the Young Storytellers Program
Young storytellers program
The Young Storytellers Foundation is dedicated to developing literacy, self-expression and self-esteem in elementary school children. The Young Storytellers Program currently serves elementary school students in Southern California, including the cities of Los Angeles, Culver City, Santa Monica,...
. He is good friends with actor and Crime Story
Crime Story (TV series)
Crime Story is an NBC TV drama created by Gustave Reininger and Chuck Adamson. The executive producer was Michael Mann, who had left Miami Vice to oversee Crime Story and direct the film Manhunter. The show premiered with a two hour pilot — a movie which had been exhibited theatrically —...
co-star Stephen Lang
Stephen Lang (actor)
Stephen Lang is an American actor and playwright. He started in theatre on Broadway but is well known for his film portrayals of Stonewall Jackson in Gods and Generals and George Pickett in Gettysburg , as well as for his 2009 roles as Colonel Miles Quaritch in Avatar and as Texan lawman Charles...
. Campbell portrayed General George Pickett
George Pickett
George Edward Pickett was a career United States Army officer who became a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War...
in Gods and Generals
Gods and Generals (film)
Gods and Generals is a 2003 American film based on the novel Gods and Generals by Jeffrey Shaara. It depicts events that take place prior to those shown in the 1993 film Gettysburg, which was based on The Killer Angels, a novel by Shaara's father, Michael...
, a part previously played by Lang in the film Gettysburg.
Campbell is a rugby
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
enthusiast, having played rugby with the Chicago Lions RFC
Chicago Lions
The Chicago Lions Rugby Football Club is a SuperLeague rugby union team based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The Lions were founded in 1964 and their all black colors follow the color scheme of the New Zealand All Blacks...
and the Santa Monica Rugby Club
Santa Monica Rugby Club
Santa Monica Rugby Club is a rugby union club from Santa Monica, California. The team, also known as the Dolphins, compete in Division 1 of the Southern California Rugby Football Union . The Division 1 SCRFU competition is arguably the top level of club rugby in the United States...
.
Filmography
| Year | Film/Television Series | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Dynasty Dynasty (TV series) Dynasty is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 11, 1989. It was created by Richard & Esther Shapiro and produced by Aaron Spelling, and revolved around the Carringtons, a wealthy oil family living in Denver, Colorado... |
Luke Fuller | 19 episodes |
| 1986 | Crime Story Crime Story (TV series) Crime Story is an NBC TV drama created by Gustave Reininger and Chuck Adamson. The executive producer was Michael Mann, who had left Miami Vice to oversee Crime Story and direct the film Manhunter. The show premiered with a two hour pilot — a movie which had been exhibited theatrically —... |
Det. Joey Indelli | 27 episodes |
| 1988 | Star Trek: The Next Generation Star Trek: The Next Generation Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production... |
Capt. Thadiun Okona | 1 episode |
| 1989 | Call from Space | Nephew | |
| 1990 | Checkered Flag Checkered Flag Checkered Flag is a 1990 film by John Glen and Michael Levine.... |
Tommy Trehearn | |
| 1991 | The Rocketeer The Rocketeer (film) The Rocketeer is a 1991 period superhero adventure film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and based on the character of the same name created by comic book writer/artist Dave Stevens. Directed by Joe Johnston, the film stars Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin, Timothy Dalton, Paul Sorvino... |
Cliff Secord | Main Role |
| 1992 | Bram Stoker's Dracula | Quincy Morris | |
| 1993 | The Night We Never Met | Shep | |
| 1993 | Tales of the City Tales of the City (miniseries) Tales of the City is a 1993 television miniseries based on the first of the Tales of the City series of novels by Armistead Maupin.To date, the first three books in the sequence have been adapted into television miniseries; the first, Tales of the City, was produced by the UK's Channel 4 and was... |
Dr. Jon Philip Fielding | |
| 1993 | Gettysburg | Lt. Pitzer | |
| 1994 | Dickwad | Chet | |
| 1995 | Under the Hula Moon | Marvin | |
| 1996 | The Cold Equations | Lt. John Barton | |
| 1996 | Lover's Knot | ||
| 1996 | Past Into Present | Himself | |
| 1996 | Menno's Mind Menno's Mind Menno's Mind is a 1997 film directed by Jon Kroll and starring Billy Campbell, Stephanie Romanov, Corbin Bernsen, Michael Dorn and Bruce Campbell. In this movie, a computer programmer at a virtual reality resort contends with terrorists.... |
Menno | |
| 1996 | Moon Over Miami Moon Over Miami (TV series) Moon Over Miami is a short-lived American comedy series that aired on ABC.-Synopsis:Gwen Cross runs away from her own wedding and Walter Tatum , a private detective, is hired to find her. Wanting her life to take a new direction, Gwen suggests working as a secretary at Walter's firm... |
5 episodes | |
| 1997 | The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo is a 1997 American adventure film starring Jamie Williams as Mowgli, and Roddy McDowall. The film was adapted for the screen by Bayard Johnson and Matthew Horton.It was shot in Kandy Mountain, Sri Lanka.-Plot:... |
Harrison | |
| 1998 | More Tales of the City | Dr. Jon Philip Fielding | |
| 1997 | Last Chance Love | ||
| 1997 | The Brylcreem Boys The Brylcreem Boys The Brylcreem Boys is a 1998 film directed and co-written by Terence Ryan about the extraordinary neutrality arrangements pertaining to Ireland during World War II, by the Éamon de Valera government... |
Miles Keogh | |
| 1998 | Max Q Max Q (film) MAX Q, or MAX Q: EMERGENCY LANDING, was a 1998 made for TV movie. A US space shuttle is launched into space to release a new satellite when an explosion occurs and the crew has to solve of a way to get back to Earth without atmospheric pressure crushing the damaged shuttle. -External links:*... |
Clay Jarvis | TV movie Television movie A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to... |
| 1999 | Once and Again Once and Again Once and Again is an American television series that aired on ABC from September 21, 1999 to April 15, 2002. It depicts the family of a single mother and her romance with a single father... |
Rick Sammler | 63 episodes |
| 2001 | The Rising Place | Streete Wilder | |
| 2001 | Further Tales of the City | Dr. Jon Philip Fielding | TV mini-series |
| 2002 | Enough Enough The score for Enough, composed by David Arnold, was released on June 4, 2002.#"Give Me a Sign"#"F.B.I.?"#"New Leaf"#"Slim and Joe"#"Get Out of the House"#"Goodbye Gracie"#"Training Day"#"Breaking In"#"Setting the Trap"#"Fight Club"... |
Mitch Hiller | |
| 2003 | Gods and Generals Gods and Generals (film) Gods and Generals is a 2003 American film based on the novel Gods and Generals by Jeffrey Shaara. It depicts events that take place prior to those shown in the 1993 film Gettysburg, which was based on The Killer Angels, a novel by Shaara's father, Michael... |
General George Pickett George Pickett George Edward Pickett was a career United States Army officer who became a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War... |
|
| 2003 | The Stranger Beside Me The Stranger Beside Me The Stranger Beside Me is a 1980 autobiographical and biographical true crime book written by Ann Rule about serial killer Ted Bundy, whom she knew personally before and after his arrest for a series of murders... |
Ted Bundy Ted Bundy Theodore Robert "Ted" Bundy was an American serial killer, rapist, kidnapper, and necrophile who assaulted and murdered numerous young women during the 1970s, and possibly earlier... |
TV movie Television movie A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to... |
| 2004 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced... |
Ron Polikoff | 1 episode |
| 2004 | The 4400 The 4400 The 4400 is a science fiction TV series produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association with Sky Television, Renegade 83, and American Zoetrope for USA Network. The show was created and written by Scott Peters and René Echevarria, and it stars Joel Gretsch and Jacqueline McKenzie... |
Jordan Collier Jordan Collier Jordan Collier is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400. He is portrayed by American actor Billy Campbell.-Character Profile:... |
26 episodes |
| 2005 | The O.C. The O.C. The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on the Fox television network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 21, 2007, running a total of four seasons... |
Carter Buckley | 7 episodes |
| 2007 | Shark Shark (TV series) Shark is an American legal drama created by Ian Biederman that originally aired on CBS from September 21, 2006 to May 20, 2008. The series stars James Woods.-Synopsis:... |
Wayne Robert Callison | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Ghost Town Ghost Town (film) Ghost Town is a 2008 American comedy-drama film directed by David Koepp, who also co-wrote the screenplay with John Kamps. It stars English comedian Ricky Gervais in his first leading feature-film role, as a dentist who can see and talk with ghosts, along with Téa Leoni as a young widow and Greg... |
Richard | |
| 2008 | Shark Shark (TV series) Shark is an American legal drama created by Ian Biederman that originally aired on CBS from September 21, 2006 to May 20, 2008. The series stars James Woods.-Synopsis:... |
Wayne Robert Callison | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Meteor Meteor (TV miniseries) Meteor is a 2009 disaster television miniseries about the asteroid 114 Kassandra on a collision course with the Earth. The surrounding meteorites crash into various locations worldwide, including the small town of Taft, California, with little success in their elimination by the military.The first... |
Jack Crowe | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Revolution | Tom Hart | post-production |
| 2009 | Melrose Place Melrose Place (2009 TV series) Melrose Place is an American television series broadcast on The CW Television Network from September 8, 2009 to April 13, 2010. The fifth series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise, it is an updated version of the 1990s Fox prime time drama of the same name, featuring a group of young adults... |
Ben Brinkly | |
| 2011 | The Killing | Darren Richmond | 13 episodes |