Billy Campbell - Biography

Last Editor: getmeghan				Billy Campbell Biography -   Name : Billy Campbell Profession : Actor Born : William O. Campbell July 7, 1959 (1959-07-07) (age 49) Charlottesville, Virginia US Domestic partner(s) : Jennifer Connelly (1991-1996)

Billy Campbell Trivia -

He is a die-hard bachelor. He dated Jennifer Connelly for 5 years following their 1991 teaming in The Rocketeer (1991). His parents divorced when he was two years old. He shuttled between his mother in Virginia and his father in Chicago. He has six half-siblings. Heir to the Champion spark plug fortune He was the second choice for the role of William Thomas Riker on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987), but Jonathan Frakes won the part. However, he guest-starred in Episode #2.4, "The Outrageous Okona" 10 December 1988. Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world [2000] Dated and was also engaged to actress Virginia Madsen from 1981 until her marriage to Danny Huston (approx. 1989). Rick Sammler, Campbell's character on "Once and Again" (1999), was ranked #36 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue]. In early 2005, he took 13 months off from acting to circumnavigate the globe on a sailing trawler. He joined the crew of The Picton Castle which set sail from Nova Scotia to deliver charitable donations of school essentials, clothing and supplies throughout the South Pacific. The creators of 'the 4400' coped with his planned absence by having his character Jordan Collier assassinated. The character, Billy Campbell, on "Melrose Place" (1992) was named after him. He attended Fork Union Military Academy. He appeared in a high school production of "The Man Who Came to Dinner" and played Petruchio once in an outdoor production of "The Taming of the Shrew" at the Southern California Renaissance Faire. He has volunteered as an actor with the Young Storytellers Program. He is a rugby enthusiast, having played rugby with the Chicago Lions RFC and the Santa Monica Rugby Club. He is the second cousin of Bruce Campbell.

Billy Campbell Detailed Biography -

Billy Campbell, born William O. Campbell (born July 7, 1959 in Charlottesville, Virginia) is an American film and television actor. Among his more 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 the television series The O.C.. He had a recurring role as Jordan Collier on the USA Network original series The 4400. His film credits include The Rocketeer, Bram Stoker's Dracula and Enough. Campbell was the second choice of the producers of Star Trek: The Next Generation 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". His first prominent role was that of Luke Fuller, Steven Carrington's lover on Dynasty. 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 villains, such as a messianic abduction survivor on The 4400, a college professor accused of raping a student in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and serial killer Ted Bundy in the made-for-TV movie The Stranger Beside Me, based on true crime author Ann Rule's book. He also has appeared as a serial killer who defends himself in the television series Shark opposite James Woods. According to Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, he is 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and 220 lbs. (91 kg). Campbell has volunteered as an actor with the Young Storytellers Program. He is good friends with actor and Crime Story co-star Stephen Lang. Campbell recently portrayed General 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.