Billy Campbell Biography

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 was his first prominent role. His most notable films include The Rocketeer, Bram Stoker's Dracula and Enough. He also portrayed Darren Richmond on the AMC television series The Killing.

Career

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 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. In 1988, Campbell would appear as a guest star in the second season episode "The Outrageous Okona".

In 1991, Campbell played the lead role in the retro sci-fi fantasy film The Rocketeer. He then played a vampire hunter in Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), directed by Francis Ford Coppola. In 1993, he starred in the short-lived detective series Moon Over Miami, and also won the role of Dr. Jon Fielding in the television adaptation of Tales of the City, based on the bestselling novels by Armistead Maupin. He would go on to appear in the sequels More Tales of the City in 1998, and Further Tales of the City in 2001.

In 1999, Campbell began what is probably his most famous role, that of Rick Sammler on the ABC series Once and Again. 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.

In recent years, Campbell has often played villains. 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 made-for-TV movie 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 will star as Abraham Lincoln in a National Geographic television adaptation of Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard's book, "Killing Lincoln."

Personal life

Campbell was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and attended Western Albemarle High School. His parents divorced when he was two years old. 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 the 2003 film Gods and Generals, a part previously played by Lang in the 1993 film Gettysburg in which Campbell also co-starred.

Campbell is a rugby enthusiast, having played rugby with the Chicago Lions RFC and the Santa Monica Rugby Club.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	How Sleep the Brave	Strickner
1989	Call from Space	Young Man	Short film
1990	Checkered Film	Tommy Trehearn
1991	'	Cliff Secord/The Rocketeer
1992	Dracula	Quincey P. Morris
1993	'	Shep
1993	Gettysburg	Lt. Pitzer
1994	Dickwad	Chet	Short film
1995	Under the Hula Moon	Marvin
1996	Lover's Knot	Steve Hunter
1997	Elissa	Will	Short film
1997	Menno's Mind	Menno
1997	'	Harrison
1997	Last Chance Love	Robert
1998	'	Miles Keogh
2001	'	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
2012	'	Mannie	Completed
2012	Red Knot	Captain Emerson	Post-production
2013	Copperhead	Abner Beech
2013	The Scribbler		Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1973	The Rookies	Gordan	Episode: "The Wheel of Death"
1984	Family Ties	Lyle	Episode: "Best Man"
1984-1985	Dynasty	Luke Fuller	10 episodes
1985	First Steps	Dwayne	TV movie
1986	Shattered If Your Kid's on Drugs		TV movie
1986	Dream West	Lt. Gaines	TV movie
1986	Crime Story	Det. Joey Indeli	TV movie
1986-1988	Crime Story	Det. Joey Indeli	28 episodes
1988	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Capt. Thadiun Okona	Episode: "The Outrageous Okona"
1989	CBS Summer Playhouse	Wayne	Episode: "The Heat"
1993	Tales of the City	Jon Fielden	TV miniseries
1993	Moon Over Miami	Walter Tatum	12 episodes
1995	Out There	Delbert Mosley	TV movie
1996	'	Lt. John Barton	TV movie
1997	Automatic Avenue		TV movie
1997	'	Luke	Episode: "A Year in the Life"
1998	Frasier	Dr. Clint Webber	Episode: "The Perfect Guy"
1998	More Tales from the City	Dr. Jon Philip Fielding	TV miniseries
1998	Monday After the Miracle	John Macy	TV movie
1998	Max Q	Clay Jarvis	TV movie
1999	Dead Man's Gun	John Slattery	Episode: "The Regulator"
1999-2002	Once and Again	Rick Sammler	63 episodes People's Choice Award for Favorite New Male Television Performer Nominated-Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Drama
2000	In the Beginning	Moses	TV movie
2001	Further Tales of the City	Dr. Jon Philip Fielding	TV miniseries Nominated-Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film
2003	'	Ted Bundy	TV movie
2003	'	Tom Bartos	Episode: "Goodbye"
2004	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Ron Polikoff	Episode: "Doubt"
2004-2007	'	Jordan Collier	26 episodes
2005	'	Carter Buckley	7 episodes
2007-2008	Shark	Wayne Callison	3 episodes
2008	'	Al Shines	TV movie
2009	Meteor	Det. Jack Crowe	TV miniseries
2009	Eureka	Dr. Bruce Manlius	Episode: "Shower the People"
2009	Revolution	Tom Hart	TV movie
2010	Melrose Place	Ben Brinkley	3 episodes
2011-2012	'	Darren Richmond	26 episodes
2013	Killing Lincoln	Abraham Lincoln	TV movie
2013	Delirium	Thomas Fineman	"Pilot"; Pre-production

See also

• List of Star Trek: The Next Generation actors