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Billy Zane
Billy Zane, born as William George Zane Jr., is a well-regarded American actor. The actor's big break came in 1989 with an Australian film called 'Dead Calm', a performance strong enough to earn him a Chicago Film Critics Association Award nomination for Most Promising Actor. From then onwards, Zane has built a rich body of work spanning several films and television series. Notably, he played Caledon Hockley, the main antagonist in the epic film Titanic (1997) which earned him and his fellow ensemble cast a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. Some of his other roles include playing Kit Walker / The Phantom in the superhero movie The Phantom (1996), Lieutenant Val Kozlowski in Memphis Belle (1990), The Collector in Demon Knight (1995), Curtis Zampf in The Believer (2001), and Richard Miller in the Sniper film series, among others.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, to professional actors, Zane established his roots in acting early on with his parents, founders of a school for medical technicians. He attended The American School in Switzerland (TASIS), the Francis W. Parker School, and Harand Camp of the Theater Arts in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. His first roles were in science fiction films such as Back to the Future in 1985 and Critters in 1986. As an actor, he hasn't confined himself to just films. He has had an extensive career in television as well, with appearances in Twin Peaks, Charmed, and The Boys. He also provided the voice of Ansem in the video game Kingdom Hearts (2002). Alongside his acting career, Zane is known as an abstract expressionist painter and has participated in many solo and group exhibitions.
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Given Name: William George Zane Jr.
Born: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: February 24, 1966
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1985-present
Children: 2
Spouses: Lisa Collins
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Movies Featuring Billy Zane
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
The Believer
Dead Calm
Sniper
The Phantom
Critters
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Going Overboard
Ghosts of War
Samson
Memphis Belle
Posse
Final Kill
Cliffs of Freedom
Guest House
The Great War
Centurion: The Dancing Stallion
Battle of the Bulge: Winter War
The Oath
Don't Mess with Grandma
Single Car Crashes
Day of Reckoning
Journey to Promethea
Enemies Among Us
Mysteria
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
Leprechaun’s Revenge
Blackout sur Los Angeles
Barabbas
Titanic: 100 Years On
Hannah’s Law
The Employer
Scorned
Mercenaries
Sniper: Reloaded
Lovemakers
Border Run
Blood of Redemption
The Ganzfeld Haunting
Reflections on Titanic
Winter Dragon
White Island
Sniper: Ghost Shooter
Swing State
Sniper: Ultimate Kill
Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar
Blue World Order
Lucid
Hendrix
The Diamond of Jeru
Morgan’s Ferry
Landspeed
Bet Your Life
Silent Warnings
Three
Alien Agent
Dead Rising: Endgame
Dead Fish
Valley of the Wolves: Iraq
The Pleasure Drivers
The Kiss
The Last Drop
Femme Fatale
Blood and Concrete
Fishtales
Millions
Sole Survivor
The Brotherhood of Justice
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers
Stallone: Frank, That Is
Memory
Iké Boys
Hellblazers
True Story
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
Memory
The Set Up
Megaville
Lake Consequence
Running Delilah
Cleopatra
Blue Seduction
Reflections on a Crime
Evil - In the Time of Heroes
The Gold Retrievers
Danger Zone
Head Above Water
Betrayal of the Dove
The Hessen Affair
Magic Man
Susan’s Plan
Flashfire
Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story
Tapawingo
Surviving Evil
Perfect Hideout
Waltzing with Brando
Heart of the Ocean: The Making of Titanic
The Man Who Came Back
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
Attack On Darfur
Waltzing with Brando
Career Timeline
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Don't Mess with Grandma
Stan
Single Car Crashes
Coach Jim
Day of Reckoning
Marshal Butch Hayden
Waltzing with Brando
Marlon Brando
2024
Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story
Larry Ray
Tapawingo
Stoney Tarwater
Waltzing with Brando
Marlon Brando
2023
Centurion: The Dancing Stallion
Jeffrey Hall
The Oath
King Aaron
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
Self / Cal Hockley (archive footage)
2020
Ghosts of War
Dr. Engel
Final Kill
Carl Riser
Guest House
Douglas
Battle of the Bulge: Winter War
General Omar Bradly
2017
Sniper: Ultimate Kill
Richard Miller
Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar
Self
Blue World Order
2016
White Island
Leo
Sniper: Ghost Shooter
Richard Miller
Swing State
Richard Sollow
Dead Rising: Endgame
Leon Rand
2012
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
Talus
Leprechaun’s Revenge
Sheriff Connor O'Hara
Blackout sur Los Angeles
Frank Wilcox
Titanic: 100 Years On
Self
Hannah’s Law
Lockwood
Border Run
Aaron
Reflections on Titanic
Self
2011
Mysteria
Producer
Mercenaries
Colonel Torida
Sniper: Reloaded
Richard Miller
Lovemakers
Jake's Agent
2009
Blue Seduction
Mikey Taylor
Evil - In the Time of Heroes
Prophitis
The Gold Retrievers
Hector
The Hessen Affair
Jack Durant
Magic Man
Darius
Surviving Evil
Sebastian Beazley
Attack On Darfur
Bob Jones
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