Billy Campbell

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This is about the American TV and film actor born in 1959. For similarly named people, see William Campbell

Billy Campbell
Born	William O. Campbell July 7, 1959 (1959-07-07) (age 48) Charlottesville, Virginia US

Billy Campbell, born William O. Campbell (born July 7, 1959 in Charlottesville, Virginia) is an American film and television actor.

1 Career
2 Personal life
3 Selected filmography
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Career

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.

[edit] Personal life

According to Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, he is 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and 220 lbs. (91 kg).^{[citation needed]}

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.