William Hope (actor)
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William Hope (born 1955) is a Canadian TV and film actor.
[edit] Life and career
Hope was born in Montreal, Canada. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London and appeared in theatre on both sides of the Atlantic. After appearing in Lords of Discipline, he appeared in Aliens (1986) as Lt. Gorman, a role for which he started to receive recognition.
That film gave him an opportunity to play a supporting role in the brutal horror classic Hellbound: Hellraiser 2 (1988), the sequel to Clive Barker's Hellraiser (1987). After Hellbound: Hellraiser 2, Hope went on to work on a number of theatrical films. He had parts in Shining Through (1992) and in The Saint (1997) with Val Kilmer. He appeared in Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) and Triple X (2002). Hope appeared as a villain in Wesley Snipes' action epic The Marksman (2005) and in Steven Seagal's sci-fi movieSubmerged (2005). Hope also appeared as Harry Ramos in the TV Drama Inside the Twin Towers, a film that told the story of the 9/11 attacks through the eyes of the survivors.
In 2007 he guest-starred in the Doctor Who audio drama Renaissance of the Daleks. He also returned to the horror genre, working in the Solar Film's experimental Dark Floors, released in Europe in 2008. The film was shot in Finland. Along with Hope, the film has Noah Huntley, from 28 Days Later, and Skye Bennett, from Steven Seagal's Shadow Man, also starring. Hope is also heard on the radio and is part of the BBC "Broken News" cast. Hope has appeared with stars like Sigourney Weaver, George C. Scott, Val Kilmer.
William Hope, along with Laurel Lefkow, reads on the unabridged version of Audrey Niffenegger's novel, The Time Traveler's Wife (from Highbridge Audio). Hope has also read a number of other audio books, including The Last of the Mohicans and Walden.
Hope has a brother, Barclay Hope, who is also an actor.
