William McNamara
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| Born | William West McNamara March 31, 1965 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
William McNamara (born March 31, 1965) is an American actor.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Born in Dallas, Texas, McNamara is the son of a professional race car driver for the Ford Motor Company and an interior designer. He attended Columbia University and studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute. He appeared in the feature films Texasville, Stella, Copycat, Surviving the Game, and Stealing Home.
[edit] Career
On television, McNamara portrayed Montgomery Clift in Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story and Ricky Nelson in Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King, had a regular role on the Showtime series Beggars and Choosers, was featured in the television movies Doing Time on Maple Drive and Wildflower (CableACE Award nomination), and appeared in NYPD Blue and Law & Order: SVU, among others.
[edit] Filmography
- The Fallen (2005) Hugh Babcock
- The Still Life (2005) teacher
- The Kings of Brooklyn (2002) Chris Parmel
- The Calling (2001) Bobby Murky
- Just Sue Me (2000) Daniel
- Knockout (2000) Michael DeMarco
- Paper Bullets (1999) Laurence McCoy
- Implicated (____) Tom Baker
- Ringmaster (1998) Troy Davenport
- Something to Believe In (1998) Mike
- Sweet Jane (1998) Stan Bleeker
- The Brylcreem Boys (1997) Sam Gunn
- Glam (1997) Sonny Daye
- The Deli (1997) Kevin
- Stag (1997) Jon DiCapri
- Dead Girl (1996) Damon
- Snitch (1996) Shakley
- Girl in the Cadillac (1995) Rick
- Storybook (1995) Prince Arthur
- Copycat (1995) Peter Foley
- Radio Inside (1994) Matthew Anderson
- Surviving the Game (1994) Derek Wolfe Jr.
- Chasers (1994) Eddie Devane
- Extreme Justice (1993) Mark Franklin (surfer, uncredited in film credits)
- Aspen Extreme (1993) Todd Pounds
- Texasville (1990) Dickie Jackson
- Stella (1990) Pat Robbins
- Dream A Little Dream (1989) Joel
- The Beat (1988) Billy Kane
- Stealing Home (1988) Billy Wyatt (teenager)
- Opera (1987) Stefano
[edit] Television Work
- American Black Beauty (2005) Wilford
- NYPD Blue (1 February 2005 episode) Richard Pancara
- McBride: Murder Past Midnight (2002) Chris Parmel
- Trapped (2001) C. Whitmore Evans
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ("Pandora" episode) Detective Sam Bishop
- Time Lapse (2001) Clayton Pirce
- The Hunger ("Approaching Desdemona" episode, aired 2/6/2000)
- The Outer Limits ("Better Luck Next Time" episode, aired 8/20/1999) Kimble
- Beggars and Choosers (1999-2001 series) Brad Advail
- Brimstone ("Encore" episode, aired 11/6/1998) Gilbert Jax
- Welcome to Paradox ("Blue Champagne" episode, aired 11/2/1998) Q.M.
- Natural Enemy (1997) Jeremy
- Perversions of Science ("Given the Heir" episode, aired 6/18/1997) Nick Boyer
- Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story (1995) Montgomery Clift
- Sworn to Vengeance (1993) Michael Burke
- Honor thy Mother (1992) Chris
- Silk Stockings ("The Brotherhood" episode, aired 1/9/1992) Clay Edwards
- Doing Time on Maple Drive (1992) Matt Carter
- Wildflower (1991) Sammy Perkins
- Island Sun (1989 series) Sam
- Secret of the Sahara (1988 mini-series) Philip
[edit] Personal life
McNamara was once engaged to his Chasers and Girl in the Cadillac co-star Erika Eleniak during the mid-90s before the couple called it quits.
