Bill Sage | |
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Born | William Sage III April 3, 1962 [1] New York City, New York, U.S. |
Education | State University of New York, Purchase (BFA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1989–present |
William "Bill" Sage III (born April 3, 1962) is an American actor. He is known for his collaborations with director Hal Hartley. [2] Sage has appeared in more than 90 movies, most notable American Psycho (2000), We Are What We Are (2013), Every Secret Thing (2014), and Wrong Turn (2021). [3]
Sage was born and raised in New York City and graduated from the State University of New York at Purchase. [1] He made his screen debut appearing in the 1989 comedy-drama film The Unbelievable Truth written and directed by Hal Hartley. Sage later appeared in a several more Hartley's movies, such as Trust (1990), Simple Men (1992) and Flirt (1995), and other independent films. He played Tom Baker in the 1996 biographical drama film I Shot Andy Warhol directed by Mary Harron and later appeared in her psychological horror film American Psycho (2000). He received two Fangoria Chainsaw Awards nominations for performances in the horror films We Are What We Are (2013) and Wrong Turn (2021). [4]
On television, Sage made guest-starring appearances on Sex and the City , Melrose Place , CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , Third Watch , NCIS , Law & Order , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , Law & Order: Criminal Intent , Person of Interest , Orange Is the New Black and The Good Fight . He had recurring roles on Nurse Jackie (2010-11), Boardwalk Empire (2011), and Power (2017–18). Sage also starred in the first season of SundanceTV drama series, Hap and Leonard . [5]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | The Unbelievable Truth | Gus | |
Sidewalk Stories | Man in Carriage | ||
1990 | Trust | John Bill | |
1991 | Theory of Achievement | - | Short |
1992 | Ambition | - | Short |
Laws of Gravity | Guy's Pal | ||
Simple Men | Dennis McCabe | ||
1993 | Rift | Tom | |
1994 | Babylon: la paura è la migliore amica dell'uomo | Charles Forrester | |
A Counter Fancy | Thermos Man | ||
1995 | The Perez Family | Steve Steverino | |
Affair Play | Mickey Davis | ||
Flirt | Bill | ||
Two Plus One | Mark | ||
1996 | I Shot Andy Warhol | Tom Baker | |
If Lucy Fell | Dick | ||
Boys | Officer Bill Martone | ||
1997 | Jagd nach CM 24 | Jacob Hofstetter | TV movie |
Cost of Living | Converse | ||
1998 | Too Tired to Die | White Soldier | |
High Art | Arnie | ||
Chainsmoker | Office Yuppie | Short | |
Somewhere in the City | Justin | ||
Remembering Sex | Matt Devlin | TV movie | |
1999 | Roberta | Philip | |
The Insider | Intense Young Intern | ||
2000 | American Psycho | David Van Patten | |
Urbania | Chuck | ||
Double Parked | Karl Severson | ||
Boiler Room | FBI Agent David Drew | ||
2001 | Mourning Glory | Micahel Fanelli | |
No Such Thing | Carlo | ||
Stray Dogs | Myers Carter | ||
Glitter | Billie's Father | ||
On the Borderline | Dean | ||
Grownups | Chuck | ||
The Atlantis Conspiracy | Jon | TV movie | |
2002 | Desert Saints | Agent Davis | |
Evenhand | Officer Ted Morning | ||
For Earth Below | Phillip | Short | |
2003 | The Maldonado Miracle | Lyle | TV movie |
Sin | Detective Cal Brody | ||
2004 | Mysterious Skin | Coach | |
2005 | The Girl from Monday | Jack Bell | |
Shooting Vegetarians | Prosecutor | ||
2006 | Heavens Fall | Thomas Knight Jr. | |
The Handyman | Caleb Tucker | Short | |
2007 | If I Didn't Care | Davis Myers | |
One Night | Larry | ||
2008 | Tennessee | Roy | |
The New Twenty | Robert Cameron | ||
2009 | Precious | Mr. Wicher | |
Handsome Harry | Pauly | ||
Off Season | Man | Short | |
Stanley | Stanley | Short | |
2010 | The Scientist | Dr. Marcus Ryan | |
Boy Wonder | Terry Donovan | ||
2011 | The Green | Leo | |
Sweet Little Lies | Roach | ||
2012 | Electrick Children | Tim | |
Surviving Family | Jerry Malone | ||
Bad Parents | Dan | ||
2013 | We Are What We Are | Frank Parker | |
Blumenthal | Interviewer | ||
2014 | Cold in July | Baseball Announcer (voice) | |
Born to Race: Fast Track | Frank | Video | |
Every Secret Thing | Dave Fuller | ||
Ascent to Hell | Mr. Browning | ||
Shockwave, Darkside | Dalton | ||
Ned Rifle | Bud | ||
Then There Was | Frank | ||
2015 | The Boy | Sheriff Deacon Whit | |
Fan Girl | Mike Bovary | TV movie | |
The Taking of Ezra Bodine | Dean | Short | |
The Preppie Connection | Mike Hammel | ||
The Sphere and the Labyrinth | Andrew | ||
2016 | AWOL | Roy | |
Fender Bender | The Driver | ||
Delinquent | Rich | ||
The Archer | Bob Patrice | ||
Welcome to Willits | Brock | ||
Raw | Ritchie | ||
2017 | All Summers End | Mr. Turner | |
The Price | John Kocher | ||
2018 | After Everything | Paul | |
The Big Take | Jack Girardi | ||
2019 | The Wave | Jonas | |
2020 | The Dinner Party | Carmine | |
The Pale Door | Dodd | ||
The Catch | Tom McManus | ||
2021 | Wrong Turn | Venable | |
Payback | Randy | ||
April Showers | Man | Short | |
2022 | Edward | Edward Williams | Short |
2023 | The Unheard | Dad | |
Hayseed | Leo Hobbins |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Sex and the City | Kurt Harrington | Episode: "Sex and the City" |
2000 | The Street | - | Episode: "The Ultimatum" |
2002 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Frank McBride | Episode: "The Hunger Artist" |
2003 | The Handler | Roger DuGay | Episode: "Hardcore" |
2004 | Third Watch | Orland | Guest Cast: Season 5-6 |
Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Officer Tommy Callahan | Episode: "Consumed" | |
2005 | CSI: Miami | Brad Manning | Episode: "Recoil" |
2006 | Numbers | Scott Winnard | Episode: "Mind Games" |
2008 | Cashmere Mafia | Bobby Walsh | Recurring Cast |
NCIS | Reed Talbot | Episode: "Capitol Offense" | |
2009 | Law & Order | Kevin Morton | Episode: "Dignity" |
2010 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Forrest Caruso | Episode: "Traffic" |
2010-11 | Nurse Jackie | Bill | Recurring Cast: Season 2-3 |
2011 | Boardwalk Empire | Solomon Bishop | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
2012 | Person of Interest | Reddy | Episode: "The Contingency" |
2013 | White Collar | Andrew Dawson | Recurring Cast: Season 5 |
2014 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Bobby Masconi | Episode: "Jersey Breakdown" |
Elementary | Jake Picardo | Episode: "Corpse de Ballet" | |
2016 | Hap and Leonard | Howard | Main Cast: Season 1 |
2017 | Orange Is the New Black | Governor Hutchinson | Recurring Cast: Season 5 |
2017-18 | Power | Sammy | Recurring Cast: Season 4-5 |
2019 | Reprisal | Jukes | Recurring Cast |
2020 | You Must Remember This | Larry McMurtry (voice) | Recurring Cast |
2021 | Magnum P.I. | Elliot Hamler | Episode: "The Big Payback" |
The Good Fight | Joey Battle | Episode: "And the Fight Had a Détente..." | |
2022 | Bull | Thomas Krenell | Episode: "Family Matters" |
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