Billy Burke | |
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Born | William Albert Burke November 25, 1966 Bellingham, Washington, U.S. |
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Years active | 1990–present |
Spouse | Vanessa Sorensen 2024 |
Children | 1 |
William Albert Burke (born November 25, 1966) is an American actor and songwriter. Burke is known for his role as Charlie Swan in Twilight and its sequels. In 2011, he played Cesaire in Red Riding Hood . In 2012, he was cast as one of the lead characters, Miles Matheson, in the NBC science-fiction series Revolution . From 2015 to 2017, he starred in the CBS series Zoo. He has also appeared in the supernatural horror film Lights Out (2016) and the thriller Breaking In (2018).
Burke was born in Bellingham, Washington. [1] He was married to actress Vanessa Sorensen; they Married in 2017. They have one daughter, actor Vanessa Gabriella. [2] [3]
His television credits include roles in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (in the episode "Second Skin"), Party of Five , Gilmore Girls , Karen Sisco , Fringe , Monk , and The Closer (Season 4, episode 13, "Power of Attorney") playing Phillip Stroh, a serial rapist and murderer, a character revisited in Major Crimes (see below). His motion picture credits include Jane Austen's Mafia! , Along Came a Spider , Final Jeopardy , Flashpoint , Ladder 49 , Fracture , and Three Days to Vegas .
He appeared in Feast of Love (2007), co-starring Selma Blair and Morgan Freeman, and he played Detective Eric Box in the film Untraceable (2008) with Diane Lane.
In 2008, Burke appeared in Twilight , based on the best-selling novel by Stephenie Meyer, playing the role of Charlie Swan. [4] He also portrayed Bobby's brother, Jack, on the show My Boys . Burke reprised his role as Charlie Swan in the Twilight sequels, New Moon , [5] Eclipse and Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and Part 2 .
In February 2010, Burke was cast as Jonah King, the primary antagonist featured in the thriller Drive Angry , [6] which was directed by Patrick Lussier [7] and co-starred Amber Heard, Nicolas Cage, and William Fichtner. [8] It was released on February 25, 2011. In July 2011, Burke appeared in the TNT drama series Rizzoli & Isles . [9] [10]
In 2012, he was cast as the lead in the NBC science-fiction series Revolution , created by Eric Kripke and produced by J. J. Abrams. [11] Burke reprised his role in The Closer (Season 7, episode 16, "Hostile Witness," playing the rapist and murderer, attorney Phillip Stroh). He appeared again in the series finale, "The Last Word", in a face-off against the LAPD. He returned as Phillip Stroh in a recurring role in the "Closer" spin-off Major Crimes with an ongoing impact on the show through its finale in 2018. From 2015-17, Burke starred as veterinary pathologist Mitch Morgan in CBS's Zoo, based on the James Patterson novel. [12] He has also appeared in the films Good After Bad (2017) and Breaking In (2018).
His most recent appearances on TV include shows like Chicago P.D., Most Dangerous Game , 9-1-1: Lone Star . He has recently starred in Maid, a new Netflix series created by Molly Smith Metzler and inspired by Stephanie Land's memoir "Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive", that premiered globally on October 1, 2021 and became one of the most watched shows in many different countries, earning several nominations at the 2022 AFI Awards, Critics Choice Awards and Golden Globes.
He has also voiced Commissioner James Gordon in the animated DC movies Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One and Part Two released in 2021. In 2022, he joined the cast of CBS TV Studios' new drama Fire Country that was picked up by CBS in May; Burke plays Vince Leone, a third-generation Cal Fire and the fire chief of the community of Edgewater, California. [13]
In 2010, Burke released an album titled Removed. His second album, The Underkill, was released in 2018. His latest single is Burn, released on January 20, 2023 and featured in Fire Country episode 1x11 Mama Bear on the same day. [14]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Daredreamer | Dante of the Three D's | |
1991 | To Cross the Rubicon | James Bird | |
1998 | Don't Look Down | Mark Engel | |
1998 | Without Limits | Kenny Moore | |
1998 | Mafia! | Joey Cortino | |
1999 | Komodo | Oates | |
1999 | Dill Scallion | Dill Scallion | |
2000 | The Independent | Dwayne | |
2001 | Along Came a Spider | Ben Devine | |
2001 | After Image | Sammy | |
2003 | Lost Junction | Jimmy McGee | |
2003 | Something More | Peter | |
2004 | Ladder 49 | Dennis Gauquin | |
2005 | World Poker Tour | Himself | |
2007 | Feast of Love | David Watson | |
2007 | Fracture | Lt. Robert 'Rob' Nunally | |
2007 | Forfeit | Frank | |
2007 | Three Days to Vegas | Billy Simpson | |
2007 | HBO First Look | Himself | |
2008 | Twilight | Charlie Swan | |
2008 | The Grift | Wade Buchanan | |
2008 | Untraceable | Detective Eric Box | |
2009 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Charlie Swan | |
2009 | Luster | Tito | |
2009 | Ticket Out | Dennis | |
2010 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | Charlie Swan | |
2010 | Removal | Eric Kirsche | |
2011 | Drive Angry | Jonah King | |
2011 | Red Riding Hood | Cesaire | |
2011 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 | Charlie Swan | |
2012 | Freaky Deaky | Chris Mankowski | |
2012 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 | Charlie Swan | |
2013 | Angels in Stardust | The Cowboy | |
2013 | Highland Park | Lloyd Howard | |
2015 | Divine Access | Jack Harriman | |
2016 | Lights Out | Paul | |
2017 | Good After Bad | Wes | |
2018 | Breaking In | Eddie | |
2021 | Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One | James Gordon | Direct-to-video; voice role [15] |
2021 | Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two | Direct-to-video; voice role [16] |
Year | Series | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Party of Five | Guy in Club | Episode: "Fathers and Sons" |
1994 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Ari | Episode: "Second Skin" |
1995 | Strange Luck | — | Episode: "Over Exposure" |
1995 | Vanishing Son | Spider McKeun | Episode: "Sweet Sixteen" |
1995 | All-American Girl | Cody | Episode: "Notes from the Underground" |
1996 | Party of Five | Gil | Episode: "Poor Substitutes" |
1996 | Marshal Law | Monk | Television film |
1996 | The Ultimate Lie | Dale | Television film |
1996 | Gone in the Night | Rob Kinney | Television film |
1997 | VR.5 | Marco | Episode: "Parallel Lives" |
2000 | Wonderland | Dr. Abe Matthews | 5 episodes |
2001 | Final Jeopardy | Mike Chapman | Television film |
2002 | Flashpoint | Shaw | Television film |
2002–2003 | 24 | Gary Matheson | 7 episodes |
2003 | Karen Sisco | Merle Salchek | Episode: "Dumb Bunnies" |
2003 | Gilmore Girls | Alex Lesman | 3 episodes |
2004 | The Jury | John Ranguso | 2 episodes |
2004 | Monk | Brad Terry | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the T.V. Star" |
2007 | Law & Order | Attorney Farmer | Episode: "Charity Case" |
2007 | Backyards & Bullets | — | Television film |
2008–2009 | My Boys | Jack Newman | 5 episodes |
2008 | Fringe | Lucas Vogel | Episode: "In Which We Meet Mr. Jones" |
2009–2012 | The Closer | Phillip Stroh | 3 episodes |
2010–2012 | Rizzoli & Isles | Gabriel Dean | 4 episodes |
2012–2014 | Revolution | Miles Matheson | 42 episodes Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television |
2015–2018 | Major Crimes | Phillip Stroh | Recurring role |
2015–2017 | Zoo | Dr. Mitch Morgan | 39 episodes |
2016 | Chicago P.D. | Jake McCoy | Episode: "Some Friend" |
2018 | FBI | Rowan Quinn | Episode: "The Armorer's Faith" |
2020–present | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Captain Billy Tyson | Recurring |
2020 | Most Dangerous Game | Reagan | 5 episodes |
2021 | Maid | Hank Russell | Main role [17] |
2022–present | Fire Country | Vince Leone | Main role |
Year | Film | Notes |
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2003 | Something More | |
2004 | Dead & Breakfast | story |
Year | Film | Notes |
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2003 | Something More | co-producer |
2015 | Divine Access | co-producer |
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