Billy Zane
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William George "Billy" Zane, Jr. (born February 24, 1966) is an American actor, producer and director
. He is probably best known for his roles as Caledon Hockley in Titanic
, The Phantom from The Phantom, John Wheeler in Twin Peaks
and Mr. E in CQ
.
, the son of Thalia and William George Zane, Sr., both of whom were amateur actors and founders of a school for medical technicians. Both of his parents are of Greek
descent (Chios
on his mother's side and Mani
on his father's side), and his family's original surname, "Zanetakos", was anglicized
to "Zane" by his parents, who also raised him Greek Orthodox
. He has an older sister, Lisa Zane
, who is an actress.
After completing a year abroad at the independent American School in Switzerland, Zane graduated from the progressive, private Francis W. Parker School
and attended Harand Camp of the Theater Arts, located in Kenosha, Wisconsin
.
in 1985 and Critters
in 1986. Zane also appeared in an episode of Matlock entitled "The Nurse". In 1989 he reprised his henchman role in Back to the Future II. Earlier that same year, Zane gained international recognition with the role of villain Hughie Warriner in the thriller Dead Calm
, alongside Nicole Kidman
and Sam Neill
. He also starred in the NBC
film, The Case of the Hillside Stranglers (1989).
, the low budget science fiction
thriller Megaville
. In 1990, he also co-starred in the film Memphis Belle
, a film version of a 1944 documentary about a World War II
bomber plane, as the bombardier. Zane also forayed into television work, and in 1991 he appeared as John Justice Wheeler in several episodes of David Lynch
's hit TV-show Twin Peaks
. In 1993, he played the Shakespearean actor "Mr. Fabian" in Tombstone
, and took a starring role in Sniper
. He also starred in a couple of Tales from the Crypt productions, including Tales From the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight
, where he plays a henchman of Satan called The Collector, and the episode "Well-Cooked Hams", where he plays a poorly skilled magician who kills to steal good tricks from other magicians.
In 1996, Zane played the eponymous classic comic book hero in the big budget action film The Phantom, based on Lee Falk
's comic. The Phantom being his favorite comic, Zane pumped iron for over a year and a half to fill the character's tight spandex
costume properly, and studied samples of the comic carefully in his attempt to copy the character's body language.
Although The Phantom was not a box office success, Zane achieved success shortly after by playing the millionaire misanthrope
Caledon Hockley in James Cameron
's 1997 blockbuster
Titanic
, which to this date remains his best known characterization. This role as Kate Winslet
's fiancé earned him an MTV Movie Award nomination for "Best Villain" and a Blockbuster Entertainment Award. He was also nominated for a SAG award
.
In 1998, he starred in and produced I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
, a silent film based on Ed Wood's last script, intended as a parody on bad filmmaking. He won several awards at the B-Movie Film Festival
, including Best Movie and Best Actor, for this work. The year after, he starred opposite Timothy Dalton
, Bruce Payne
, Sean Pertwee
and Leonor Varela
(who became his fiance after shooting ended) in a TV-movie about Cleopatra. Zane played the part of Mark Antony
.
He lent his voice to John Rolfe
in Disney's Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
that same year.
Zane appeared in Marilyn Manson
's music video for his single "The Dope Show".
. The same year, he also had a cameo as himself in the popular comedy Zoolander
.
Zane keeps busy in other parts of the entertainment industry as well. He is a singer and can occasionally be seen in various Broadway
shows, like Chicago
, where he played lawyer Billy Flynn.
He voiced Etrigan the Demon in an episode of The New Batman Adventures
. Zane also had a recurring role in the television series Charmed
in which he played poetry
loving ex-demon Drake. Another rather notable role was that of voicing the villainous Xehanort's Heartless, "Ansem" in the Square Enix
-Disney video game Kingdom Hearts. Archive sound of his recordings were later used for the sequel, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
, but he would be replaced by Richard Epcar
in all subsequent releases in the series.
Zane appeared in the 2006 Turkish
film, Valley of the Wolves Iraq
, (Kurtlar Vadisi: Irak in Turkish), part of the Kurtlar Vadisi
franchise. The film tells the story of the U.S. Army run amok in Iraq
, eventually brought into check by a brave Turkish
hero. Zane plays Sam William Marshall, a cruel U.S. soldier who is the main antagonist
in the film. The movie is the most expensive Turkish film ever made and obtained one of the highest box office returns in the history of the Turkish cinema. Zane's participation in the film, which some consider to be an anti-American propaganda film, and whose representation of fictional American atrocities many Turks believe to be true, has drawn criticism.
Zane made his directing debut with Big Kiss, a light-hearted romantic comedy about two journalists, who follow Billy Zane's advice, involved in a diamond caper in which he also starred. Although released in Sweden
in 2004, the date of a wider distribution remains uncertain. In January 2006, he made his debut on the London
stage in Arthur Allan Seidelman
's production of Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks by Richard Alfieri
, a two-hander in which he co-starred with Claire Bloom
.
Zane has lined up several projects, including horror-comedy The Mad, ; 4Chosen (together with Laurence Fishburne
); Alien Agent; Don Juan; and his second directorial effort, Uptown, about a man who starts a theater company for the mentally ill
. Memory, a psychological thriller
where Zane stars opposite Ann-Margret
and Dennis Hopper
, was released in 2007. Zane is also set to star in a biopic on singer Mario Lanza
, and opposite his fiancee Kelly Brook
in family-comedy Fishtales
. In 2007, he signed on to star in World War II
drama The Hessen Affair, to be directed by Paul Breuls.
He took over Timothy Olyphant
's role as Christina Applegate
's ex-boyfriend on Samantha Who?
; Olyphant had to depart because of scheduling conflicts with his role in Damages
. The show, however, was not renewed for the 2009–2010 season.
It has been reported that Bollywood
actress Bipasha Basu
is to star in her first Hollywood film and that Zane will be her leading man.
It has been also reported that Billy Zane is attached to an unknown Christopher Nolan
film.
Billy Zane is a principal at RadioactiveGiant, a film and television production and distribution company.
in 1989. The couple divorced in 1995. He was also engaged for a time to Chilean actress Leonor Varela
, his costar in the 1999 television film Cleopatra
. Zane was engaged to marry British model turned actress Kelly Brook
, whom he met when starring with her in the movie Survival Island
, also known as Three. They split in April 2008, got back together again shortly thereafter, then ended the relationship in August 2008. He has been dating Croatian model Jasmina Hdagha since March, 2010. Their daughter Eva Katerina was born February 20, 2011.
In 1999, Zane participated in the first Gumball 3000
rally, driving a 1964 Aston Martin DB5
. He was featured in the music video of Staind
's "Epiphany". Zane executive-produced a CD by bluesman Tim O'Connor that includes three songs from Dead Calm
, in which Zane had one of the lead roles.
On March 23, 2010, the IRS filed a $116,578 lien against Zane with the Los Angeles County Recorder of Deeds. He has not publicly commented on his tax situation.
In November 2010, he was awarded an honorary degree honoris causa from Lium University Bellinzona, Switzerland, for his contribution to cinematography. He is the chairman of the Francesco Fucilla Film production company 21st Century Filmworks.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. He is probably best known for his roles as Caledon Hockley in Titanic
Titanic (1997 film)
Titanic is a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. A fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, it stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson, Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater and Billy Zane as Rose's fiancé, Cal...
, The Phantom from The Phantom, John Wheeler in Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks is an American television serial drama created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. The series follows the investigation headed by FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper , of the murder of a popular teenager and homecoming queen, Laura Palmer...
and Mr. E in CQ
CQ (film)
CQ is a 2001 film written and directed by Roman Coppola. It was screened out of competition at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.It is a homage to 1960s European spy/sci-fi spoofs like Barbarella and Danger: Diabolik and the documentary spoof David Holzman's Diary. The cinematography is done by Robert...
.
Early life
Zane was born in Chicago, IllinoisChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, the son of Thalia and William George Zane, Sr., both of whom were amateur actors and founders of a school for medical technicians. Both of his parents are of Greek
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
descent (Chios
Chios
Chios is the fifth largest of the Greek islands, situated in the Aegean Sea, seven kilometres off the Asia Minor coast. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. The island is noted for its strong merchant shipping community, its unique mastic gum and its medieval villages...
on his mother's side and Mani
Mani
Mani is a name or word occurring in several etymologically unrelated languages and cultures, including:* Maní - a legend of the indigenous tribe Tupi in Brazil.* Mani , the founder of Manichaeism....
on his father's side), and his family's original surname, "Zanetakos", was anglicized
Anglicisation
Anglicisation, or anglicization , is the process of converting verbal or written elements of any other language into a form that is more comprehensible to an English speaker, or, more generally, of altering something such that it becomes English in form or character.The term most often refers to...
to "Zane" by his parents, who also raised him Greek Orthodox
Greek Orthodox Church
The Greek Orthodox Church is the body of several churches within the larger communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity sharing a common cultural tradition whose liturgy is also traditionally conducted in Koine Greek, the original language of the New Testament...
. He has an older sister, Lisa Zane
Lisa Zane
Elizabeth Frances "Lisa" Zane is an American actress and singer who has starred on stage, in film and television.-Personal life:...
, who is an actress.
After completing a year abroad at the independent American School in Switzerland, Zane graduated from the progressive, private Francis W. Parker School
Francis W. Parker School (Chicago)
Francis W. Parker School is an independent day school serving students from junior kindergarten through grade twelve of high school. Located in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood, the school is based on the progressive educational philosophies of John Dewey and Colonel Francis Wayland Parker,...
and attended Harand Camp of the Theater Arts, located in Kenosha, Wisconsin
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Kenosha is a city and the county seat of Kenosha County in the State of Wisconsin in United States. With a population of 99,218 as of May 2011, Kenosha is the fourth-largest city in Wisconsin. Kenosha is also the fourth-largest city on the western shore of Lake Michigan, following Chicago,...
.
1980s
Zane's first two screen roles were in the science fiction fllms Back to the FutureBack to the Future
Back to the Future is a 1985 American science-fiction adventure film. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale, produced by Steven Spielberg, and starred Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover and Thomas F. Wilson. The film tells the story of...
in 1985 and Critters
Critters
Critters was an animal anthology comic book published by Fantagraphics Books from 1985 to 1990 under the editorship of Kim Thompson.Prior to Furrlough and Genus, this was the longest running funny animal anthology comic book series. The title lasted for 50 issues...
in 1986. Zane also appeared in an episode of Matlock entitled "The Nurse". In 1989 he reprised his henchman role in Back to the Future II. Earlier that same year, Zane gained international recognition with the role of villain Hughie Warriner in the thriller Dead Calm
Dead Calm (film)
Dead Calm is a 1989 thriller film starring Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane. It was based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Charles Williams...
, alongside Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Mary Kidman, AC is an American-born Australian actress, singer, film producer, spokesmodel, and humanitarian. After starring in a number of small Australian films and TV shows, Kidman's breakthrough was in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm...
and Sam Neill
Sam Neill
Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill, DCNZM, OBE is a New Zealand actor. He is well known for his starring role as paleontologist Dr Alan Grant in Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III....
. He also starred in the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
film, The Case of the Hillside Stranglers (1989).
1990s
Zane's first starring role was in a 1990 independent filmIndependent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
, the low budget science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
thriller Megaville
Megaville
Megaville is an independent/low-budget direct-to-video 1990 American science fiction film, starring Billy Zane in his first lead role. Megaville is a neo-noir psychological thriller which utilizes elements of science fiction such as cyberpunk and existentialism.-Cast:* Billy Zane as Agent Raymond...
. In 1990, he also co-starred in the film Memphis Belle
Memphis Belle (film)
Memphis Belle is a 1990 film directed by Michael Caton-Jones and written by Monte Merrick, starring Matthew Modine and Eric Stoltz and introducing Harry Connick Jr. in his screen debut...
, a film version of a 1944 documentary about a World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
bomber plane, as the bombardier. Zane also forayed into television work, and in 1991 he appeared as John Justice Wheeler in several episodes of David Lynch
David Lynch
David Keith Lynch is an American filmmaker, television director, visual artist, musician and occasional actor. Known for his surrealist films, he has developed his own unique cinematic style, which has been dubbed "Lynchian", and which is characterized by its dream imagery and meticulous sound...
's hit TV-show Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks is an American television serial drama created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. The series follows the investigation headed by FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper , of the murder of a popular teenager and homecoming queen, Laura Palmer...
. In 1993, he played the Shakespearean actor "Mr. Fabian" in Tombstone
Tombstone (film)
Tombstone is a 1993 American action film set in the Old West directed by George P. Cosmatos, along with uncredited directorial efforts by actor Kurt Russell and writer Kevin Jarre. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Jarre....
, and took a starring role in Sniper
Sniper (film)
Sniper is a 1993 action film starring Tom Berenger and Billy Zane as snipers on an assassination mission in Panama.-Plot:The film starts off with Master Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Beckett , an experienced sniper, and his spotter Cpl. Papich assassinating a Panamanian rebel leader in the jungle...
. He also starred in a couple of Tales from the Crypt productions, including Tales From the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight
Demon Knight
Demon Knight is a 1995 American horror film directed by Ernest Dickerson, starring Billy Zane, William Sadler, and Jada Pinkett Smith...
, where he plays a henchman of Satan called The Collector, and the episode "Well-Cooked Hams", where he plays a poorly skilled magician who kills to steal good tricks from other magicians.
In 1996, Zane played the eponymous classic comic book hero in the big budget action film The Phantom, based on Lee Falk
Lee Falk
Lee Falk, born Leon Harrison Gross , was an American writer, theater director, and producer, best known as the creator of the popular comic strip superheroes The Phantom and Mandrake the Magician, who at the height of their popularity attracted over a hundred million readers every day...
's comic. The Phantom being his favorite comic, Zane pumped iron for over a year and a half to fill the character's tight spandex
Spandex
Spandex or elastane is a synthetic fibre known for its exceptional elasticity. It is strong, but less durable than natural Latex, its major non-synthetic competitor. It is a polyurethane-polyurea copolymer that was co-invented in 1959 by chemists C. L. Sandquist and Joseph Shivers at DuPont's...
costume properly, and studied samples of the comic carefully in his attempt to copy the character's body language.
Although The Phantom was not a box office success, Zane achieved success shortly after by playing the millionaire misanthrope
Misanthropy
Misanthropy is generalized dislike, distrust, disgust, contempt or hatred of the human species or human nature. A misanthrope, or misanthropist is someone who holds such views or feelings...
Caledon Hockley in James Cameron
James Cameron
James Francis Cameron is a Canadian-American film director, film producer, screenwriter, editor, environmentalist and inventor...
's 1997 blockbuster
Blockbuster (entertainment)
Blockbuster, as applied to film or theatre, denotes a very popular or successful production. The entertainment industry use was originally theatrical slang referring to a particularly successful play but is now used primarily by the film industry...
Titanic
Titanic (1997 film)
Titanic is a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. A fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, it stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson, Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater and Billy Zane as Rose's fiancé, Cal...
, which to this date remains his best known characterization. This role as Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet
Kate Elizabeth Winslet is an English actress and occasional singer. She has received multiple awards and nominations. She was the youngest person to accrue six Academy Award nominations, and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Reader...
's fiancé earned him an MTV Movie Award nomination for "Best Villain" and a Blockbuster Entertainment Award. He was also nominated for a SAG award
Screen Actors Guild Awards
A Screen Actors Guild Award is an accolade given by the Screen Actors Guild to recognize outstanding performances by its members. The statuette given, a nude male figure holding both a mask of comedy and a mask of tragedy, is called "The Actor"...
.
In 1998, he starred in and produced I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
I Woke Up Early The Day I Died
I Woke Up Early The Day I Died is a camp comedy film written by Edward D. Wood, Jr.. The film, directed by Aris Iliopulos, stars Billy Zane, Tippi Hedren, Ron Perlman, and Christina Ricci, among many others.-Production:...
, a silent film based on Ed Wood's last script, intended as a parody on bad filmmaking. He won several awards at the B-Movie Film Festival
B-Movie Film Festival
The B-Movie Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Syracuse, United States.The festival was founded in 1999 by local filmmaker Ron Bonk to promote the art of B-movie making. It was canceled in its third year due to the effects of September 11 attacks...
, including Best Movie and Best Actor, for this work. The year after, he starred opposite Timothy Dalton
Timothy Dalton
Timothy Peter Dalton ) is a Welsh actor of film and television. He is known for portraying James Bond in The Living Daylights and Licence to Kill , as well as Rhett Butler in the television miniseries Scarlett , an original sequel to Gone with the Wind...
, Bruce Payne
Bruce Payne
Bruce Martyn Payne is an award winning English character actor and producer and was a member of the 1980's Brit Pack. Although he is best known for his villainous roles, Bruce Payne has played characters across the spectrum...
, Sean Pertwee
Sean Pertwee
Sean Pertwee is an English actor known for his television, film and voice-over work.-Career:In the early 80s, he auditioned for a place at the Surrey County Youth Theatre where he was cast as Captain Fitzpatrick in the play Tom Jones, based on the novel by Henry Fielding...
and Leonor Varela
Leonor Varela
Leonor Varela Palma is a Chilean actress, and model. She played the character Cleopatra in the 1999 film Cleopatra...
(who became his fiance after shooting ended) in a TV-movie about Cleopatra. Zane played the part of Mark Antony
Mark Antony
Marcus Antonius , known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general. As a military commander and administrator, he was an important supporter and loyal friend of his mother's cousin Julius Caesar...
.
He lent his voice to John Rolfe
John Rolfe
John Rolfe was one of the early English settlers of North America. He is credited with the first successful cultivation of tobacco as an export crop in the Colony of Virginia and is known as the husband of Pocahontas, daughter of the chief of the Powhatan Confederacy.In 1961, the Jamestown...
in Disney's Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World is a 1998 straight-to-video sequel to the 1995 Disney film Pocahontas. The film is inspired by true events in the life of Pocahontas which took place several years after her encounter with John Smith and the founders of Jamestown...
that same year.
Zane appeared in Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson may refer to:* Marilyn Manson , an American rock musician* Marilyn Manson , the American rock band led by the singer of the same name...
's music video for his single "The Dope Show".
2000s
Zane was instrumental in getting the critically acclaimed film The Believer made, which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 2001. In it, he portrayed neo-Nazi Curtis Zampf, and starred opposite Ryan GoslingRyan Gosling
Ryan Thomas Gosling is a Canadian actor and musician. He first came to public attention as a child star on the Disney Channel's Mickey Mouse Club and went on to appear in other family entertainment programmes including Are You Afraid of the Dark? , Goosebumps , Breaker High and Young Hercules...
. The same year, he also had a cameo as himself in the popular comedy Zoolander
Zoolander
Zoolander is a 2001 American satirical comedy film directed by and starring Ben Stiller. The film contains elements from a pair of short films directed by Russell Bates and written by Drake Sather and Stiller for the VH1 Fashion Awards television specials in 1996 and 1997. The short films and the...
.
Zane keeps busy in other parts of the entertainment industry as well. He is a singer and can occasionally be seen in various Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
shows, like Chicago
Chicago (musical)
Chicago is a musical set in Prohibition-era Chicago. The music is by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the "celebrity criminal"...
, where he played lawyer Billy Flynn.
He voiced Etrigan the Demon in an episode of The New Batman Adventures
The New Batman Adventures
The New Batman Adventures is the successor to Batman: The Animated Series produced by Warner Bros. Animation. Although bearing different character designs and animation styles, both shows take place in the same continuity, with TNBA set two years after BTAS. The series aired on The WB from...
. Zane also had a recurring role in the television series Charmed
Charmed
Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
in which he played poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
loving ex-demon Drake. Another rather notable role was that of voicing the villainous Xehanort's Heartless, "Ansem" in the Square Enix
Square Enix
is a Japanese video game and publishing company best known for its console role-playing game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy series, the Dragon Quest series, and the action-RPG Kingdom Hearts series...
-Disney video game Kingdom Hearts. Archive sound of his recordings were later used for the sequel, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
is an action role-playing game developed by Square Enix and Japanese studio Jupiter and published by Square Enix in 2004 for the Game Boy Advance. The game serves as an intermediary between the two larger-scale PlayStation 2 games in the Kingdom Hearts series. It was one of the first GBA games to...
, but he would be replaced by Richard Epcar
Richard Epcar
Richard Epcar is an American actor voice actor / director, mostly specializing in the field of voice acting in games, animation and anime. He is the husband of voice actress Ellyn Stern, with whom he owns and operates Epcar Entertainment, Inc., a voiceover production service company based in Los...
in all subsequent releases in the series.
Zane appeared in the 2006 Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
film, Valley of the Wolves Iraq
Valley of the Wolves Iraq
Valley of the Wolves: Iraq is a 2006 Turkish action film, directed by Serdar Akar, about a Turkish commando team which goes to Iraq to track down the US military commander responsible for the Hood event....
, (Kurtlar Vadisi: Irak in Turkish), part of the Kurtlar Vadisi
Kurtlar Vadisi
Valley of the Wolves is a Turkish prime time TV series created by Osman Sınav, which followed a Turkish agent working under the assumed identity of Polat Alemdar attempting to infiltrate the Turkish mafia...
franchise. The film tells the story of the U.S. Army run amok in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
, eventually brought into check by a brave Turkish
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
hero. Zane plays Sam William Marshall, a cruel U.S. soldier who is the main antagonist
Antagonist
An antagonist is a character, group of characters, or institution, that represents the opposition against which the protagonist must contend...
in the film. The movie is the most expensive Turkish film ever made and obtained one of the highest box office returns in the history of the Turkish cinema. Zane's participation in the film, which some consider to be an anti-American propaganda film, and whose representation of fictional American atrocities many Turks believe to be true, has drawn criticism.
Zane made his directing debut with Big Kiss, a light-hearted romantic comedy about two journalists, who follow Billy Zane's advice, involved in a diamond caper in which he also starred. Although released in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
in 2004, the date of a wider distribution remains uncertain. In January 2006, he made his debut on the London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
stage in Arthur Allan Seidelman
Arthur Allan Seidelman
Arthur Allan Seidelman is an award-winning American television, film, and theatre director and an occasional writer, producer and actor.Born in New York City, he received his BA from Whittier College and an MA in Theatre from UCLA. He subsequently studied with Sanford Meisner, who became a...
's production of Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks by Richard Alfieri
Richard Alfieri
Richard Alfieri is a multi-award winning playwright, screenplay writer, novelist, producer and actor.A graduate of Yale University, Mr. Alfieri began his professional career in New York City, where he studied with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse...
, a two-hander in which he co-starred with Claire Bloom
Claire Bloom
Claire Bloom is an English film and stage actress.-Early life:Bloom was born in the North London suburb of Finchley, the daughter of Elizabeth and Edward Max Blume, who worked in sales...
.
Zane has lined up several projects, including horror-comedy The Mad, ; 4Chosen (together with Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence John Fishburne III is an American film and stage actor, playwright, director, and producer. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Morpheus in the Matrix science fiction film trilogy, as Cowboy Curtis on the 1980's television show Pee-wee's Playhouse, and as singer-musician Ike Turner...
); Alien Agent; Don Juan; and his second directorial effort, Uptown, about a man who starts a theater company for the mentally ill
Mental illness
A mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern generally associated with subjective distress or disability that occurs in an individual, and which is not a part of normal development or culture. Such a disorder may consist of a combination of affective, behavioural,...
. Memory, a psychological thriller
Psychological thriller
Psychological thriller is a specific sub-genre of the broad ranged thriller with heavy focus on characters. However, it often incorporates elements from the mystery and drama genre, along with the typical traits of the thriller genre...
where Zane stars opposite Ann-Margret
Ann-Margret
Ann-Margret Olsson is a Swedish-American actress, singer and dancer whose professional name is Ann-Margret. She became famous for her starring roles in Bye Bye Birdie, Viva Las Vegas, The Cincinnati Kid, Carnal Knowledge, and Tommy...
and Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Lee Hopper was an American actor, filmmaker and artist. As a young man, Hopper became interested in acting and eventually became a student of the Actors' Studio. He made his first television appearance in 1954 and appeared in two films featuring James Dean, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant...
, was released in 2007. Zane is also set to star in a biopic on singer Mario Lanza
Mario Lanza
right|thumb|[[MGM]] still, circa 1949Mario Lanza was an American tenor and Hollywood movie star of the late 1940s and the 1950s. The son of Italian emigrants, he began studying to be a professional singer at the age of 16....
, and opposite his fiancee Kelly Brook
Kelly Brook
Kelly Brook is an English model, actress, entrepreneur, television presenter and Playboy model.-Early life:...
in family-comedy Fishtales
Fishtales
Fishtales is a 2007 family comedy film directed by Alki David, and starring Billy Zane and Kelly Brook about a widowed father who falls in love with a mermaid. The film was released theatrically in the UK on August 24, 2007....
. In 2007, he signed on to star in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
drama The Hessen Affair, to be directed by Paul Breuls.
He took over Timothy Olyphant
Timothy Olyphant
Timothy David Olyphant is an American actor whose notable roles in television drama series include Deadwood as Seth Bullock, Justified as Raylan Givens, The Office as Danny Cordray, and Damages as Wes Krulik...
's role as Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate is an American actress. She is best known for playing Kelly Bundy on the Fox sitcom Married... with Children. Since then, she has established a film and television career, winning a Primetime Emmy and earning Tony and Golden Globe nominations...
's ex-boyfriend on Samantha Who?
Samantha Who?
Samantha Who? is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from October 15, 2007 to July 23, 2009. The series was created by Cecelia Ahern and Don Todd, who also served as producers...
; Olyphant had to depart because of scheduling conflicts with his role in Damages
Damages (TV series)
Damages is an American television drama series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler . It is broadcast in the United States on the DirecTV channel Audience Network after originally airing on FX and is produced by the creators' own...
. The show, however, was not renewed for the 2009–2010 season.
It has been reported that Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
actress Bipasha Basu
Bipasha Basu
Bipasha Basu is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bollywood films. A former model, she was the winner of the Ford's Godrej Cinthol Supermodel contest in 1996.-Early life:...
is to star in her first Hollywood film and that Zane will be her leading man.
It has been also reported that Billy Zane is attached to an unknown Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan
Christopher Jonathan James Nolan is a British-American film director, screenwriter and producer.He received serious notice after his second feature Memento , which he wrote and directed based on a story idea by his brother, Jonathan Nolan. Jonathan went to co-write later scripts with him,...
film.
Billy Zane is a principal at RadioactiveGiant, a film and television production and distribution company.
Personal life
Zane married actress Lisa CollinsLisa Collins (actress)
Lisa Collins is an Australian actress most well known for her star role in the 1997 movie Fix. Collins is also the ex-wife of actor Billy Zane...
in 1989. The couple divorced in 1995. He was also engaged for a time to Chilean actress Leonor Varela
Leonor Varela
Leonor Varela Palma is a Chilean actress, and model. She played the character Cleopatra in the 1999 film Cleopatra...
, his costar in the 1999 television film Cleopatra
Cleopatra (1999 film)
Cleopatra is a 1999 fictional film portrayal of the Egyptian queen Cleopatra, produced by Hallmark Entertainment, starring Leonor Varela as the title character, Timothy Dalton as Julius Caesar, Billy Zane as Mark Antony, Rupert Graves as Octavius, Sean Pertwee as Brutus and Bruce Payne as Cassius....
. Zane was engaged to marry British model turned actress Kelly Brook
Kelly Brook
Kelly Brook is an English model, actress, entrepreneur, television presenter and Playboy model.-Early life:...
, whom he met when starring with her in the movie Survival Island
Survival Island
Survival Island, also known as Three, is a 2006 film written and directed by Stewart Raffill. It stars Billy Zane, Kelly Brook, and Juan Pablo Di Pace.-Plot:...
, also known as Three. They split in April 2008, got back together again shortly thereafter, then ended the relationship in August 2008. He has been dating Croatian model Jasmina Hdagha since March, 2010. Their daughter Eva Katerina was born February 20, 2011.
In 1999, Zane participated in the first Gumball 3000
Gumball 3000
The Gumball 3000 is an annual international road rally which takes place on public roads, with a different route around the world each year. Founded in 1999 by Maximillion Cooper, it sees an annual entry of 120 cars, which are mostly exotic and powerful sports cars. However, more unusual entries ...
rally, driving a 1964 Aston Martin DB5
Aston Martin DB5
The Aston Martin DB5 is a luxury grand tourer that was made by Aston Martin. Released in 1963, it was an evolution of the final series of DB4. The DB series was named honouring David Brown ....
. He was featured in the music video of Staind
Staind
Staind is an American rock band that was formed in 1995 in Springfield, Massachusetts. For 16 years, the band consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist Mike Mushok, bassist Johnny April, and drummer Jon Wysocki...
's "Epiphany". Zane executive-produced a CD by bluesman Tim O'Connor that includes three songs from Dead Calm
Dead Calm (film)
Dead Calm is a 1989 thriller film starring Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane. It was based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Charles Williams...
, in which Zane had one of the lead roles.
On March 23, 2010, the IRS filed a $116,578 lien against Zane with the Los Angeles County Recorder of Deeds. He has not publicly commented on his tax situation.
In November 2010, he was awarded an honorary degree honoris causa from Lium University Bellinzona, Switzerland, for his contribution to cinematography. He is the chairman of the Francesco Fucilla Film production company 21st Century Filmworks.
Film
- Back to the FutureBack to the FutureBack to the Future is a 1985 American science-fiction adventure film. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale, produced by Steven Spielberg, and starred Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover and Thomas F. Wilson. The film tells the story of...
(1985) .... Match - CrittersCritters (film series)The Critters film series, from New Line Cinema, comprises four movies that combine elements of horror, science fiction and comedy. The first film, called simply Critters, was released in 1986 and received "two thumbs up" from Siskel and Ebert....
(1986) .... Steve Elliot - Going OverboardGoing OverboardGoing Overboard is a 1989 American comedy film released on May 11, 1989. It was Adam Sandler's first starring role, It features Burt Young, Allen Covert, Billy Zane, Terry Moore, Milton Berle, and a small role by Billy Bob Thornton. The movie frequently ranks very "high" on the top 100 worst...
(1989) .... King Neptune - Dead CalmDead Calm (film)Dead Calm is a 1989 thriller film starring Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane. It was based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Charles Williams...
(1989) .... Hughie Warriner - Back to the Future Part IIBack to the Future Part IIBack to the Future Part II is a 1989 American science fiction comedy film and the second installment of the Back to the Future trilogy. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale, and starred Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Thomas F. Wilson and Lea Thompson...
(1989) .... Match - MegavilleMegavilleMegaville is an independent/low-budget direct-to-video 1990 American science fiction film, starring Billy Zane in his first lead role. Megaville is a neo-noir psychological thriller which utilizes elements of science fiction such as cyberpunk and existentialism.-Cast:* Billy Zane as Agent Raymond...
(1990) .... Palinov/Jensen - Memphis BelleMemphis Belle (film)Memphis Belle is a 1990 film directed by Michael Caton-Jones and written by Monte Merrick, starring Matthew Modine and Eric Stoltz and introducing Harry Connick Jr. in his screen debut...
(1990) .... Lt. Val Kozlowski - Miliardi (1991) .... Maurizio Ferretti
- Femme Fatale (1991) .... Elijah
- Blood and Concrete (1991) .... Joey Turks
- Lake ConsequenceLake Consequence (film)Lake Consequence is a 1992 erotic made for television melodrama. It was directed by Rafael Eisenman with casting by Sue Swan.Tagline: "A man and two women".-Plot:...
(1992) .... Billy - OrlandoOrlando (film)Orlando is a 1992 film based on Virginia Woolf's novel Orlando: A Biography, starring Tilda Swinton as Orlando, Billy Zane as Marmaduke Bonthrop Shelmerdine, and Quentin Crisp as Queen Elizabeth. It was directed by Sally Potter....
(1992) .... Shelmerdine - Flashfire (1993) .... Jack Flinder
- Betrayal of the Dove (1993) .... Dr. Jesse Peter
- Sniper (1993) .... Richard Miller
- PossePosse (1993 film)Posse is a 1993 American Western film directed by and starring Mario Van Peebles. Featuring a large ensemble cast of mostly African-American actors, the film is about a posse of black soldiers and one ostracized white soldier, who are all betrayed by a corrupt colonel. The title of the film refers...
(1993) .... Colonel Graham - Poetic Justice (1993) .... Brad
- TombstoneTombstone (film)Tombstone is a 1993 American action film set in the Old West directed by George P. Cosmatos, along with uncredited directorial efforts by actor Kurt Russell and writer Kevin Jarre. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Jarre....
(1993) .... Mr. Fabian - Reflections on a Crime (1994) .... Colin
- The Silence of the HamsThe Silence of the HamsThe Silence of the Hams aka Il Silenzio dei Prosciutti is a comedy movie directed and written by Ezio Greggio and features an image-by-image parody of Thriller...
(1994) .... Joe Dee Foster - Only YouOnly You (1994 film)Only You is a 1994 romantic comedy film written by Diane Drake and directed and coproduced by Norman Jewison. It stars Marisa Tomei as a young woman who searches for a man whom she believes is her soulmate and Robert Downey Jr. as a young man she meets along the way...
(1994) .... Harry, The False Damon Bradley - The Set-UpThe Set-Up (1995 film)- Plot :Charlie Thorpe , a security systems expert, is caught during a robbery. When he get released from prison, a bank owner hires him to design a fool-proof system during the refurbishing of his bank...
(1995) .... Charles Thorpe - Demon KnightDemon KnightDemon Knight is a 1995 American horror film directed by Ernest Dickerson, starring Billy Zane, William Sadler, and Jada Pinkett Smith...
(1995) .... The Collector - The Phantom (1996) .... The Phantom/Kit Walker
- Head Above WaterHead Above WaterHead Above Water is a 1996 comedy thriller film directed by Jim Wilson and starring Cameron Diaz as the young and effervescent Nathalie. It was rated PG-13 by the MPAA...
(1996) .... Kent - Danger ZoneDanger Zone (film)Danger Zone is a 1996 film directed by Allan Eastman and starring Billy Zane and Robert Downey Jr.-Cast:* Billy Zane .... Rick Morgan* Robert Downey Jr. .... Jim Scott* Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa .... Monsieur Chang* Lisa Collins .... Dr. Kim Woods...
(1997) .... Rick Morgan - This World, Then the Fireworks (1997) .... Marty Lakewood
- TitanicTitanic (1997 film)Titanic is a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. A fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, it stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson, Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater and Billy Zane as Rose's fiancé, Cal...
(1997) .... Caledon N. "Cal" Hockley - I Woke Up Early the Day I DiedI Woke Up Early The Day I DiedI Woke Up Early The Day I Died is a camp comedy film written by Edward D. Wood, Jr.. The film, directed by Aris Iliopulos, stars Billy Zane, Tippi Hedren, Ron Perlman, and Christina Ricci, among many others.-Production:...
(1998) .... The Thief - Susan's PlanSusan's PlanSusan's Plan is a 1998 black comedy film directed by John Landis and starring Nastassja Kinski, Dan Aykroyd, Billy Zane, Rob Schneider, Lara Flynn Boyle and Michael Biehn. The plot revolves around Susan's plan to kill her former husband and collect his life insurance....
(1998) .... Sam Myers - Pocahontas II: Journey to a New WorldPocahontas II: Journey to a New WorldPocahontas II: Journey to a New World is a 1998 straight-to-video sequel to the 1995 Disney film Pocahontas. The film is inspired by true events in the life of Pocahontas which took place several years after her encounter with John Smith and the founders of Jamestown...
(1998) .... John Rolfe (voice) - Taxman (1999) .... George Putter
- ZoolanderZoolanderZoolander is a 2001 American satirical comedy film directed by and starring Ben Stiller. The film contains elements from a pair of short films directed by Russell Bates and written by Drake Sather and Stiller for the VH1 Fashion Awards television specials in 1996 and 1997. The short films and the...
(2001) ....Himself (uncredited) - The Believer (2001) .... Curtis Zampf
- CQCQ (film)CQ is a 2001 film written and directed by Roman Coppola. It was screened out of competition at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.It is a homage to 1960s European spy/sci-fi spoofs like Barbarella and Danger: Diabolik and the documentary spoof David Holzman's Diary. The cinematography is done by Robert...
(2001) .... Mr. E - Morgan's FerryMorgan's FerryMorgan's Ferry is a 2001 American film starring Billy Zane, Henry Rollins, Kelly McGillis, Roscoe Lee Browne, Johnny Galecki, Muse Watson and directed by Sam Pillsbury....
(2001) .... Sam - LandspeedLandspeedLandspeed is a 2002 film starring Billy Zane and Paul Butcher in his film debut.It is about an American team trying to break the Land Speed Record....
(2002) .... Michael Sanger - Claim (2002) .... Roberto Bealing
- Silent WarningsSilent WarningsSilent Warnings is a SciFi channel original movie that premiered August 26, 2003, directed by Christian McIntire, about a group of college students who begin finding crop circles by the house they've moved into...
(2003) .... Sheriff Bill Willingham - Starving Hysterical Naked (2003)
- Imaginary Grace (2003) .... Nero
- Vlad (2003) .... Adrian
- The KissThe Kiss (2003 film)The Kiss is a 2003 film starring Francoise Surel, Eliza Dushku, Terence Stamp, and Billy Zane. It tells the story of a book editor who is entranced by a certain old manuscript about a romance...
(2003) .... Alan Roberts/young Philip Naudet - Dead Fish (2004) .... Virgil
- Big Kiss (2004) .... Billy
- Silver City (2004) .... Chandler Tyson
- The Last DropThe Last DropThe Last Drop is a 2005 war adventure film from writer/director Colin Teague. Teague teamed up with screenwriter Gary Young, with whom he had previously collaborated on the British crime drama films Shooters and Spivs...
(2005) .... Oates - The Pleasure DriversThe Pleasure DriversThe Pleasure Drivers is an 2007 American thriller directed by Andrzej Sekula and written by Adam Haynes. It stars Lauren Holly, Angelo Spizzirri, Steffany Huckaby, Meat Loaf, [Jill Bennett |Jill Bennett]], Lacey Chabert, and Angus Macfadyen.-Story:"The Pleasure Drivers" lays out three separate...
(2005) .... Marvin - BloodRayneBloodRayne (film)BloodRayne is a 2005 action and horror film, set in 18th century Romania, and directed by Uwe Boll. The film stars Kristanna Loken, Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Billy Zane, Meat Loaf and, Matthew Davis...
(2006) .... Elrich - Survival IslandSurvival IslandSurvival Island, also known as Three, is a 2006 film written and directed by Stewart Raffill. It stars Billy Zane, Kelly Brook, and Juan Pablo Di Pace.-Plot:...
(also known as Three) (2006) .... Jack - Valley of the Wolves: Iraq (2006) .... Sam William Marshall
- MemoryMemory (2006 film)Memory is a 2006 American techno-thriller film written by Bennett Joshua Davlin, and starring Billy Zane, Tricia Helfer and Terry Chen.-Synopsis:...
(2006) .... Taylor Briggs - The Mad (2007) .... Jason Hunt
- FishtalesFishtalesFishtales is a 2007 family comedy film directed by Alki David, and starring Billy Zane and Kelly Brook about a widowed father who falls in love with a mermaid. The film was released theatrically in the UK on August 24, 2007....
(2007) .... Professor Thomas Bradley - Alien AgentAlien AgentAlien Agent is a 2007 Canadian science fiction/action film. It was directed by Jesse Johnson and starred Mark Dacascos, Emma Lahana with Billy Zane and Amelia Cooke.-Plot:...
(2007) .... Tom / Saylon - Perfect Hideout (2008) .... Victor
- The Man Who Came BackThe Man Who Came Back (2008 film)The Man Who Came Back is a 2008 western film directed by Glen Pitre. It stars Eric Braeden, Billy Zane, George Kennedy, and Armand Assante.-Plot:...
(2008) .... Ezra - Love N' DancingLove N' DancingLove N' Dancing is a 2009 dance film about a couple who take part in a dance competition. The film was directed by Robert Iscove, and stars Amy Smart, Tom Malloy, and Billy Zane.-Cast:* Amy Smart as Jessica Donovan* Tom Malloy as Jake Mitchell...
(2009) .... Kent Krandel - The Hessen Affair (2009) .... Jack Durant
- Surviving EvilSurviving EvilSurviving Evil is a horror film directed by Terence Daw and stars Billy Zane, Christina Cole and Natalie Mendoza.-Plot:A team of documentary film makers arrive at a remote Philippine island to shoot a survival special, but the island they have chosen is inhabited by the Aswang, a shape-shifting...
(2009) .... Sebastian 'Seb' Beazley - Magic ManMagic Man (film)Magic Man is a thriller film directed by Roscoe Lever and starring Billy Zane and Alexander Nevsky.-Plot:Tatiana and her beautiful girlfriends are on holiday in Las Vegas, City of Illusion. The daughter of a magician's assistant,...
(2009) .... Darius - The Gold Retrievers (2009) .... Hector
- Evil – In the Time of Heroes (2009) .... The Prophet
- DarfurDarfur (film)Darfur is a film directed by Uwe Boll concerning the current conflict in Darfur, starring Kristanna Loken, Billy Zane and Edward Furlong...
(2009) .... Bob Smith - Mama, I Want to Sing! (2011) .... Amara's Manager
- The Confidant (2010) .... Monty
- FlutterFlutter (film)Flutter is an upcoming British independent dark comedy film about gambling, written by Stephen Leslie and directed by Giles Borg currently filming in England...
(2010) .... Edwin - Chimera (TBA)
- Enemies Among UsEnemies Among UsEnemies Among Us is a 2010 thriller film starring Billy Zane and Eric Roberts. It is the first film directed by Dan Garcia, who produced Death Toll and Sinners & Saints. Filming took place in Louisiana.-Plot:...
(2010) .... Graham - Mad Zombies (2010)
- MercenariesMercenaries (film)Mercenaries is an action-adventure war film directed by Paris Leonti, his second film after Daylight Robbery. Aimed at a UK release date in January 2012, and an international release following, the film stars Billy Zane, Rob James-Collier and Kirsty Mitchell...
(2011) .... Colonel Torida - The RoommateThe RoommateThe Roommate is a 2011 thriller film directed by Christian E. Christiansen and starring Minka Kelly, Leighton Meester, Cam Gigandet, Danneel Harris, Matt Lanter, and Aly Michalka. It was theatrically released on February 4, 2011. The film is a unofficial remake of the 1992 film Single White...
(2011) .... Professor Roberts - Sniper: ReloadedSniper: ReloadedSniper: Reloaded is a 2011 action film and a continuation of the Sniper film series. Filming took place in South Africa in 2010 for a 2011 release.-Plot:...
(2011) .... Richard Miller - Two JacksTwo JacksTwo Jacks is an upcoming comedy-drama film directed by Bernard Rose and starring Sienna Miller and Danny Huston. It is an adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's short story Two Hussars and is Rose's fourth Tolstoy adaptation; Anna Karenina , Ivans XTC and The Kreutzer Sonata...
(2011) .... Max Faraday - Dark Star Hollow (2011) .... The Devil
- The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption (2011) .... King Talus
Television films
- Brotherhood of JusticeBrotherhood of JusticeBrotherhood of Justice is a 1986 American television movie starring Keanu Reeves, Billy Zane, Kiefer Sutherland, and Lori Loughlin.-Overview:...
(1986) .... Les - Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (1987) .... Police Officer
- Police Story: Monster Manor (1988) .... Officer Don Varney
- The Case of the Hillside Stranglers (1989) .... Kenneth Bianchi
- Lake ConsequenceLake Consequence (film)Lake Consequence is a 1992 erotic made for television melodrama. It was directed by Rafael Eisenman with casting by Sue Swan.Tagline: "A man and two women".-Plot:...
(1993) .... Billy - OrlandoOrlandoOrlando is a major city in the U.S. state of Florida.Orlando may also refer to-Places:* in Florida** Orlando, a major city** Greater Orlando, the 27th-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
(1993)....Shelmerdine - Running Delilah (1994) .... Paul
- CleopatraCleopatra (1999 film)Cleopatra is a 1999 fictional film portrayal of the Egyptian queen Cleopatra, produced by Hallmark Entertainment, starring Leonor Varela as the title character, Timothy Dalton as Julius Caesar, Billy Zane as Mark Antony, Rupert Graves as Octavius, Sean Pertwee as Brutus and Bruce Payne as Cassius....
(1999) .... Marc Antony - Hendrix (2000) .... Michael Jeffrey
- Sole SurvivorSole Survivor (2000 film)Sole Survivor also known as Dean Koontz's Sole Survivor is a Canadian Thriller film/mini-series adaptation of Dean Koontz's novel of the same name, made and released in 2000 and directed by Mikael Salomon.-Plot:...
(2000) .... Joe Carpenter - Invincible (2001) .... Os
- The Diamond of Jeru (2001) .... Mike Kardec
- Bet Your Life (2004) .... Joseph
- Blue Seduction (2009) .... Mikey Taylor
- Journey to Promethea (2010) .... King Laypach
Television series
- Heart of the CityHeart of the City (TV series)Heart of the City was a crime drama that aired on the ABC television network from September 1986 to January 1987. It focused on the duties of a police detective in a Los Angeles-styled city who also has to take care of his two teenaged children after his wife's murder...
(1986) .... Tobin - MatlockMatlock (TV series)Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of attorney Ben Matlock. The show originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC, where it replaced The A-Team, then from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC.The show's format was similar...
(1987) .... Eric Dawson - 21 Jump Street21 Jump Street21 Jump Street is an American police procedural crime drama television series that aired on the Fox Network from April 12, 1987, to April 27, 1991, with a total of 103 episodes. The series focused on a squad of youthful-looking undercover police officers investigating crimes in high schools,...
(1987) .... Matthew Goldblatt - Crime StoryCrime Story (TV series)Crime Story is an NBC TV drama created by Gustave Reininger and Chuck Adamson. The executive producer was Michael Mann, who had left Miami Vice to oversee Crime Story and direct the film Manhunter. The show premiered with a two hour pilot — a movie which had been exhibited theatrically —...
(1988) .... Frankie 'The Duke' Farantino - Murder, She WroteMurder, She WroteMurder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,...
: A Very Good Year for Murder (1988) .... Tony Gambini - Twin PeaksTwin PeaksTwin Peaks is an American television serial drama created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. The series follows the investigation headed by FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper , of the murder of a popular teenager and homecoming queen, Laura Palmer...
(1991) .... John Justice Wheeler - Tales From the CryptTales from the Crypt (TV series)Tales from the Crypt, sometimes titled HBO's Tales from the Crypt, is an American horror anthology television series that ran from 1989 to 1996 on the premium cable channel HBO...
: Well-Cooked Ham (1993) ... Miles - The New Batman AdventuresThe New Batman AdventuresThe New Batman Adventures is the successor to Batman: The Animated Series produced by Warner Bros. Animation. Although bearing different character designs and animation styles, both shows take place in the same continuity, with TNBA set two years after BTAS. The series aired on The WB from...
(1998) .... Etrigan the Demon - Boston PublicBoston PublicBoston Public is an American drama television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on Fox. It centered on Winslow High School, a fictional public high school located in Boston, Massachusetts. The show was named for the real public school district in which it takes place...
(2001) .... Matthew Baskin - CharmedCharmedCharmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
(2005) .... Drake - Samantha Who?Samantha Who?Samantha Who? is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from October 15, 2007 to July 23, 2009. The series was created by Cecelia Ahern and Don Todd, who also served as producers...
(2009) .... Winston Funk - The Deep EndThe Deep End (TV series)The Deep End is an American television series created by David Hemingson and produced by 20th Century Fox Television for the ABC television network...
(2010) .... Cliff Huddle
Video games
- SSX TrickySSX TrickyA soundtrack was released in 2002. It features the following songs:#"It's Tricky " - Run-D.M.C.#"Smartbomb " - BT#"Finished Symphony" - Hybrid#"King of the Beats" - Aphrodite#"Board Burner" - Mix Master Mike...
(2001) .... Brodi (voice only) - Kingdom HeartsKingdom Heartsis an action role-playing game developed and published by Square in 2002 for the PlayStation 2 video game console. The first game in the Kingdom Hearts series, it is the result of a collaboration between Square Enix and The Walt Disney Company. The game combines characters and settings from Disney...
(2002) .... Ansem, Seeker of Darkness - Kingdom Hearts: Chain of MemoriesKingdom Hearts: Chain of Memoriesis an action role-playing game developed by Square Enix and Japanese studio Jupiter and published by Square Enix in 2004 for the Game Boy Advance. The game serves as an intermediary between the two larger-scale PlayStation 2 games in the Kingdom Hearts series. It was one of the first GBA games to...
(2004) .... Ansem, Seeker of Darkness