科幻、幻想和恐怖电影学院2013 Best Actor on Television《Revolution》 (提名)
Billy Burke was born and raised in Bellingham, Washington, USA. He began singing at age nine, and joined a band at age fifteen. He continued to work with bands and study/performing drama at Western Washington University. He performed in Seattle at the Annex Theater, New City Festival, and the A.H.A. Theater, though it was as a musician, not an actor, that Burke first moved to Los Angeles. A demo deal with a major record label that "didn't quite pan out", left him to explore the only other thing he "knew he was good at". With two independent films shot in his native Seattle under his belt, he began auditioning and very soon working as an actor.
He made his feature film debut in the independent film Daredreamer (1990). After a string of mostly "bad guy with facial hair" TV guest appearances, he landed his first studio picture role in the Zucker brothers' genre spoof 黑帮掌门人 (1998). Capitalizing on his deadpan comedic sensibilities, he then won the title role in Dill Scallion (1999), the cult classic "mockumentary" about the rise and fall of a slightly touched country music singer. Co-starring in "Dill", was then fledgling writer/director 彼得·博格. It was Berg who brought Billy back to television to play "Dr. Abe Matthews" in the acclaimed ABC drama Wonderland (2000). Although its life on the air was short-lived, Wonderland (2000) won the hearts of critics and fans, alike, and was recently re-released in its entirety on DirecTV.
Paramount's Along Came a Spider (2001) marked Billy's first revisit to studio films. He then returned yet again to television for the second season of Fox's mega hit series 24 (2001). His disturbing portrayal of abusive father and husband "Gary Matheson" still resonates as a fan favorite. In 2004, Billy teamed up with 约翰·特拉沃尔塔 and 华金·菲尼克斯 in the firefighter drama 烈火雄心 (2004). It was here that the studios once again began to recognize his on-screen magnetism. So, after another steady stream of notable television performances, he was cast alongside 安东尼·霍普金斯 and 瑞恩·高斯林 in New Line's hit thriller 破绽 (2007), directed by NYPD Blue (1993) creator 格里高利·霍布里特. This multi-layered turn as a flawed cop snared by his own aberrations caught the eye of Academy Award winning director Robert Benton. Benton swiftly invited Billy to join the cast of his and Lakeshore Entertainment's 爱的盛宴 (2007), which included 摩根·弗里曼 and 格雷戈·金尼尔. As fate would have it, neither 格里高利·霍布里特 nor Lakeshore had seen enough of Burke's dry wit and unshakable persona, so when it came time to find a match for 戴安·琳恩 in 网络杀机 (2008), he got the call to play the rock solid "Detective Eric Box". Since arriving in Hollywood in the early 90s, Billy Burke has never stopped working. There are countless credits that come in between the aforementioned that of course, also serve as a testament to his gift and longevity. However, it was a chance viewing of Dill Scallion (1999) that struck an indelible head turn for director 凯瑟琳·哈德威克. The impression Billy's performance left, lasted until they met in 2007 while Hardwicke and Summit Entertainment were looking for someone to play "Charlie Swan" in their film adaptations of the bestselling book series The "Twilight" Saga. After a brief meeting and read-through of a few scenes, Billy and Catherine agreed... it was "meant to be". Summit followed suit and welcomed him into the franchise. Millions of fans around the world have concurred with the choice and the overwhelming response to his theatrical work has given him solace in the fact that he never got that record deal.
Daughter born while he was starring in 暮光之城 (2008).
Grew a mustache to play the part of "Chief Swan" in 暮光之城 (2008). When filming was completed, he shaved it off.
Son-in-law of Ray Williams.
Brother-in-law of Sunny Amoreena and Chloe Williams.
His daughter's name is Bluesy LaRue Burke.
His characters on 24 (2001) and Revolution (2012) both have the last name Matheson.