Billy Burke

ACTOR, WRITER, PRODUCER

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29th May 2022 | FlixCatalog Staff

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 Mafia! - Eine Nudel macht noch keine Spaghetti! (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 Peter Berg. 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 Im Netz der Spinne (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: Twenty Four (2001). His disturbing portrayal of abusive father and husband "Gary Matheson" still resonates as a fan favorite. In 2004, Billy teamed up with John Travolta and Joaquin Phoenix in the firefighter drama Im Feuer (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 Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling in New Line's hit thriller Das perfekte Verbrechen (2007), directed by New York Cops: NYPD Blue (1993) creator Gregory Hoblit. 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 Zauber der Liebe (2007), which included Morgan Freeman and Greg Kinnear. As fate would have it, neither Gregory Hoblit nor Lakeshore had seen enough of Burke's dry wit and unshakable persona, so when it came time to find a match for Diane Lane in Untraceable (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 Catherine Hardwicke. 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. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Matt Dicker and Tom Sullivan

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Streaming Availability

Amazon Video has the most number of Billy Burke’s flixes, followed by Vudu compared to other streaming platforms. See the full graph below.

Releases by Year

Billy Burke on average has worked on 2 movies per year from 1991 to 2021. See the full graphs of the number of Billy Burke movies released per year from 2007 till 2021.

Top Genres

Billy Burke works mostly in Drama Genre followed by Comedy Genre flixes. 30% of Billy Burke movies are Drama Genre movies. See Top Genres that Billy Burke worked on in the graph below.

Average IMDB Score

On average the IMDB score of the movies that Billy Burke has worked on is 5.9.

5.9 / 10

Billy Burke's Movies and Tv Series available to Stream now ..

The film follows the relationship between a bullied student, Shelly, whose home life is in shambles, and a wealthy eccentric, Wes, with no friends and issues with women. Things take a turn when Wes offers to become the teen's guardian.

7.1/1093 min

Available in 5 platform(s).

Action,Short,Thriller
Most Dangerous Game (2020)

Desperate to take care of his pregnant wife before a terminal illness can take his life, Dodge Maynard accepts an offer to participate in a deadly game where he soon discovers that he's not the hunter - but the prey.

6.7/107 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Comedy,Crime,Thriller
Freaky Deaky (2012)

Set in 1974, a pair of '60s radicals rely on their bomb-making skills on their way to becoming capitalists.

6.7/1090 min

Available in 8 platform(s).

Drama,Mystery,Sci-Fi
Zoo (2015)

A young scientist searches to find out what's causing a rash of violent animal attacks.

6.6/1042 min

Available in 7 platform(s).

Action,Adventure,Drama
Revolution (2012)

Fifteen years after a permanent global blackout, a group of revolutionaries seeks to drive out an occupying force posing as the United States Government.

6.6/1043 min

Available in 6 platform(s).

Horror,Mystery
Lights Out (2016)

Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.

6.3/1081 min

Available in 12 platform(s).

Crime,Mystery,Thriller
Untraceable (2008)

FBI agent Jennifer Marsh is tasked with hunting down a seemingly untraceable serial killer who posts live videos of his victims on the Internet. As time runs out, the cat and mouse chase becomes more personal.

6.2/10101 min

Available in 14 platform(s).

Comedy,Fantasy,Horror
Dead & Breakfast (2004)

A night at a local bed and breakfast turns into a bloody supernatural fight to the death.

5.7/1088 min

Available in 1 platform(s).