# Gil Bellows on screen and stage

Gil Bellows (born June 28, 1967) is a Canadian actor, producer, screenwriter, and director. Upon graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, he began acting in films and television. Bellows also earned critical acclaim for his stage performances in The Snake and the Vein (1990-1992) and Flaubert's Latest (1992). For his first starring role in Love and a .45 (1994), his acting received positive reviews. Bellows gained wide attention for his performance as Tommy a pivotal role in The Shawshank Redemption (1994). The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards including “Best Picture” and is considered by many to be one of the greatest films ever made.
On television, Bellows is best known for playing Billy Thomas, the romantic lead in the popular Fox ’s legal dramedy series Ally McBeal (1997–2002). His performance earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award, and when his character finally united with the title character, the show reached a record-breaking audience of nearly 17 million viewers.
Throughout his career Bellows, has continued to work in both film and television. His film credits include The Weather Man (2005), House at the End of the Street (2012), and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019). On television, he has had recurring roles in Smallville (2010), American Gods (2021), Chucky (2023-2024), and more.
As a producer, Bellows has several notable accomplishments, including Mick Jackson’s HBO biographical drama Temple Grandin (2010), which earned him both a Primetime Emmy Award and a Peabody Award. He produced, starred in, co-wrote, and co-directed the film 3 Days in Havana (2013), and also produced the Amazon Prime Video series Patriot (2015–2017), where he received story credits as well.

## Stage Works

* A Snake in the Vein (1990- 1992)
* Flaubert's Latest (1992)
* The best of schools (undated-circa early 1990s)
* 24-Hour Play (2002)
* Great Writers Series: The Ox-Bow Incident. (2004)

## Films

| Year | Title | Role | Producer | Notes |
| 1989 | The First Season | Ronne | | |
| 1994 | Love and a .45 | Watty Watts | | |
| 1994 | The Shawshank Redemption | Tommy Williams | | |
| 1995 | Miami Rhapsody | Matt | | |
| 1995 | Black Day Blue Night | Hitchhiker Dodge | | |
| 1996 | The Substance of Fire | Val Chenard | | |
| 1997 | Snow White: A Tale of Terror | Will | | |
| 1997 | Witch Way Love | Michael | | |
| 1997 | White Lies | Punk Guy | | |
| 1997 | The Assistant | Frank Alpine | | |
| 1997 | Dinner at Fred's | Richard | | |
| 1998 | Say You'll Be Mine | Mason | | |
| 1998 | Judas Kiss | Lizard Browning | | |
| 2000 | Beautiful Joe | Elton | | |
| 2000 | Chasing Sleep | Detective Derm | | |
| 2003 | Fast Food High | Dale White | | |
| 2003 | Blind Horizon | Dr. Theodore Conway | | |
| 2004 | EMR | Paramedic | | |
| 2004 | How's My Driving | Jimmy | | Short film |
| 2004 | Childstar | Isaac | | |
| 2004 | Pursued | Ben Keats | | |
| 2005 | Keep Your Distance | David Dailey | | |
| 2005 | Sweet Land | | Co-producer | Producer only |
| 2005 | The Weather Man | Don | | |
| 2008 | The Promotion | Mitch | | |
| 2008 | Kill Kill Faster Faster | Joe | Producer | |
| 2008 | Black Crescent Moon | Sam | | |
| 2008 | Passchendaele | Royster | | |
| 2008 | Toronto Stories | Henry | | |
| 2010 | Happenchance | Stan | | Short film |
| 2010 | Unthinkable | Agent Vincent | | |
| 2010 | A Night for Dying Tigers | Jack | | |
| 2010 | Hunt to Kill | Banks | | |
| 2010 | Neighbors | Vern | | Short film |
| 2011 | The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom | Phil | | |
| 2011 | Girl Walks into a Bar | Emmit | | |
| 2011 | The Maiden Danced to Death | Fred | | |
| 2012 | The Samaritan. | Bartender Bill | | |
| 2012 | House at the End of the Street | Weaver | | |
| 2013 | Mad Ship | Archie Cameron | | |
| 2013 | Louis Cyr | Richard Kyle Fox | | |
| 2013 | Parkland | David Powers | | |
| 2013 | 3 Days in Havana | Jack Petty | Producer | Also co-director and co-writer |
| 2014 | Extraterrestrial | Sheriff Murphy | | |
| 2014 | Leading Lady | Daniel Taylor | | |
| 2014 | The Calling | Detective Ray Green | | |
| 2014 | Kill the Messenger | DEA Agent Miller | | |
| 2015 | Girl on the Edge | Jake Green | | |
| 2015 | Weepah Way for Now | John | | |
| 2015 | Life on the Line | Pok' Chop | | |
| 2015 | Business Ethics | Zachary Cranston | Executive producer | Short film |
| 2016 | Dead Draw | Harrison | | |
| 2016 | She Has a Name | Alex | | |
| 2017 | Blood Honey | Marvin Heath | | |
| 2017 | ADDicted | Professor Jeff Mueller | | |
| 2019 | Run This Town | Detective Lowey | | |
| 2019 | Nation's Fire | Josip Aleksander | | |
| 2019 | Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark | Chief Turner | | |
| 2019 | Business Ethics | Edwin Murk | Executive producer | |
| 2019 | Drowning | Frank | | |
| 2020 | Two Deaths of Henry Baker | Henry Baker / Sam Bird | | |
| 2021 | Awake | Dr. Katz | | |

## Television

| Year | Title | Role | Producer | Notes |
| 1991 | Law & Order | Howard Metzler | | Episode: "The Violence of Summer" |
| 1992 | Flying Blind | Gerard | | Episode: "Single White Eurotrash" |
| 1993 | Going to Extremes | Ben | | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Silver Strand | Brian Del Piso | | TV movie |
| 1996 | Radiant City | Bert Kramer | | TV movie |
| 1997–2002 | Ally McBeal | Billy Thomas | | 68 episodes |
| 1998 | The Practice | Billy Thomas | | Episode: "Axe Murderer" |
| 1999 | Ally | Billy Thomas | | 13 episodes |
| 2000 | The Courage to Love | Dr. Gerard Gaultier | | TV movie |
| 2001 | Night Visions | Keith Miller | | Episode: "Dead Air/Renovation" |
| 2001 | Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature | Miles | | TV movie |
| 2001–2002 | The Agency | Matt Callan | | 23 episodes |
| 2002 | Whitewash: The Clarence Bradley Story | Mike De Guerin | | TV movie |
| 2002 | Second String | Dan Heller | | TV movie |
| 2003 | 1st to Die | Chris Raleigh | | TV movie |
| 2003 | The Twilight Zone | Maj. Rob Malone | | Episode: "Homecoming" |
| 2004 | Karen Sisco | Special Agent Donny Pepper | | Episode: "Dog Day Sisco" |
| 2004 | Zeyda and the Hitman | Jeff Klein | | TV movie |
| 2004 | Cooking Lessons | Professor Mocha | | TV movie |
| 2004 | A Bear Named Winnie | Colonel Barret | | TV movie |
| 2005 | Terminal City | Ari Sampson | | 10 episodes |
| 2006 | Final Days of Planet Earth | Lloyd Walker | | TV movie |
| 2008 | The Cleaner | Mickey Efros | | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2008 | Infected | Ben Mosher | | TV movie |
| 2008 | 24: Redemption | Frank Tramell | | TV movie |
| 2010 | Smallville | Maxwell Lord | | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | FlashForward | Timothy | | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | Goblin | Neil Perkins | | TV movie |
| 2010 | Criminal Minds | Jeff Joyce | | Episode: "JJ" |
| 2010 | Temple Grandin | | Executive Producer | Producer only |
| 2010–2012 | True Justice | Nikoli Putin | | 4 episodes |
| 2011 | Sanctuary | Caleb | | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Trading Christmas | Ray Johnson | | TV movie |
| 2012 | Boss | Vacarro | | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Vegas | George Grady | | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Delete | Lt. General Michael Overson | | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Lee Berman | | Episode: "Kitty" |
| 2014 | Falling Skies | Nick Phillips | | Episode: "Mind Wars" |
| 2014 | Bones | Mason Barnes | | Episode: "The Money Maker on the Merry-Go-Round" |
| 2014 | Ascension | Harris Enzmann | | 3 episodes |
| 2015–2018 | Patriot | Lawrence Lacroix | Executive producer | 14 episodes - Also story writer |
| 2016 | 11.22.63 | FBI Agent James B. Hosty | | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Eyewitness | Gabe Caldwell | | 10 episodes |
| 2017 | Between Us | Matt | | TV short |
| 2018 | The Detectives | Det. Peter Baker | | Episode: "Nine Shots" |
| 2019 | The Handmaid's Tale | Doctor | | Episode: "Heroic" |
| 2019 | Suits | Dan Foley | | Episode: "Windmills" |
| 2019 | Jett | Evans | | 9 episodes |
| 2020 | Cherish the Day | Therapist | | Episode: "Synopsis" |
| 2020 | The Twilight Zone | Dick Warren | | Episode: "You Might Also Like" |
| 2020 | Love in the Time of Corona | Paul | | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | American Gods | Bill Sanders | | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | Women of the Movement | Gerald Chatham | | 4 episodes |
| 2023–2024 | Chucky | Warren Pryce | | 6 episodes |
| 2024 | Alert: Missing Persons Unit | Inspector Hollis Braun | | 6 episodes |