# William Shockley (actor)

William Shockley (born September 17, 1963) is an American actor and musician.
He was born in Lawrence, Kansas. He graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in political science. He has appeared mainly in TV series; he is best known for his role as Hank Lawson on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1987 | RoboCop | Creep |
| 1989 | Howling V: The Rebirth | Richard |
| 1990 | Street Asylum | Tattoo |
| 1990 | The Adventures of Ford Fairlane | Punk Gunslinger |
| 1991 | Switch | Party Guest |
| 1993 | Dream Lover | Buddy |
| 1995 | Girl in the Cadillac | Lamar |
| 1995 | Showgirls | Andrew Carver |
| 1999 | Suckers | Everett |
| 1999 | The Joyriders | Pony Tail Trucker |
| 2001 | Madison | Rick Winston |
| 2007 | Treasure Raiders | Beekeeper |
| 2007 | Welcome to Paradise | Kent Dylan |
| 2008 | Cat City | Sen. Jack Sweet |
| 2011 | Last Will | Michael Palmer |
| 2011 | The Gundown | Travis McCain |
| 2012 | Born Wild | CJ Jennings |
| 2012 | Ambush at Dark Canyon | Cage Dalton |
| 2013 | Dug Up | ZZ West |
| 2013 | A Country Christmas | Joe Logan |
| 2014 | Reaper | Buck |
| 2014 | Finding Harmony | Leon Leatherwood |
| 2014 | Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink | Jesse Parsons |
| 2017 | You're Gonna Miss Me | Ward Rockwell |
| 2017 | The Last Rampage | Joe Tison |
| 2018 | You Can't Say No | Will |
| 2018 | Mistrust | Adam Ross |
| 2019 | The Legend of 5 Mile Cave | Sheriff John 'Doc' Small |
| 2019 | Wild League | Jones |
| 2020 | Lemonheads | Skinner |
| 2020 | Love by Drowning | Detective Bill Dickerson |
| 2020 | Death in Texas | Tex |
| 2023 | Far Haven | Jensen Longley |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1989 | Freddy's Nightmares | Ralph | Episode: "Cabin Fever" |
| 1989 | Nasty Boys | Drug Dealer | Television film |
| 1989 | Jake and the Fatman | Blackmailer | Episode: "Sweet Leilani" |
| 1990 | Paradise | Gus | Episode: "Dangerous Cargo" |
| 1990 | Alien Nation | Nick Coletta | Episode: "Real Men" |
| 1990 | Love and Lies | Steve | Television film |
| 1990 | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Roach | Episode: "Chester Gets a Show" |
| 1990 | Sunset Beat | German Hit-man | Episode: "One Down, Four Up" |
| 1990 | Hardball | Angel of Death | Episode: "The Angel of Death" |
| 1990 | Quantum Leap | Boner | Episode: "M.I.A. - April 1, 1969" |
| 1990 | Nasty Boys | Milt Jackson | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | Lucky Chances | Flash | 3 episodes |
| 1990 | In the Heat of the Night | Troy Caldwell | Episode: "And Justice for Some" |
| 1990, 1991 | The Young Riders | Jake Colter | 2 episodes |
| 1990–1991 | Bagdad Cafe | Sheriff Wayne | 5 episodes |
| 1991 | Good & Evil | Sonny | 6 episodes |
| 1991 | Vigilante Cop | Michael Sturtevant (Uncredited) | Television film |
| 1993–1998 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Hank Lawson | 120 episodes |
| 1997 | Stolen Women: Captured Hearts | George Armstrong Custer | Television film |
| 1999 | The Pretender | Luther Ecksley | Episode: "Countdown" |
| 2000 | Nash Bridges | Rooster | Episode: "Land Pirates" |
| 2006 | In Justice | Mickey Young | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Numbers | Vincent Kagan | Episode: "Money for Nothing" |
| 2014 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Rand Palmer | Episode: "Leipei" |
| 2018 | Home by Spring | Burt | Television film |