Billy Campbell

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**William Oliver Campbell** (born July 7, 1959) is an American film and television actor. He first gained recognition for his recurring role as Luke Fuller in the TV series *Dynasty*. Since then, he became known for playing Rick Sammler on *Once and Again*, Det. Joey Indelli on *Crime Story*, Jordan Collier on *The 4400*, and Dr. Jon Fielding on the *Tales of the City* miniseries. His most notable films include *The Rocketeer*, *Bram Stoker's Dracula* and *Enough.* He portrayed Darren Richmond on the AMC television series *The Killing*, and played Dr. Alan Farragut in the SyFy series *Helix*.

## Early life

Campbell was born in Charlottesville, Virginia. He attended Fork Union Military Academy and Western Albemarle High School. His parents divorced when he was two years old.Template:Citation needed

## Career

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After an appearance in an episode of the hit 1980s sitcom *Family Ties*, Campbell's first prominent role was that of Luke Fuller, Steven Carrington's lover on *Dynasty*. Campbell appeared in the show's fifth season (1984–85) when *Dynasty* was the number one show on American television. Following this, he had a regular role as Detective Joey Indelli on the 1986–88 NBC series *Crime Story*. Campbell was the first choice of the producers of *Star Trek: The Next Generation* to play the role of William Riker, but lost the role to Jonathan Frakes.

In 1991, Campbell played the lead role in *The Rocketeer*. He went on to appear as "Quincey Morris", a vampire hunter in *Bram Stoker's Dracula* (1992). In 1993, he starred in the short-lived detective series *Moon Over Miami*, and won the role of Dr. Jon Fielding in the television adaptation of *Tales of the City*. He appeared in the sequels *More Tales of the City* in 1998, and *Further Tales of the City* in 2001.Template:Citation needed

In 1999, Campbell began his role as Rick Sammler on *Once and Again*, opposite Sela Ward. The series ran for three seasons until 2002, during which time Campbell received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series. Campbell then had a regular role as Jordan Collier on the sci-fi series *The 4400*, which aired for four seasons on the USA Network between 2004–2007. In 2005, he had a recurring role in the teen soap *The O.C.*

After his role in the 2002 film *Enough*, in which he played the abusive husband of Jennifer Lopez's character, he portrayed serial killer Ted Bundy in the 2003 made-for-TV movie *The Stranger Beside Me*. He then played a college professor accused of raping a student in a 2004 episode of *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*, and also played an accused serial killer who defends himself in the 2007 television series *Shark*. In 2010, Campbell had a recurring role in the short-lived revival of *Melrose Place*. Following this, Campbell took a prominent role in the AMC series *The Killing*, an American remake of the Danish series of the same name.

In 2012, Campbell played the stern but kindly father in the independent film, *Fat Kid Rules the World*. In 2000, Campbell was named one of the "World's 50 Most Beautiful People" by *People magazine*. In 2013, he played Abraham Lincoln in the National Geographic television adaptation of the Bill O'Reilly/Martin Dugard book, *Killing Lincoln*.

In 2017 and 2018, he starred in the Canadian television drama series *Cardinal*, for which he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor in a Limited Series or Television Film at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018 and at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.

## Personal life

By the end of filming of 1991's *The Rocketeer*, the 31-year-old Campbell was in a romance with 20-year-old co-star Jennifer Connelly. They were involved for five years before they broke up in 1996. He has a Norwegian wife and child who live mainly in Copenhagen, Denmark, and at her family's farm in southern Norway.

Campbell is a rugby enthusiast, having played for the Virginia Rugby Football Club, Chicago Lions RFC and the Santa Monica Rugby Club.

Campbell has "permanent resident" immigration status in Canada, with an apartment in Vancouver, British Columbia.

## See also

* List of Star Trek: The Next Generation actors

## References

1. ↑ "Bill Campbell Biography (1959-)". http://www.filmreference.com/film/50/Bill-Campbell.html. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
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3. ↑ Howard, Jennifer (May 31, 2006). "Rick Berman". Archive of American Television. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWINnL-psYw#t=560. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
4. ↑ "Tom Hanks Hosting Adaptation of O'Reilly Book". Archived from the original on September 16, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120916102643/http://social.entertainment.msn.com/tv/blogs/tv-buzz-blog.aspx?blog=2080&feat=a70759e7-6bb4-4c1d-b78b-e4528ca5f3da. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
5. ↑ Wong, Jessica (March 11, 2018). "Canadian Screen Awards 2018: Maudie, Anne, Kim's Convenience win top prizes", *CBC News*.
6. ↑ "Schitt's Creek, Anne with an E take top honours at Canadian Screen Awards", *CBC News* (March 31, 2019). Retrieved on April 19, 2019.
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8. ↑ Barrett, Dan (October 17, 2017). "Cardinal star Billy Campbell on his love of Scandi Noir and that one time he was The Rocketeer". https://www.sbs.com.au/guide/article/2017/10/17/cardinal-star-billy-campbell-his-love-scandi-noir-and-one-time-he-was-rocketeer. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
9. ↑ "Actor Billy Campbell on Cardinal, the frozen wilds and the roles that matter most" (January 19, 2017). Retrieved on January 29, 2017.

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