Bill Camp on screen and stage

Bill Camp at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival

Bill Camp is an American actor of the stage and screen. He is known for his extensive character actor roles since 1989 acting in a revival of William Shakespeare's romance Twelfth Night at the Public Theater. He made his film acting debut in the legal thriller Reversal of Fortune (1990).

Camp continued to take roles in films such as the drama Rounders (1998), the crime drama Public Enemies (2009), the independent drama Compliance (2012), the prohibition drama Lawless (2012), the historical drama Lincoln (2012), the historical drama 12 Years a Slave (2013), the musical drama Love & Mercy (2015), the drama Black Mass (2015), the historical drama Loving (2016), the action film Jason Bourne (2016), the psychological drama The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), the crime thriller Molly's Game (2017), the drama Wildlife (2018), the political satire Vice (2018), the superhero film Joker (2019), the western News of the World (2020), the drama Passing (2021).

On television, he started his career with recurring roles in the NBC police procedural series Law & Order (1999–2004), the FX legal drama Damages (2006), the drama series Manhattan (2014–2015), and the HBO supernatural drama series The Leftovers (2015–2017). For his role as a Detective Sergeant in the HBO crime drama miniseries The Night Of (2016), he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award. He played a custodian and chess mentor in the Netflix period drama miniseries The Queen's Gambit (2020) he was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award.

Recently he had recurring roles in the Hulu miniseries The Looming Tower (2018), the HBO horror-crime series The Outsider (2020), the Netflix legal drama miniseries A Man in Full (2024), the Apple TV+ legal drama series Presumed Innocent (2024), the Netflix political miniseries Zero Day (2025), and the Netflix melodrama miniseries Sirens (2025). In 2025 he portrayed J. P. Morgan in the HBO period drama series The Gilded Age.

Film

Key
† Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Director Notes
1990 Reversal of Fortune Bill Barbet Schroeder
1997 In & Out Bachelor Party Guest Frank Oz
1998 Rounders Eisenberg John Dahl
2005 The Dying Gaul Malcolm Craig Lucas
2007 Reservation Road Desk Cop Terry George
2008 The Guitar Pa Wilder Amy Redford
Deception Clancey Controller Marcel Langenegger
2009 Public Enemies Frank Nitti Michael Mann
2010 Tamara Drewe Glen McGreavey Stephen Frears
2012 Compliance Van Craig Zobel
Lawless Sheriff Hodges John Hillcoat
Lincoln Mr. Jolly Steven Spielberg
2013 12 Years a Slave Radburn Steve McQueen
The Maid's Room Mr. Crawford Michael Walker
2014 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Crazy Man Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Love & Mercy Murry Wilson Bill Pohlad
2015 Aloha Bob Largent Cameron Crowe
Black Mass John Callahan Scott Cooper
2016 Midnight Special Doak Jeff Nichols
Loving Frank Beazley Jeff Nichols
Jason Bourne Malcolm Smith Paul Greengrass
Gold Hollis Dresher Stephen Gaghan
2017 Crown Heights William Robedee Matt Ruskin
The Killing of a Sacred Deer Matthew Williams Yorgos Lanthimos
The Only Living Boy in New York Uncle Buster Marc Webb
Hostiles Jeremiah Wilks Scott Cooper
Molly's Game Harlan Eustice Aaron Sorkin
Woman Walks Ahead General Crook Susanna White
2018 Wildlife Warren Miller Paul Dano
Red Sparrow Marty Gable Francis Lawrence
Skin Fred "Hammer" Krager Guy Nattiv
The Land of Steady Habits Donny O'Connell Nicole Holofcener
Vice Gerald Ford Adam McKay
2019 Native Son Henry Dalton Rashid Johnson
The Kitchen Alfonso Coretti Andrea Berloff
Joker Detective Garrity Todd Phillips
Dark Waters Wilbur Tennant Todd Haynes
2020 News of the World Willie Branholme Paul Greengrass
2021 Passing Hugh Wentworth Rebecca Hall
With/In: Volume 2 Himself Also writer and director
2022 White Noise Man With TV Noah Baumbach
2023 Boston Strangler Commissioner Edmund McNamara Matt Ruskin
Sound of Freedom Vampiro Alejandro Gómez Monteverde
The Burial Raymond Loewen Maggie Betts
2024 Drive-Away Dolls Curlie Ethan Coen
'Salem's Lot Matthew Burke Gary Dauberman
Transplant[1] Dr. Edward Harmon Jason Park
2025 The Mastermind Bill Mooney Kelly Reichardt
Huntington † TBA John Patton Ford Post-production[2]
TBA Judgment Day † TBA Nicholas Stoller Filming[3]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1990 Great Performances Marcellus / Sailor / Player Episode: "Hamlet"
1994 New York Undercover Bronski Episode: "Pilot"
1995 New York News Performer Episode: "Past Imperfect"
1999–2004 Law & Order Denny Rogis / Barney Rade 2 episodes
2000 The Great Gatsby Wilson TV movie
2003 Joan of Arcadia Painter God Episode: "St. Joan"
2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Mickey Episode: "Acts of Contrition"
2008 Brotherhood Agent Jarvis 3 episodes
2011 Boardwalk Empire Glenmore Episode: "Gimcrack & Bunkum"
2011 The Good Wife Daniel Clove Episode: "Parenting Made Easy"
2012 Damages Samurai Seven/Hacker 6 episodes
2014–15 Manhattan William Hogarth 5 episodes
2015–17 The Leftovers David Burton 4 episodes
2016 The Night Of Dennis Box Miniseries, 8 episodes
2018 The Looming Tower Robert Chesney Miniseries, 8 episodes
2018 The First Aaron Shultz Episode: "Collisions"
2020 The Outsider Howard Salomon Miniseries, 10 episodes
2020 Forensic Files II Narrator Succeeding Peter Thomas
2020 Monsterland Stan Episode: "New York, New York"
2020 The Queen's Gambit Mr. Shaibel Miniseries, 4 episodes
2021 American Rust Henry English Main role, 9 episodes
2024 A Man in Full Harry Zane Miniseries, Main role
Presumed Innocent Raymond Horgan
2025 Zero Day Director Lasch
Sirens Bruce DeWitt
The Gilded Age J. P. Morgan Episode: "What the Papers Say"

Theatre

Year Title Role Venue Ref.
1989 Twelfth Night, or What You Will Walter Delacorte Theatre, Off-Broadway [4]
1989 Titus Andronicus Chiron Delacorte Theatre, Off-Broadway [4]
1990 Hamlet Marcellus/Lord/Sailor The Public Theatre, Off-Broadway [4]
1991 Light Shining in Buckinghamshire Performer Perry Street Theatre, Off-Broadway [4]
1992 The Seagull Konstantin Treplev (understudy) Lyceum Theatre, Broadway [4]
1993 Saint Joan Gilles de Rais Lyceum Theatre, Broadway [4]
1995 Troilus and Cressida Paris Delacorte Theatre, Off-Broadway [4]
1996 Measure for Measure Duke Theatre at St. Clement's, Off-Broadway [4]
1997 One Flea Spare Bunce The Public Theatre, Off-Broadway [4]
1997 The Devils Performer New York Theatre Workshop, Off-Broadway [4]
1997–98 Jackie Various Belasco Theatre, Broadway [4]
2000 Lydie Breeze, Parts I & II Joshua Hickman New York Theatre Workshop, Off-Broadway [4]
2001 Homebody/Kabul Quango Twistleton New York Theatre Workshop, Off-Broadway [4]
2006 Soar Throats Jack Duke on 42nd Street, Off-Broadway [4]
2006 Heartbreak House Boss Mangan American Airlines Theatre, Broadway Revival [4]
2007 Coram Boy Otis Gardner Imperial Theatre, Broadway [4]
2007 The Misanthrope Alceste New York Theatre Workshop, Off-Broadway [4]
2007 4 Beckett Shorts Performer New York Theatre Workshop, Off-Broadway [4]
2009 Still Life Voice Lucille Lortel Theatre, Off-Broadway [4]
2011 The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide Adam The Newman Theatre, Off-Broadway [4]
2012 Death of a Salesman Charley Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway [4]
2016 The Crucible Reverend John Hale Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway [4]
2022 Long Day's Journey into Night James Tyrone Sr. Minetta Lane Theatre, Off-Broadway [5]

References

  1. ^ "Musician Eric Nam to Star in Psychological Thriller From Significant Productions, Endeavor Content and AUM Group (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. August 16, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Bill Camp Latest To Join A24 & StudioCanal's Revenge Thriller 'Huntington'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  3. ^ "Bill Camp, Rachel Hilson, Tyler Lofton & Rory Scovel Join Will Ferrell Comedy 'Judgment Day' From Amazon MGM Studios". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Bill Camp Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  5. ^ "Bill Camp, Elizabeth Marvel, Ato Blankson-Wood to Star in Off-Broadway and Audible Revival of Long Day's Journey Into Night". Playbill. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
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