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Bill Camp
Name
William Camp
Birthplace
Massachusetts, United States
Birth date
October 13, 1961
Occupation
Actor
Active Years
1989-Presents

William Camp is an American character actor. He became known for playing supporting roles in many films such as Lincoln (2012), Compliance (2012), 12 Years a Slave (2013), Love and Mercy (2015), Loving (2016), Molly's Game (2017), Vice (2018), Wildlife (2018), Joker (2019) and News of the World (2021), as well as the HBO miniseries The Night Of in 2016 and The Outsider in 2020, and the Netflix miniseries The Queen's Gambit in 2020. He also had a recurring role in the HBO drama series The Leftovers from 2015 to 2017 and the Hulu space drama series The First in 2018.

Camp has appeared in many television series and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his role in the miniseries The Night Of (2016). He was nominated for a Tony Award for his role in the 2016 Broadway revival of the play The Crucible.

Career[]


Theatre[]

Initially, Camp was largely active in theatre, but has taken on character roles in both film and television. In 2002, he left acting and temporarily changed professions (as a cook and mechanic), only to return two years later in Tony Kushner's Homebody/Kabul, for which he won an Obie Award (Off-Broadway Theater Awards).

Among his works on Broadway are Heartbreak House (2006), Death of a Salesman (2012) and The Crucible (2016). In 2006, Camp joined, Philip Bosco and Lily Rabe in the Broadway revival of Heartbreak House at the Roundabout Theatre Company's American Airlines Theatre. In 2012, Camp joined Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Andrew Garfield in Mike Nichols' Broadway Revival of Death of a Salesman at The Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The show ran from March 15, 2012 through June 02, 2012 and earned rave reviews, and won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. In 2016, he starred in the Broadway Revival of The Crucible alongside Saoirse Ronan, Ben Whishaw, Ciaran Hinds and Sophie Okenedo at the Walter Kerr Theatre. He received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play nomination for The Crucible.

Off-Broadway credits include starring as Gordon in Sarah Ruhl's Dead Man's Cell Phone at Playwrights Horizons in 2008, before having to withdraw due to other work commitments.

Film[]

Camp has starred in a wide variety of films such as Lincoln(2012), 12 Years a Slave(2013), Love and Mercy(2015), Loving(2016), Molly's Game(2017), Vice(2018), Wildlife (2018), Dark Waters (2019), Joker (2019), The Kitchen(2019), & News of the World (2021)

Television[]

In 2011, he appeared in the second season of the HBO TV series Boardwalk Empire as the hunter Glenmore. Camp has also appeared in Law & Order, The Good Wife, The Leftovers and The Night Of, receiving a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for The Night Of. In 2018, he played FBI agent Bob Chesney, in the critically acclaimed and Emmy-nominated miniseries The Looming Tower. In 2020, Camp became narrator of Forensic Files II on HLN and played Mr. Shaibel in The Queen's Gambit.

Personal Life[]

Camp was raised in Massachusetts, and is the son of Patricia L., a librarian, and Peter B. Camp, who was an assistant headmaster at the Groton School. He attended the University of Vermont, where he played intramural hockey. He married actress Elizabeth Marvel on September 4, 2004. They have one son.

Filmography[]

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

Elizabeth Marvel

Segment: "In the Air"; also writer and director
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Completed

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
1990 Great Performances Marcellus / Sailor / Player Episode: "Hamlet"
1994 New York Undercover Bronski Episode: "Pilot"
1995 New York News 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
2014–2015 Manhattan William Hogarth 5 episodes
2015–2017 The Leftovers David Burton 4 episodes
2016 The Night Of Dennis Box 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 Miniserie

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Awards[]

Year Awards Category Work Result Ref.
2017
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie The Night Of Nominated
2021
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie The Queen's Gambit Nominated
2016
Tony Awards Best Featured Actor in a Play The Crucible Nominated

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