Billy Zane

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Biography

William George "Billy" Zane, Jr. (born February 24, 1966) is an American actor, producer and director. He is probably best known for his roles as Caledon "Cal" Hockley in Titanic, The Phantom from The Phantom, John Wheeler in Twin Peaks and Mr. E in CQ.

Known For

Titanic

Cal Hockley

Back to the Future

Match

Back to the Future Part II

Match

The Boys

Alastair Adana in 'Not Without My Dolphin'

The Boys

Billy Zane

Zoolander

Billy Zane (uncredited)

Twin Peaks

John Justice Wheeler

Charmed

Drake

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2025	Tapawingo MOVIE	Stoney Tarwater
2025	Waltzing with Brando MOVIE	Marlon Brando
2025	Deadly Vows MOVIE	Det. Manny
2025	Day of Reckoning MOVIE	Butch Hayden
2024	Don't Mess with Grandma MOVIE	Stan
2024	Held Hostage in My House MOVIE	Dr. Walter
2024	Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story MOVIE	Larry Ray
2024	Single Car Crashes MOVIE	Coach Jim
2023	The Oath MOVIE	King Aaron
2023	Titanic: Stories from the Heart MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2023	INT. HALLWAY / NIGHT MOVIE	Graham
2023	Stay Calm MOVIE	Giorgio
2023	Centurion: The Dancing Stallion MOVIE	Jeffrey Hall
2022	Prophets of Change MOVIE	Narrator
2022	Iké Boys MOVIE	Newt Grafstrom
2022	The Jennifer Hudson Show TV	Self
2022	Titanic Secrets TV	Narrator
2022	Trouble Sleeping MOVIE	Charles
2022	Hellblazers MOVIE	Joshua
2021	MacGruber TV	Brigadier Commander Enos Queeth
2021	Rupture MOVIE	Victor
2021	True Story TV	Ari
2021	The Believer MOVIE	Dr. Benedict
2021	Stallone: Frank, That Is MOVIE	Self
2020	Battle of the Bulge: Winter War MOVIE	Self
2020	Final Kill MOVIE	Carl Riser
2020	Guest House MOVIE	Douglas Masters
2020	Ghosts of War MOVIE	Dr. Engel
2019	The Great War MOVIE	Colonel Jack Morrison
2019	The Boys TV	Alastair Adana in 'Not Without My Dolphin'
2019	The Boys TV	Billy Zane
2019	The Ballet of the Nations MOVIE	Narrator
2019	Cliffs of Freedom MOVIE	Christo
2019	Curfew TV	Joker Jones
2018	Holmes & Watson MOVIE	Billy Zane
2018	Lucid MOVIE	Elliot
2018	Deception TV	Switch
2018	Deception TV	Bishop
2018	Samson MOVIE	King Balek
2017	Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar MOVIE	Self
2017	Sniper: Ultimate Kill MOVIE	Richard Miller
2017	Blue World Order MOVIE	Self
2017	The Adventure Club MOVIE	Langley
2017	Swing State MOVIE	Richard Sollow
2016	A Winter Rose MOVIE	Preston Holdsworth
2016	Sniper: Ghost Shooter MOVIE	Richard Miller
2016	White Island MOVIE	Leo
2016	Dead Rising: Endgame MOVIE	Leon Rand
2016	Guilt TV	Stan Gutterie
2016	Zoolander 2 MOVIE	Billy Zane
2016	DC's Legends of Tomorrow TV	P.T. Barnum
2015	West of Redemption MOVIE	Hank Keller
2015	Winter Dragon MOVIE	Ishamael
2015	Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard MOVIE	Seiler
2015	Mad Dogs TV	Milo
2014	Beyond the Game MOVIE	Tom Reynolds
2014	Mining for Ruby MOVIE	Sam Goodwell
2014	The Ganzfeld Haunting MOVIE	Father
2014	Ghost of Goodnight Lane MOVIE	Alan
2014	Guido MOVIE	Sid Shine
2013	Scorned MOVIE	Kevin
2013	Blood of Redemption MOVIE	Quinn
2013	The Employer MOVIE	Alan
2013	A Green Story MOVIE	Greg Hutchins
2013	Barabbas TV	Barabbas
2012	Barabbas MOVIE	Barabbas
2012	Blackout MOVIE	Frank Wilcox
2012	Border Run MOVIE	Aaron
2012	Reflections on Titanic MOVIE	Self
2012	The Kill Hole MOVIE	Marshall
2012	2 Jacks MOVIE	Max Faraday
2012	Electrick Children MOVIE	Paul
2012	Hannah's Law MOVIE	Lockwood
2012	Leprechaun's Revenge MOVIE	Sheriff Connor O'Hara
2012	The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption MOVIE	Talus
2011	Lovemakers MOVIE	Jake's Agent
2011	Mysteria MOVIE	Producer
2011	Flutter MOVIE	Edwin
2011	Mercenaries MOVIE	Colonel Torida
2011	Sniper: Reloaded MOVIE	Richard Miller
2011	The Roommate MOVIE	Professor Roberts
2010	The Confidant MOVIE	Monty
2010	Enemies Among Us MOVIE	Graham
2010	The Deep End TV	Cliff Huddle
2010	Journey to Promethea MOVIE	King Laypach
2009	Attack on Darfur MOVIE	Bob Jones
2009	Magic Man MOVIE	Darius
2009	Evil - In the Time of Heroes MOVIE	Prophitis
2009	Community TV	Honda Boss
2009	The Gold Retrievers MOVIE	Hector
2009	Surviving Evil MOVIE	Sebastian Beazley
2009	Blue Seduction MOVIE	Mikey Taylor
2009	Love n' Dancing MOVIE	Kent Krandel
2009	The Hessen Affair MOVIE	Jack Durant
2008	Perfect Hideout MOVIE	Victor
2008	The Man Who Came Back MOVIE	Ezra
2007	Samantha Who? TV	Winston Funk
2007	Fishtales MOVIE	Thomas Bradley
2007	Alien Agent MOVIE	Tom / Saylon
2007	The Mad MOVIE	Jason Hunt
2006	Memory MOVIE	Taylor Briggs
2006	Psych TV	Ian Collins
2006	The Pleasure Drivers MOVIE	Marvin
2006	The Last Drop MOVIE	Robert Oates
2006	Valley of the Wolves: Iraq MOVIE	Sam William Marshall
2005	Three MOVIE	Jack
2005	BloodRayne MOVIE	Elrich
2005	Dead Fish MOVIE	Virgil
2004	Silver City MOVIE	Chandler Tyson
2004	Vlad MOVIE	Adrian
2004	Bet Your Life MOVIE	Joseph
2003	The Kiss MOVIE	Alan Roberts / Young Philip
2003	Overnight MOVIE	Self
2003	Silent Warnings MOVIE	Bill Willingham
2003	Starving Hysterical Naked MOVIE	Jack
2002	Claim MOVIE	Roberto Bealing
2002	Landspeed MOVIE	Michael Sanger
2001	Morgan's Ferry MOVIE	Sam
2001	Invincible MOVIE	Oz
2001	The Diamond of Jeru MOVIE	Mike Kardec
2001	Zoolander MOVIE	Billy Zane (uncredited)
2001	The Believer MOVIE	Curtis Zampf
2001	CQ MOVIE	Mr. E
2000	Boston Public TV	Matthew Baskin
2000	Hendrix MOVIE	Michael Jeffrey
2000	Sole Survivor MOVIE	Joe Carpenter
2000	Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
1999	Promise Her Anything MOVIE	George Putter
1999	Cleopatra TV	Marc Antony
1998	Susan's Plan MOVIE	Sam Myers
1998	Charmed TV	Drake
1998	I Woke Up Early the Day I Died MOVIE	The Thief
1998	Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World MOVIE	John Rolfe (voice)
1998	So Graham Norton TV	Self - Guest
1997	Titanic MOVIE	Cal Hockley
1997	The New Batman Adventures TV	Etrigan the Demon / Jason Blood (voice)
1997	This World, Then the Fireworks MOVIE	Marty Lakewood
1996	Head Above Water MOVIE	Kent
1996	Danger Zone MOVIE	Rick Morgan
1996	The Phantom MOVIE	The Phantom / Kit Walker
1996	The Phantom: The Man, the Myth, the Legend MOVIE	Self
1995	The Set Up MOVIE	Charles Thorpe
1995	Lake Consequence MOVIE	Billy
1995	Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight MOVIE	The Collector
1994	Flashfire MOVIE	Jack Finder
1994	Reflections on a Crime MOVIE	Colin
1994	Running Delilah MOVIE	Paul
1994	The Silence of the Hams MOVIE	Jo Dee Foster
1994	Only You MOVIE	The False Damon Bradley
1993	Tombstone MOVIE	Mr. Fabian
1993	Poetic Justice MOVIE	Brad
1993	Betrayal of the Dove MOVIE	Jesse Peter
1993	Posse MOVIE	Colonel Graham
1993	Sniper MOVIE	Richard Miller
1992	Orlando MOVIE	Shelmerdine
1992	Megaville MOVIE	Palinov / Jenson
1991	Critters 3 MOVIE	Steve (archive footage)
1991	Blood and Concrete MOVIE	Joey Turks
1991	Femme Fatale MOVIE	Elijah
1991	Millions MOVIE	Maurizio Ferretti
1990	Memphis Belle MOVIE	Val Kozlowski
1990	Twin Peaks TV	John Justice Wheeler
1989	Back to the Future Part II MOVIE	Match
1989	Tales from the Crypt TV	Miles Federman
1989	Going Overboard MOVIE	King Neptune
1989	Dead Calm MOVIE	Hughie Warriner
1989	The Case of the Hillside Stranglers MOVIE	Kenneth Bianchi
1988	Police Story: Monster Manor MOVIE	Officer Don Varney
1987	Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 MOVIE	Cop
1986	Heart of the City TV	Greg
1986	The Brotherhood of Justice MOVIE	Les
1986	Critters MOVIE	Steve Elliot
1986	Matlock TV	Eric Dawson
1985	Back to the Future MOVIE	Match
1984	Murder, She Wrote TV	Tony Gambini
	The Evilry MOVIE	Agent Billingsley
	Special Op: Rent-a-Cop MOVIE	Malachi
	Faceless MOVIE	Self
	Redemption MOVIE	Self
	Big Kiss MOVIE	Billy
	Blood Rush MOVIE	Aamon
	Mascotland MOVIE	Self

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