Bill Heck is an American actor who has appeared on Broadway and in television shows, such as The Leftovers, I Know What You Did Last Summer and The Old Man, and films, including in the role of Billy Knapp in the Coen brothers' Western The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.
Early life and education Heck was born in Phoenix, Arizona and moved to Libertyville, Illinois, as a child. He graduated from the University of Evansville in Indiana and went to New York University to gain a graduate degree in acting.
Career Heck took his first Broadway leading role in the Cabaret revival in 2014. Off-Broadway, Heck starred in Horton Foote's epic The Orphans' Home Cycle, Angels in America with Buster Scruggs co-star Zoe Kazan, and Water by the Spoonful.
On television, Heck had a guest role in The Alienist and appeared in The Leftovers.
At L.A. Outfest in 2013, Heck won the Grand Jury Award for Best Actor for his role in Pit Stop.
Heck appeared as Billy Knapp in the vignette "The Gal Who Got Rattled", one of six separate stories of the American Wild West in the Coen brothers-directed The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. To prepare for the role, Heck read The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey by Rinker Buck.
Personal life Heck married Broadway co-star Maggie Lacey in 2011.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes2010NonamesSimon2013Pit StopGabe2014The Amazing Spider-Man 2G-5 Co-Pilot/Karl Fiers/The Finisher2016After AdderallGerard20181985Dancer2018The Ballad of Buster ScruggsBilly KnappSegment: "The Gal Who Got Rattled"2020Small Town WisconsinChuck2020I'm Your WomanEddie2024Hold Your BreathHenry Bellum 2026PrimetimeStone Phillips
Television Year Show Role Notes2007NumbersBarista1 episode2007NCISCory Mitas1 episode2007CSI: NYBrett Dohn1 episode2007The CloserWesley Reed2 episodes2008MediumDavid Draper1 episode2009Without a TraceJonah Westfield1 episode2009The UnitPhilip1 episode2011The Big CMike1 episode2011–2012Pan AmGraham2 episodes2012Person of InterestRick Morris1 episode2012ElementaryTy Morstan1 episode2014Taxi BrooklynGregg JamesMain role2014–2015The LeftoversDarren3 episodes (seasons 1–2)2015The AmericansNeil2 episodes2016Mercy StreetPhilip Starks2 episodes2016Feed the BeastDante DiPaolo1 episode2017Sleepy HollowMitch Talbot1 episode2018InstinctRoman Cecchino1 episode2018The AlienistBeecham3 episodes (season 1)2019Bluff City LawCampbell Mathers1 episode2019Ray DonovanYoung Mickey Donovan1 episode2020Little AmericaJack1 episode2020–2022Locke & KeyRendell LockeRecurring role (seasons 1–3)2021I Know What You Did Last Summer Bruce GrantMain role2022Ray Donovan: The MovieYoung Mickey DonovanTelevision film2022–2024The Old ManYoung Dan ChaseMain role2024TeacupLieutenant Olsen4 episodes2026Your Friends & NeighborsMark1 episodeTBAWild ThingsJimmy LaveryUpcoming miniseries
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