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), and 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
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 George2008 The Guitar Pa Wilder Amy Redford Deception Clancey Controller Marcel Langenegger 2009Public Enemies Frank Nitti Michael Mann 2010 Tamara Drewe Glen McGreavey Stephen Frears2012 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 Walker2014 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Crazy Man Alejandro G. Iñárritu Love & Mercy Murry Wilson Bill Pohlad2015 Aloha Bob Largent Cameron Crowe Black Mass John Callahan Scott Cooper2016 Midnight Special Doak Jeff Nichols Loving Frank Beazley Jeff Nichols Jason Bourne Malcolm Smith Paul Greengrass Gold Hollis Dresher Stephen Gaghan2017 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 White2018 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 McKay2019 Native Son Henry Dalton Rashid Johnson The Kitchen Alfonso Coretti Andrea Berloff Joker Detective Garrity Todd Phillips Dark Waters Wilbur Tennant Todd Haynes 2020News of the World Willie Branholme Paul Greengrass2021 Passing Hugh Wentworth Rebecca Hall With/In: Volume 2 HimselfElizabeth Marvel Segment: "In the Air" Also writer and director 2022 White Noise Man With TV Noah Baumbach2023 Boston Strangler Commissioner Edmund McNamara Matt Ruskin Sound of Freedom Vampiro Alejandro Gómez Monteverde The Burial Raymond Loewen Maggie Betts2024 Drive-Away Dolls Curlie Ethan Coen 'Salem's Lot Matthew Burke Gary Dauberman Transplant Dr. Edward Harmon Jason Park 2025 The Mastermind Bill Mooney Kelly Reichardt Honey Don't! Drive-Thru Customer Ethan Coen2026 Run Amok Mr Hunt NB Mager How to Make a Killing Warren Redfellow John Patton Ford George Rob Rice Post-production Smalley Sam Hargrave Post-production 2027 Takashi Doscher Post-productionTBA Nicholas Stoller Post-production Bill Camp, Roman Griffin Davis, Michael Rispoli & Jordana Spiro Join Coming-Of-Age Crime Thriller ‘Operation Fastlink’ Jerry Careccio Post-production
Television Year Title RoleNotes 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" 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 The First Aaron Shultz Episode: "Collisions"2020 Forensic Files II Narrator Succeeding Peter Thomas Monsterland Stan Episode: "New York, New York" 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, 6 episodes Presumed Innocent Raymond Horgan 8 episodes 2025 Zero Day Director Jeremy Lasch Miniseries, 5 episodes Sirens Bruce DeWitt Miniseries, 5 episodes The Gilded Age J. P. Morgan 3 episodes The American Revolution Capt. Jabez Fitch (voice) Episode: "The Times That Try Men's Souls (July 1776 - January 1777)"2026 Nocturne Chief Ellison Upcoming series Rick and Morty Announcer, Sergeant Marlowe (voices) Episode: "Rickuiem Mort a Dream"
Theatre Year Title Role Venue Ref.1989Twelfth Night, or What You WillWalterDelacorte Theatre, Off-BroadwayTitus AndronicusChiron1990HamletMarcellus/Lord/SailorThe Public Theater, Off-Broadway1991Light Shining in BuckinghamshirePerformerPerry Street Theatre, Off-Broadway1992The SeagullKonstantin Treplev (understudy)Lyceum Theatre, Broadway1993Saint JoanGilles de Rais1995Troilus and CressidaParisDelacorte Theatre, Off-Broadway1996Measure for MeasureDukeTheatre at St. Clement's, Off-Broadway1997One Flea SpareBunceThe Public Theater, Off-BroadwayThe DevilsPerformerNew York Theatre Workshop, Off-Broadway1997–98JackieVariousBelasco Theatre, Broadway2000Lydie Breeze, Parts I & IIJoshua HickmanNew York Theatre Workshop, Off-Broadway2001Homebody/KabulQuango Twistleton2006Soar ThroatsJackDuke on 42nd Street, Off-BroadwayHeartbreak HouseBoss ManganAmerican Airlines Theatre, Broadway Revival 2007Coram BoyOtis Gardner Imperial Theatre, BroadwayThe MisanthropeAlcesteNew York Theatre Workshop, Off-Broadway4 Beckett ShortsPerformer2009Still LifeVoiceLucille Lortel Theatre, Off-Broadway2011The Intelligent Homosexual's GuideAdamThe Newman Theatre, Off-Broadway 2012Death of a SalesmanCharleyEthel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway 2016The CrucibleReverend John HaleWalter Kerr Theatre, Broadway 2022 Long Day's Journey into Night James Tyrone Sr. Minetta Lane Theatre, Off-Broadway
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