Billy Burke

Birth Name:

William Albert Burke

Birth Place:

Bellingham, Washington, United States

Profession

Actor, Writer, Producer

Nominated for a Saturn Award for best actor on television for his role in "Revolution" in 2013
Was working on "Twilight" at the time of his daughter's birth
Moved to Los Angeles in the 1990s to work on a recording contract, but after the demo did not pan out, he chose to stay and try his hand at acting
Began singing at age nine and joined his first band at 15
Quote: "Actors are just people too and we are both there to do the same job and hopefully come up with something great․ I look at it like we are both there for the common goal․ I don't look at it as difficult․ I just jump in because it's fun․"
Quote: "I had known that I'd wanted to be an actor from a very early age, but I always knew that I wanted to have a dual career․ I wanted to be an actor, and I also at that time wanted to be a rock star․"
Quote: "I don't make the distinction between whether or not I am going to do a show or movies․ It's all based on material․ It's about whatever comes along that I think I can add the most to․"
Landed his first Hollywood role in 1998's "Jane Austen's Mafia!" before earning more critical acclaim for "Dill Scallion" the following year
Was persuaded by Peter Berg to audition for television roles, eventually helping him land his role on "Wonderland․"
Best known for his roles in the "Twilight" franchise and in the series "Revolution․"
Released his first album "Removed" at the age of 43

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