Billy Campbell Biography

Fast Facts

• Studied illustration in college in hopes of becoming a comic-book artist
• Made his TV debut on an episode of Family Ties in 1984
• Big film break came with the lead role in 1991's cult classic The Rocketeer
• TV GUIDE ranked his Once and Again character Rick Sammler as number 36 on the list of the 50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time in 2004
• Took a year-long hiatus from acting in 2005 to circumnavigate the globe aboard the Picton Castle, a sail training ship
• Stands 6'4" tall, a feature used to his advantage when he portrayed Abraham Lincoln in National Geographic Channel's 2013 docudrama Killing Lincoln