Bill Camp
Biography
Bill Camp is an American actor who built his early career on the stage before moving into character parts on screen. He was raised in Groton, Massachusetts, and trained at the Juilliard School after leaving the University of Vermont without finishing his degree. Off-Broadway he won an Obie Award for Tony Kushner's Homebody/Kabul, and he later appeared on Broadway in Heartbreak House, Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, the last earning him a Tony nomination. His films include Compliance (2012), Lawless (2012), 12 Years a Slave (2013), Love & Mercy (2015), Loving (2016), Molly's Game (2017), Vice (2018), Wildlife (2018), Joker (2019), Dark Waters (2019), The Kitchen (2019) and Sound of Freedom (2023). On television he had a recurring part in The Leftovers from 2015 to 2017, earned Emmy nominations for The Night Of and Presumed Innocent, and played Mr. Shaibel in The Queen's Gambit.
61years old
Turns 62 on October 22in 7 days
- Born Massachusetts
- Star sign: LibraLast day of the sign, on the Scorpio cusp
- Also credited as William Camp
Movie Career
- Films
- 40
- Career span
- 21 years2005 to 2026
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A change of course
Bill Camp left acting in 2002 and worked as a cook and mechanic, then returned two years later in Tony Kushner's Homebody/Kabul, winning an Obie Award.
Early training
Bill Camp studied at the University of Vermont, though he did not earn a degree there, and he went on to graduate from the Juilliard School.
A role that slipped away
Bill Camp had to withdraw from starring as Gordon in Sarah Ruhl's Dead Man's Cell Phone at Playwrights Horizons in 2008 because of other work commitments.
Bill Camp movies on Netflix
How to Make a Killingas Warren Redfellow
Matchbox the Movieas Smalley
The Mastermindas Bill Mooney
Drive-Away Dollsas Curlie
Salem's Lotas Matt Burke
Sound of Freedomas Batman
The Burialas Ray Loewen
White Noiseas Man With TV
Passingas Hugh
News of the Worldas Mr. Branholme
Dark Watersas Wilbur Tennant
Jokeras Detective Garrity
Native Sonas Mr. Dalton
Skinas Fred 'Hammer' Krager
The Kitchenas Alfonso Coretti
Red Sparrowas Marty Gable
The Land of Steady Habitsas Donny O'Neil
Viceas Gerald Ford
Wildlifeas Warren Miller
Crown Heightsas William Robedee
Hostilesas Jeremiah Wilks
Molly's Gameas Harlan Eustice
The Killing of a Sacred Deeras Matthew Williams
The Only Living Boy in New Yorkas Uncle Buster
Woman Walks Aheadas General Crook
Goldas Hollis Dresher
Jason Bourneas Malcolm Smith
Lovingas Frank Beazley
Midnight Specialas Doak
Alohaas Bob Largent
Black Massas John Callahan
Love & Mercyas Murry Wilson
12 Years a Slaveas Radburn
Complianceas Van
Lawlessas Sheriff Hodges
Coachas Coach Buehl
Tamara Dreweas Glen McCreavy
Deceptionas Clancey Controller
Reservation Roadas Desk Trooper
The Dying Gaulas Malcolm
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Paul Greengrass directed two of these films, Scott Cooper two and Jeff Nichols two. Elizabeth Marvel appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.










Films together
Elizabeth Marvel5 films together, 2005 to 2020
Elizabeth Marvel's page News of the World2020IMDb rating 6.8Camp as Mr. BranholmeMarvel as Mrs. Gannett
Native Son2019IMDb rating 5.7Camp as Mr. DaltonMarvel as Mrs. Dalton
The Land of Steady Habits2018IMDb rating 6.3Camp as Donny O'NeilMarvel as Sophie Ashford
Aloha2015IMDb rating 5.4Camp as Bob LargentMarvel as Launch Announcer - Natalie
The Dying Gaul2005IMDb rating 6.4Camp as MalcolmMarvel as Kelli
Joel Edgerton4 films together, 2015 to 2018
Joel Edgerton's page Red Sparrow2018IMDb rating 6.6Camp as Marty GableEdgerton as Nate Nash
Loving2016IMDb rating 7.0Camp as Frank BeazleyEdgerton as Richard Loving
Midnight Special2016IMDb rating 6.6Camp as DoakEdgerton as Lucas
Black Mass2015IMDb rating 6.8Camp as John CallahanEdgerton as John Connolly
Jessica Chastain3 films together, 2012 to 2017
Jessica Chastain's page Molly's Game2017IMDb rating 7.4Camp as Harlan EusticeChastain as Molly Bloom
Woman Walks Ahead2017IMDb rating 6.7Camp as General CrookChastain as Catherine Weldon
Lawless2012IMDb rating 7.2Camp as Sheriff HodgesChastain as Maggie Beaufort
Josh Pais3 films together, 2017 to 2019
Josh Pais's page Joker2019IMDb rating 8.3Camp as Detective GarrityPais as Hoyt Vaughn
The Land of Steady Habits2018IMDb rating 6.3Camp as Donny O'NeilPais as Larry Eichner
Crown Heights2017IMDb rating 6.7Camp as William RobedeePais as D.A. Mengano
Corey Stoll3 films together, 2015 to 2026
Corey Stoll's page Matchbox the Movie2026IMDb rating 5.7Camp as SmalleyStoll as Mosier
Gold2016IMDb rating 6.7Camp as Hollis DresherStoll as Brian Woolf
Black Mass2015IMDb rating 6.8Camp as John CallahanStoll as Fred Wyshak
Jesse Plemons3 films together, 2015 to 2018
Jesse Plemons's page Vice2018IMDb rating 7.2Camp as Gerald FordPlemons as Kurt
Hostiles2017IMDb rating 7.2Camp as Jeremiah WilksPlemons as Lt. Rudy Kidder
Black Mass2015IMDb rating 6.8Camp as John CallahanPlemons as Kevin Weeks
Paul GreengrassDirector, 2 films, 2016 to 2020
All films by Paul Greengrass News of the World2020IMDb rating 6.8Camp as Mr. Branholme
Jason Bourne2016IMDb rating 6.6Camp as Malcolm Smith
Scott CooperDirector, 2 films, 2015 to 2017
All films by Scott Cooper Hostiles2017IMDb rating 7.2Camp as Jeremiah Wilks
Black Mass2015IMDb rating 6.8Camp as John Callahan
Jeff NicholsDirector, 2 films, 2016
All films by Jeff Nichols Loving2016IMDb rating 7.0Camp as Frank Beazley
Midnight Special2016IMDb rating 6.6Camp as Doak
Also three films together2 more actors
- Louisa KrauseDark Waters (2019), Skin (2019) and Woman Walks Ahead (2017)
- Margaret QualleyHow to Make a Killing (2026), Drive-Away Dolls (2024) and Native Son (2019)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Bill Camp's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.6 billion
30 of the 39 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 39 films: 30 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 2 streaming, short cinema run; 2 figure not found.
- 30Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 2Streaming, short cinema run
- 2Figure not found
Top grosser

Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 88% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.1B41.2% of the total
- 2$415M15.9% of the total
- 3$251M9.6% of the total
- 4$187M7.1% of the total
- 5$152M5.8% of the total
- 6$100M3.8% of the total
- 7$76M2.9% of the total
- 8$59M2.3% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.









