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Billy Wirth

Billy Wirth

14 movies on Netflix

Biography

Billy Wirth is an American actor and film producer who came to acting by way of fashion modeling. Born in New York City, he studied at Brown University, where the photographer Bruce Weber spotted him and started him on a modeling career that included work for magazines such as GQ, Interview and Seventeen. He headed to Los Angeles in the mid 1980s, making his film debut in Seven Minutes in Heaven (1986), and became known for playing the vampire Dwayne in The Lost Boys (1987). A starring part in War Party followed in 1988, and in the 1990s he worked in film and television, among them Abel Ferrara's Body Snatchers (1993), Sex and the City and a role as the warlock Matthew Tate on Charmed. He competed on American Gladiators in 1989 and appeared in a Testament music video. From 1999 he has written, directed and produced independent films, most notably MacArthur Park in 2001.

64years old

Turns 65 on June 23in 251 days

  • Born New York City
  • Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22

Movie Career

Films
14
Career span
33 years1986 to 2019

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  1. A change of course

    Wirth appeared on American Gladiators during its first season in 1989. He made it to the first-half semi-finals but did not win the title.

  2. A change of course

    Wirth went to Brown University, and it was there that Bruce Weber, a fashion model photographer, discovered him. He started working as a model soon after.

  3. Beyond film

    In 1992, Wirth appeared in the official music video for Electric Crown, a song by Testament, the American heavy metal band.

  4. Behind the camera

    Since 1999, Wirth has written, directed, and produced independent films, with MacArthur Park in 2001 as his most notable directing work.

Billy Wirth movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Lost Boys1987 Comedy, Fantasy, Horroras Dwayne

    IMDb rating 7.2180K votes

  2. Body Snatchers1993 Horror, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Tim Young

    IMDb rating 6.022K votes

  3. Boys on the Side1995as Nick

    IMDb rating 6.516K votes

  4. Betrayed2018as Mike Wolf

    IMDb rating 3.84.3K votes

  5. Eternal Code2019as Mark Pellegrini

    IMDb rating 3.43.5K votes

  6. Echoes2014as Joe

    IMDb rating 4.41.6K votes

  7. Seven Minutes in Heaven1986as Zoo Knudsen

    IMDb rating 5.92.3K votes

  8. Powder Blue2009as David

    IMDb rating 6.216K votes

Most often with

Harley Wallen directed two of these films. Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Forest Whitaker, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Forest WhitakerRichard Tyson, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Richard TysonTerry Kinney, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Terry KinneyCalhoun Koenig, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Calhoun KoenigHarley Wallen, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Harley WallenKaiti Wallen, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Kaiti WallenHarley WallenDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Harley Wallen

Films together

  • Forest Whitaker2 films together, 1993 to 2009
    Forest Whitaker's page
    • Powder Blue2009IMDb rating 6.2Wirth as DavidWhitaker as Charlie
    • Body Snatchers1993IMDb rating 6.0Wirth as Tim YoungWhitaker as Major Collins
  • Richard Tyson2 films together, 2018 to 2019
    Richard Tyson's page
    • Eternal Code2019IMDb rating 3.4Wirth as Mark PellegriniTyson as Oliver
    • Betrayed2018IMDb rating 3.8Wirth as Mike WolfTyson as Mr. Stone
  • Terry Kinney2 films together, 1986 to 1993
    Terry Kinney's page
  • Calhoun Koenig2 films together, 2018 to 2019
    Calhoun Koenig's page
    • Eternal Code2019IMDb rating 3.4Wirth as Mark PellegriniKoenig as May
    • Betrayed2018IMDb rating 3.8Wirth as Mike WolfKoenig as Jessie
  • Harley Wallen2 films together, 2018 to 2019
    Harley Wallen's page
    • Eternal Code2019IMDb rating 3.4Wirth as Mark PellegriniWallen as Sam
    • Betrayed2018IMDb rating 3.8Wirth as Mike WolfWallen as Mikhail Kovalchek
  • Kaiti Wallen2 films together, 2018 to 2019
    Kaiti Wallen's page
    • Eternal Code2019IMDb rating 3.4Wirth as Mark PellegriniWallen as Stephanie
    • Betrayed2018IMDb rating 3.8Wirth as Mike WolfWallen as Marie Alderman
  • Harley WallenDirector, 2 films, 2018 to 2019
    All films by Harley Wallen
    • Eternal Code2019IMDb rating 3.4Wirth as Mark Pellegrini
    • Betrayed2018IMDb rating 3.8Wirth as Mike Wolf
  • Also two films together1 more actor
    • Yan BirchEternal Code (2019) and Betrayed (2018)

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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