David Tom

David Tom is an American actor who became known for his role as Billy Abbott on The Young and the Restless, playing the part from 1999 to 2002 and returning in 2014. He won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in 2000, was nominated again the following year, and took outstanding male newcomer honors at the Soap Opera Digest Awards in 2000. Born in Hinsdale, Illinois, he started out in commercials before making an uncredited film debut in Plain Clothes in 1988 and then landing a regular role on the NBC series Brand New Life. He played Darryl Knable in Stay Tuned (1992) and Andy in Stepfather 3 (1992), and Willi in Swing Kids (1993), earning Young Artist Award nominations for those parts. He also played Paul Cramer on One Life to Live in 2004 and appeared in the horror film The Hazing that same year.