Rhys Coiro
Biography
Rhys Coiro is an American actor who works across film, television and theater. Born in Calabria, Italy, he grew up in Washington, D.C., New York City and upstate New York before studying theater at Carnegie Mellon University and training at the Moscow Art Theatre. At 19 he got his first professional job as an understudy in the off-Broadway premiere of Conor McPherson's This Lime Tree Bower, and soon after graduating he played Eddie the Bellhop in a Lincoln Center revival of Dinner at Eight. He is best known for playing filmmaker Billy Walsh in the HBO series Entourage, and he appeared in the remake Straw Dogs (2011). His other television work includes Lilyhammer, Texas Rising, Ray Donovan, The Walking Dead and The Penguin, and he returned to the stage in 2023 in The Coast Starlight.
47years old
Turns 48 on March 12in 154 days
- Born Calabria
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Also credited as Rhys J. Coiro and John Rhys Coiro
Movie Career
- Films
- 22
- Career span
- 18 years2007 to 2025
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First role
At 19, Coiro landed his first professional job: an understudy for three parts in This Lime Tree Bower, Conor McPherson's off-Broadway play. Harris Yulin directed the American premiere at Primary Stages.
Early training
Coiro trained at the Moscow Art Theatre in Russia in addition to earning a BFA in theater from Carnegie Mellon University.
Rhys Coiro movies on Netflix
Trustas Darren
Running on Emptyas Simon
Rustas Clete LaFontaine
Agent Gameas Reese
One Wayas Coco
Who Invited Charlie?as Ray
Finding Steve McQueenas Ray Darrow
Dead Antas Pager
Chronically Metropolitanas The Georgian
Entourageas Billy Walsh
4 Minute Mileas Eli
Electric Slideas Glen the Mormon
As Cool as I Amas Ron
Chlorineas Pat
A Good Old Fashioned Orgyas Marcus
L!fe Happensas Marc
Straw Dogsas Norman
30 Days of Night: Dark Daysas Paul
MacGruberas Yerik Novikov
Order of Chaosas John
The Unbornas Mr. Shields
Mama's Boyas Trip
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Xavier Manrique directed two of these films. Travis Fimmel appears in three 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
Travis Fimmel3 films together, 2019 to 2024
Travis Fimmel's page Rust2024IMDb rating 5.8Coiro as Clete LaFontaineFimmel as Fenton 'Preacher' Lang
One Way2022IMDb rating 4.2Coiro as CocoFimmel as Will
Finding Steve McQueen2019IMDb rating 6.2Coiro as Ray DarrowFimmel as Harry Barber
James Marsden2 films together, 2011 to 2013
James Marsden's page As Cool as I Am2013IMDb rating 5.8Coiro as RonMarsden as Chuck Diamond
Straw Dogs2011IMDb rating 5.9Coiro as NormanMarsden as David Sumner
Jake Busey2 films together, 2017 to 2024
Kate Bosworth2 films together, 2011
Kate Bosworth's page L!fe Happens2011IMDb rating 5.6Coiro as MarcBosworth as Deena
Straw Dogs2011IMDb rating 5.9Coiro as NormanBosworth as Amy Sumner
Cam Gigandet2 films together, 2009 to 2014
Cam Gigandet's page 4 Minute Mile2014IMDb rating 6.2Coiro as EliGigandet as Wes Jacobs
The Unborn2009IMDb rating 4.7Coiro as Mr. ShieldsGigandet as Mark
Will Forte2 films together, 2010 to 2011
Will Forte's page A Good Old Fashioned Orgy2011IMDb rating 6.1Coiro as MarcusForte as Glenn
MacGruber2010IMDb rating 5.6Coiro as Yerik NovikovForte as MacGruber
Xavier ManriqueDirector, 2 films, 2016 to 2022
All films by Xavier Manrique Who Invited Charlie?2022IMDb rating 5.5Coiro as Ray
Chronically Metropolitan2016IMDb rating 5.0Coiro as The Georgian
Also two films together1 more actor
- Cortney PalmDead Ant (2017) and Electric Slide (2014)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Rhys Coiro's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$146 million
8 of the 22 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 22 films: 8 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 13 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 13Figure not found
Top grosser

Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$77M52.5% of the total
- 2$49M33.8% of the total
- 3$10M7.1% of the total
- 4$9.3M6.4% of the total
- 5$368K0.3% of the total
- 6$31K0.0% of the total
- 7$30K0.0% of the total
- 8$3K0.0% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.










