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Actors - Billy Zane

William George Zane, Jr. (born February 24, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois), better known as Billy Zane, is an American actor and model.

Background and family

Billy Zane, born William Zanetakos, is of Greek American heritage and speaks fluent Greek. His parents, George and Thalia, ran a medical technical school, and his older sister is actress Lisa Zane
. He is a graduate of the Francis W. Parker School. Two of his classmates were future actors, Daryl Hannah
and Jennifer Beals
.

Zane married co-actress Lisa Collins in 1989. The couple divorced in 1995. He was also engaged for a time to Chilean actress Leonor Varela
, his costar in the 1999 television movie Cleopatra. As of 2006, Zane is engaged to marry British actress Kelly Brook
.

Career in entertainment

Zane's first prominent screen role was in Back to the Future
(1985) playing Biff Tannen
's friend Match. He landed the role as a fluke by appearing nonchalant, dressed in a T-shirt. Zane later reprised the role for the 1989 sequel, Back to the Future II. Zane is perhaps best known for playing Caledon Hockley in the 1997 movie blockbuster Titanic
and the eponymous classic comic book hero in The Phantom
. His most recent role is in the controversial Turkish film Valley of the Wolves Iraq
Zane portrays Special Forces commander Sam William Marshall, a violent, greedy American soldier who massacres innocent Iraqis.

Zane keeps busy in other parts of the entertainment industry as well. He is a singer and can occasionally be seen in various Broadway shows. He also played the voice of Xehanort (then known as Ansem) in Squaresoft and Disney's renowned video game Kingdom Hearts, but was replaced by Richard Epcar
for Kingdom Hearts II. Zane also had a recurring role in the popular television series Charmed in which he played poetry loving ex-demon Drake.

Miscellaneous facts

Zane is 6 feet, 1 inches tall.

Premature hair loss has not diminished Zane's acting career. Sometimes, while in character, he wears a wig, although he usually shaves his head while not in character and has been forefront in promoting this look. Zane is also an avid swimmer, therefore shaving his head aids his hydrodynamics while moving through the water.

In 1999, he participated in the first Gumball 3000 rally, driving a 1964 Aston Martin DB5.

Was featured in the music video, Epiphany by Staind.

Filmography

  • Valley of the Wolves Iraq
    (2006
    ) .... Sam William Marshall
  • BloodRayne (2006
    ) .... Elrich
  • Mem-o-re (2005) .... Taylor Briggs
  • The Pleasure Drivers (2005) .... Marvin
  • The Last Drop (2005) .... Oates
  • Silver City
    (2004) .... Chandler Tyson
  • Big Kiss (2004) .... Billy
  • Dead Fish (2004) .... Virgil
  • Three (2004) .... Jack
  • The Kiss
    (2003) .... Alan Roberts/young Philip Naudet
  • Vlad (2003) .... Adrian
  • Imaginary Grace (2003) .... Nero
  • Starving Hysterical Naked (2003)
  • Claim (2002) .... Roberto Bealing
  • Landspeed (2002) .... Michael Sanger
  • CQ
    (2001) .... Mr. E
  • The Believer
    (2001) .... Curtis Zampf
  • Zoolander
    (2001) ....Himself (uncredited)
  • Taxman (1999/II) .... George Putter
  • Morgan's Ferry (1999) .... Sam
  • Susan's Plan (1998) .... Sam Myers
  • I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998) .... The Thief
  • Titanic
    (1997) .... Caledon Hockley
  • This World, Then the Fireworks (1997) .... Marty Lakewood
  • Danger Zone
    (1997) .... Rick Morgan
  • Head Above Water
    (1996) .... Kent
  • The Phantom
    (1996) .... The Phantom/Kit Walker
  • Demon Knight (1995) .... The Collector
  • The Set Up (1995) .... Charles Thorpe
  • Only You (1994) .... Harry, The False Damon Bradley
  • Silenzio dei prosciutti, Il (1994) .... Joe Dee Foster
  • Reflections on a Crime (1994) .... Colin
  • Tombstone
    (1993) .... Mr. Fabian
  • Poetic Justice
    (1993) .... Brad
  • Posse (1993) .... Colonel Graham
  • Sniper
    (1993) .... Richard Miller
  • Betrayal of the Dove (1993) .... Dr. Jesse Peter
  • Flashfire (1993) .... Jack Flinder
  • Orlando
    (1992) .... Shelmerdine
  • Blood and Concrete (1991) .... Joey Turks
  • Femme Fatale (1991) .... Elijah
  • Miliardi (1991) .... Maurizio Ferretti
  • Memphis Belle
    (1990) .... Lt. Val Kozlowski
  • Megaville (1990) .... Palinov/Jensen
  • Kickboxer (1990) .... Tung Po
  • Back to the Future Part II
    (1989) .... Match
  • Dead Calm
    (1989) .... Hughie Warriner
  • Going Overboard
    (1989) .... King Neptune
  • Critters
    (1986) .... Steve Elliot
  • Back to the Future
    (1985) .... Match

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