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Billy Zane, born William George Zane Jr. on February 24, 1966, is an American actor, film director, voice actor, and stage actor. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, and began his work period in 1985. Zane speaks and writes in English.
He is known for his notable work in the 1997 film Titanic. Zane has been married to Lisa Collins and has been in unmarried partnerships with Kelly Brook and Leonor Varela. He has two children.
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Film & TV
Chicago, Illinois, USA
William George "Billy" Zane, Jr. (born February 24, 1966) is an American actor, producer and director. He is probably best known for his roles as Caledon "Cal" Hockley in Titanic, The Phantom from The Phantom, John Wheeler in Twin Peaks and Mr. E in CQ.
Known for
- Special Op: Rent-a-Cop — Malachi2026
- Takeover — Gamal Akopyan2026
- Tapawingo — Stoney Tarwater2025
- Waltzing with Brando — Marlon Brando2025
- Day of Reckoning — Butch Hayden2025
- Deadly Vows — Det. Manny2025
- Held Hostage in My House — Dr. Walter2024
- Single Car Crashes — Coach Jim2024
- Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story — Larry Ray2024
- Don't Mess with Grandma — Stan2024
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Billy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Spouse
- Lisa Collins
- Occupation
- painter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Titanic (1997 film)
- Image
- Billy Zane Photo Op GalaxyCon Raleigh 2019.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- Billy Zane
- date of birth
- 1966-02-24
- unmarried partner
- Leonor Varela
- start of work period
- 1985-00-00
- social media followers
- 30143
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Billy Zane
- birth name
- William George Zane Jr.
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Encyclopedic overview
William George Zane Jr. (born February 24, 1966) is an American actor. His breakthrough role was in the Australian film Dead Calm (1989), a performance that earned him a nomination for the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actor. He has since appeared in numerous films and television series, and starred as the main antagonist Caledon Hockley in the epic film Titanic (1997), for which he and the rest of the ensemble cast were nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Zane's other film roles include Kit Walker / The Phantom in the superhero film The Phantom (1996), "Match" in the Back to the Future franchise, Lieutenant Val Kozlowski in Memphis Belle (1990), The Collector in Demon Knight (1995), Curtis Zampf in The Believer (2001), and Richard Miller in the Sniper film series. He also played the recurring role of John Justice Wheeler in the second season of the television series Twin Peaks, and provided the voice of Ansem in the video game Kingdom Hearts (2002).
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