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William McNamara

 
Actor: William McNamara
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  • Born: Mar 31, 1965 in Dallas, Texas
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '90s-2000s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Thriller
  • Career Highlights: The Brylcreem Boys, Chasers, Copycat
  • First Major Screen Credit: The Beat (1987)

Biography

Actor William McNamara's film breakthrough came in 1988 when he starred as Billy Kane in Peter and Paul Mones' urban drama The Beat. McNamara led a fairly peripatetic childhood; his interior designer mother was granted custody of McNamara after divorcing his real estate magnate father. She took him to Dallas for a time, and then Los Angeles, where McNamara met many movie stars who inspired him to become an actor. He and his mother eventually moved to New York, but McNamara continued working as a production assistant during the summers in Los Angeles. Despite some problems in his late teens, he finally ended up at Columbia University, where he studied acting and started working in a few television commercials. A summer stint with the Williamstown Theater resulted in his appearing in The Beat. Prior to that, McNamara acted in two foreign efforts, Dario Argento's Opera and the European miniseries The Secret of the Sahara (both 1987). After appearing in Peter Bogdanovich's Texasville (1990), McNamara turned to television movies, notably Wildflower (1991), which starred Patricia Arquette, and Doing Time on Maple Drive (1992), with Jim Carrey in a rare dramatic role. McNamara returned to feature films in 1992 with Aspen Extreme, and since then he has been getting larger roles in better quality films. His role in Copycat (1995) is particularly notable. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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William McNamara
Born William West McNamara
March 31, 1965 (1965-03-31) (age 44)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Occupation Actor

William McNamara (born March 31, 1965) is an American actor.

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Biography

Early life

Born in Dallas, Texas, McNamara is the son of a professional race car driver for the Ford Motor Company and an interior designer. He attended Columbia University and studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute. He appeared in the feature films Texasville, Stella, Copycat, Surviving the Game, and Stealing Home.

Personal life

During the mid-90's, McNamara was briefly the fiancee of his Chasers and Girl in the Cadillac co-star Erika Eleniak.

Career

On television, McNamara portrayed Montgomery Clift in Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story and Ricky Nelson in Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King, had a regular role on the Showtime series Beggars and Choosers, was featured in the television movies Doing Time on Maple Drive and Wildflower (CableACE Award nomination), and appeared in NYPD Blue and Law & Order: SVU, among others.

Filmography

  • Opera (1987) - Stefano
  • Stealing Home (1988) - Billy Wyatt (teenager)
  • The Beat (1988) - Billy Kane
  • Dream a Little Dream (1989) - Joel
  • Stella (1990) - Pat Robbins
  • Texasville (1990) - Dickie Jackson
  • Aspen Extreme (1993) - Todd Pounds
  • Extreme Justice (1993) - Mark Franklin (surfer, uncredited in film credits)
  • Chasers (1994) - Eddie Devane
  • Surviving the Game (1994) - Derek Wolfe Jr.
  • Radio Inside (1994) - Matthew Anderson
  • Copycat (1995) - Peter Foley
  • Storybook (1995) - Prince Arthur
  • Girl in the Cadillac (1995) - Rick
  • Snitch (1996) - Shakley
  • Dead Girl (1996) - Damon
  • Stag (1997) - Jon DiCapri
  • The Deli (1997) - Kevin
  • Glam (1997) - Sonny Daye
  • The Brylcreem Boys (1997) - Sam Gunn
  • Sweet Jane (1998) - Stan Bleeker
  • Something to Believe In (1998) - Mike
  • Ringmaster (1998) - Troy Davenport
  • Implicated (1999) - Tom Baker
  • Paper Bullets (1999) - Laurence McCoy
  • Knockout (2000) - Michael DeMarco
  • Just Sue Me (2000) - Daniel
  • The Calling (a.k.a. Man of Faith) (2002) - Bobby Murky
  • The Kings of Brooklyn (2004) - Chris Parmel
  • The Iron Man (2006) - Gerard
  • The Still Life (2007) - Teacher
  • April Moon (2007) - David
  • A Dance for Bethany (2007) - James Fisher
  • The Grift (2008) - Hugh Babcock
  • The Bleeding (2009) - Dan Williams
  • The Ascent (2009) - Joel
  • The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy (2009) - Jones Moon

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