Billy Campbell

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This is about the actor known for his television work. For similarly named performers, see William Campbell (performer), or for the environmentalist and natural burial pioneer see Billy Campbell (doctor).

Billy Campbell

Birth name	William O. Campbell
Born	July 7, 1959 (age 47) Charlottesville, Virginia United States
Notable roles	Jordan Collier (The 4400)

Campbell as Jordan Collier on The 4400

Campbell as Thadiun Okona on Star Trek: The Next Generation

Campbell as Luke Fuller on Dynasty

William O. Campbell (born July 7, 1959 in Charlottesville, Virginia) is an actor who is well known for his starring role in the television series Once and Again as well as his role as a gay gynecologist, Dr. Jon Philip Fielding (credited as "William Campbell") in all three of the television mini-series adaptations of Armistead Maupin's novels of the same title Tales of the City, More Tales of the City, and Further Tales of the City. Campbell can be currently seen in his two recurring roles, one as Carter Buckley in the television series The O.C. and the other as Jordan Collier in The 4400. His film credits include The Rocketeer, Bram Stoker's Dracula and Enough. Campbell was the second choice of the producers of Star Trek: The Next Generation to play the role of William Riker, but lost the role to Jonathan Frakes. Campbell would later appear as a guest star in the second season episode "The Outrageous Okona".

In 2000, he was named one of the "World's 50 Most Beautiful People" by People magazine.

Recently, he has made a successful career out of playing villains, such as a messianic abduction survivor on The 4400 (although this character is not necessarily villainous), a college professor accused of raping a student (played by a fellow Law & Order: Special Victims Unit special guest star, Shannyn Sossamon) in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and serial killer Ted Bundy in the made-for-TV movie The Stranger Beside Me, based on true crime author Ann Rule's book. He also has appeared as a serial killer who defends himself in the television series Shark opposite James Woods.