Acting

Billy Burke

Born 1966-11-25 · Bellingham, Washington, USA

William Albert Burke (born November 25, 1966) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Charlie Swan in Twilight and its sequels. In 2011, he played Cesaire in Red Riding Hood. In 2012, he was cast as one of the lead characters, Miles Matheson, in the NBC science-fiction series Revolution. From 2015 to 2017, he starred in the CBS series Zoo. He has also appeared in the supernatural horror film Lights Out (2016) and the thriller Breaking In (2018).

Credits

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M.I.A.
as Sheriff Jack Taylor
2026
Outbreak
as Neil Morris
2025
Bloody Axe Wound
as Roger Bladecut
2024
Fire Country
as Vince Leone
2022
Batman: The Long Halloween Deluxe Edition
as Commissioner James Gordon (voice)
2022
Maid
as Hank Russell
2021
Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two
as Commissioner Gordon (voice)
2021
Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One
as Commissioner Gordon (voice)
2021
Most Dangerous Game
as Reagan (uncredited)
2020
9-1-1: Lone Star
as Billy Tyson
2020
FBI
as Rowan Quinn
2018
Breaking In
as Eddie
2018
And the Winner Isn't
as Self
2017
Good After Bad
as Wes Thorne
2017
Lights Out
as Paul
2016
Apek Dan Siti
2016
Zoo
as Mitch Morgan
2015
Divine Access
as Jack
2015
Divine Access
Producer
2015
Angels in Stardust
as Cowboy
2014
Highland Park
as Lloyd Howard
2013
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
as Charlie Swan
2012
Ticket Out
as Dennis
2012
Revolution
as Miles Matheson
2012
Freaky Deaky
as Chris Mankowski
2012
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
as Charlie Swan
2011
Red Riding Hood
as Cesaire
2011
Drive Angry
as Jonah King
2011
Luster
as Tito
2010
Removal
as Eric Kershe
2010
David and Goliath
as David
2010
Rizzoli & Isles
as Gabriel Dean
2010
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
as Charlie Swan
2010
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
as Charlie Swan
2009
Mario Barth: Under The Skin
Writer
2008
Mario Barth: Under The Skin
Director
2008
Twilight
as Charlie Swan
2008
Fringe
as Lucas Vogel
2008
The Grift
as Wade Buchanan
2008
Untraceable
as Eric Box
2008
Feast of Love
as David Watson
2007
Backyards & Bullets
2007
Fracture
as Rob Nunally
2007
Forfeit
as Frank
2007
Three Days to Vegas
as Billy Simpson
2007
The Closer
as Phillip Stroh
2005
The Closer
as Phillip Stroh (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
Ladder 49
as Dennis Gauquin
2004
The Jury
as John Ranguso
2004
Dead & Breakfast
Story
2004
Lost Junction
as Jimmy McGee
2003
Monk
as Brad Terry
2002
24
as Gary Matheson
2001
Final Jeopardy
as Mike Chapman
2001
Along Came a Spider
as Ben Devine
2001
After Image
as Sammy
2001
The Independent
as Dwayne
2000
Gilmore Girls
as Alex Lesman
2000
Wonderland
as Abe Matthews
2000
Dill Scallion
as Dill Scallion
1999
Komodo
as Oates
1999
Don't Look Down
as Mark Engel
1998
Without Limits
as Kenny Moore
1998
Jane Austen's Mafia!
as Joey Cortino
1998
Marshal Law
as Monk
1996
The Ultimate Lie
1996
Gone in the Night
as Rob Kinney
1996
Strange Luck
1995
VR.5
as Marco
1995
All-American Girl
as Cody
1994
Party of Five
as Guy in Club
1994
Party of Five
as Gil
1994
Vanishing Son
as Spider McKeun
1994
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Ari
1993
To Cross the Rubicon
as James Bird
1991
Law & Order
as Mr. Farmer
1990
Daredreamer
as Dante of the Three D's / Ortega
1990
CHIC
as Drew
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