Gil Bellows
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| Gil Bellows | |
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 Bellows at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival |
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| Born | June 28, 1967 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse(s) | Rya Kihlstedt (1994-present) |
Gil Bellows (born June 28, 1967) is a Canadian film and television actor. He's best known for the roles of Billy Thomas in the television series Ally McBeal and as CIA agent Matt Callan in the television series The Agency.
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[edit] Early life
Bellows was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and attended Magee Secondary School with fellow future actress Carrie-Anne Moss. After graduation he pursued a career in acting, studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles, California.
[edit] Career
Bellows is known for his first motion picture role as Tommy in the 1994 film The Shawshank Redemption also in 1994 he played the lead role Watty in the movie "Love and a .45" with Renee Zellweger, as CIA agent Matt Callan in the television series The Agency and as Billy Thomas in the television series Ally McBeal. Bellows also appeared in the psychological thriller Chasing Sleep as Detective Derm, opposite star Jeff Daniels. He appeared in The Weather Man as a perverted rehabilitation counselor. He is in the film Black Day Blue Night.
He has even more recently appeared on the Hallmark Channel original film Final Days of Planet Earth and the Canadian television series Terminal City.
In 2007, he completed filming for Kill Kill Faster Faster, which is a contemporary film noir inspired by the critically acclaimed novel of the same name by Joel Rose.
Bellows also played a State Department Officer in 24: Redemption, a television movie prequel to the seventh season of 24.[1]
[edit] Personal life
Gil Bellows is married to Rya Kihlstedt and has two children named Ava Emanuelle (b. 1999) and Giovanni (b. 2001).
[edit] References
- ^ Nellie Andreeva (2008-05-23). "'24' prequel adds cast - Eric Lively, Tony Todd, Gil Bellows join the fray". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3id08e9f14f520f15d010fb0389d8bbeb3. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
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