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Billy Miller
Miller at the 37th Daytime Emmy Awards in 2010
Born
William John Miller II

(1979-09-17) September 17, 1979 (age 45)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
Other names
  • Billy J. Miller
  • B.J. Miller
EducationBachelor's degree
Alma materUniversity of Texas
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present

William John "Billy" Miller II[1] (born September 17, 1979) is an American actor. He is best known for his soap opera roles as Billy Abbott on CBS' The Young and the Restless, and Jason Morgan and Drew Cain on ABC's General Hospital.

Early life

Miller was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and grew up in Grand Prairie, Texas.[1][2] As a child, Miller spent five years as a patient of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, an organization he now supports.[3][4]

He attended Mirabeau B. Lamar High School in Arlington, Texas[5] and the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, where he received a communications degree and was one of only twenty students in the film department's intensive Production Sequence.[4]

Career

After graduating from college, Miller moved out to Los Angeles where he began working in the mail room of Industry Entertainment.[6][7][8] His first break into acting came after he signed on with the Wilhelmina modeling agency.[7] He appeared in six commercials, including two for Electronic Arts' The Sims.[9][10] He also did commercials for JCPenney, Pizza Hut and pokerparty.com.[8]

At the age of 24, Miller screen-tested for the CBS Daytime soap opera As the World Turns, but due to bad management, he lost the audition, and subsequently the management and agency.[3] He took a two-year hiatus from acting after that experience.[8]

In 2006, Miller returned to acting, starring in an episode of CSI: NY. A year later, he landed the role of Richie Novak, the murdering, and blackmailing brother of Annie Lavery on the ABC Daytime soap opera All My Children. His first appearance on-screen was August 30, 2007. When news of the character's demise broke in August 2008, Miller began the audition process again. Barbara Bloom (Senior Vice President, Daytime, CBS Entertainment), Julie Hanan Carruthers (Executive Producer, All My Children), Marla Kanelos (former Script Writer, All My Children, now Associate Head Writer, The Young and the Restless), and screen-test partners Peter Bergman and Elizabeth Hendrickson were instrumental in helping him get the job at The Young and the Restless.[11]

Miller's last appearance as Richie Novak on All My Children coincided with his first appearance as Billy Abbott on The Young and the Restless on September 19, 2008. He became the fourth contract actor to fill the role, a role that had been met with varying degrees of success in its three previous attempts to recast the part.[12] Miller, who submitted the longest Emmy reel among all nominated performers (over 32 minutes long—an entire episode), was awarded for his work in an It's A Wonderful Life-styled episode of The Young and the Restless with his first nomination and win as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series on June 27, 2010 as well as June 14, 2013 [13]

In 2011, he was nominated a second time in the Outstanding Supporting Actor category for the same role. Miller also appears, as himself, in an independent film titled "Remembering Nigel"', which premiered at the Paso Robles Digital Film Festival on November 25, 2009.[14]

In August 2012, it was confirmed that Miller would be appearing in primetime as a recurring cast member on the CW Network’s thriller Ringer.[15] Miller was also cast as Gabe Watson in the Lifetime made-for-TV movie, Fatal Honeymoon.[16]

On September 2, 2014, General Hospital executive producer Frank Valentini announced on Twitter that Miller would join the cast as Jason Morgan.[17][18][19] In March 2018, Miller was nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Supporting Actor category for his portrayal of Jason Morgan on General Hospital.[20]

Filmography

Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2006
 CSI: NY Will Graham Episode: "Live or Let Die"
2007–2008
 All My Children Richie Novak Series regular
2008–2014
 The Young and the Restless Billy Abbott Series regular
2011
 Justified James Earl Dean Episode: "The Moonshine War"
2011–2012
 Ringer Charlie Young Recurring role
2012
 Fatal Honeymoon Gabe Watson Television film (Lifetime)
2013
 Castle Mickey Gerhardt Episode: "Number One Fan"
2014
 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Officer Robert Dolan Episode: "The Fallen"
2014–present
 General Hospital Jason Morgan / Andrew Cain Series regular
2014
 Major Crimes Anthony Hunt Episode: "Down the Drain"
2015–present
 Suits Marcus Specter 4 episodes
2017
 Ray Donovan Todd Doherty 3 episodes
Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2009
 Remembering Nigel Himself
2011
 Ripper Edward 3D short film
2014
 Bad Blood Garret Church
2015
 American Sniper Naval Recruiter

Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nominations
Year Award Category Title Result Ref.
2010
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Won
[21]
2011
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated
[22]
2013
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Won
[23]
2014
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Won
[24]
2015
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated
[25]
2018
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series General Hospital Nominated [26]

References

  1. ^ a b "GH HUGE SPOILER ALERTS!" Soap Opera Digest June 10, 2013 (Vol. 38, No. 23). p. 39.
  2. ^ Martindale, David. "Arlington Lamar grad Billy Miller makes a name for himself on Y&R" Archived August 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Fort Worth Star Telegram. January 7, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  3. ^ a b AST: Let's Talk Lane. "AST: Let's Talk Lane"[permanent dead link]. BlogTalk Radio. April 11, 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
  4. ^ a b CBS Entertainment. "Billy Miller: The Young and the Restless on CBS". CBS
  5. ^ Martindale, David. "Arlington Lamar grad Billy Miller makes a name for himself on Y&R" Archived August 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Fort Worth Star Telegram. January 7, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2011.Lamar High School (Arlington, Texas)#Notable alumni
  6. ^ Peck, Amanda. "Fear No Evil". Soaptown USA. June 1, 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
  7. ^ a b BuzzWorthy Radio."BuzzWorthy Radio – Daniel Goddard & Billy Miller"[permanent dead link]. BlogTalk Radio. May 7, 2008. Retrieved May 7, 2008.
  8. ^ a b c Soap Opera Digest. "Billy Miller (Billy, Y&R) Soap Star Stats". Soap Opera Digest
  9. ^ celesta920. "The Sims Makin' Magic Commercial". YouTube. October 17, 2003. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
  10. ^ DivaRomas2006. "Billy Miller – Richie Novak on "All My Children"". YouTube. March 6, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2008.
  11. ^ BuzzWorthy Radio. "BuzzWorthy Radio – Billy Miller"[permanent dead link]. BlogTalk Radio. June 18, 2009. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
  12. ^ Kroll, Dan J. "Y&R snags ousted AMC star as its new Billy Abbott"[permanent dead link]. SoapCentral. August 7, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2008.
  13. ^ Kroll, Dan J. "Miller, Pinson pick up their first Daytime Emmys"[permanent dead link]. SoapCentral. June 27, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  14. ^ IMDb. "Remembering Nigel".
  15. ^ Abrams, Natalie. "Exclusive: Soap Star Billy Miller Heading to CW's "Ringer"". TVGuide.com. August 24, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  16. ^ "Lifetime movie Fatal Honeymoon takes on story of Gabe and Tina Watson (video)".
  17. ^ SOD (September 2, 2014). "BILLY MILLER JOINS GH!". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  18. ^ Simms, Richard M. (September 2, 2014). "Billy Miller Is GH's New Jason!". ABC Soap In Depth. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  19. ^ Fairman, Michael (September 2, 2014). "CONFIRMED: Billy Miller is Joining The Cast Of General Hospital As Jason Morgan!". On Air, On Soaps. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  20. ^ Schwartz, Ryan (March 21, 2018). "Daytime Emmy Nominations: GH Leads Soap Opera Pack (by Slim Margin!)". TVLine. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  21. ^ "'As the World Turns' tops Daytime Emmys". The Hollywood Reporter. New York City: Prometheus Global Media. Associated Press. June 27, 2010. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  22. ^ "The 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. May 11, 2011. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  23. ^ "The 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Winners". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. June 16, 2013. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  24. ^ "The 41st Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Winners". New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. June 16, 2013. Archived from the original on June 23, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  25. ^ "The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 31, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  26. ^ "Daytime Emmy Nominations: 'General Hospital' Leads Programs & CBS Tops Networks". Deadline Hollywood. March 21, 2018.
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