Bill Heck

Bill Heck is an American actor who has appeared on Broadway, television shows such as The Leftovers, The Good Wife, and The Alienist, and films, including in the role of Billy Knapp in the Coen Brothers' western The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.

Bill Heck
Born
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Evansville (BFA)
New York University (MFA)

Heck took his first Broadway leading role in the Cabaret revival in 2014. Off-Broadway, Heck starred in Horton Foote's epic The Orphans' Home Cycle, Angels in America with Buster Scruggs co-star Zoe Kazan, as well as Water by the Spoonful.[1][2][3]

On television, Heck had a guest role in The Good Wife.[4] Heck also had a guest role in The Alienist[5] and appeared in The Leftovers.[6]

At L.A. Outfest in 2013, Heck won the Grand Jury Award for Best Actor for his role in Pit Stop.[7]

Heck appeared as Billy Knapp in the vignette "The Gal Who Got Rattled", one of six separate stories of the American Wild West in the Coen Brothers-directed The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.[8][9] To prepare for the role, Heck read The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey by Rinker Buck.[10]

Personal life

Heck was born in Phoenix, Arizona, but moved to Libertyville, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, as a child. He graduated from the University of Evansville in Indiana and went to N.Y.U. to gain a graduate degree in acting.[11] Heck married Broadway co-star Maggie Lacey in 2011.[12]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Nonames Simon
2013 Pit Stop Gabe
2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 G-5 Co-Pilot
2016 After Adderall Gerard
2018 1985 Dancer
2018 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Billy Knapp Segment: "The Gal Who Got Rattled"
2020 Small Town Wisconsin Chuck

Television
Year Show Role Notes
2007 Numbers (TV series) Barista
NCIS Cory Mitas
CSI: NY Brett Dohn
The Closer Wesley Reed
2008 Medium David Draper
2009 Without a Trace Jonah Westfield
The Unit Philip
2011 The Big C Mike
2012 Person of Interest Rick Morris
2011-2012 Pan Am Graham
2012 Elementary Ty Morstan
2014 Taxi Brooklyn Gregg James
2015 The Americans Neil
2014-2015 The Leftovers Darren
2015 Mercy Street Philip Starks
2016 Feed the Beast Dante DiPaolo
2017 Sleepy Hollow Mitch Talbot
2018 Instinct Roman Cecchino
The Alienist Beecham
2019 Bluff City Law Campbell Mathers
Ray Donovan Young Mickey Donovan
2020 Little America Jack
Locke & Key Rendell Locke
2021 I Know What You Did Last Summer TBA Main role
TBA The Old Man Young David Chase

References
  1. "Bill Heck Biography". Broadway.com.
  2. "Bill Heck Theatre Credits". Broadwayworld.com.
  3. "How a heartbreaking romance is the key to unlocking 'The Ballad of Buster Scruggs'". Newsweek.com. 15 November 2018.
  4. "'The Good Wife' signs Bill Heck for guest role". Digitalspy.com. 19 August 2011.
  5. "How does Sara and Dr. Kreizler know to chase the killer to the Croton Reservoir in 'The Alienist' finale?". Newsweek.com. 26 March 2018.
  6. "'The Leftovers' Recap: Episode 2 – Tom Gets A Mission, Kevin's Sanity Is Questioned - Access Online". Accessonline.com.
  7. Gelt, By Jessica. "Outfest Los Angeles announces 2013 award winners". Latimes.com.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2018-11-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Coen Brothers Buster Scruggs Was Meant to Be a Movie, Not a TV Series". Hollywoodreporter.com.
  10. "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs: Zoe Kazan and Bill Heck talk Oregon trail and Coen Brothers - Films - Entertainment". Express.co.uk.
  11. "Orphans Star Bill Heck Finds a Home in Horton Foote's Masterpiece". Broadway.com.
  12. "Bill Heck & wife Maggie Lacey attending the Second Stage Theatre..." Gettyimages.co.uk.
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