Bill Dawes
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Bill Dawes[1][2] is an American actor, stand-up comic, producer, and writer from Virginia.
Career
[edit]Stage
He is a three-time Broadway veteran with over a dozen Off-Broadway plays, his first stint having been being with Sigourney Weaver and Christopher Durang in the play Sex and Longing.[3] His portrayals of Green Bay Packers legend Paul "Golden Boy" Hornung in the Tony-nominated play Lombardi and Mickey Mantle in the MLB-produced "Bronx Bombers" were noteworthy. Dawes lost 35 pounds for the Rudolph Nureyev role in a play called "Nureyev’s Eyes".[4][5]
Television
He has appeared in television shows like Sex and the City, All My Children, Law & Order, Oz, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Damages, Rizzoli & Isles, Criminal Minds, Royal Pains, The Following, Elementary, Kevin Can Wait, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and many others.
His more recent TV appearances include Manhunt[6] (2020), S.W.A.T. (2021), City on a Hill (2022), Mo (2022), Wedding Season (2022), The Rookie: Feds (2022), NCIS (2023), Alaska Daily (2022–2023), The Other Two (2023), Lawmen: Bass Reeves (2023), and NCIS: Hawaii.
Movies
Dawes has played lead roles in several feature films, notably in the award-winning independent films Fiona,[7] Evenhand and Before the Sun Explodes. He also played lead roles in two MGM children's films Recipe for Disaster[8] and Just for Kicks. Dawes also had an acting role in the DVD cult hit I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell.
His more recent film projects were in What the Night Can Do[9] (2020), Beautiful Violence[10] (2021), Encounter (2021), The Walk (2022), Woods Witch[11] (2023), and Christmas Couples Retreat[12] (2023), among others.
Dawes’ involvement in film production includes being a co-producer of Before the Sun Explodes, co-producer of Beautiful Violence and House of Glass,[13] and associate producer of The Performance.[14] He has upcoming roles in Aloha Also Means Goodbye[15] as co-producer and cast member, and Operation Taco Gary's as executive producer and cast member.
Stand-up Comedy
A stand-up comedian who tours nationally and internationally, Dawes regards the Hollywood Laugh Factory as his home club. He has performed in more than 16 countries, including New Zealand, South Africa, the Philippines, Singapore, Australia, and Saudi Arabia. Dawes has already toured Afghanistan, Kuwait and Iraq for the United Service Organizations (USO). He also hosts a Laugh Factory podcast called "The After Laugh"[16] and has appeared twice in "Gotham Comedy Live" on AXS TV.
Writing
Dawes has written articles in publications such as Good Men Project, Punchline Magazine and The New York Observer. He also has written for several comics, including co-writing Jamie Kennedy's Comedy Central special "Uncomfortable"[1].
Filmography
[edit]Movies[17][18] | |||
Year | Titel | Role | Notes |
2023 | Christmas Couples Retreat | Jacob | |
Woods Witch | Yourgei Jegmeov | ||
2022 | Jacques (Short) | Narrator | |
The Walk | Billy the Bus Driver | ||
2021 | Shaman's Call (Short) | Shaman | |
Encounter | Kurt McKinley | ||
Pinned | Mr. Dawson | ||
Beautiful Violence (Short) | Tschad | ||
Super Bois (Short) | Pearson | ||
2020 | Eddie | Stand-Up Comic | |
Tigertail | Todd (uncredited) | ||
What the Night Can Do | Rhys | ||
2017 | 20 Weeks | Bill | |
Gladys Brown (Short) | Silas Everett | ||
2016 | Before The Sun Explodes | Ken | |
2014 | Winchester Palace (Short) | Brian | |
Game Night (Short) | Ben | ||
2013 | Chasing Taste | Drew McKnight | |
2012 | Eric Schaeffer: Life Coach | Chris | |
Call of Duty: PTSD (Short) | Randy | ||
2011 | They're Out of the Business | Ed | |
2009 | How to Seduce Difficult Women | Al | |
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell | Murphy | ||
How to Spoon with Michael C. Hall (Short) | Husband | ||
Asylum Seekers | Alan | ||
Adam | Scottie | ||
2008 | Anthology | Jeremy | |
2007 | One Night | Marc | |
2006 | Approaching Union Square | Heidi's Lover (segment "Labor Intensive") | |
2005 | The Science of Love (Short) | Jimmy | |
Vinsanity | Host | ||
2003 | Just for Kicks | Rudy | |
Click (Short) | Young Jonny | ||
2002 | EvenHand | Officer Rob Francis | |
Two Altercations (Short) | Michael | ||
2001 | Born Loser (Short) | Carter | |
Way Off Broadway | Ben DePaul | ||
On the Q.T. | Andre | ||
1999 | Giving It Up | Pick-Up Man (Sex Addict) | |
1998 | Saving Manhattan | Rollerblader | |
Fiona | Harvey | ||
Number One (Short) | Cowboy | ||
Too Tired to Die | Dante (uncredited) |
Television[17][19] | |||
Year | Titel | Role | Ref |
2023 | Lawmen: Bass Reeves (4 episodes) | Joshua | [20] |
2023 | The Other Two (1 episode) | Billionaire | |
2022–2023 | Alaska Daily (5 episodes) | Dwight Barry | [21][22] |
2023 | NCIS (1 episode) | Clayton Wills | |
2022 | The Rookie: Feds (1 episode) | Tom Lewis | |
Wedding Season (1 episode) | Pastor Johnson | ||
Mo (1 episode) | Bob Robinson | ||
City on a Hill (3 episodes) | Rick Dunleavy | ||
2021 | S.W.A.T. (1 episode) | Gabriel | |
2020 | Manhunt (1 episode) | Pete Cadigan | |
2019 | Wu-Tang: An American Saga (1 episode) | Officer Oliver | |
The Good Fight (1 episode) | Jason Hardy | ||
2017 | Kevin Can Wait (1 episode) | Stewart | [2] |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 episode) | Alex Ryan | ||
2016 | Elementary (1 episode) | Declan Boyle | |
2015 | Unfiltered | Andy Venosa | |
Laugh Factory (1 episode) | Himself | ||
One Bad Choice (2 episodes) | Detective Ernst / Officer Rindlisbacher | ||
Royal Pains (1 episode) | Jim | ||
The Following (1 episode) | Robert Tubbs | ||
2013 | Criminal Minds (1 episode) | Sheriff Bob Collier | |
2012 | Rizzoli & Isles (1 episode) | Ronan Finnegan | |
2011 | Aspen the Series | Ducky (2012) | |
2000–2010 | All My Children (6 episodes) | Val | |
2002–2009 | Law & Order (2 episodes) | David Arkuss/Thomas Cooper | |
2009 | Damages (2 episodes) | Customer/Kevin Walker | |
2006 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (1 episode) | Ben Crowe | |
2004-present | One Life to Live | Eric Walsh | |
2003 | Recipe for Disaster | Blake Rathbone | |
2003 | Oz (1 episode) | ||
2000 | Sex and the City (1 episode) | Blonde Guy | |
2000 | The Beat (1 episode) | Sam Burke | |
1997 | Feds (1 episode) |
References
[edit]- ^ Dawes, Bill. "Bio – Bill Dawes". Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ a b Wiener, Iris (October 5, 2017). "'Kevin Can Wait' actor and comedian looks to Long Island stories for material". Herald Community Newspapers. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ "Sex and Longing". Christopher Durang. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "'Nureyev's Eyes' at Delaware Theatre Company: The madness that visits only artists".
- ^ "George Street to present 'Nureyev's Eyes'".
- ^ Manhunt (TV Series 2017–2020) - IMDb. Retrieved June 3, 2024 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ Fiona (1998) - IMDb. Retrieved June 3, 2024 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Recipe for Disaster (2003) - A Review by David Nusair". reelfilm.com. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ What the Night Can Do (2020) - IMDb. Retrieved June 3, 2024 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ monthlyindieshorts (September 9, 2021). "Beautiful Violence Review". Monthly Indie Shorts. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ Woods Witch (2023) - IMDb. Retrieved June 3, 2024 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ Christmas Couples Retreat (2023) - IMDb. Retrieved June 3, 2024 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ House of Glass (2021) - IMDb. Retrieved June 3, 2024 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ The Performance (2023) - IMDb. Retrieved June 3, 2024 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ Lando, Bryden, Aloha Also Means Goodbye (Comedy, Drama), Evan Gamble, Lije Sarki, Bill Dawes, retrieved June 3, 2024
- ^ "Laugh Factory". www.laughfactory.com. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ a b "Bill Dawes | Actor, Producer, Writer". IMDb. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "Bill Dawes | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Bill Dawes | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ Jan, Kevin (December 30, 2023). "Exclusive Interview: Bill Dawes Talks Lawman: Bass Reeves, Joining the Taylor Sheridan Universe, His Character Development Work, and More". Pop-Culturalist.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ Sumerel, Ashley Bissette (March 3, 2023). "Bill Dawes Breaks Down the Shocking 'Alaska Daily' Midseason Premiere [Interview]". telltaletv.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ "Portland News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News". KATU. March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Bill Dawes at Laugh Factory
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Bill Dawes at IMDb
- Bill Dawes at BillDawes.com