Billy Zane

Actor, also producer, director and writer · Born February 24, 1966 (60) · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

William George "Billy" Zane, Jr. (born February 24, 1966) is an American actor, producer and director. He is probably best known for his roles as Caledon "Cal" Hockley in Titanic, The Phantom from The Phantom, John Wheeler in Twin Peaks and Mr. E in CQ.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: February 24, 1966 (60)
From: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as: Actor, also producer, director and writer
Titles: 126 on MovieCove · 179 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 20% in 30 days

What are Billy Zane's films like?

Across their 104 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Adventure4 titles17^th

Fantasy4 titles6^th

Biography3 titles32^nd

Animation2 titles51^st

Documentary2 titles71^st

Mystery2 titles8^th

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

24%

Morality

24%

Survival

18%

Bonds

16%

Power

10%

Society

Ideas

Survival30 Identity23 Justice17 Purpose16 Romantic love12 Deception12 Friendship10 Redemption8

What they feel like to watch

their average across 100 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 12 · Wry 6 · Earnest 79

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 40 · Serious 30 · Dark 30

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 59 · Stylized 28 · Heightened 12

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 20 · Charged 50 · Intense 30

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 36 · Shifting 48 · Whiplash 16

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 57 · Some laughs 26 · Funny 17

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 39 · Even-paced 53 · Relentless 8

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 52 · Engaged 42 · Full focus 6

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 56 · Affecting 28 · Heavy 16

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 76 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 12

Roles they play

73 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 23 of 73 analyzed roles.

Shadow

23 of 73

Hero

18 of 73

Mentor

10 of 73

Ally

8 of 73

Shapeshifter

6 of 73

Trickster

4 of 73

Herald

2 of 73

Threshold guardian

2 of 73

Show the 73 roles

Tricksteras Officer Don Varney in Police Story: Monster Manor (1988)
Shadowas Hughie Warriner in Dead Calm (1989)
Shadowas Kenneth Bianchi in The Case of the Hillside Stranglers (1989)
Heroas Palinov in Megaville (1990)
Shapeshifteras Palinov/Jenson in Megaville (1990)
Heroas Joey Turks in Blood and Concrete (1991)
Allyas Richard Miller in Sniper (1993)
Shapeshifteras Dr. Jesse Peter in Betrayal of the Dove (1993)
Shapeshifteras Billy in Lake Consequence (1993)
Allyas Colin in Reflections on a Crime (1994)
Heroas Jo Dee Fostar in The Silence of the Hams (1994)
Heroas Charles Thorpe in The Set Up (1995)
Shadowas The Collector in Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)
Heroas Rick Morgan in Danger Zone (1996)
Shadowas Kent in Head Above Water (1996)
Heroas Kit Walker / The Phantom in The Phantom (1996)
Shadowas Cal Hockley in Titanic (1997)
Shadowas Marty Lakewood in This World, Then the Fireworks (1997)
Heroas The Thief in I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998)
Heraldas John Rolfe in Pocahontas 2: Journey to a New World (1998)
Shadowas Michael Jeffrey in Hendrix (2000)
Heroas Joe Carpenter in Sole Survivor (2000)
Heroas Os in Invincible (2001)
Mentoras Curtis Zampf in The Believer (2001)
Heroas Mike Kardec in The Diamond of Jeru (2001)
Mentoras Adrian in Vlad (2003)
Shadowas Alan Roberts in The Kiss (2003)
Shadowas Jack in Survival Island (2005)
Shapeshifteras Virgil in Dead Fish (2005)
Allyas Flight Lieutenant Robert Oates in The Last Drop (2006)
Shadowas Sam William Marshall in Valley of the Wolves: Iraq (2006)
Heraldas Tom in Alien Agent (2007)
Heroas Jason Hunt in The Mad (2007)
Allyas Ezra in The Man Who Came Back (2008)
Heroas Mikey Taylor in Blue Seduction (2009)
Shadowas King Laypach in Journey to Promethea (2010)
Allyas Graham in Enemies Among Us (2010)
Shadowas Producer in Mysteria (2011)
Tricksteras Professor Roberts in The Roommate (2011)
Mentoras Colonel Torida in Mercenaries (2011)
Mentoras Richard Miller in Sniper: Reloaded (2011)
Heroas Barabbas in Barabbas (2012)
Threshold guardianas Paul in Electrick Children (2012)
Heroas Kevin in Scorned (2013)
Heroas Quinn in Blood of Redemption (2013)
Shadowas Preston Holdsworth in A Winter Rose (2014)
Shadowas Father in The Ganzfeld Haunting (2014)
Mentoras Alan in Ghost of Goodnight Lane (2014)
Mentoras Seiler in ZK: Elephant's Graveyard (2015)
Shadowas Seiler in ZK: Elephant's Graveyard (2015)
Mentoras Leo in White Island (2016)
Shadowas Stan Gutterie in Guilt (2016)
Mentoras Richard Miller in Sniper: Ghost Shooter (2016)
Shadowas Langley in Adventure Club (2017)
Allyas Richard Miller in Sniper: Ultimate Kill (2017)
Tricksteras Christo in Cliffs of Freedom (2019)
Shadowas Dr. Engel in Ghosts of War (2020)
Shadowas General Omar Bradley in Battle of the Bulge: Winter War (2020)
Shapeshifteras Carl Riser in Final Kill (2020)
Shadowas Simeon Bar Giora in Legend of Destruction (2021)
Mentoras Dr. Benedict in The Believer (2021)
Allyas Stoney Tarwater in Tapawingo (2023)
Shadowas King Aaron in The Oath (2023)
Heroas Marlon Brando in Waltzing with Brando (2024)
Shadowas Larry in Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story (2024)
Mentoras Larry in Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story (2024)
Tricksteras Stan in Don't Mess with Grandma (2024)
Threshold guardianas Stan in Don't Mess with Grandma (2024)
Allyas Marshal Butch Hayden in Day of Reckoning (2025)
Heroas Detective Manny in Deadly Vows (2025)
Shapeshifteras The director in Int. Hallway/Night (2026)
Shadowas Malachi in Special Op: Rent-a-Cop (2026)
Heroas The director in Int. Hallway/Night (2026)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Absurd

Dread

Thrilling

Melancholic

Other

How their films linger

Fun30 Unsettling35 Bittersweet28 Hopeful24 Feel-good23 Thought-provoking20

How their films end · 20 with a twist

Happy30
Bittersweet45
Tragic7
Ambiguous20
Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Billy Zane's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 95 of their 126 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (64).

Also on these channels

Howdy7 titles, show their 7 titles on Howdy
Shout! TV5 titles, show their 5 titles on Shout! TV
MovieSphere+4 titles, show their 4 titles on MovieSphere+
ScreenPix4 titles, show their 4 titles on ScreenPix
Midnight Pulp3 titles, show their 3 titles on Midnight Pulp
Cineverse2 titles, show their 2 titles on Cineverse
Lifetime Movie Club2 titles, show their 2 titles on Lifetime Movie Club
Lionsgate+2 titles, show their 2 titles on Lionsgate+
Sony Pictures Core2 titles, show their 2 titles on Sony Pictures Core
A&E Crime Central1 title, show their title on A&E Crime Central
ALLBLK1 title, show their title on ALLBLK
Docurama1 title, show their title on Docurama
Screambox1 title, show their title on Screambox

Subscription and free streaming for Billy Zane's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

179 credits, 126 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

President Curtis(2026)
Show 1 episode · as Salem Montgomery (voice)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Takeover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
as Gamal Akopyan
Special Op: Rent-a-Cop(2026)
as Malachi
Tapawingo(2023)
as Stoney Tarwater
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Waltzing with Brando(2024)
Producer · as Marlon Brando
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Deadly Vows(2025)
as Det. Manny
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Day of Reckoning(2025)
Executive Producer · as Butch Hayden
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Don't Mess with Grandma(2024)
as Stan
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Held Hostage in My House(2024)
as Dr. Walter
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Devil on Campus: The Larry Ray Story(2024)
as Larry Ray
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Single Car Crashes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Coach Jim
The Oath(2023)
as King Aaron
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Int. Hallway/Night(2026)
Director · Writer · as Graham
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Centurion: The Dancing Stallion(2023)
as Jeffrey Hall
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Stay Calm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
as Giorgio
Prophets of Change (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
as Narrator
Iké Boys(2021)
Producer · as Newt Grafstrom
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Titanic Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 3 episodes · as Narrator
Trouble Sleeping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
as Charles
Hellblazers(2022)
as Joshua
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
MacGruber(2021)
Show 8 episodes · as Brigadier Commander Enos Queeth
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
Rupture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
as Victor
True Story(2021)
Show 7 episodes · as Ari
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
The Believer(2021)
as Dr. Benedict
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Legend of Destruction(2021)
as Simeon Bar Giora
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Battle of the Bulge: Winter War(2020)
Actor
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Final Kill(2020)
as Carl Riser
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Guest House(2020)
as Douglas Masters
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Ghosts of War(2020)
Executive Producer · as Dr. Engel
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Great War(2019)
as Colonel Jack Morrison
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
The Boys(2019)
Show 2 episodes · as Alastair Adana in 'Not Without My Dolphin' · as Billy Zane
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
The Ballet of the Nations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
as Narrator
Cliffs of Freedom(2019)
as Christo
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Curfew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Show 8 episodes · as Joker Jones
Holmes & Watson(2018)
as Billy Zane
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Lucid(2018)
as Elliot
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Deception(2018)
Show 1 episode · as Bishop · as Switch
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Samson(2018)
as King Balek
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Sniper: Ultimate Kill(2017)
as Richard Miller
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Blue World Order (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Actor
Adventure Club(2017)
as Langley
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Swing State(2017)
as Richard Sollow
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
A Winter Rose(2014)
as Preston Holdsworth
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Sniper: Ghost Shooter(2016)
as Richard Miller
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
White Island(2016)
as Leo
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Dead Rising: Endgame(2016)
as Dr. Leon Rand
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Guilt(2016)
Show 10 episodes · as Stan Gutterie
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
Zoolander 2(2016)
as Billy Zane
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Legends of Tomorrow(2016)
Show 1 episode · as P.T. Barnum
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
West of Redemption (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Hank Keller
Winter Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
as Ishamael
ZK: Elephant's Graveyard(2015)
as Seiler
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Mad Dogs(2015)
Show 10 episodes · as Milo
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Beyond the Game(2016)
as Tom Reynolds
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Mining for Ruby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Sam Goodwell
The Ganzfeld Haunting(2014)
as Father
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Ghost of Goodnight Lane(2014)
as Alan
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Guido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Sid Shine
Scorned(2013)
as Kevin
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Blood of Redemption(2013)
as Quinn
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
The Employer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as Alan
A Green Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as Greg Hutchins
Barabbas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 2 episodes · as Barabbas
Barabbas(2012)
as Barabbas
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Blackout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Frank Wilcox
Border Run(2012)
as Aaron
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
The Kill Hole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Marshall
2 Jacks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Max Faraday
Electrick Children(2012)
as Paul
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Hannah's Law(2012)
as Lockwood
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Red Clover(2012)
as Sheriff Connor O'Hara
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption(2012)
as Talus
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Lovemakers(2011)
as Jake's Agent
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Mysteria(2011)
as Producer
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Flutter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Edwin
Mercenaries(2011)
as Colonel Torida
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Sniper: Reloaded(2011)
as Richard Miller
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Roommate(2011)
as Professor Roberts
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Mama I Want to Sing(2011)
as Amara's Manager
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Confidant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
as Monty
Enemies Among Us(2010)
as Graham
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
The Deep End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 6 episodes · as Cliff Huddle
Journey to Promethea(2010)
as King Laypach
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Attack on Darfur(2009)
as Bob Jones
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Magic Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Darius
Evil - In the Time of Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Prophitis
Community(2009)
Show 1 episode · as Honda Boss
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
The Gold Retrievers(2009)
as Hector
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Surviving Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Sebastian Beazley
Blue Seduction(2009)
as Mikey Taylor
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Love N' Dancing(2009)
as Kent Krandel
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Hessen Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Jack Durant
Perfect Hideout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Victor
The Man Who Came Back(2008)
as Ezra
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Samantha Who?(2007)
Show 5 episodes · as Winston Funk
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Fishtales(2007)
as Thomas Bradley
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Alien Agent(2007)
as Tom / Saylon
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
The Mad(2007)
as Jason Hunt
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Taylor Briggs
Psych(2006)
Show 1 episode · as Ian Collins
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
The Pleasure Drivers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Marvin
The Last Drop(2006)
as Robert Oates
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Valley of the Wolves: Iraq(2006)
as Sam William Marshall
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Survival Island(2005)
as Jack
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
BloodRayne(2005)
as Elrich
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Dead Fish(2005)
as Virgil
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Silver City(2004)
as Chandler Tyson
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Vlad(2003)
as Adrian
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Bet Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Joseph
The Kiss(2003)
as Alan Roberts / Young Philip
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Silent Warnings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
as Bill Willingham
Starving Hysterical Naked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
as Jack
Claim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as Roberto Bealing
Landspeed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as Michael Sanger
Morgan's Ferry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Sam
Invincible(2001)
as Oz
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
The Diamond of Jeru(2001)
as Mike Kardec
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Zoolander(2001)
as Billy Zane (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
The Believer(2001)
as Curtis Zampf
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
CQ(2001)
as Mr. E
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Boston Public (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Show 4 episodes · as Matthew Baskin
Hendrix(2000)
as Michael Jeffrey
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Sole Survivor(2000)
as Joe Carpenter
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
as Narrator (voice)
Promise Her Anything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
as George Putter
Cleopatra(1999)
Show 2 episodes · as Marc Antony
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
Susan's Plan(1998)
as Sam Myers
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Charmed(1998)
Show 3 episodes · as Drake
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died(1998)
Producer · as The Thief
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Pocahontas 2: Journey to a New World(1998)
as John Rolfe (voice)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Titanic(1997)
as Cal Hockley
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The New Batman Adventures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Show 1 episode · as Etrigan the Demon / Jason Blood (voice)
This World, Then the Fireworks(1997)
Executive Producer · as Marty Lakewood
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Head Above Water(1996)
as Kent
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Danger Zone(1996)
Co-Producer · as Rick Morgan
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
The Phantom(1996)
as The Phantom / Kit Walker
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
The Set Up(1995)
as Charles Thorpe
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Lake Consequence(1993)
as Billy
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight(1995)
as The Collector
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Flashfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
as Jack Finder
Reflections on a Crime(1994)
as Colin
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Running Delilah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
as Paul
The Silence of the Hams(1994)
as Jo Dee Foster
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Only You(1994)
as The False Damon Bradley
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Tombstone(1993)
as Mr. Fabian
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Poetic Justice(1993)
as Brad
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Betrayal of the Dove(1993)
as Jesse Peter
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Posse(1993)
as Colonel Graham
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Sniper(1993)
as Richard Miller
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Orlando(1992)
as Shelmerdine
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Megaville(1990)
as Palinov / Jenson
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Critters 3(1991)
as Steve (archive footage)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Blood and Concrete(1991)
as Joey Turks
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Femme Fatale(1991)
as Elijah
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Millions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Maurizio Ferretti
Memphis Belle(1990)
as Val Kozlowski
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Twin Peaks(1990)
Show 5 episodes · as John Justice Wheeler
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Back to the Future Part II(1989)
as Match
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Tales from the Crypt(1989)
Show 1 episode · as Miles Federman
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Going Overboard(1989)
as King Neptune
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Dead Calm(1989)
as Hughie Warriner
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
The Case of the Hillside Stranglers(1989)
as Kenneth Bianchi
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Police Story: Monster Manor(1988)
as Officer Don Varney
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Show 1 episode · as Officer Don Varney
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8(1987)
as Cop
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Heart of the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Show 1 episode · as Greg
The Brotherhood of Justice(1986)
as Les
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Critters(1986)
as Steve Elliot
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Matlock(1986)
Show 1 episode · as Eric Dawson
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
Back to the Future(1985)
as Match
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Show 1 episode · as Tony Gambini
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Big Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as Billy
Blood Rush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as Aamon
Faceless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor
Mascotland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor
Milliseconds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Executive Producer · Actor
Redemption (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor
Wekiwa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 177 titles, 170 of them dated from 1984 to 2026; peak year 1996.

Biggest box office

Titanic (1997)

$2.3B worldwide

Highest rated

Back to the Future Part II (1989)

Midcredits 97^th

Film career

MilestoneNomination

19842026

Peak 1996 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 32 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1985Screen debut· Back to the Future
1991First top-billed film· Blood and Concrete
1995Career best· Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1997Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· Titanic
2015Career best· Mad Dogs

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting177 of 177 · 25^thDirecting1 of 177Producing7 of 177 · 27^th

177 titles, 8 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1980s14 · acting1990s34 · 34 acting · 3 crew2000s41 · acting2010s53 · acting2020s28 · 28 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 17% of 63 roles

11%

44%

33%

30%

8590950005101520

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 1998, Outstanding Performance by a Cast.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Billy Zane's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 22^nd percentile, the median of the 108 of 109 with a score; across their 100 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 20^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

20^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 100

Approval · how many liked their films

21^stpercentile

Typical film, the median of 100

Reach · how many have seen their films

61^stpercentile

Typical film, the median of 100

Midcredits score across 125 titles, by percentile

75^th and up15
50^th to 74^th19
25^th to 49^th30
Below 25^th61

Shape of the crowd

72 of their 125 titles are Mixed.

Universally Loved8
Universally Panned2
Divisive10
Cult Classic8
Crowd Pleaser21
Broadly Agreed4
Mixed72

Most divisive · actor

Beyond the Game (2016)

99^th percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Back to the Future (1985)

Midcredits 99^th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 50/100 in their films, across 91 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 32. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Billy Zane's work okay for kids?

Across up to 31 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore15 titles25–85 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most films

Sex & Nudity31 titles20–69 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most films

Profanity16 titles21–79 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most films

Alcohol & Drugs15 titles23–57 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all films

Frightening / Intense13 titles46–79 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most films

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Billy Zane work with?

People who share at least 2 of Billy Zane's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Crash Leyland shares the most, 4.

Directors

Steven Luke2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Steven Luke
Claudio Fäh2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Claudio Fäh
Michael Oblowitz2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Michael Oblowitz
Dan Garcia2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Dan Garcia

Writers

Crash Leyland4 titles See all 4 shared titles with Crash Leyland
Michael Frost Beckner4 titles See all 4 shared titles with Michael Frost Beckner
Chris Hauty2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Chris Hauty
Michael Ferris2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Michael Ferris

Billy Zane

What are Billy Zane's films like?

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How do Billy Zane's films land?

Shape of the crowd

Is Billy Zane's work okay for kids?

Who does Billy Zane work with?

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