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Bill Camp

Bill Camp

Actor, also director · Born October 22, 1964 (62) · Bradford, Massachusetts, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Bill Camp (born 1963 or 1964) is an American actor. He has played supporting roles in many films such as Lincoln (2012), Compliance (2012), Lawless (2012), 12 Years a Slave (2013), Love & Mercy (2015), Loving (2016), Molly's Game (2017), Vice (2018), Wildlife (2018), Joker (2019), News of the World (2021), and Sound of Freedom (2023); the HBO miniseries The Night Of in 2016 and The Outsider in 2020; and the Netflix miniseries The Queen's Gambit in 2020. He had recurring roles in the HBO drama series The Leftovers from 2015 to 2017 and in the Hulu space drama series The First in 2018. Camp has appeared in many television series and received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his roles in the miniseries The Night Of (2016) and the legal thriller series Presumed Innocent (2024). He was nominated for a Tony Award for his role in the 2016 Broadway revival of the play The Crucible. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Camp, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
October 22, 1964 (62)
From
Bradford, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Actor, also director
Titles
74 on MovieCove · 85 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 26Up 2% in 30 days

What are Bill Camp's films like?

Across their 43 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Biography9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Crime movies

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
Morality
32%
Power
20%
Self
15%
Bonds
12%
Survival
9%
Ideas
6%
Society
6%
Justice16 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception8 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass6 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal7 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 31 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 6 · Dark 22

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 20 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 12 · Intense 15

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 23 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 6

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 19

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 19 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

20 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 6 of 20 analyzed roles.

Shadow
6 of 20
Ally
5 of 20
Threshold guardian
4 of 20
Mentor
3 of 20
Hero
1 of 20
Herald
1 of 20
Show the 20 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
36
Dread
17
Melancholic
20
Contemplative
9
Hopeful
11
Other
30

How their films linger

Thought-provoking17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet20
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous13

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 Bill Camp's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 61 of their 74 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bill Camp'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

85 credits, 74 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Karoshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • Nocturne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · as Chief Ellison

  • Matchbox the Movie(2026)

    as Smalley

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Ponderosa(2026)

    Executive Producer · as George

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • How to Make a Killing(2026)

    as Warren Redfellow

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Run Amok(2026)

    as Mr. Hunt

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The American Revolution(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Mastermind(2025)

    as Judge William Mooney

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Honey Don't!(2025)

    as Drive-Thru Customer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Sirens(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · as Bruce DeWitt

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Zero Day(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as CIA Director Jeremy Lasch

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Transplant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer · as Dr. Edward Harmon

  • Salem's Lot(2024)

    as Matt Burke

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Presumed Innocent(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Raymond Horgan

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • A Man in Full(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Harry Zale

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Drive-Away Dolls(2024)

    as Curlie

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Burial(2023)

    as Ray Loewen

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Sound of Freedom(2023)

    as Vampiro

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Boston Strangler(2023)

    as Commissioner McNamara

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • White Noise(2022)

    as Man With TV

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Lincoln's Dilemma(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Abraham Lincoln (voice)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • The Gilded Age(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as JP Morgan

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Passing(2021)

    as Hugh Wentworth

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • American Rust(2021)

    Show 19 episodes · as Henry English

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • With/In: Volume 2(2021)

    Director · Screenplay · as (segment "In the Air")

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • News of the World(2020)

    as Mr. Branholme

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Queen's Gambit(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mr. Shaibel

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Monsterland(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Stanley Price

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Forensic Files II(2020)

    Show 58 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Outsider(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · as Howie Gold

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Dark Waters(2019)

    as Wilbur Tennant

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Joker(2019)

    as Detective Garrity

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Kitchen(2019)

    as Alfonso Coretti

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Skin(2018)

    as Fred 'Hammer' Krager

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Native Son(2019)

    as Henry Dalton

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Vice(2018)

    as Gerald Ford

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Wildlife(2018)

    as Warren Miller

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Land of Steady Habits(2018)

    as Donny

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Woman Walks Ahead(2017)

    as General Crook

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Red Sparrow(2018)

    as Marty Gable

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Looming Tower(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Robert Chesney

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Hostiles(2017)

    as Jeremiah Wilks

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Molly's Game(2017)

    as Harlan Eustice

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Killing of a Sacred Deer(2017)

    as Matthew Williams

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Crown Heights(2017)

    as William Robedee

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Only Living Boy in New York(2017)

    as Uncle Buster

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Loving(2016)

    as Frank Beazley

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Jason Bourne(2016)

    as Malcolm Smith

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Night Of(2016)

    Show 8 episodes · as Dennis Box

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • All Access: Quest for the Stanley Cup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · as Narrator

  • Midnight Special(2016)

    as Doak

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Gold(2016)

    as Hollis Dresher

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Black Mass(2015)

    as John Callahan

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Aloha(2015)

    as Bob Largent

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Love & Mercy(2014)

    as Murry Wilson

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014)

    as Crazy Man

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Maid's Room(2013)

    as Mr. Crawford

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Manhattan(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · as William Hogarth

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Leftovers(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as David Burton · as David Burton (voice) · as Man at the Bar · as Man on Bridge

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Rick and Morty(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • 12 Years a Slave(2013)

    as Radburn

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Lincoln(2012)

    as Mr. Jolly

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Lawless(2012)

    as Sheriff Hodges

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Compliance(2012)

    as Van

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Road to the NHL Winter Classic(2014)

    Show 22 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Tamara Drewe(2010)

    as Glen McCreavy

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Coach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Coach Buehl

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Daniel Clove

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Public Enemies(2009)

    as Frank Nitti

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Guitar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Pa Wilder

  • Deception(2008)

    as Clancey Controller

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Reservation Road(2007)

    as Desk Trooper

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Damages(2007)

    Show 4 episodes · as Hacker · as Samurai Seven

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Dying Gaul(2005)

    as Malcolm

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Joan of Arcadia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Painter God

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Mickey

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Great Gatsby(2000)

    as Wilson

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Rounders(1998)

    as Eisenberg

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • In & Out(1997)

    as Bachelor Party Guest

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • William Shakespeare's Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Marcellus/Sailor/Player

  • Reversal of Fortune(1990)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Barney Rade · as Denny Rogis

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Judgment Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Operation Fastlink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Turpentine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 85 titles, 80 of them dated from 1990 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Joker (2019)

$1.1B worldwide

Highest rated

Joker (2019)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

19902026

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 10 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting85 of 85: 82 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stDirecting1 of 85: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 85: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 85: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

85 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s5 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s37 · acting2020s28 · 28 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 43 roles
90101520

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

3 major nominations and no wins, 2017–2025.

  1. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
  2. 2021
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
  3. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

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 Bill Camp's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 52; across their 31 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Midcredits score across 74 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up35
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

39 of their 74 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser39
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor, producer

Ponderosa (2026)

86th percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

12 Years a Slave (2013)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 29 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 48. 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 Bill Camp's work okay for kids?

Across up to 35 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore30 titles8–84 · median 47 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity35 titles13–71 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity32 titles40–76 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs30 titles27–63 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense28 titles20–82 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Bill Camp work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bill Camp's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Elizabeth Marvel shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles