Billy Burke
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| Billy Burke | |
| Birthplace | Bellingham, Washington |
| Date of birth | November 25, 1966 |
| Role on 24 | Gary Matheson |
Billy Burke played Gary Matheson during Season 2 of 24.
[edit] Biography
Billy Burke began singing at age nine, and joined a band at age fifteen. He continued to work with bands and study/performing drama at Western Washington University. He performed in Seattle at the Annex Theater, New City Festival, and the A.H.A. Theater.
Burke made his feature film debut in the independent film Daredreamer, and then moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in singing and acting. He has since appeared in such films as Gone in the Night (with Kevin Dillon), The Ultimate Lie and Forfeit (both with Gregory Itzin), Marshal Law (with Channon Roe), Mafia! (with Marisol Nichols), Without Limits (with Dean Norris), Dill Scallion (with Kevin Fry), The Independent (with Janeane Garofalo), Along Came a Spider, Final Jeopardy (with Colm Feore), Flashpoint (with DB Woodside and Skye McCole Bartusiak), Something More (again with DB Woodside), Ladder 49 (with Tim Guinee), Backyards & Bullets (with Cas Anvar, John Lacy, Enuka Okuma, and Lou Diamond Phillips), and The Grift (with Misha Collins).
Recently, Burke had a starring role in the 2007 film Fracture, which featured fellow 24 actors Xander Berkeley, Bob Gunton, Gonzalo Menendez, Michael Khmurov, Yorgo Constantine, and Alla Korot. He also starred in the hit film Twilight along with Sarah Clarke, Jose Zuniga, and Ned Bellamy, and will appear in the sequel New Moon scheduled for release in 2009.
Burke has also made guest appearances on such television shows as "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (with Alexander Siddig), "Party of Five" (with Geoff Pierson), "VR.5" (with Will Patton), "Gilmore Girls", "Karen Sisco" (with Kevin Dillon), "Monk" (with Vic Chao), "Fringe" (with John Noble), and "Wonderland" (with Michelle Forbes and Leland Orser).
