Billy Zane portrayed Drake dè Mon on three episodes of the seventh season of Charmed.
Biography[]
William George "Billy" Zane, Jr. is an American actor, producer and director who was born on February 24, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois. As a young teenager, Billy attended Harand Camp of theater Arts in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin then travelled to the American School in Switzerland. After graduating high school Billy travelled to California to try his hand on acting; within three weeks, he won his first big screen role in Back to the Future, we would later appear in the sequel as well. After a small role in the film Critters he landed starring roles in several television movies and films. He is probably best known for his role as Caledon "Cal" Hockley from the 1997 blockbuster Titanic. He is also known for his leading role in the comic book action film The Phantom and his cameo in Zoolander.
Billy was engaged to Kelly Brook but the two called it quits in 2009.
Career[]
- The Deep End
- The Confidant
- Surviving Evil
- Blue Seduction
- The Mad
- Magic Man
- Perfect Hideout
- The Hessen Affair
- Three: Survival Island
- Journey to Promethea
- Charmed
- Enemies Among Us
- Landspeed
- BloodRayne
- Zoolander (cameo)
- Titanic
- The Phantom
Trivia[]
- Billy Zane starred in the 2002 movie Landspeed with Ray Wise, Ray portrayed Ludlow in Lost and Bound 3 seasons prior to Billy's appearance as Drake.
- In the 2009 movie Magic Man, Billy portrayed a character named Krell - in the Season 3 episode Sleuthing with the Enemy, a Zotar named Krell was after Cole Turner.
- When Billy shaved his head, there were many comparisons made to his appearance being similar to Arnold Vosloo, a South African actor who portrayed a Spirit Killer in the season 2 episode Murphy's Luck.
- Billy, who previously worked with Rose McGowan on Charmed, would reunite again on a web-episode of Funny and Die. Rose portrayed Betty Boop, while Billy played her manager.
External links[]
- Billy Zane at Wikipedia
- Billy Zane at the Internet Movie Database