Biography:
Gil Bellows starred as Billy Thomas in the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning series Ally McBeal. His additional television credits include the series Going to Extremes.

Among his feature film credits are "The Shawshank Redemption," "Miami Rhapsody," "Love and a .45," "The Substance of Fire," "Richard III," "The Assistant," "Dinner at Fred's," "Judas Kiss" and the upcoming "Chasing Sleep."

Bellows also appeared Off Broadway in "A Snake in the Vein" and in the Playwrights Horizon production of "Flaubert's Latest and Best of Schools."

He is a founding member of New York's Seraphim Theater Company, with which he starred in "True West," "Road" and "The User's Waltz." He was also a member of the Act One Repertory Company of the Williamstown (Mass.) Theater Festival.

Bellows was born in Vancouver, B.C., and lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter.

His birth date is June 28.

Television Credits:
The Agency as Matt Callan
Night Visions as Keith Miller" in episode: "Renovation" (original airdate: 07/12/2001)
Ally McBeal as Billy Thomas (1997-2000)
The Practice as Billy Thomas" in episode: "Axe Murderer" (original airdate: 04/27/1998)
Flying Blind as Gerard" in episode: "Single White Eurotrash" (original airdate: 10/04/1992)
Law & Order as Howard Metzler in episode: "The Violence of Summer" (original airdate: 02/05/1991)