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Gil Bellows (born June 28, 1967) is a
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actor, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for the roles of Tommy Williams in the 1994 movie ''
The Shawshank Redemption ''The Shawshank Redemption'' is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the 1982 Stephen King novella ''Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption''. It tells the story of banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), w ...
'', Billy Thomas in the
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television series '' Ally McBeal'' (1997–2002), and
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agent Matt Callan in the
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television series '' The Agency'' (2001–2003). In 2016–2017, he was a regular cast member in the
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series '' Eyewitness''.


Early life

Bellows was born in
Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...
,
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, and attended
Magee Secondary School Magee Secondary School is a public secondary school on West 49th Avenue, Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most p ...
with fellow future actress
Carrie-Anne Moss Carrie-Anne Moss (born August 21, 1967) is a Canadian actress. After early roles on television, she rose to international prominence for her role of Trinity in ''The Matrix'' series (1999–present). She has starred in '' Memento'' (2000) for w ...
. After graduation, he pursued a career in acting, studying at the
American Academy of Dramatic Arts The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) is a private performing arts conservatory with two locations, one in Manhattan and one in Los Angeles. The academy offers an associate degree in occupational studies and teaches drama and related art ...
in
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,
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.


Career

Bellows is known for his first
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role as Tommy in ''
The Shawshank Redemption ''The Shawshank Redemption'' is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the 1982 Stephen King novella ''Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption''. It tells the story of banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), w ...
'' (1994). Also in 1994, he played the lead role Watty Watt in ''
Love and a .45 ''Love and a .45'' is a 1994 indie crime drama road movie written and directed by C.M. Talkington, starring Gil Bellows and Renée Zellweger Renée Kathleen Zellweger (; born April 25, 1969) is an American actress. The recipient of various ...
'' with
Renée Zellweger Renée Kathleen Zellweger (; born April 25, 1969) is an American actress. The recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards, she was one of the world's highest-paid ...
, Billy Thomas in the television series '' Ally McBeal'', and
CIA The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ), known informally as the Agency and historically as the Company, is a civilian intelligence agency, foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gat ...
agent Matt Callan in the television series '' The Agency''. Bellows also appeared in the
psychological thriller Psychological thriller is a genre combining the thriller and psychological fiction genres. It is commonly used to describe literature or films that deal with psychological narratives in a thriller or thrilling setting. In terms of context and co ...
''
Chasing Sleep ''Chasing Sleep'' is a 2000 psychological thriller film written and directed by Michael Walker (film director), Michael Walker released to video in 2001. It depicts the reaction of a college professor who awakens to find his wife missing. It star ...
'' as Detective Derm, opposite star
Jeff Daniels Jeffrey Warren Daniels (born February 19, 1955) is an American actor, comedian, musician, and playwright, known for his work on stage and screen playing diverse characters switching between comedy and drama. He is the recipient of several accol ...
. He appeared in ''
The Weather Man ''The Weather Man'' is a 2005 American dark comedy-drama film directed by Gore Verbinski, written by Steve Conrad, and starring Nicolas Cage in the lead role, Michael Caine and Hope Davis. It tells the story of a weatherman in the midst of a m ...
'' as a perverted rehabilitation counsellor. He was in the films ''
Black Day Blue Night ''Black Day Blue Night'' is a 1995 American crime thriller film directed by J. S. Cardone and starring Gil Bellows, Michelle Forbes, Mia Sara, J. T. Walsh, Tim Guinee, and John Beck. Premise A wife's husband is cheating on her. She decides ...
'', '' Snow White: A Tale of Terror'', as Will, and ''Un amour de sorcière'', a French film, as Michael Firth (1997). He has appeared on the
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original film ''
Final Days of Planet Earth ''Final Days of Planet Earth'' is a 2006 science fiction miniseries directed by Robert Lieberman and written by Roger Soffer. Starring Campbell Scott, Gil Bellows, and Daryl Hannah, the movie was produced by RHI Entertainment for the Hallmark Ch ...
'' and the Canadian television series '' Terminal City''. In 2007, he completed filming for ''
Kill Kill Faster Faster ''Kill Kill Faster Faster'' is a 2008 thriller film directed by Gareth Maxwell Roberts, with the screenplay an adaptation by Gareth Maxwell Roberts and Joel Rose of Rose's novel of the same name. The film stars Gil Bellows, Lisa Ray, Esai Morales ...
'', which is a contemporary film noir inspired by the critically acclaimed novel of the same name by
Joel Rose Joel Rose is an American novelist. Career His novels include ''The Blackest Bird'' (2007), ''Kill the Poor'' (1988), and '' Kill Kill Faster Faster'' (1988). He also authored the urban historical, ''New York Sawed in Half: An Urban Historical'' ( ...
. Bellows also played a State Department Officer in '' 24: Redemption'', a television film prequel to the seventh season of ''24''. He starred in the Super Channel science-fiction adventure thriller film '' Infected''. Bellows has also appeared as
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on ''
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'' in the Season 9 episodes "Charade" and "Hostage". In 2010, Bellows had a recurring role in ''
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'' as Timothy, a window-washer who becomes a
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and
evangelist Evangelist may refer to: Religion * Four Evangelists, the authors of the canonical Christian Gospels * Evangelism, publicly preaching the Gospel with the intention of spreading the teachings of Jesus Christ * Evangelist (Anglican Church), a c ...
after a near-death experience. Bellows also co-starred in the movie ''
Unthinkable ''Unthinkable'' is a 2010 American thriller film directed by Gregor Jordan and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Sheen and Carrie-Anne Moss. It was released direct-to-video on June 14, 2010. The film is noteworthy for the controversy it genera ...
'' that same year. He co-starred with
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and
Eric Roberts Eric Anthony Roberts (born April 18, 1956) is an American actor. His career began with a leading role in ''King of the Gypsies'' (1978) for which he received his first Golden Globe Award nomination. He was nominated again at the Golden Globes fo ...
in the 2010 action film ''
Hunt to Kill ''Hunt to Kill'' is a 2010 Canadian-American direct-to-video action film starring Steve Austin, Gil Bellows, and Eric Roberts. Plot The film begins with border patrol agent Jim Rhodes and his partner Lee exploring a seemingly abandoned trailer ...
'', and in 2011 co-starred with
Macha Grenon Macha Grenon (born June 7, 1968) is a Canadian film and television actress.Julia Stone in ''
The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom ''The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom'' is a 2011 Canadian coming-of-age film written and directed by Tara Johns and starring Macha Grenon, Gil Bellows and Julia Sarah Stone. Dolly Parton provides a voice cameo. Plot Elizabeth lives in Winnipeg, Mani ...
''. He starred in the 2012 feature film '' Fury''. In some second-season episodes (2012) of ''
Boss Boss may refer to: Occupations * Supervisor, often referred to as boss * Air boss, more formally, air officer, the person in charge of aircraft operations on an aircraft carrier * Crime boss, the head of a criminal organization * Fire boss, a ...
'' he appeared as a casino investor. In 2014 Bellows starred with
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in the
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miniseries ''Ascension'', a retro
space opera Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes space warfare, with use of melodramatic, risk-taking space adventures, relationships, and chivalric romance. Set mainly or entirely in outer space, it features technological and soci ...
/ murder mystery about the 600-person crew of the USS ''Ascension'', an ''Orion''-class nuclear pulse propulsion spaceship, on its secret 100-year journey to
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, having been launched in 1963 by
President Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination i ...
. Bellows played Harris Enzmann, the son of the founder of the ''Ascension'' project, who oversees its progress from a secret facility on Earth. On October 16, 2016, Bellows debuted as a cast regular in
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's new, 10-episode, straight-to-series police drama, '' Eyewitness''. He plays Gabe Caldwell, a veterinarian and the husband of Sheriff Helen Torrance (series lead
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). The sheriff is trying to solve what appears to be a random triple-murder in a turkey farmer's home. But as the series begins to unfold, she is unaware that the farmer's teenage son and his male friend—the latter of whom also happens to be Gabe and Helen's foster son; at first, unbeknownst to either parent—had been secretly exploring new feelings for each other just prior to the carnage, witnessed the murders. The killer is still at large, is someone she wouldn't normally suspect, and is determined to permanently silence the witness he saw hiding. Meanwhile, off the clock and at home, Caldwell and Torrance seem to enjoy a genuinely happy marriage. The series, although set in mainly in the
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, was actually filmed in
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, Ontario, Canada. In 2019, Bellows guest-starred as the unnamed
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Physician, doctor in season 3, episode 9, of
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's ''The Handmaid's Tale''.


Personal life

Gil Bellows is married to American actress
Rya Kihlstedt Rya Kihlstedt is an American actress. She starred in the 1997 comedy film ''Home Alone 3'' as Alice Ribbons. The following years she appeared in films '' Deep Impact'' (1998), '' Women in Trouble'' (2009) and '' The Atticus Institute'' (2015). On ...
and has two children with her.


Filmography

* ''
The First Season ''The First Season'' is a Canadian drama film, released in 1989. The film stars Kate Trotter as Alex Cauldwell, a woman in British Columbia who, following the death of her fisherman husband Frank (Dwight Koss), tries to support herself and her dau ...
'' (1988) as Ronne * ''
Law & Order ''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment, launching the '' Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering on ...
'' (1991, TV series) as Howard Metzler * '' Flying Blind'' (1992, TV series) as Gerard * ''
Going to Extremes ''Going to Extremes'' and ''Surviving Extremes'' were television programmes made for Channel 4 by Nick Middleton. In each episode of the two series, Middleton visited an extreme area of the world to find out how people have adapted to life there. ...
'' (1993, TV series) as Ben * ''
The Shawshank Redemption ''The Shawshank Redemption'' is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the 1982 Stephen King novella ''Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption''. It tells the story of banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), w ...
'' (1994) as Tommy Williams * ''
Love and a .45 ''Love and a .45'' is a 1994 indie crime drama road movie written and directed by C.M. Talkington, starring Gil Bellows and Renée Zellweger Renée Kathleen Zellweger (; born April 25, 1969) is an American actress. The recipient of various ...
'' (1994) as Watty Watts * ''
Miami Rhapsody ''Miami Rhapsody'' is a 1995 American romantic comedy film starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Gil Bellows, Antonio Banderas, Mia Farrow, Paul Mazursky, Kevin Pollak, Barbara Garrick, and Carla Gugino. It was written, co-produced and directed by David ...
'' (1995) as Matt * ''
Black Day Blue Night ''Black Day Blue Night'' is a 1995 American crime thriller film directed by J. S. Cardone and starring Gil Bellows, Michelle Forbes, Mia Sara, J. T. Walsh, Tim Guinee, and John Beck. Premise A wife's husband is cheating on her. She decides ...
'' (1995) as Hitchhiker Dodge * '' Silver Strand'' (1995, TV movie) as Brian Del Piso * ''
Radiant City ''Radiant City'' is a 2006 Canadian film written and directed by Gary Burns and Jim Brown. It is about the suburban sprawl and the Moss family's life in the suburbs. The film is openly critical towards suburban sprawl and its negative effects, b ...
'' (1996, TV movie) as Bert Kramer * ''
The Substance of Fire ''The Substance of Fire'' is a play by Jon Robin Baitz. Overview Isaac Geldhart is a survivor of the Holocaust. He arrived in New York City an orphan, reinvented himself as a bon vivant, married well, and found fame and fortune as a champion of a ...
'' (1996) as Val Chenard * ''
Witch Way Love ''Witch Way Love'' (original title "Un Amour de Sorcière") is a 1997 French fantasy film written and directed by René Manzor. Plot Morgane descends from a long line of witches. Her son Arthur has an innate gift for witchcraft. Yet Morgane wants ...
'' (1997) as Michael * '' Snow White: A Tale of Terror'' (1997) as Will * ''White Lies'' (1997) as Punk Guy * '' The Assistant'' (1997) as Frank Alpine * ''Dinner at Fred's'' (1997) as Richard * '' Ally McBeal'' (1997–2002, TV series) as Billy Thomas * ''
The Practice ''The Practice'' is an American legal drama television series created by David E. Kelley centering on partners and associates at a Boston law firm. The show ran for eight seasons on ABC, from March 4, 1997, to May 16, 2004. It won an Emmy in 1 ...
'' (1998, TV series) as Billy Thomas * '' Judas Kiss'' (1998) as Lizard Browning * ''Say You'll Be Mine'' (1999) as Mason * ''
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'' (1999, TV series) as Billy Thomas * ''
The Courage to Love ''The Courage to Love'' is a 2000 television history film starring Vanessa L. Williams, who was also the producer. The premiere was held 24 January 2000 on Lifetime. The film also stars Vanessa's children: Jillian Hervey, Melanie Hervey, Devin ...
'' (2000, TV movie) as Dr. Gerard Gaultier * '' Beautiful Joe'' (2000) as Elton * ''
Chasing Sleep ''Chasing Sleep'' is a 2000 psychological thriller film written and directed by Michael Walker (film director), Michael Walker released to video in 2001. It depicts the reaction of a college professor who awakens to find his wife missing. It star ...
'' (2000) as Detective Derm * ''
Night Visions ''Night Visions'' is the debut studio album by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons. It was released on September 4, 2012, through Kidinakorner and Interscope Records. The album was primarily produced by the band themselves, as well as Englis ...
'' (2001, TV series) as Keith Miller (segment "Renovation") *''Mermaid Chronicles Part 1:
She Creature ''She Creature'' (originally billed as ''Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature'') is a 2001 horror made-for-television film, directed by Sebastian Gutierrez and starring Rufus Sewell, Carla Gugino and Rya Kihlstedt in leading roles. It is th ...
'' (2001, TV movie) as Miles * '' The Agency'' (2001–2002, TV series) as Matt Callan * ''Whitewash: The Clarence Bradley Story'' (2002, TV movie) as Mike De Guerin * ''
Second String ''Second String'' is a direct-to-TV film from 2002 about the Buffalo Bills football team who find its first string (led by real-life Bills quarterback Doug Flutie, who had left the team by the time the film was released) out for a month after a f ...
'' (2002, TV movie) as Dan Heller * '' 1st to Die'' (2003, TV movie) as Chris Raleigh * ''Fast Food High'' (2003) as Dale White * ''
The Twilight Zone ''The Twilight Zone'' is an American media franchise based on the anthology television series created by Rod Serling. The episodes are in various genres, including fantasy, science fiction, absurdism, dystopian fiction, suspense, horror, su ...
'' (2003, episode: "Homecoming") as Maj. Rob Malone * ''
Blind Horizon ''Blind Horizon'' is a 2003 American conspiracy mystery thriller film directed by Michael Haussman. The screenplay was co-written by F. Paul Benz and Steve Tomlin. The leading cast includes Val Kilmer, Neve Campbell, Sam Shepard, Amy Smart and Fa ...
'' (2003) as Dr. Theodore Conway * ''EMR'' (2004) as Paramedic * ''
Karen Sisco ''Karen Sisco'' is an American crime drama television series starring Carla Gugino in the title role. The series was created by novelist Elmore Leonard, based on a character who had appeared in several of his written works, as well as one film ad ...
'' (2004, TV series) as Special Agent Donny Pepper * '' Zeyda and the Hitman'' (2004) as Jeff Klein * ''Cooking Lessons'' (2004, TV movie) as Professor Mocha * ''How's My Driving'' (2004, short) as Jimmy * ''
Childstar ''Childstar'' is a 2004 Canadian comedy film directed and co-written by Don McKellar, and starring McKellar, Peter Paige, Gil Bellows, Mark Rendall, Michael Murphy (actor), Michael Murphy, with Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Alan Thicke. It premiered a ...
'' (2004) as Isaac * ''Pursued'' (2004) as Ben Keats * ''
A Bear Named Winnie ''A Bear Named Winnie'' is a 2004 made-for-television drama film directed by John Kent Harrison. It stars Michael Fassbender and David Suchet. It concerns one of the real-life inspirations behind A. A. Milne's ''Winnie-the-Pooh''. Plot At the ou ...
'' (2004, TV movie) as Colonel Barret * ''Keep Your Distance'' (2005) as David Dailey * ''
The Weather Man ''The Weather Man'' is a 2005 American dark comedy-drama film directed by Gore Verbinski, written by Steve Conrad, and starring Nicolas Cage in the lead role, Michael Caine and Hope Davis. It tells the story of a weatherman in the midst of a m ...
'' (2005) as Don * '' Terminal City'' (2005, TV series) as Ari Sampson * ''
Final Days of Planet Earth ''Final Days of Planet Earth'' is a 2006 science fiction miniseries directed by Robert Lieberman and written by Roger Soffer. Starring Campbell Scott, Gil Bellows, and Daryl Hannah, the movie was produced by RHI Entertainment for the Hallmark Ch ...
'' (2006, TV movie) as Lloyd Walker * ''
The Promotion ''The Promotion'' is a 2008 American comedy film written and directed by Steven Conrad. A look at the quest for the American Dream, it focuses on two grocery store managers vying for a promotion. The film premiered at South by Southwest in Mar ...
'' (2008) as Mitch * ''
Kill Kill Faster Faster ''Kill Kill Faster Faster'' is a 2008 thriller film directed by Gareth Maxwell Roberts, with the screenplay an adaptation by Gareth Maxwell Roberts and Joel Rose of Rose's novel of the same name. The film stars Gil Bellows, Lisa Ray, Esai Morales ...
'' (2008) as Joe * ''bgFATLdy'' (2008) as Sam * ''
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'' (2008, TV series) as Mickey Efros * '' Passchendaele'' (2008) as Royster * ''
Toronto Stories ''Toronto Stories'' is a 2008 Canadian anthology film. It has four segments that are bound together by a young boy, lost in an unknown city. After the prologue, the four segments are directed by different people: "Shoelaces" by Aaron Woodley, "T ...
'' (2008) as Henry * '' Infected'' (2008, TV movie) as Ben Mosher * '' 24: Redemption'' (2008, TV movie) as Frank Tramell * ''Happenchance'' (2010, short) as Stan * ''
Smallville ''Smallville'' is an American superhero television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series was produced by Millar Gough ...
'' (2010, TV series) as
Maxwell Lord Maxwell Lord IV is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in ''Justice League'' #1 (May 1987) and was created by Keith Giffen, J. M. DeMatteis, and Kevin Maguire (artist), Kevin Magui ...
* ''
FlashForward A flashforward (also spelled flash-forward, and more formally known as prolepsis) is a scene that temporarily takes the narrative forward in time from the current point of the story in literature, film, television and other media. Flashforwards a ...
'' (2010, TV series) as Timothy * ''
Unthinkable ''Unthinkable'' is a 2010 American thriller film directed by Gregor Jordan and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Sheen and Carrie-Anne Moss. It was released direct-to-video on June 14, 2010. The film is noteworthy for the controversy it genera ...
'' (2010) as Agent Vincent * ''
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'' (2010, TV movie) as Neil Perkins * ''A Night for Dying Tigers'' (2010) as Jake * ''
Criminal Minds ''Criminal Minds'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created and produced by Jeff Davis (writer), Jeff Davis. The series premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005, and originally concluded on February 19, 2020; it was r ...
'' (2010, TV series) as Jeff Joyce * ''
Hunt to Kill ''Hunt to Kill'' is a 2010 Canadian-American direct-to-video action film starring Steve Austin, Gil Bellows, and Eric Roberts. Plot The film begins with border patrol agent Jim Rhodes and his partner Lee exploring a seemingly abandoned trailer ...
'' (2010) as Banks * ''
The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom ''The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom'' is a 2011 Canadian coming-of-age film written and directed by Tara Johns and starring Macha Grenon, Gil Bellows and Julia Sarah Stone. Dolly Parton provides a voice cameo. Plot Elizabeth lives in Winnipeg, Mani ...
'' (2011) as Phil * ''
Girl Walks into a Bar ''Girl Walks into a Bar'' is a 2011 multiple story line ensemble comedy film produced exclusively for Internet distribution. It is directed by Sebastián Gutiérrez from his own script, much like the anthology style of Gutiérrez's '' Women in T ...
'' (2011) as Emmit * '' The Maiden Danced to Death'' (2011) as Fred * ''
Trading Christmas ''Trading Christmas'' is a 2011 Christmas film, Christmas film directed by Michael Scott and starring Faith Ford, Tom Cavanagh, Gil Bellows, Gabrielle Miller, Emma Lahana, and Andrew Francis. The film is based on the novel of the same name by auth ...
'' (2011, TV movie) as Ray Johnson * ''Neighbors'' (2011) as Vern * '' Fury'' (2012) as Bartender Bill * ''
True Justice ''True Justice'' is an American television action series created by Steven Seagal that ran for two seasons in 2011 and 2012. Seagal stars as Elijah Kane, the head of the "Special Investigation Unit", an undercover police task force, in Seattle, W ...
'' (2010–2012, TV series) as Nikoli Putin * ''
House at the End of the Street ''House at the End of the Street'' is a 2012 American psychological thriller film directed by Mark Tonderai that stars Jennifer Lawrence. The film's plot revolves around a teenage girl, Elissa, who along with her newly divorced mother Sarah, moves ...
'' (2012) as Weaver * ''
Boss Boss may refer to: Occupations * Supervisor, often referred to as boss * Air boss, more formally, air officer, the person in charge of aircraft operations on an aircraft carrier * Crime boss, the head of a criminal organization * Fire boss, a ...
'' (2012, TV series) as Vacarro * ''
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'' (2012, TV series) as George Grady * ''
Mad Ship ''Mad Ship'' is a 2012 Canadian film directed by David Mortin. Plot A poor young Scandinavian immigrant couple winds up in Canada in search of prosperity, but the hardship of the Great Depression takes a toll in a way they never feared when they ...
'' (2013) as Archie Cameron * ''
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'' (2013) as Richard Kyle Fox * '' Parkland'' (2013) as David Powers * ''
3 Days in Havana ''3 Days in Havana'' is a 2013 Cuban-Canadian comedy thriller written and directed by Gil Bellows and Tony Pantages. It stars Bellows as a Canadian businessman who becomes involved in an assassination plot in Cuba after befriending a hard-partying ...
'' (2013) as Jack Petty * '' Extraterrestrial'' (2014) as Sheriff Murphy * ''
Leading Lady A leading actor, leading actress, or simply lead (), plays the role of the protagonist of a film, television show or play. The word ''lead'' may also refer to the largest role in the piece, and ''leading actor'' may refer to a person who typica ...
'' (2014) as Daniel Taylor * ''
Falling Skies ''Falling Skies'' is an American science fiction television series set in a Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic era, created by Robert Rodat and Executive producer#Motion pictures and television, executive produced by Steve ...
'' (2014, TV series) as Nick Phillips * '' The Calling'' (2014) as Detective Ray Green * '' Kill the Messenger'' (2014) as DEA Agent Miller * ''
Bones A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, provide structure and support for the body, an ...
'' (2014, TV series) as Mason Barnes * '' Ascension'' (2014, TV Mini-Series) as Harris Enzmann * ''
Girl on the Edge ''Girl on the Edge'' is a 2015 American drama film directed by Jay Silverman and starring Taylor Spreitler, Gil Bellows, Elizabeth Peña and Peter Coyote. The film premiered at the 2015 Sedona Film Festival. Premise A troubled teenager falls v ...
'' (2015) as Jake Green * ''
Patriot A patriot is a person with the quality of patriotism. Patriot may also refer to: Political and military groups United States * Patriot (American Revolution), those who supported the cause of independence in the American Revolution * Patriot m ...
'' (2015–2018, TV series) as Lawrence Lacroix * ''
Weepah Way for Now ''Weepah Way for Now'' is a 2015 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Stephen Ringer and starring Aly Michalka and AJ Michalka. Premise Elle and Joy are two sisters apart by two years. The two are singers and are living together aw ...
'' (2015) as John * ''
Life on the Line ''Life on the Line'' is the second studio album by English rock band Eddie and the Hot Rods. The album was mixed by Ed Hollis and Steve Nicol, produced by Ed Hollis, and engineered by Steve Lillywhite. This release is considered a step in the ...
'' (2015) as Pok' Chop * '' 11.22.63'' (2016, TV miniseries) as FBI Agent James B. Hosty * ''Dead Draw'' (2016) as Harrison * ''
She Has a Name ''She Has a Name'' is a play about human trafficking written by Andrew Kooman in 2009 as a single act and expanded to full length in 2010. It is about the trafficking of children into sexual slavery and was inspired by the deaths of 54 people ...
'' (2016) as Alex * '' Eyewitness'' (2016, TV series) as Gabe Caldwell * '' Blood Honey'' (2017) as Marvin Heath * '' The Detectives - 'Nine Shots' / The Case That Haunts Me / The Orion Project'' (2018) as Det. Peter Baker * ''
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark ''Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark'' is a series of three collections of short horror stories for children, written by Alvin Schwartz and originally illustrated by Stephen Gammell. In 2011, HarperCollins published editions featuring new art b ...
'' (2019) as Chief Turner * ''
The Handmaid's Tale ''The Handmaid's Tale'' is a futuristic dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood and published in 1985. It is set in a near-future New England in a patriarchal, totalitarian theonomic state known as the Republic of Gilead, which h ...
'' (2019) as Doctor * ''
Awake Wakefulness is a daily recurring brain state and state of consciousness in which an individual is conscious and engages in coherent cognitive and behavioral responses to the external world. Being awake is the opposite of being asleep, in which ...
'' (2021) as Dr. Katz * ''Love in the Time of Corona'' (2020) * ''
Women of the Movement ''Women of the Movement'' is an American historical drama miniseries that premiered on ABC on January 6, 2022. Created by Marissa Jo Cerar, the series centers on Mamie Till-Mobley, played by Adrienne Warren, who devoted her life to seeking just ...
'' (miniseries) (2022) as
Gerald Chatham Gerald Weissinger Chatham (February 17, 1906 – October 9, 1956) was an American lawyer, best known for acting as lead prosecutor in the Emmett Till case in 1955. Biography Chatham was born in Hernando, Mississippi in 1906. He attended the Un ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bellows, Gil 1967 births Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Living people Male actors from Vancouver American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors Primetime Emmy Award winners