William Hope (born March 2, 1955) is a Canadian actor.
Career
Most of Hope's stage work has been leading roles in a wide variety of regional, touring and West End theatres in England.
Early on, he turned down a major role in Kubrick's ''
Full Metal Jacket'' for a lead role in
James Cameron's ''
Aliens
Alien primarily refers to:
* Alien (law), a person in a country who is not a national of that country
** Enemy alien, the above in times of war
* Extraterrestrial life, life which does not originate from Earth
** Specifically, intelligent extrate ...
'' (1986) as Lt. Gorman, for which he began to receive recognition. Soon after he appeared as Kyle MacRae in the horror film ''
Hellbound: Hellraiser II'' (1988), the sequel to Clive Barker's ''
Hellraiser
''Hellraiser'' is a 1987 British supernatural horror film written and directed by Clive Barker, and produced by Christopher Figg, based on Barker's 1986 novella ''The Hellbound Heart''. The film marked Barker's directorial debut. Its plot invol ...
'' (1987).
After ''Hellbound'', Hope went on to a number of theatrical films while working a lot on stage and in radio drama. Seen in parts in ''
Shining Through
''Shining Through'' is a 1992 American World War II drama film which was released to United States cinemas on January 31, 1992, written and directed by David Seltzer and starring Michael Douglas and Melanie Griffith, with Liam Neeson, Joely Ric ...
'' (1992) and ''
The Saint
The Saint may refer to:
Fiction
* Simon Templar, also known as "The Saint", the protagonist of a book series by Leslie Charteris and subsequent adaptations:
** ''The Saint'' (film series) (1938–43), starring Louis Hayward, George Sanders an ...
'' (1997), ''
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
''Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow'', often shortened to ''Sky Captain'', is a 2004 science fiction action- adventure film written and directed by Kerry Conran in his directorial debut, and produced by Jon Avnet, Sadie Frost, Jude Law an ...
'' (2004) and ''
XXX'' (2002). He co-starred in two
Wesley Snipes
Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist. His prominent film roles include '' Major League'' (1989), ''New Jack City'' (1991), '' White Men Can't Jump'' (1992), '' Passenger 57'' (1992), '' ...
' action epics ''
The Marksman'' (2005) and ''
The Detonator'' (2006) and as the villain in
Steven Seagal
Steven Frederic Seagal (; born April 10, 1952) is an American actor, screenwriter and martial artist. A 7th-dan black belt in aikido, he began his adult life as a martial arts instructor in Japan and eventually ended up running his father-in-l ...
's action movie ''
Submerged'' (2005).
Recently seen on TV as Harry Ramos in the award-winning TV docudrama ''
9/11: The Twin Towers'' (2007), and as the President of Lehman Brothers in ''
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
''The Last Days of Lehman Brothers'' is a British television film, first broadcast on BBC Two and BBC HD on Wednesday 9 September 2009. Filmed in London, it was written by Craig Warner and directed by Michael Samuels. It was shown as part of th ...
'' (2009) starring
James Cromwell, in theatrical releases he has been seen opposite
Woody Harrelson
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in ''
The Walker'' (2007),
Robert Downey Jr.
Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor and producer. His career has been characterized by critical and popular success in his youth, followed by a period of substance abuse and legal troubles, before a resurgence of ...
in ''
Sherlock Holmes'' (2009), and ''
The Whistleblower
''The Whistleblower'' is a 2010 biographical drama film directed by Larysa Kondracki and starring Rachel Weisz. Kondracki and Eilis Kirwan wrote the screenplay, which was inspired by the story of Kathryn Bolkovac, a Nebraska police officer w ...
'' (2010) with
Rachel Weisz
Rachel Hannah Weisz (; born 7 March 1970 ) is an English actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, and a BAFTA Award.
Weisz began acting in British stage and television in the ...
and ''
Legacy'' with
Idris Elba
Idrissa Akuna Elba (; born 6 September 1972) is an English actor. . His most recent television work included playing
Matt LeBlanc
Matthew Steven LeBlanc (; born July 25, 1967) is an American actor. He garnered global recognition with his portrayal of Joey Tribbiani in the NBC sitcom ''Friends'' and in its spin-off series, ''Joey''. For his work on ''Friends'', LeBlanc r ...
's agent in ''
Episodes
Episodes may refer to:
* Episode
An episode is a narrative unit within a larger dramatic work or documentary production, such as a series intended for radio, television or streaming consumption.
The noun ''episode'' is derived from the Greek ...
'' (2011). He was also in
Luc Besson
Luc Paul Maurice Besson (; born 18 March 1959) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He directed or produced the films ''Subway'' (1985), '' The Big Blue'' (1988), and '' La Femme Nikita'' (1990). Besson is associated with the ' ...
's ''
The Lady'' (2012) about the life of
Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi (; ; born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and a 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar (equivalent to a prime minister) and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2 ...
and in 2011 he guest-starred in the BBC's final series of ''
Spooks'' (2002) and alongside
Johnny Depp in
Tim Burton
Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his gothic fantasy and horror films such as '' Beetlejuice'' (1988), '' Edward Scissorhands'' (1990), '' The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (1993 ...
's ''
Dark Shadows
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'' (2012).
From 2009 to 2021, he has been heard providing voices for
Edward,
Toby
Toby is a popular, usually male, name in many English speaking countries. The name is from the Middle English vernacular form of Tobias. Tobias itself is the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew טוביה ''Toviah'', which translates to ''Good i ...
,
Whiff,
Rocky
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and
Farmer McColl
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in the US dub and also
Bert
Bert or BERT may refer to:
Persons, characters, or animals known as Bert
*Bert (name), commonly an abbreviated forename and sometimes a surname
*Bert, a character in the poem "Bert the Wombat" by The Wiggles; from their 1992 album Here Comes a Son ...
of the ''
Thomas & Friends
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'' children's TV and DVD series. He also returned to the horror genre, working in the Solar Film's experimental ''
Dark Floors
''Dark Floors – The Lordi Motion Picture'' is a 2008 English-language Finnish horror film that features members of the hard rock band Lordi playing the monsters. Band frontman Mr Lordi also designed the film's logo. The film was released in Feb ...
'', released in Europe in 2008. He is regularly heard on BBC Radio and is part of the BBC "Broken News" cast. He appeared in a book tour with
Tim Parfitt, his brother-in-law.
We're All Neighbors website
Accessed May 10, 2011.
Filmography
Film
Television
Self
*''McLibel'' (1998) – Guardian Newspaper Representative
*''Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens'' (2003) (V) – Himself
*''Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs'' (2007) – Charles Wilbour
Video games
References
External links
*
William Hope at FlixsterWilliam Hope at TV GuideWilliam Hope at FandangoWilliam Hope films at ''New York Times''
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Living people
1955 births
Canadian emigrants to England
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male television actors
Canadian male video game actors
Canadian male voice actors
Male actors from Montreal
Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
20th-century Canadian male actors
21st-century Canadian male actors