Billy Magnussen

William Gregory Magnussen He is of Norwegian and Lithuanian descent. He grew up in Queens around Woodhaven Boulevard until the age of 10, when he moved with his family to Cumming, Georgia. Magnussen graduated from South Forsyth High School in 2003, and later from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

Acting career Stage Magnussen made his Broadway stage debut in 2007's The Ritz, starring Rosie Perez. In 2012, he was cast alongside David Hyde Pierce and Sigourney Weaver in Christopher Durang's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, premiering at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey, prior to its move to Lincoln Center in New York City. It then moved to the John Golden Theatre, where it was nominated for six Tony Awards. Magnussen was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role as Spike. In 2014, he starred on off-Broadway with Anna Gunn in a critically acclaimed production of Sex with Strangers directed by David Schwimmer at the Second Stage Theater.

Film Magnussen appeared in the films Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet and Happy Tears, which stars Demi Moore and Parker Posey. He starred as Claude in the film Twelve, which was released July 30, 2010. He played Neil Thomas, a World War II hero, in the 2011 film The Lost Valentine, based on the book of the same name by James Michael Pratt, which aired on CBS on January 30, 2011. That same year, he also played Thor in Whit Stillman's Damsels in Distress. In 2012, he starred in the independent feature Surviving Family.

Magnussen starred in his breakout role as Rapunzel's Prince in Rob Marshall's 2014 film Into the Woods. In 2016, Magnussen appeared in The Great Gilly Hopkins, opposite Kathy Bates, as Ellis, the social worker in charge of Gilly Hopkins, played by Canadian actress Sophie Nélisse. The role was originally written for a female in the novel and stage play. In 2019, Magnussen played the newly created role of Prince Anders in Disney's live action adaptation of Aladdin, directed by Guy Ritchie. He returned to Disney in 2025, playing Pleakley in Lilo & Stitch.

In the 25th James Bond film No Time to Die (from Eon Productions), Magnussen plays CIA officer Logan Ash, who tries to convince a retired Bond to assist with a mission.

In 2025, he played the lead role in Violent Ends.

Television Magnussen played Kato Kaelin on the first season of American Crime Story, about the murder trial of O. J. Simpson. He is known for his role on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, where he took over the role of Casey Hughes on January 29, 2008. He guest-starred on The CW's series The Beautiful Life: TBL in 2009. He guest-starred on Boardwalk Empire as Roger McAlister, Gillian Darmody's (Gretchen Mol) ill-fated lover, and was the stand-in for Jimmy Darmody's (Michael Pitt) corpse.

He also guest-starred on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, in the 10th-season episode "Icarus", and on Law & Order, in the 19th-season episode, "Sweetie". Magnussen appeared in four episodes of The Divide, guest-starred on NCIS: Los Angeles in episode 3 of season 2, titled "Borderline", and in episode 6 of the first season of The Leftovers. In 2017, Magnussen guest-starred as Russ Snyder on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

Magnussen also played a high school teacher Joshua "Nick" Sullivan who engages in a relationship with one of his students in Tell Me a Story during the first season, which came out in 2018.

Music career Magnussen once was the bass player and a contributing songwriter for the New York City-based rock band The Dash. He plays guitar in the New York City-based band Reserved for Rondee.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2009 Happy Tears Ray Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet Eric 2010 Twelve Claude Kenton 2011 Choose Paul Damsels in Distress Thor 2012 Surviving Family Alex D'Amico Arnie 2nd Serve Lingo 2013 Porty McCabe 2014 Revenge of the Green Dragons Detective Boyer Into the Woods Rapunzel's Prince 2015 I Smile Back Zach Ben Bridge of Spies Doug Forrester Ellis Mortgage broker 2016 Birth of the Dragon Steve McKee 2017 Ingrid Goes West Nicky Sloane 2018 Game Night Ryan Huddle The Oath Agent James Mason 2019 Velvet Buzzsaw Bryson Aladdin Prince Anders 2021 The Survivor Dietrich Schneider The Many Saints of Newark Paulie Gualtieri No Time to Die Logan Ash 2022 Family Squares Robert 2023 Coup! Jay "J.C." Horton Also executive producer Spy Kids: Armageddon Ray "The King" Kingston 2024 Lift Magnus Road House Ben Brandt Reunion Evan West Also executive producer 2025 Lilo & Stitch Agent Wendy Pleakley Also voice A Big Bold Beautiful Journey The Man Violent Ends Lucas Frost 2026 Post-production 2027 Sheriff Red

Television Year Title Role Notes 2008 Law & Order Cody Larson Episode: "Sweetie" 2008–2010 As the World Turns Casey Hughes Contract role 2009 Bo Keebler Episode: "The Dentist" Alex Marinelli 3 episodes 2010 NCIS: Los Angeles Cpl Allen Reed Episode: "Borderline" 2011 Neil Thomas Television film In Plain Sight Jonathan Collins / Yonni Peterschwim Episode: "Something A-mish" Law & Order: Criminal Intent Marc Landry Episode: "Icarus" 2012 Blue Bloods Rand Hilbert Episode: "Collateral Damage" CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Det. Michael Crenshaw 2 episodes Boardwalk Empire Roger McAllister 2 episodes 2013 Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell Spencer Episode: "Schmickler83!" 2014 It Could Be Worse Competition Web series; episode: "Uncharted Territory" Marcus Episode: "Guest" Eric Zale 4 episodes 2015 Chris Fife Episode: "Open Source" 2016 Kato Kaelin 3 episodes 2017 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Russ Snyder 2 episodes Friends from College Sean Episode: "All-Nighter" Get Shorty Nathan Hill Recurring role (season 1), 6 episodes 2017, 2025 Black Mirror Karl Valdack Episodes: "USS Callister", "USS Callister: Into Infinity" 2018 Maniac Jed Milgrim / Grimsson Miniseries, 7 episodes 2018–2019 Tell Me a Story Joshua / Nick Sullivan Main role (season 1) 2018–2020 The Bold Type Billy Jeffries 2 episodes 2021–2022 Made for Love Byron Gogol Main role 2022 Woke Denny "Dee Dee" Davis Episode: "Black Exceptionalism" The Offer Robert Redford Episode: "A Seat at the Table" 2024 The Franchise Adam Randolph Main role 2025 Elsbeth Rod Bedford Episode: "I've Got a Little List" 2026 The Audacity Duncan Park Main role

Audio dramas Year Title Role Notes 2021 Unwanted Grant Scripted podcast 2023 Harley Quinn and The Joker: Sound Mind The Joker Scripted podcast

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