William McNamara

William West McNamara (born March 31, 1965) is an American film and television actor.

Personal life Born in Dallas, Texas, McNamara is the son of a Ford Motor Company employee and an interior designer. He attended Salisbury School, Columbia University, and studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York.

Career McNamara appeared in the feature films Texasville, Stella, Copycat, Surviving the Game, and Stealing Home. On television, he portrayed Montgomery Clift in Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story and Ricky Nelson in Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King, had a regular role on the Showtime series Beggars and Choosers, was featured in the television movies Doing Time on Maple Drive and Wildflower (CableACE Award nomination), and appeared in NYPD Blue and Law & Order: SVU, among other television series.

Activism McNamara is an animal rights activist and vegan. He got his start rescuing cats, dogs, and horses, and now travels the world advocating for animal rights. McNamara has produced several documentaries, including the Nat Geo Wild Network: Animal Intervention, an exposé on the exotic animal industry in the United States.

Filmography

Film + Year Title Role Notes 1987 Opera Stefano 1988 The Beat Billy Kane Stealing Home Teenage Billy Wyatt 1989 Dream a Little Dream Joel 1990 Stella Pat Robbins Texasville Dickie Jackson 1991 Wildflower Sammy Perkins 1993 Aspen Extreme Todd Pounds 1994 Storybook Prince Arthur Surviving the Game Derek Wolfe Jr. Chasers Eddie Devane Radio Inside Matthew Anderson 1995 Girl in the Cadillac Rick Copycat Peter Foley 1996 Dead Girl Damon Natural Enemy Jeremy Video Snitch Shakley 1997 Stag Jon DiCapri The Deli Kevin Glam Sonny Daye 1998 Sweet Jane Stan Bleeker The Brylcreem Boys Sam Gunn Something to Believe In Mike Ringmaster Troy Davenport Implicated Tom Baker 1999 Paper Bullets Laurence McCoy 2000 Knockout Michael DeMarco Just Sue Me Daniel 2001 Time Lapse Clayton Pirce Video 2002 Man of Faith Bobby Murky 2004 The Kings of Brooklyn Chris Parmel 2006 The Iron Man Gerard 2007 The Still Life Teacher April Moon David A Dance for Bethany James Fisher 2008 The Grift Hugh Babcock 2009 The Bleeding Det. Dan Williams 2010 The Ascent Joel 2011 The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy Jones Moon Henry Paul Short 2013 The Devil's Dozen - Ambushed Agent Waters My Stepbrother Is a Vampire!?! Gordon 2014 Cut! Bryan Wolff Stranded Doc Holliday Historias del canal Jerry Day of the Mummy Jack Je T'aime, Au Revoir Clark Truth Luke Mezrich Dry Dr. Brown 2015 Beyond the Farthest Star Calvin Clayman Medusa Dr. Gleason The Wicked Within David 2016 Streets of East L.A. Mr. Zelman Last Man Club Joe Scanlin Fishes 'n Loaves: Heaven Sent Jimmy Watkins Enemy Within Solano The Secrets of Emily Blair Mr. Regan Brothers in Arms Dennis Short Star Paws General Ruff 2017 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Bradshaw Down on the Farm Gas Light Dr. Ernest Hancock The Audit Jack Healey Short Opus of an Angel Stephen I Believe Robert Bruckwood Happenstance Bodhi 2018 Requiescat Troy Short Left for Dead Dean Clark Man Short 2019 Rottentail Jake Mulligan Justice for Vincent Roger Evans Short Da Pinche Code II Spiritual Healer The Beginning: Feel the Dead Daniel 2020 Hacked Tyler Fuller Short The 2nd Jalil Nowheresville Agent Gallagher 2021 American Desert Buddy Raunch and Roll Don 2022 Blowback Doc Byrne Amber Road James 2023 Altered Perceptions Ron San Diego Mojave Diamonds Jason David Dead Man's Hand Johnny 2024 Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace Roman

Television Year Title Role Notes 1987 CBS Schoolbreak Special Jay Medford Episode: "Soldier Boys" 1988 The Secret of the Sahara Philip Jordan Main Cast 1989 The Edge Boy Episode: "Indian Poker" 1989–1990 Island Son Sam Kulani Recurring Cast 1991 ABC Afterschool Special Johnny Dumont Episode: "It's Only Rock & Roll" 1992 Doing Time on Maple Drive Matt Carter TV movie Honor Thy Mother Chris TV movie Silk Stalkings Clay Edwards Episode: "The Brotherhood" 1993 Extreme Justice Mark Franklin TV movie Sworn to Vengeance Michael Burke TV movie 1995 Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story Montgomery Clift TV movie 1997 Perversions of Science Nick Boyer Episode: "Given the Heir" 1998 Welcome to Paradox Q.M. Cooper Episode: "Blue Champagne Resort" Brimstone Gilbert Jax Episode: "Encore" 1999 The Outer Limits Kimble Episode: Better Luck Next Time" 1999–2000 Beggars and Choosers Brad Advail Main Cast: Season 1, Recurring Cast: Season 2 2000 The Hunger Kent Johanssen Episode: "Approaching Desdemona" 2001 Trapped C. Whitmore Evans TV movie 2003 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Detective Sam Bishop Episode: "Pandora" 2005 NYPD Blue Richard Pancava Episode: "Old Man Quiver" McBride: Murder Past Midnight Tony Harriman TV movie American Black Beauty Wilford TV movie 2006 Nightmares and Dreamscapes Ricky Nelson Episode: "You Know They Got a Hell of a Band" 2007 Beyond the Break Richard Recurring Cast: Season 2 2012 DTLA Norm Recurring Cast 2014 High School Possession Reverend Young TV movie 2015 The Astronaut Wives Club Robert Kennedy Episode: "The Dark Side" 2016 The Wrong Roommate Mark TV movie 2017 The Wrong Student Detective Andrade TV movie Running Away Richard TV movie Feel the Dead Daniel Main Cast 2018 The Wrong Cruise Pat TV movie A Wedding for Christmas Frank TV movie Age of the Living Dead Dr. Howard Main Cast: Season 1, Recurring Cast: Season 3 2019 The Wrong Tutor Mr. Lloyd TV movie 2020 The Christmas High Note Brad TV movie The Wrong Stepfather Mr. Crane TV movie