---
name: "Balthazar Getty"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/balthazar-getty"
fi1m_id: "balthazar-getty"
imdb_id: "nm0001267"
tmdb_id: 9296
wikidata_id: "Q356287"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 January 1975"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-17T22:17:59.354169+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Balthazar Getty

## Identity

Balthazar Getty

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/balthazar-getty
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** balthazar-getty
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001267
- **TMDB ID:** 9296
- **Wikidata ID:** Q356287
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balthazar_Getty, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356287, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001267/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9296

Actor. Born 22 January 1975 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 January 1975, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 1994–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 71 (2), 2000s 74 (1), 2020s 54 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 65 to 60 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Thriller 2, Action & Adventure 1, Crime 1, Fantasy 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $128m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balthazar_Getty, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356287, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001267/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9296

## Biography

Balthazar Getty is an American actor and musician. Born Paul Balthazar Getty on 22 January 1975 in Tarzana, California, he is a member of the Getty family. He made his acting debut in the 1990 film *Lord of the Flies* as Ralph, after being spotted by a casting director while at school.

Getty appeared in *Lost Highway* (1997) as Pete Dayton. His other film roles include parts in *Natural Born Killers* (1994), *Judge Dredd* (1995) and *Ladder 49* (2004). On television he has played recurring characters in *Charmed*, *Alias* and *Brothers & Sisters*. He is also a member of the band Ringside and works as a DJ and music producer.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Megalopolis* (2024), Fi1m 54, as Aram Kazanjian — [page](https://film.one/film/megalopolis.md)
- *Alias* (2001), Fi1m 74, as Thomas Grace — [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *Lost Highway* (1997), Fi1m 78, as Pete Dayton — [page](https://film.one/film/lost-highway.md)
- *Natural Born Killers* (1994), Fi1m 64, as Gas Station Attendant — [page](https://film.one/film/natural-born-killers.md)

## Complete filmography (59)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Megalopolis* (2024), as Aram Kazanjian — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/megalopolis.md)
- *Year of the Fox* (2023), Actor
- *La Flamme Rouge* (2021), as Rick Van Pelt
- *Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto* (2019), as Alfred Johnston
- *When We Rise* (2017), series, as David
- *#Horror* (2015), as Harry Cox
- *Unity* (2015), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Judge* (2014), as Deputy Hanson
- *Big Sur* (2013), as Michael McClure
- *House of Lies* (2012), series, as Zaninno
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), series, as Walton Dawkins — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md)
- *Rizzoli & Isles* (2010), series, as Ron Garvey
- *West of Brooklyn* (2008), as Man at door
- *Brothers and Sisters* (2006), series, as Tommy Walker
- *The Tripper* (2006), as Jimmy
- *Feast* (2005), as Bozo
- *Ghost Whisperer* (2005), series, as Michael
- *Into the West* (2005), series, as David Wheeler
- *Slingshot* (2005), as Taylor
- *Medium* (2005), series, as Christopher Dennis Sipes
- *Ladder 49* (2004), as Ray Gauquin
- *Traffic* (2004), series, as Ben Edmonds
- *Sol Goode* (2003), as Sol Goode
- *Deuces Wild* (2002), as Jimmy Pockets
- *Hard Cash* (2002), as Eddie
- *Alias* (2001), series, as Thomas Grace — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/alias.md)
- *Pasadena* (2001), series, as Nate Greeley
- *The Center of the World* (2001), as Brian Pivano
- *MacArthur Park* (2001), as Steve
- *Shadow Hours* (2000), as Michael Holloway
- *Four Dogs Playing Poker* (2000), as Julian
- *Voodoo Dawn* (2000), as A.J. Merchant
- *Out in Fifty* (1999), as Lefty
- *Charmed* (1998), series, as Richard Montana
- *Big City Blues* (1997), as Walter
- *The Hunger* (1997), series, as James Chandler
- *The Swords* (1997), as James Chandler
- *Habitat* (1997), as Andreas Symes
- *Lost Highway* (1997), as Pete Dayton — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/lost-highway.md)
- *White Squall* (1996), as Tod Johnstone
- *Cityscrapes: Los Angeles* (1996), as Leader
- *Mr. Holland's Opus* (1995), as Stadler (uncredited)
- *Judge Dredd* (1995), as Cadet Nathan Olmeyer
- *Terrified* (1995), as Chad's Friend
- *Don't Do It* (1994), as Jake
- *Natural Born Killers* (1994), as Gas Station Attendant — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/natural-born-killers.md)
- *Dead Beat* (1994), as Rudy
- *Red Hot* (1993), as Alexi
- *Where the Day Takes You* (1992), as Little J
- *December* (1991), as Allister Gibbs
- *The Pope Must Die* (1991), as Joe Don Dante
- *My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys* (1991), as Jud
- *Young Guns II* (1990), as Tom O'Folliard
- *Twin Peaks* (1990), series, as Red — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/twin-peaks.md)
- *Lord of the Flies* (1990), as Ralph
- *Nightmare Classics* (1989), series, as Miles
- *The Turn of the Screw* (1989), as Miles
- *Dead of Nowhere 3D*, as Douglas
- *Kill Me Now*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Balthazar Getty](https://film.one/media/person/87540/gallery-6aa8c5497478.jpg) Balthazar Getty — Image via TMDB
- ![Balthazar Getty](https://film.one/media/person/87540/gallery-77d7767fc0bf.jpg) Balthazar Getty — Image via TMDB

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