Biography
Gil Bellows is a Canadian actor, producer, screenwriter and director. Born in Vancouver, he trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles before beginning his career in film and television.
He gained recognition for his role as Tommy in The Shawshank Redemption (1994). On television he is known for playing Billy Thomas in the series Ally McBeal (1997–2002), for which he received a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the ensemble cast. His other credits include recurring roles in Smallville, American Gods and Chucky, and appearances in films such as House at the End of the Street (2012) and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019).
