---
name: "William Hoy"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-hoy"
fi1m_id: "william-hoy"
imdb_id: "nm0398343"
tmdb_id: 2122
wikidata_id: "Q977397"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "1 November 1955"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 16
average_fi1m_score: 64
average_over: 16
updated: "2026-10-05T15:40:27.899547+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."
---

# William Hoy

## Identity

William Hoy

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/william-hoy
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** william-hoy
- **IMDb ID:** nm0398343
- **TMDB ID:** 2122
- **Wikidata ID:** Q977397
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hoy_(film_editor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q977397, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0398343/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2122

Editor. Born 1 November 1955.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 1 November 1955
- **Active:** 1987–present
- **Also known as:** Bill Hoy, Billy Hoy
- **Frequently works with:** [Dylan Clark](https://film.one/person/dylan-clark.md), [Matt Reeves](https://film.one/person/matt-reeves.md), [Neil Travis](https://film.one/person/neil-travis.md), [Ralph Winter](https://film.one/person/ralph-winter.md), [Andy Serkis](https://film.one/person/andy-serkis.md), [Avi Arad](https://film.one/person/avi-arad.md), [Bernd Eichinger](https://film.one/person/bernd-eichinger.md), [Chris Evans](https://film.one/person/chris-evans.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 84 (1), 1990s 67 (5), 2000s 54 (4), 2010s 63 (3), 2020s 68 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 63 to 59 across 15 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 9 at 60–79, 5 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 11, Adventure 8, Drama 8, Science Fiction 8, Thriller 5, Crime 2
- **Screen time:** 31 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $5,343m across 15 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hoy_(film_editor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q977397, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0398343/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2122

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Batman*](https://film.one/film/the-batman.md) (74), [*War for the Planet of the Apes*](https://film.one/film/war-for-the-planet-of-the-apes.md) (74), [*Superman*](https://film.one/film/superman.md) (66)
- **Disney+:** [*Dawn of the Planet of the Apes*](https://film.one/film/dawn-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md) (78), [*The Call of the Wild*](https://film.one/film/the-call-of-the-wild.md) (63)
- **Apple TV:** [*Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country*](https://film.one/film/star-trek-vi-the-undiscovered-country.md) (74), [*I, Robot*](https://film.one/film/i-robot.md) (66)
- **Paramount+:** [*Star Trek: The Next Generation*](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md) (84)
- **AMC+:** [*Dances with Wolves*](https://film.one/film/dances-with-wolves.md) (80)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Outbreak*](https://film.one/film/outbreak.md) (66)
- **Hulu:** [*Patriot Games*](https://film.one/film/patriot-games.md) (61)
- **Pluto TV:** [*The Man in the Iron Mask*](https://film.one/film/the-man-in-the-iron-mask.md) (54)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

William Hoy is an American film editor. He has more than thirty feature-film editing credits since 1988, including *Se7en* (1995), *I, Robot* (2004), *300* (2006), *Watchmen* (2009), *Dawn of the Planet of the Apes* (2014), *War for the Planet of the Apes* (2017), *The Batman* (2022) and *Superman* (2025).

Hoy has collaborated frequently with director Zack Snyder on *300*, *Watchmen* and *Sucker Punch* (2011), and with director Matt Reeves on the two Planet of the Apes films and *The Batman*. With Stan Salfas he won Satellite Awards for Best Editing for *Dawn of the Planet of the Apes* and *War for the Planet of the Apes*; with Tyler Nelson he received a Saturn Award nomination for *The Batman*. He is a member of the American Cinema Editors.

He has a sister, Maysie Hoy, who is also a film editor.

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

## On Fi1m (16)

- *Superman* (2025), Fi1m 66, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/superman.md)
- *The Batman* (2022), Fi1m 74, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-batman.md)
- *The Call of the Wild* (2020), Fi1m 63, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-call-of-the-wild.md)
- *War for the Planet of the Apes* (2017), Fi1m 74, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/war-for-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Pan* (2015), Fi1m 38, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/pan.md)
- *Dawn of the Planet of the Apes* (2014), Fi1m 78, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/dawn-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *300* (2007), Fi1m 52, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/300.md)
- *Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer* (2007), Fi1m 52, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-four-rise-of-the-silver-surfer.md)
- *Fantastic Four* (2005), Fi1m 48, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-four-2005.md)
- *I, Robot* (2004), Fi1m 66, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/i-robot.md)
- *The Man in the Iron Mask* (1998), Fi1m 54, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-in-the-iron-mask.md)
- *Outbreak* (1995), Fi1m 66, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/outbreak.md)
- *Patriot Games* (1992), Fi1m 61, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/patriot-games.md)
- *Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country* (1991), Fi1m 74, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-vi-the-undiscovered-country.md)
- *Dances with Wolves* (1990), Fi1m 80, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/dances-with-wolves.md)
- *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), Fi1m 84, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md)

## Complete filmography (52)

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

- *Superman* (2025), Editor — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/superman.md)
- *Extraction 2* (2023), Editor
- *The Batman* (2022), Editor — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-batman.md)
- *The Call of the Wild* (2020), Editor — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-call-of-the-wild.md)
- *Underwater* (2020), Editor
- *The Last Summer* (2019), Editor
- *War for the Planet of the Apes* (2017), Editor — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/war-for-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *2:22* (2017), Editor
- *Pan* (2015), Editor — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/pan.md)
- *Dawn of the Planet of the Apes* (2014), Editor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/dawn-of-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter* (2012), Editor
- *Sucker Punch* (2011), Editor
- *Tales of the Black Freighter* (2009), Thanks
- *Watchmen* (2009), Editor
- *Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer* (2007), Editor — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-four-rise-of-the-silver-surfer.md)
- *300* (2007), Editor — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/300.md)
- *Fantastic Four* (2005), Editor — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-four-2005.md)
- *Madison* (2005), Editor
- *I, Robot* (2004), Editor — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/i-robot.md)
- *Dawn of the Dead* (2004), Additional Editor
- *The Passion of the Christ* (2004), as Additional Editing
- *A Man Apart* (2003), Editor
- *We Were Soldiers* (2002), Editor, Associate Producer
- *The Bone Collector* (1999), Editor
- *Houdini* (1998), Editor
- *The Man in the Iron Mask* (1998), Editor — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-in-the-iron-mask.md)
- *The Repair Shop* (1998), Editor
- *The Eighteenth Angel* (1997), Editor
- *Stranger in the House* (1997), Story
- *Shattered Mind* (1996), Editor
- *Se7en* (1995), as Additional Editing — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/se7en.md)
- *Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back* (1995), Second Unit Director
- *Outbreak* (1995), Editor — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/outbreak.md)
- *Judicial Consent* (1994), Editor
- *Sliver* (1993), Editor
- *Best of the Best 2* (1993), Additional Editor
- *Patriot Games* (1992), Editor — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/patriot-games.md)
- *Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country* (1991), Editor — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-vi-the-undiscovered-country.md)
- *Dances with Wolves* (1990), Editor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/dances-with-wolves.md)
- *Best of the Best* (1989), Editor
- *Silent Assassins* (1988), Editor
- *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), series, Editor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md)
- *No Way Out* (1987), Editor
- *P.K. and the Kid* (1987), Assistant Editor
- *Marie: A True Story* (1985), Assistant Editor
- *The Atlanta Child Murders* (1985), series, Editor
- *The Philadelphia Experiment* (1984), Editor
- *The Ice Pirates* (1984), Assistant Editor
- *Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains* (1982), Assistant Editor
- *HealtH* (1980), Assistant Editor
- *Quintet* (1979), Assistant Editor
- *Ally Clark*, Editor

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