Bill Sage
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Born | William Sage III April 3, 1962[1] New York City, New York, U.S. |
Education | State University of New York, Purchase (BFA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1989–present |
William Sage III (born April 3, 1962) is an American actor. He is known for his collaborations with director Hal Hartley.[2] Sage has appeared in more than 90 movies, most notable American Psycho (2000), We Are What We Are (2013), Every Secret Thing (2014), and Wrong Turn (2021).[3]
Life and career[edit]
Sage was born and raised in New York City and graduated from the State University of New York at Purchase.[1] He made his screen debut appearing in the 1989 comedy-drama film The Unbelievable Truth written and directed by Hal Hartley. Sage later appeared in a several more Hartley's movies, such as Trust (1990), Simple Men (1992) and Flirt (1995), and other independent films. He played Tom Baker in the 1996 biographical drama film I Shot Andy Warhol directed by Mary Harron and later appeared in her psychological horror film American Psycho (2000). He received two Fangoria Chainsaw Awards nominations for performances in the horror films We Are What We Are (2013) and Wrong Turn (2021).[4]
On television, Sage made guest-starring appearances on Sex and the City, Melrose Place, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Third Watch, NCIS, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Person of Interest, Orange Is the New Black and The Good Fight. He had recurring roles on Nurse Jackie (2010-11), Boardwalk Empire (2011), and Power (2017–18). Sage also starred in the first season of SundanceTV drama series, Hap and Leonard.[5]
Selected filmography[edit]
- 1992 Simple Men as Dennis McCabe
- 1995 Flirt as Bill
- 1995 The Perez Family as Steve Steverino
- 1996 I Shot Andy Warhol as Tom Baker
- 1998 High Art as Arnie
- 1998 Sex and the City as Kurt Harrington
- 1998 Somewhere in the City as Justin
- 1999 The Insider as Intense Young Intern
- 2000 Boiler Room as FBI Agent David Drew
- 2000 American Psycho as David Van Patten
- 2001 Glitter as Billie's Father
- 2002 No Such Thing as Carlo
- 2002 Evenhand as Officer Ted Morning
- 2003 Sin as Detective Cal Brody
- 2004 Mysterious Skin as Coach
- 2005 The Girl from Monday as Jack Bell
- 2006 The Handyman as Caleb Tucker
- 2006 Heavens Fall as Thomas Knight Jr.
- 2007 Fast Company as Robert
- 2007 If I Didn't Care as Davis Myers
- 2008 Tennessee as Roy
- 2009 Precious as Mr. Wicher
- 2010 The Scientist
- 2010 Off Season as The Man (short film)
- 2010 Boy Wonder as Terry Donovan
- 2010-2011 Nurse Jackie (TV series) as Bill / Seizure Man
- 2011 Boardwalk Empire (TV series) as Solomon Bishop / George Bishop
- 2012 Electrick Children as Tim
- 2012 Person of Interest as Reddy (Episode: "The Contingency")
- 2012 Surviving Family as Jerry Malone
- 2013 We Are What We Are as Frank Parker
- 2014 Every Secret Thing as Dave Fuller
- 2014 The Taking of Ezra Bodine as Dean
- 2015 The Boy as Sheriff
- 2015 The Preppie Connection as Mike Hammel
- 2016 Hap and Leonard (TV series) as Howard
- 2016 Fender Bender as The Driver
- 2016 AWOL as Roy
- 2017 The Price as John Kocher
- 2017 All Summers End As Mr. Turner
- 2017 Welcome to Willits as Brock
- 2018 After Everything as Paul
- 2017-2018 Power as Sammy
- 2020 The Pale Door as Dodd
- 2021 Wrong Turn as Venable / Ram Skull
- 2023 Hayseed as Leo Hobbins
References[edit]
- ^ a b Collar, Cammila. "Bill Sage on AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
- ^ Olsen, Mark (2013-09-21). "Director Jim Mickle sinks teeth into 'We Are What We Are' remake". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
- ^ "'Wrong Turn' Reboot Cast & Director Take Us Into Backwoods Cannibal Country [Exclusive]". Movieweb. February 24, 2021.
- ^ "Fangoria Chainsaw Awards: Vote for the Best of Horror 2021!". ScreenAnarchy. January 31, 2022.
- ^ Petski, Denise (March 16, 2015). "Bill Sage Joins Sundance Series 'Hap And Leonard', Mary Lynn Rajskub In Judah Miller Pilot".