William Hope (actor)

Infobox actor


imagesize = 150px
name = William Hope
birthname = William Bill Hope
birthdate = 1955
birthplace = Montreal, Quebec, Canada
othername = Bill Hope
occupation = actor / television actor / voice actor
Family Barclay Hope (brother)

William "Bill" Hope (born 1955) is a Canadian film, TV actor and voiceover-artist.

Life and career

Hope was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London and appeared in theatre on both sides of the Atlantic. After appearing in "Lords of Discipline", he appeared in "Aliens" (1986) as Lt. Gorman, a role for which he started to receive recognition.

That film gave him an opportunity to play a supporting role as Kyle McRae in the brutal horror classic "" (1988), the sequel to Clive Barker's "Hellraiser" (1987). After Hellbound: Hellraiser 2, Hope went on to work on a number of theatrical films. He had parts in "Shining Through" (1992) and "The Saint" (1997) with Val Kilmer. He appeared in "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" (2004) and "Triple X" (2002). More recently he co-starred in two Wesley Snipes' action epics "The Marksman"(2005) and "The Detonator" (2006) and as the villain in Steven Seagal's action movie" Submerged " (2005). He also appeared as Harry Ramos in the award winning TV Drama "Inside The Twin Towers", a film of the 9/11 attacks through the eyes of the survivors. Recently he has been seen opposite Woody Harrelson in "The Walker" (2007) written and directed by Hollywood legend Paul Schrader.

In 2007 he guest-starred in the "Doctor Who" audio drama "Renaissance of the Daleks". He also returned to the horror genre, working in the Solar Film's experimental Dark Floors, released in Europe in 2008. The film was shot in Finland. Along with Hope, the film has Noah Huntley, from "28 Days Later", and Skye Bennett, from Steven Seagal's "Shadow Man", also starring. He is regularly heard on BBC Radio and is part of the BBC "Broken News" cast. Hope has appeared with stars like Sigourney Weaver, Michael Douglas, George C. Scott, Val Kilmer.

Hope was awarded the Aliens Legacy Gold Award at Collectormania 2008, in Glasgow.

William Hope, along with Laurel Lefkow, read the unabridged version of Audrey Niffenegger's novel, The Time Traveler's Wife (Shortlisted for Audible's Listen of the Year, 2006). He has read a wide range of audio books, including "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote, Sophie's Choice by William Styron and Washington Square by Henry James.

Hope has a brother, Barclay Hope, who is also an actor.

Television

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Filmography

*"Dark Floors" (2008) -Jon
*"Finding Rin Tin Tin" (2007) -Major Snickens
*"Trade Routes" (2007) -Richter
*"The Walker" (2007) -Mungo Tenant
*"" (2006) -Harry Ramos
*"The Detonator" (2006)(V) -Michael Shepard
*"The Marksman" (2005)(V) -Jonathan Tensor
*"Submerged" (2005)(V) -Agent Fletcher
*"Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" (2004) -American Broadcaster
*"Labyrinth" (2003/1) -Robert Fisk
*"Cockroach Blue" (2003) -Flush Head
*"Triple X" (2002) -Agent Roger Donnan
*"" (2001)(V) -Bill Mason
*"Obedience" (2000) -Dr. Norton
*"The Saint" (1997) -State Department Office
*"Dropping The Baby" (1993) -Harry
*"Shining Through" (1992) -Kernohan
*"" (1988) -Kyle McRae
*"Going Home" (1987) -Lt. Anson
*"Aliens" (1986) -Lt. Gorman
*"The Lords of Discipline" (1982) -Senior

elf

*"Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs" (2007) -Charles Wilbour
*"Superior Firpower: The Making of 'Aliens" (2003)(V) -Himself
*"McLibel" (1998) -Guardian Newspaper Representative

VideoGames

*"" (2005)(VG)(voice)(as Bill Hope) -Halis

External links

*imdb name|id=0394054|name=William Hope