Last Updated: June 13, 2025
Category:
Richest CelebritiesActors
Net Worth:
$2.5 Million
Birthdate:
Jul 7, 1959 (65 years old)
Birthplace:
Charlottesville
Gender:
Male
Height:
6 ft 3 in (1.92 m)
Profession:
Actor
Nationality:
United States of America
  1. What Is Billy Campbell's Net Worth?
  2. Early Life And Education
  3. Television Career
  4. Film Career
  5. Personal Life

What is Billy Campbell's Net Worth?

Billy Campbell is an American actor who has a net worth of $2.5 million. Billy Campbell is known for his roles on such television series as "Dynasty," "Once and Again," "The 4400," "The Killing," and "Cardinal." He is also known for his performances in many films, including "The Rocketeer," "Bram Stoker's Dracula," and "Gettysburg." Among Campbell's myriad other credits is the miniseries "In the Beginning," in which he plays Moses.

Early Life and Education

Billy Campbell was born on July 7, 1959 in Charlottesville, Virginia. In Virginia, he attended Fork Union Military Academy and Western Albemarle High School. Campbell later went to New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois.

Television Career

In 1984, following a guest role on the sitcom "Family Ties," Campbell began playing the recurring role of Luke Fuller on the primetime soap opera "Dynasty," then in its fifth season. He had his first main role from 1986 to 1988, playing Detective Joey Indelli on the NBC series "Crime Story." Concluding the decade, Campbell had guest roles on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "CBS Summer Playhouse." His next main roles came in 1993, in the short-lived crime drama "Moon Over Miami" and the miniseries "Tales of the City." Campbell went on to appear in the television films "Out There," "The Cold Equations," and "Menno's Mind." In 1998, he starred in the television film "Max Q" and appeared in an episode of "Frasier." The following year, he began starring opposite Sela Ward on the ABC family drama "Once and Again." During the show's three-season run, Campbell earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series.

In 2000, Campbell played Moses in the Biblical miniseries "In the Beginning." A few years later, he portrayed serial killer Ted Bundy in the television film "The Stranger Beside Me." After appearing in episodes of "The Practice" and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," Campbell began starring as Jordan Collier on the science-fiction series "The 4400," which ran for four seasons from 2004 to 2007. Meanwhile, in 2005, he played the recurring role of Carter Buckley on the teen drama series "The O.C." Campbell's other credits in the '00s included the ABC Family television film "The Circuit" and the NBC miniseries "Meteor." He went on to begin the 2010s with a three-episode role on the CW's revival of "Melrose Place." In 2011, Campbell began playing the main role of Darren Richmond on the AMC series "The Killing"; he remained on the show through the second season, and later returned in a guest capacity for the fourth and final season in 2014.

In 2013, Campbell portrayed Abraham Lincoln in the National Geographic Channel film "Killing Lincoln," and in 2014 he portrayed the father of the titular accused murderess in the Lifetime television film "Lizzie Borden Took an Ax." Also in 2014, he began starring as CDC researcher Dr. Alan Farragut on the Syfy science-fiction horror series "Helix." The show ran for two seasons before it was canceled in 2015. Campbell expanded internationally in 2017 with a recurring role on the Swedish series "Modus" and the titular role on the Canadian series "Cardinal." The latter series, based on the novels of crime writer Giles Blunt, ran for four seasons through 2020, and earned Campbell three consecutive Canadian Screen Awards. During part of that time, from 2019 to 2020, he had a main voice role on the Disney animated series "The Rocketeer." Campbell later lent his voice to the animated series "Star Trek: Prodigy" from 2022 to 2024. His other credits around then included episodes of "FBI" and "Mr. & Mrs. Smith."

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Film Career

Campbell's first starring role on the big screen was in the 1991 Disney superhero film "The Rocketeer," playing the titular superhero. The next year, he played Texan vampire hunter Quincey Morris in "Bram Stoker's Dracula." Campbell was in two films in 1993: the romantic comedy "The Night We Never Met" and the epic Civil War drama "Gettysburg." In the second half of the decade, he appeared in the crime comedy "Under the Hula Moon," the adventure film "The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo," and the romantic comedy "The Brylcreem Boys." Campbell's first film of the new millennium was "The Rising Place," based on the novel by David Armstrong. He subsequently played the abusive husband of Jennifer Lopez's protagonist in the 2002 psychological thriller "Enough." In 2003, Campbell appeared in "Gods and Generals," the prequel to "Gettysburg." Among his later credits are the comedy "Ghost Town," the drama "Copperhead," the Norwegian films "Troll" and "Narvik," and the 2025 slasher reboot "I Know What You Did Last Summer."

Personal Life

For about five years, Campbell was in a relationship with actress Jennifer Connelly, with whom he starred in "The Rocketeer." They got engaged, but broke it off in 1996. Campbell later married Anne, a Norwegian woman. Together, they have two children and reside on Anne's family farm in Rygge, Norway. Campbell also has an apartment in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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