Gil Bellows Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Peabody Award for his work as an executive producer on "Temple Grandin" in 2011
• Attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Hollywood
• Married actress Rya Kihlstedt, having two children
• Made his screen acting debut as Ronne in 1988's "The First Season․"
• Quote: "(On what he looks for in a script): "Something that feels original and that triggers an emotional response in me as opposed to an intellectual one․ It can be funny or serious, but something that I respond to on a visceral level․""
• Quote: "The great thing about acting is that, until you're dead, you can do it․"
• A founding member of the Seraphim Theater Company in New York
• Best known for his role as attorney Billy Thomas in "Ally McBeal" and as Tommy in 1994's "The Shawshank Redemption․"
• Member of the Act One Repertory Company of the prestigious Williamstown Theater Festival in Massachusetts