23 Facts About Billy Magnussen

William Gregory Magnussen was born on April 20,1985 and is an American actor.

Billy Magnussen has been featured in the films Into the Woods, Bridge of Spies, Birth of the Dragon, Game Night, and Aladdin, and has had supporting television roles in Get Shorty and Maniac.

In 2021, Billy Magnussen starred in the sci-fi series Made for Love on HBO Max and appeared in the films The Many Saints of Newark and No Time to Die.

Billy Magnussen has starred in Broadway and off-Broadway theater productions, including 2013's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, for which he received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.

Billy Magnussen was born in Woodhaven, Queens, New York City, the son of Daina, an aerobics instructor, and Greg Billy Magnussen, a professional bodybuilder and kickboxer.

Billy Magnussen grew up in Queens around Woodhaven Boulevard until the age of 10, when he moved with his family to Cumming, Georgia.

Billy Magnussen graduated from South Forsyth High School in 2003, and later from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

Billy Magnussen made his Broadway stage debut in 2007's The Ritz, starring Rosie Perez.

Billy Magnussen was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role as Spike.

Billy Magnussen appeared in the films Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet and Happy Tears, which stars Demi Moore and Parker Posey.

Billy Magnussen starred as Claude in the film Twelve, which was released July 30,2010.

Billy Magnussen played Neil Thomas, a World War II hero, in the 2011 film The Lost Valentine, based on the book of the same name by James Michael Pratt, which aired on CBS on January 30,2011.

Billy Magnussen starred in his breakout role as Rapunzel's Prince in Rob Marshall's 2014 film Into the Woods.

In 2016, Billy Magnussen appeared in The Great Gilly Hopkins, opposite Kathy Bates, as Ellis, the social worker in charge of Gilly Hopkins, played by Canadian actress Sophie Nelisse.

In 2019, Billy Magnussen played the newly created role of Prince Anders in Disney's live action adaptation of Aladdin, directed by Guy Ritchie.

Billy Magnussen is known for his role on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, where he took over the role of Casey Hughes on January 29,2008.

Billy Magnussen guest-starred on The CW's series The Beautiful Life: TBL in 2009.

Billy Magnussen guest-starred on Boardwalk Empire as Roger McAlister, Gillian Darmody's ill-fated lover, and was the stand-in for Jimmy Darmody's corpse.

Billy Magnussen appeared in four episodes of The Divide, guest-starred on NCIS: Los Angeles in episode 3 of season 2, titled "Borderline", and in episode 6 of the first season of The Leftovers.

In 2017, Billy Magnussen guest-starred as Russ Snyder on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

Billy Magnussen played a high school teacher Joshua "Nick" Sullivan who engages in a relationship with one of his students in Tell Me a Story during the first season, which came out in 2018.

Billy Magnussen once was the bass player and a contributing songwriter for the New York City-based rock band The Dash.

Billy Magnussen plays guitar in the New York City-based band Reserved for Rondee.