Bill Heck

Bill Heck is an American actor who has appeared on Broadway, television shows such as The Leftovers, The Good Wife, and The Alienist, and portrays Billy Knapp in the Coen Brothers' western-themed The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.

Bill Heck
Born
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Evansville (BFA)
New York University (MFA)

Heck took his first Broadway leading role in the Cabaret revival in 2014. Off-Broadway, Heck starred in Horton Footes epic The Orphans’ Home Cycle, Angels in America with Buster Scruggs co-star Zoe Kazan, as well as Water by the Spoonful.[1][2][3]

On television, Heck had a guest role in The Good Wife.[4] Heck also had a guest role in The Alienist[5] and appeared in The Leftovers.[6]

At L.A. Outfest in 2013, Heck won the Grand Jury Award for Best Actor for his role in Pit Stop.[7]

Heck appeared as Billy Knapp in the vignette "The Gal Who Got Rattled", one of six separate stories of the American Wild West in the Coen Brothers-directed The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.[8][9] To prepare for the role, Heck read The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey by Rinker Buck.[10]

Personal life

Heck was born in Phoenix, Arizona but moved to Libertyville, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, as a child. Heck graduated from the University of Evansville in Indiana and went to N.Y.U. to gain a graduate degree in acting.[11] Heck married Broadway co-star Maggie Lacey in 2011.[12]

References
  1. "Bill Heck Biography". Broadway.com.
  2. "Bill Heck Theatre Credits". Broadwayworld.com.
  3. "How a heartbreaking romance is the key to unlocking 'The Ballad of Buster Scruggs'". Newsweek.com. 15 November 2018.
  4. "'The Good Wife' signs Bill Heck for guest role". Digitalspy.com. 19 August 2011.
  5. "How does Sara and Dr. Kreizler know to chase the killer to the Croton Reservoir in 'The Alienist' finale?". Newsweek.com. 26 March 2018.
  6. "'The Leftovers' Recap: Episode 2 – Tom Gets A Mission, Kevin's Sanity Is Questioned - Access Online". Accessonline.com.
  7. Gelt, By Jessica. "Outfest Los Angeles announces 2013 award winners". Latimes.com.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2018-11-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Coen Brothers Buster Scruggs Was Meant to Be a Movie, Not a TV Series". Hollywoodreporter.com.
  10. "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs: Zoe Kazan and Bill Heck talk Oregon trail and Coen Brothers - Films - Entertainment". Express.co.uk.
  11. "Orphans Star Bill Heck Finds a Home in Horton Foote's Masterpiece". Broadway.com.
  12. "Bill Heck & wife Maggie Lacey attending the Second Stage Theatre..." Gettyimages.co.uk.
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