William Albert Burke was born on 25 November 1966, in Bellingham, Washington, USA, and is an actor, best known for being part of the “Twilight” franchise as Charlie Swan. He was also part of the film “Red Riding Hood” playing Cesaire. All of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Billy Burke? As of early-2017, sources inform us of a net worth that is at $5 million, mostly earned through a successful career in acting. He’s been a part of numerous television shows, such as “Revolution” in which he played the lead Miles Matheson. He also currently stars in the show “Zoo”, and as he continues his career it is expected that his wealth will increase.
Billy Burke Net Worth $5 million
Burke attended Western Washington University, and during his time there took part in various drama productions, thanks to which he was able to perform in several events and locations around the United States, including the A.H.A Theater and the Annex Theater. He moved to Los Angeles in hopes of pursuing another career, but eventually found his love for acting after taking part in a few independent films.
Billy made his real acting debut in 1990, becoming part of the film “Daredreamer” which starred Christina Applegate. He started earning popularity and increasing his net worth when he joined hit shows such as “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”. He would then work mainly as a guest or recurring character in series such as “Gilmore Girls”, “Fringe”, “Monk”, and “Party of Five”. He also took part in the film “Untraceable” in which he played Detective Eric Box. More movie opportunities also came his way, and he’s been a part of projects such as “Along Came a Spider”, “Final Jeopardy”, and “Flashpoint”. In 2007, he then appeared in “Feast of Love” which starred Morgan Freeman, all contributing to his net worth.
The following year, Billy appeared in “Twilight” which is based on the novel by Stephanie Mayer, and subsequently reprised his role in the sequels “New Moon” and “Eclipse”; these opportunities helped increase his net worth further. He also became part of the show “My Boys” during this time, then in 2010 he was cast as the antagonist in the thriller “Drive Angry”, starring Nicolas Cage and Amber Heard and released the following year. He also became part of the drama series “Rizzoli & Iles”, before being cast as the lead in the Eric Kripke show “Revolution”, produced by J.J. Abrams. Afterwards, he reprised his role in “The Closer” and also then the same role in the spin-off “Major Crimes”. One of his latest projects is the show “Zoo” in which he has played Mitch Morgan since 2015, is based on the novel by James Patterson.
For his personal life, it is known that Burke has been married to actress Pollyanna Rose since 2008, and the couple have a daughter together. He also had a previous relationship with actress Neve Campbell from 2002 to 2004. Billy likes to play music, and was part of a band during his teenage years, having been a singer since he was young. He is also an avid poker player, and has appeared in televised tournaments as well as poker shows.
