Born on February 24, 1966 to father William George Zane Sr. and mother Thalia Zane in Chicago situated in Illinois, United States of America, William George Zane Jr. spent most of his childhood days growing up with his sister, Lisa Zane in Illinois. He is an American by nationality and his descent is Greek. He went on to attend The American School situated in Switzerland in the year 1982 and then attended the Francis W. Parker School after one year. He graduated from the Harand Camp of the Theater Arts situated in Elkhart Lake in Wisconsin. His interest in acting was ignited at a very young age and after his high school he shifted to California to pursue his career in acting. He received his big break just few weeks after going to California.
He made his debut in the year 1985 when he was cast for the role of Match in the movie Back to the Future. He is popular for portraying the role of Caledon Hockley in the movie Titanic in 1997, Hughie Warriner in Dead Calm in 1989 and The Phantom in the movie The Phantom in 1996. He has worked in many movies in his career which include Critters as Steve Elliot, Back to the Future Part II as Match in 1989, Orlando as Shelmerdine in 1992, Tombstone as Mr. Fabian in 1993, The Silence of the Hams as Jo Dee Fostar in 1994, Only You as Harry in 1994, Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight as the collector in 1995, Susan’s Plan as Sam Myers in 1998, The Believer as Curtis Zampf in 2001, Silent Warnings as Sheriff Bill Willingham in 2003, Imaginary Grace as Nero in 2003, The Last Drop as Robert Oates in 2005, Memory as Taylor Briggs in 2006, Perfect Hideout as Victor in 2008, The Roommate as Professor Roberts in 2011, The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption as King Talus in 2012 and Sniper: Ghost Shooter as Richard Miller in 2016.
He made his television debut in the year 1986 when he was cast for the show Heart of the City as Tobin. He is popular for portraying the main lead of the show Guilt in the year 2016 where he plays the role of Stan Guthrie. He is also known for his role of Cliff Huddle in the television show The Deep End. He has appeared in several television shows which include Matlock as Eric Dawson in 1987, Crime Story as Frankie Farantino in 1988, Murder, She Wrote as Tony Gambini in 1988, Twin Peaks as John Justice Wheeler in 1991, Charmed as Drake in 2005 and Mad Dogs as Milo in 2015.
He got married to Lisa Collins in the year 1989. The marriage ended in divorce in the year 1995. Billy and his wife Lisa are proud parents of a daughter named Ava Zane. They do not have any more children together. According to his biography, his salary is pretty high with a net worth of $20 Million.
| Birth Date: | 24 Feb, 1966 |
| Age: | 54 yrs |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Chicago |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American actor |
| Spouse: | Lisa Collins[1989-1995] |
| Net Worth 2021: | 20 million |
