Jill Birmingham is an American actor. Is a descendant of Native Americans, the ancestors belonged to the Comanche tribe. Best known for her roles in the Twilight movie series, collaborating with director and screenwriter Tyler Sheridan and working in the successful series The House of Cards, The Banshees, The Unbending Kimmy Schmidt, and The Yellowstone.
Childhood and youth
Jill Birmingham was born July 13, 1953 in San Antonio, Texas. My father was a soldier, so the family often moved. After graduating from high school, he entered the University of South Carolina, where he received a bachelor's degree.
After graduating from the university, he worked briefly as an engineer in the oil industry. Also at this time, Jill Birmingham became interested in bodybuilding, participated in professional competitions. It was in the gym that the creators of the clip for the popular singer Diana Ross noticed him. So began acting career Gil.
After filming the video, Birmingham decided to engage in acting professionally and got a job in the theme park of the Universal Studios, where he portrayed Conan the Barbarian at one of the attractions.
TV roles
Since the late nineties, Jill Birmingham appears in small roles in popular television series. His first notable work was an episode of the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Also in the next few years appeared in the famous television projects “Charmed”, “Veronica Mars”, “Wilfred”, “Castle” and “The Mentalist”.
After 2010, the actor began to receive more regular roles in popular television projects. Recently, he has appeared on the series House of Cards, Banshees, Vegas, Unbending Kimmy Schmidt, and Siren. In 2018, he received a secondary role in the multi-part western of Tyler Sheridan, with whom he had worked twice before. The series with Kevin Costner in the lead role has recently been extended for the second season.
Movie roles
From the beginning of the 2000s, the actor starred in low-budget horror films and independent films. A true breakthrough for steel for Jill Birmingham is the Twilight series. He played Jacob's father, Billy Black, in five franchise films.
Birmingham also twice worked with the director and screenwriter Tyler Sheridan, the actor appeared in the films "At Any Cost" and "Windy River". In both projects, Jill played prominent roles, and his screen partners were Jeff Bridges and Jeremy Renner. In addition, he plays small roles in large-scale blockbusters. So Jill played in the films The Lone Ranger and Transformers: The Last Knight.
Two films are currently under development with Jill Birmingham.