My Take
Billy Burke is one of those actors who you probably didn't know by name until Twilight made him impossible to forget — and honestly, he's the unsung MVP of that whole franchise. As Charlie Swan, Bella's awkward, well-meaning cop dad in Forks, he brought a grounded, deadpan warmth that made every scene he was in feel real when a lot of the film around him was anything but. He went on to carry the NBC series Revolution as Miles Matheson, proving he had the chops to anchor a show on his own terms, not just play second fiddle to vampires. Born in Bellingham, Washington, he's got that Pacific Northwest low-key quality baked right in — no flash, no fuss, just solid work. I'd genuinely watch him in almost anything.
Overview
William Albert Burke (born November 25, 1966) is an American actor. Burke is known for his role as Charlie Swan in The Twilight Saga. In 2011, he played Cesaire in Red Riding Hood. In 2012, he was cast as one of the lead characters, Miles Matheson, in the NBC science-fiction series Revolution. From 2015 to 2017, he starred in the CBS series Zoo.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Billy Burke
- Name (Japanese)
- ビリー・バーク
- Reading
- びりー・ばーく
- Born
- November 25, 1966 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Horse
- Origin
- Bellingham, Washington, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / television actor / screenwriter / film producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Sehome High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.billyburke.net
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.