Billy Burke

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.

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

Occupation

actor / film actor / television actor / screenwriter / film producer

High school

Sehome High School

Motto

Private

• 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

Tags

• Washington
• actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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