Bill Mondy
{{short description|American actor (born 1963)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Bill Mondy
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|06|16}}
| birth_place = Rochester, New York, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1988–present
| alma_mater = University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign {{small|(BFA)}}
New York University {{small|(MFA)}}
| website = [https://www.billmondy.com/ www.billmondy.com]
}}
Bill Mondy (born June 16, 1963), sometimes credited as Bill Monday, is an American actor.{{Cite web |title=Bill Mondy |url=https://watch.plex.tv/person/bill-mondy |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=watch.plex.tv |language=en}} He is known for his roles as Deputy Roscoe in the television series The Dead Zone{{Cite web |title=Bill Mondy |url=https://www.kaleidescape.com/marine-movie-store/person/5623142 |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=Kaleidescape Movie Store |language=en}} and for voicing characters such as Mr. Black in Johnny Test and Evac in Transformers: Cybertron.{{Cite web |title=Behind the Voice Actors |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Bill-Mondy/}}{{Cite web |title=Behind the Voice Actors |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Bill-Mondy/voice-compare/}}
Early life and education
Mondy was born on June 16, 1963, in Rochester, New York.{{Cite web |title=Bill Mondy Movies and Shows - Apple TV |url=https://tv.apple.com/us/person/bill-mondy/umc.cpc.12azhjntmkpslo1rblb0a5z8z |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=AppleTV |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Bill Mondy |url=https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Bill+Mondy-86969 |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=Filmweb |language=pl}} He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1985 and a master's degree from New York University's Graduate Acting Program in 1988.{{Cite web |title=Bill Mondy {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/bill_mondy |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2015-01-06 |title=Voiceover Talent, Texas {{!}} Voice Actors, Announcers {{!}} PB Talent |url=https://www.pbvoices.com/voice/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=Pastorini-Bosby Voice Talent Agency |language=en-US}}
Career
After completing his education, Mondy began his acting career in theater, performing off-Broadway in productions such as a revival of Lanford Wilson's The Rimers of Eldritch at The Second Stage.{{Cite web |title=The Rimers of Eldritch |url=http://www.iobdb.com/Production/1595 |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=www.iobdb.com}}{{Cite news |last=Gussow |first=Mel |date=1988-12-01 |title=Review/Theater; Brooding Look at Dismal Lives in Wilson Revival |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/01/theater/review-theater-brooding-look-at-dismal-lives-in-wilson-revival.html |access-date=2024-06-11 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |title=Second Stage Theater |url=https://2st.com/past-shows/season-10 |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=2st.com}} He also played leading roles in regional theaters across the United States, including the Arena Stage, Actors Theatre of Louisville, The Huntington Theatre in Boston, and South Coast Repertory.
Mondy moved to Los Angeles and began a career in film and television. He is best known for his appearances in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (in the episode "Armageddon Game"){{Cite web |title=Actor Biography - Bill Mondy |url=https://www.ditl.org/showactor-page.php?Actor=Bill+Mondy&ListID=Recreation |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=www.ditl.org}} and The Dead Zone. He also made guest appearances in Wolf Lake and The 4400.{{cn|date=June 2024}} His television credits include L.A. Law, Touched by an Angel, and UC: Undercover. He had recurring roles in Blade: The Series,{{Cite web |title=Fan Casting Bill Mondy as Brian Boone in Blade 4 (2007) on myCast |url=https://www.mycast.io/stories/blade-4-2007/roles/brian-boone/63403582/suggestions/bill-mondy/83201618 |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=myCast - Fan Casting Your Favorite Stories |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=» Blade: The Series – Season 1, Episode 4: Bloodlines Venganza Media Gazette |url=https://venganzamedia.com/Gazette/2011/09/03/blade-the-series-season-1-episode-4-bloodlines/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |language=en-US}} Reunion, Smallville, and portrayed Deputy Roscoe in nearly 40 episodes of The Dead Zone.{{Cite web |title=Bill Mondy {{!}} TVSA |url=https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=6587 |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=www.tvsa.co.za}}
His film appearances include roles in The Crow: Salvation, I Spy,{{Cite web |title=Bill Mondy's Filmography {{!}} Movies starring Bill Mondy on tv - Tvwish |url=https://tvwish.com/Celeb/Actor/Bill-Mondy/17366/Filmography |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=tvwish.com}} and Miracle.{{Cite web |title=Bill Mondy (Creator) |url=https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/BillMondy |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=TV Tropes}}
Mondy's voice acting work includes narrating shows such as The First 48: Missing Persons on A&E Network,{{cn|date=June 2024}} Last Day of the Dinosaurs on Discovery,{{Cite web |last=Entertainment.ie |title=Bill Mondy - About |url=https://entertainment.ie/person/bill-mondy-404537/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=Entertainment.ie |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Bill Mondy's Movies, TV-Shows - SFlix |url=https://sflixtv.to/star/bill-mondy |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=sflixtv.to}} Edge Of War on the Military Channel, China's Warrior King for National Geographic, and The Hunt for Dark Matter on CuriosityStream. He voiced characters in animated series, including Mr. Black and Brain Freezer in Johnny Test,{{Cite web |title=Bill MONDY - Anime News Network |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=4322 |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=www.animenewsnetwork.com}} Memnock in Supernoobs,{{Cite web |title=Bill Mondy |url=https://mubi.com/en/cast/bill-mondy |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=MUBI |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Bill Mondy |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/bill-mondy/3030051117/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}} and Burnt Oak in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. Mondy has also been a promo voice for Disney and CBS.
Awards
In 2007, Mondy was nominated for a Leo Award for Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series for his role in Robson Arms (for the episode "Mussolini and Me").{{Cite web |title=2007 LEO AWARDS NOMINEES & WINNERS |url=https://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2007.pdf}}
Filmography
=Film=
class="wikitable" |
Year
! Title ! Role !Ref |
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1989
| Uptown Doggie |
1998
| Meet the Deedles (also known as The Deedles) | - | |
2000
| The Crow: Salvation (also known as The Crow III – Tödliche Erlösung on German DVD) | Phillip Dutton |
2001
| Snowbound (also known as White Lies in Canada) | Wiley |
2002
| Stuart Lightman |
2002
| I Spy | McIntyre |
2002
| The Dead Zone (Video) | Roscoe | |
2004
| Miracle | Lou Nanne |
2004
| Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | Vomit Reporter |{{Cite web |title=Bill Mondy |url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/name.php?name-id=895334579 |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=FilmAffinity |language=en}} |
2005
| Edison | Public Defender |
2005
| Chaos | FBI Agent Doyle |
2006
| Jordan Phillips | |
2007
| TV Bigwig | |
2007
| Postal | Mob Leader | |
2008
| The Day the Earth Stood Still | Helicopter Scientist #2 |
2009
| Case 39 | Interviewer |
2013
| Barbie in the Pink Shoes | Rothbart / Thorpe / Peasant (voice) |{{Cite web |last=MYmovies.it |title=Bill Mondy |url=https://www.mymovies.it/persone/bill-mondy/44330/filmografia/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=MYmovies.it |language=it}} |
=Television=
Television film
class="wikitable"
|+ ! Year !! Title !! Role !Ref | ||
1996 | Unabomber: The True Story (also known as Unabomber) | - |
1997 | In My Sister's Shadow | Mr. Connor
| |
1998 | Before He Wakes | Winston Becker
| |
1998 | The Perfect Getaway | Agent Lawrence
| |
1998 | A Wing and a Prayer | Coach Passenger
| |
1999 | Murder at 75 Birch | Stan |
2000 | A Secret Life (also known as Breach of Trust in the United Kingdom) | -
| |
2002 | Dead in a Heartbeat | Patient
| |
2004 | Meltdown | FBI Agent Tucci
| |
2004 | The Survivors Club | Jack Collins
| |
2006 | The Secret of Hidden Lake | Zack Roth
| |
Television series
class="wikitable"
|+ | |||
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes
!Ref |
---|---|---|---|
1990 | L.A. Law | Paul Zweibel | | |
1994 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Jakin | | |
1997–1999 | Promised Land | Mr. Beckwith / Coop Lemley | 2 episodes
| |
1999 | Crusade | Nix | | |
2000 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Philip Simms | | |
2000 | Perfect Murder, Perfect Town | Ron Walker | Miniseries
| |
2000 | Touched by an Angel | Bernie | | |
2001 | Mobile Suit Gundam | Slegger Law (English voice) | |{{Cite web |title=Bill Mondy - voice acting |url=https://www.anime-planet.com/people/bill-mondy}} |
2001 | The Sausage Factory | Coach Gardener | | |
2001–2002 | UC: Undercover | Scott Charles | 3 episodes |
2001 | Wolf Lake | Vernon Dicky | | |
2002 | Pasadena | Teacher | 2 episodes
| |
2002, 2006, 2008, 2009 | Smallville | James Beales / Dr. Edward Groll | | |
2003–2006 | The Dead Zone | Roscoe | 32 episodes |
2003 | Just Cause | I.N.S. Agent Glasgow | | |
2004 | The L Word | Movie Type | | |
2005 | The 4400 | Agent Hubbard | | |
2005 | Andromeda | Stranger | | |
2005 | Reunion | Detective Matos | 5 episodes
| |
2005 | Terminal City | Frank | Miniseries
|{{cn|date=June 2024}} |
2005-2006 | Transformers: Cybertron | Evac (voice) | | |
2005–2014 | Johnny Test | Mr. Black / Brain Freezer (voice) | Cartoon series |
2006 | Blade | Detective Brian Boone | | |
2006-2008 | Pucca | Clown (voice) | | |
2007 | George of the Jungle | Mantler (voice) | | |
2007 | Jibber Jabber | Jelly Roll / Dad (voice) | | |
2009 | Dinosaur Train (animated series) | Uncle Jack (voice) | Episode: "Einiosaurus"
| |
2010 | Dreamkix | Leonardo | Animated series
| |
2011 | The First 48: Missing Persons | Narrator | |{{cn|date=June 2024}} |
2017 | My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | Burnt Oak | | |
Video Games
class="wikitable" | ||
Year | Title | Character
!Ref |
---|---|---|
2000 | 007 Racing | Jack Wade |
2012 | LittleBigPlanet PS Vita | Sean Brawn |
Podcast Roles
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Year | Podcast Title | Role | Character/Topic
!Ref |
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2023 | Supreme: The Battle For Roe | Justice Byron White | Justice Byron White |
Theatre Roles
class="wikitable" | ||
Year | Play | Role
!Ref |
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1988 | The Rimers Of Eldritch | Walter |
References
External links
- [https://www.billmondy.com/ Official website]
- {{IMDb name|0597815}}
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Category:Male actors from Rochester, New York
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American male voice actors
Category:20th-century American male actors