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

1989

| Last Exit to Brooklyn

| Uptown Doggie

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1998

| Meet the Deedles (also known as The Deedles)

| -

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2000

| The Crow: Salvation (also known as The Crow III – Tödliche Erlösung on German DVD)

| Phillip Dutton

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2001

| Snowbound (also known as White Lies in Canada)

| Wiley

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2002

| The Burial Society

| Stuart Lightman

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2002

| I Spy

| McIntyre

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2002

| The Dead Zone (Video)

| Roscoe

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2004

| Miracle

| Lou Nanne

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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

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2005

| Chaos

| FBI Agent Doyle

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2006

| Gray Matters

| Jordan Phillips

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2007

| Kickin' It Old Skool

| TV Bigwig

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2007

| Postal

| Mob Leader

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2008

| The Day the Earth Stood Still

| Helicopter Scientist #2

|

2009

| Case 39

| Interviewer

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2013

| Barbie in the Pink Shoes

| Rothbart / Thorpe / Peasant (voice)

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=Television=

Television film

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! Year !! Title !! Role

!Ref

1996Unabomber: The True Story (also known as Unabomber)-

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1997In My Sister's ShadowMr. Connor

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1998Before He WakesWinston Becker

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1998The Perfect GetawayAgent Lawrence

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1998A Wing and a PrayerCoach Passenger

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1999Murder at 75 BirchStan

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2000A Secret Life (also known as Breach of Trust in the United Kingdom)-

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2002Dead in a HeartbeatPatient

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2004MeltdownFBI Agent Tucci

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2004The Survivors ClubJack Collins

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2006The Secret of Hidden LakeZack Roth

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Television series

class="wikitable"

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YearTitleRole(s)Notes

!Ref

1990L.A. LawPaul Zweibel|
1994Star Trek: Deep Space NineJakin|
1997–1999Promised LandMr. Beckwith / Coop Lemley2 episodes

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1999CrusadeNix|
2000Da Vinci's InquestPhilip Simms|
2000Perfect Murder, Perfect TownRon WalkerMiniseries

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2000Touched by an AngelBernie|
2001Mobile Suit GundamSlegger Law (English voice)|{{Cite web |title=Bill Mondy - voice acting |url=https://www.anime-planet.com/people/bill-mondy}}
2001The Sausage FactoryCoach Gardener|
2001–2002UC: UndercoverScott Charles3 episodes

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2001Wolf LakeVernon Dicky|
2002PasadenaTeacher2 episodes

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2002, 2006, 2008, 2009SmallvilleJames Beales / Dr. Edward Groll|
2003–2006The Dead ZoneRoscoe32 episodes

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2003Just CauseI.N.S. Agent Glasgow|
2004The L WordMovie Type|
2005The 4400Agent Hubbard|
2005AndromedaStranger|
2005ReunionDetective Matos5 episodes

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2005Terminal CityFrankMiniseries

|{{cn|date=June 2024}}

2005-2006Transformers: CybertronEvac (voice)|
2005–2014Johnny TestMr. Black / Brain Freezer (voice)Cartoon series

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2006BladeDetective Brian Boone|
2006-2008PuccaClown (voice)|
2007George of the JungleMantler (voice)|
2007Jibber JabberJelly Roll / Dad (voice)|
2009Dinosaur Train (animated series)Uncle Jack (voice)Episode: "Einiosaurus"

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2010DreamkixLeonardoAnimated series

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2011The First 48: Missing PersonsNarrator|{{cn|date=June 2024}}
2017My Little Pony: Friendship Is MagicBurnt Oak|

Video Games

class="wikitable"
YearTitleCharacter

!Ref

2000007 RacingJack Wade

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2012LittleBigPlanet PS VitaSean Brawn

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Podcast Roles

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YearPodcast TitleRoleCharacter/Topic

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2023Supreme: The Battle For RoeJustice Byron WhiteJustice Byron White

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Theatre Roles

class="wikitable"
YearPlayRole

!Ref

1988The Rimers Of EldritchWalter

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References