
Bill Dawes
Biography
Bill Dawes is an American actor and stand-up comic. He graduated cum laude with an aerospace engineering degree from Princeton University and holds an MFA In acting from NYU. While living in New York, Bill starred in 3 Broadway plays and over a dozen Off-Broadway plays as well as appearing in over 50 films and television shows. As a comic, he has toured nationally as well as internationally with the USO and considers the Hollywood Laugh Factory his home club. He is best known for "Mo," "Alaska Daily," "City on a Hill," "Damages," "Before the Sun Explodes," "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit," and "Encounter" with Riz Ahmed. Bill tours nationally and internationally as a headlining comic and considers the Laugh Factory his home club.
Known For

TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Alex Ryan
1999

TV
NCIS
Clayton Wills
2003

TV
Law & Order
Thomas Cooper
1990

TV
Law & Order
David Arkuss
1990

TV
S.W.A.T.
Gabriel
2017

TV
Damages
Customer
2007

TV
Damages
Kevin Walker
2007

TV
Elementary
Declan Boyle
2012

TV
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Ben Crowe
2001

TV
Rizzoli & Isles
Ronan Finnegan
2010

TV
Sex and the City
Blonde Guy
1998

TV
The Good Fight
Jason Hardy
2017

TV
The Following
Captain Robert Tubbs
2013

TV
Manhunt
Cadigan
2017

TV
NCIS: Hawaiʻi
T.J. Shaw
2021

TV
The Rookie: Feds
Tom Lewis
2022

TV
The Other Two
Billionaire
2019

TV
Gotham Comedy Live
Self
2012

TV
Mo
Bob Robinson
2022

TV
Mo
Bob
2022
Filmography
2026FilmOperation Taco Gary'sas Elder2023FilmChristmas Couples Retreatas Jacob2023FilmWoods Witchas Yourgei Jegmeov2023TVLawmen: Bass Reevesas Joshua2023FilmJacquesas Narrator2022TVAlaska Dailyas Dwight Barry2022TVThe Rookie: Fedsas Tom Lewis2022TVMoas Bob Robinson2021FilmBeautiful Violenceas Chad2021FilmEncounteras Kurt McKinley2021FilmShaman's Callas Shaman2021TVNCIS: Hawaiʻias T.J. Shaw2019TVCity on a Hillas Rick Dunleavy2019TVThe Other Twoas Billionaire2017TVS.W.A.T.as Gabriel2017TVManhuntas Cadigan2017FilmGladys Brownas Silas Everett2017TVThe Good Fightas Jason Hardy2016FilmBefore the Sun Explodesas Ken2013TVThe Followingas Captain Robert Tubbs2012TVGotham Comedy Liveas Self2012TVElementaryas Declan Boyle2010TVRizzoli & Islesas Ronan Finnegan2009FilmHow to Seduce Difficult Womenas Al2009FilmI Hope They Serve Beer in Hellas Murphy2009FilmAdamas Scottie2009FilmAsylum Seekersas Alan2007TVDamagesas Customer2007FilmOne Nightas Marc2005FilmSaving Manhattanas Rollerblader2003TVNCISas Clayton Wills2003FilmJust 4 Kicksas Rudy2002FilmEvenHandas Officer Rob Francis2001FilmBorn Loseras Carter2001TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intentas Ben Crowe2000TVThe Beatas Peter Johnson1999FilmFionaas Harvey1999TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitas Alex Ryan1999FilmOn the Q.T.as Andre1999FilmGiving It Upas Pick-Up Man1998FilmToo Tired to Dieas Dante (uncredited)1998TVSex and the Cityas Blonde Guy1990TVLaw & Orderas Thomas Cooper—FilmPay to Dieas Dominic—FilmMistletoe Massacreas Nolan—FilmHow to Kill Your Family On Christmasas Peter