William McNamara

• Name — William McNamara • Birth Name — William West McNamara • Born — 31 March 1965 • Birthplace — Dallas, Texas, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1987–present

Born in Dallas, Texas, McNamara is the son of a Ford Motor Company employee and an interior designer. He attended Salisbury School, Columbia University, and studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York.

McNamara appeared in the feature films Texasville, Stella, Copycat, Surviving the Game, and Stealing Home. On television, he portrayed Montgomery Clift in Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story and Ricky Nelson in Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King, had a regular role on the Showtime series Beggars and Choosers, was featured in the television movies Doing Time on Maple Drive and Wildflower (CableACE Award nomination), and appeared in NYPD Blue and Law & Order: SVU, among other television series.

McNamara is an animal rights activist and vegan. He got his start rescuing cats, dogs, and horses, and now travels the world advocating for animal rights. McNamara has produced several documentaries, including the Nat Geo Wild Network: Animal Intervention, an exposé on the exotic animal industry in the United States.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1987 — CBS Schoolbreak Special — Jay Medford — Episode: "Soldier Boys" • 1988 — The Secret of the Sahara — Philip Jordan — Main Cast • 1989 — The Edge — Boy — Episode: "Indian Poker" • 1989–1990 — Island Son — Sam Kulani — Recurring Cast • 1991 — ABC Afterschool Special — Johnny Dumont — Episode: "It's Only Rock & Roll" • 1992 — Doing Time on Maple Drive — Matt Carter — TV movie • Honor Thy Mother — Chris — TV movie • Silk Stalkings — Clay Edwards — Episode: "The Brotherhood" • 1993 — Extreme Justice — Mark Franklin — TV movie • Sworn to Vengeance — Michael Burke — TV movie • 1995 — Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story — Montgomery Clift — TV movie • 1997 — Perversions of Science — Nick Boyer — Episode: "Given the Heir" • 1998 — Welcome to Paradox — Q.M. Cooper — Episode: "Blue Champagne Resort" • Brimstone — Gilbert Jax — Episode: "Encore" • 1999 — The Outer Limits — Kimble — Episode: Better Luck Next Time" • 1999–2000 — Beggars and Choosers — Brad Advail — Main Cast: Season 1, Recurring Cast: Season 2 • 2000 — The Hunger — Kent Johanssen — Episode: "Approaching Desdemona" • 2001 — Trapped — C. Whitmore Evans — TV movie • 2003 — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Detective Sam Bishop — Episode: "Pandora" • 2005 — NYPD Blue — Richard Pancava — Episode: "Old Man Quiver" • McBride: Murder Past Midnight — Tony Harriman — TV movie • American Black Beauty — Wilford — TV movie • 2006 — Nightmares and Dreamscapes — Ricky Nelson — Episode: "You Know They Got a Hell of a Band" • 2007 — Beyond the Break — Richard — Recurring Cast: Season 2 • 2012 — DTLA — Norm — Recurring Cast • 2014 — High School Possession — Reverend Young — TV movie • 2015 — The Astronaut Wives Club — Robert Kennedy — Episode: "The Dark Side" • 2016 — The Wrong Roommate — Mark — TV movie • 2017 — The Wrong Student — Detective Andrade — TV movie • Running Away — Richard — TV movie • Feel the Dead — Daniel — Main Cast • 2018 — The Wrong Cruise — Pat — TV movie • A Wedding for Christmas — Frank — TV movie • Age of the Living Dead — Dr. Howard — Main Cast: Season 1, Recurring Cast: Season 3 • 2019 — The Wrong Tutor — Mr. Lloyd — TV movie • 2020 — The Christmas High Note — Brad — TV movie • The Wrong Stepfather — Mr. Crane — TV movie

William McNamara is recorded as actor and model.