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.
Movie Credits
Just 4 Kicks
2003-01-01
A stranger tries to help twin brothers who play for a winless soccer team.
Encounter
2021-12-03
A decorated Marine goes on a rescue mission to save his two young sons from an unhuman threat. As th
Beautiful Violence
2021-12-04
A terminally ill man decides to die by having a stranger kill him.
EvenHand
2002-11-14
Set in a dirt-poor neighborhood in the fictional city of San Lovisa, Texas, EvenHand tells the story
Born Loser
2001-10-06
Office hijinks have an unexpected outcome in this unnerving story set in the claims department of a
Jacques
2023-08-04
Jacques is a quirky tale in which a neglected stray pup, finds refuge in the arms of an eccentric yo
One Night
2007-01-01
Fifteen New Yorkers go into a Friday night unaware of the fact that their lives are about to change.
Shaman's Call
2021-11-11
A depressed poet drunk and alone in the desert receives a life-altering message from a strange yet f
Woods Witch
2023-12-19
When two up and coming internet bloggers take on a road trip to film footage from a forest that is k
Pay to Die
While putting together a horror movie, a group of filmmakers are terrorized by a killer after hiring
Fiona
1999-11-24
Fiona is abandoned at six months of age, raised in foster and adoptive homes, abused, and, still a t
Christmas Couples Retreat
2023-12-25
Three couples head to a retreat to strengthen their relationships, but not everything goes according
Operation Taco Gary's
2024-10-25
Two brothers embark on a cross country road trip that quickly devolves when they become involved in
Before the Sun Explodes
2016-03-14
After his wife kicks him out, an anxious comedian is lured in by an intriguing woman with a stalker.
Asylum Seekers
2009-06-13
Six people on the verge of a breakdown decide to check themselves into an insane asylum, only to dis
Adam
2009-07-07
Adam, a lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Bet
How to Seduce Difficult Women
2009-10-30
Philippe, a French-American writer living in Manhattan, decides to take on ten relationship-challeng
On the Q.T.
1999-04-01
A struggling violin player has his morals tested after he meets a wise musician while playing in the
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
2009-09-25
A tireless and charismatic novelty seeker, Tucker tricks his buddy Dan into lying to his fiancée Kri
Mistletoe Massacre
Marion Callevero has her guest list checked twice to host the company Christmas event, but gifts qui
Saving Manhattan
2005-01-01
A street preaching evangelist's mission to save Manhattan and his subsequent descent into the seedy
Gladys Brown
2017-05-10
After being cheated out of her dream job, a long-suffering receptionist plots revenge.
Too Tired to Die
1998-08-08
Kenji is a Japanese twenty-something who is followed by Death in various disguises. When he finally
Giving It Up
1999-03-16
A womanizing New York adman attempts to identify the causes of, and find a remedy for, his so-called
How to Kill Your Family On Christmas
A pair off their rocker grandparents kidnap a 8th grader to present as a Christmas gift for their da