Billy zane was born in 1966, in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
In their family they had a tendency to dedicate themselves to acting. His sister Lisa zane She is an actress although she has been more inclined towards music.
Billy He has become interested in acting and tried his luck in LA where he really had it, since within a few weeks of the first attempt he got a role, nothing more and nothing less than in the movie “Back to the Future”, playing a friend of Biff, the villain character from the first film of the trilogy, in which he starred Michael J. Fox Y Christopher Lloyd.
Other of his obtained roles was in the film “Critters”, with Dee Wallace-Stone Y M. Emmet Walsh.
He was also cast in the role of Johnny castle on “Dirty Dancing” But the director at rehearsals realized he had no idea about the dance so he hired Patrick Swayze.
One of his most accomplished roles is that of a psychopath in the horror movie “Dead Calm”.
He played the survivor of a boat that was picked up by a couple on the high seas, causing all kinds of nightmares. With Nicole Kidman Y Sam neill.
Later he played once again the friend of the bully in continued part of; “Back to the Future Part II”.
His career took a leap when he was asked to play the role of the actress’s husband Kate winslet on “Titanic”, the highest grossing film of all time in world cinematography with performances by Leonardo Dicaprio, Kathy bates, Frances Fisher, etc.
The last thing he has filmed is the romantic adventure “Three”, where his role is typical for his arrogance, a millionaire who with his wife is shipwrecked on an island.
He is not a star in Hollywood since his most important role was in “Titanic” and after that he has not played another role of greater height, therefore we can say that he is an actor who will remain at a medium level, at least until now.