Of comache descent, Gil, the eldest of five siblings, he spent his childhood living in different parts of the United States, due to his father’s military career, including Alaska, Hawaii and Kentucky, the family finally settling in California.
At the age of 10, he learned to play the guitar, and immediately desired to become a musician. Stevie ray vaughan, Eric Clapton Y Jimi Hendrix they were his inspiration in the different bands where he played since then, throughout the United States.
After graduating cum laude in Administration at University of Southern California, began to work in petroleum engineering. Simultaneously, he trained in bodybuilding, participating in various competitions. Thanks to this discipline, it is that he began his career in acting, by participating in the video “Muscles“, Of the singer Diana Ross.
After this unexpected debut, acting became an extension of his musical activity. He trained with Larry moss Y Charles conrad, and one of the jobs he had at the time was that of Conan the barbarian, in the Universal Studios from Hollywood.
He made his television debut in an episode of the series “Riptide“, which was followed by participations in”Buffy the Vampire Slayer“, and a regular role in the medical drama”Body & Soul“, for which he received an award First Americans in the Arts (FAITA). Other series in which he has participated are “Veronica mars“,”10 Items or Less” Y “Nip / Tuck“.
In 1987, Birmingham he participated in his first feature film; this was the horror comedy “House II, even more amazing“.
It took several years until he returned to this medium, first he did it in the French film starring Jean Reno, “Jaguar“(1996), and five years later, in the drama”The doe boy“(2001), winner of the Sundance International Filmmaker’s Award, of the same year.
In 2005 Gil was chosen by the director Steven Spielberg to play Dogstar in the miniseries “Into the west“In addition, he is an excellent voice artist, hired to work on the series.”The Wild Thornberrys“, and in the movies”A night at the museum“(2006), and”Turok: Son of Stone“(2008).
Among his latest works, Birmingham has played Billy Black, the head of the Quileute vampire tribe in the feature film “Twilight“and its aftermath”New Moon“(2009) and”Eclipse“(2010).