Bill Paxton

	Top 10 God Fearin Horror Movies: To celebrate the release of The Last Exorcism, I decided it’d...
	Complete List of 50+ Upcoming Horror Remakes: Horror remakes are definitely the hot new trend in Hol...
	Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson Interview, Fool's Gold: MoviesOnline sat down with Matthew McConaug...
	James Marsden Interview, Enchanted: MoviesOnline sat down with James Marsden at the Los Ange...
	Sam Raimi Interview, SpiderMan 3: We caught up with Legendary Directory Sam Raimi to talk to...
	Shia LaBeouf Interview, Disturbia: MoviesOnline recently sat down with Shia LaBeouf to talk ...
	Agnes Bruckner Interview, Blood & Chocolate: MoviesOnline recently caught up with actress Agn...

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BILL PAXTON has been working steadily as an actor in Hollywood for the past 25 years. In that time, he has amassed a large and diverse body of work in every genre. He has appeared in several blockbusters including; Titanic, Aliens, Twister, Tombstone, True Lies, Apollo 13, U-571 and Vertical Limit. In addition to acting, Paxton has worked as a producer on the feature film Traveler and a director on Frailty and The Greatest Game Ever Played.

Moving to Hollywood from Fort Worth, Texas at 18, Paxton began his career as a set dresser on Roger Corman’s Big Bad Mama. After working in the art department on several features, he moved to New York to study acting. Returning to Los Angeles in 1980, he met James Cameron while moonlighting as a set dresser on the low-budget sci-fi movie Galaxy of Terror. Subsequently, he started landing his first acting jobs, in the B-horror movies Mortuary and Night Warning.

After gaining critical attention in the John Hughes comedy Weird Science, Paxton then turned in a performance as the small-town sheriff in Carl Franklin’s One False Move, marking his emergence as a leading man. In 1998, Roger Ebert cited Paxton as best actor for his role of Hank Mitchell in Sam Raimi’s A Simple Plan. In addition, he received a Golden Globe nomination that year for his performance as Colonel John Paul Vann in HBO’s A Bright Shining Lie.

Paxton is also known as a cult favorite for his work in such movies as Near Dark, Boxing Helena, Streets of Fire, The Dark Backwards and Broken Lizard’s Club Dread. His other credits include Mighty Joe Young, Thunderbirds, Trespass, Indian Summer, The Evening Star, Pass the Ammo, Frank and Jesse, Navy Seals, Predator 2 and The Vagrant. The first and only actor to have visited the wreck site of the Titanic with James Cameron for the documentary Ghosts of the Abyss, Paxton made four descents two and a half miles down to the bottom of the North Atlantic. Paxton currently stars in the new hit series Big Love for HBO in which he plays a polygamist living with three wives in Utah. The series co-stars Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloe Sevigny and Ginnifer Goodwin.

Filmography: Aliens, Apollo 13, Brain Dead, Frailty, Haven (2004), Near Dark, Predator 2, Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, Streets of Fire, Terminator, The Greatest Game Ever Played, Thunderbirds, True Lies, U571,

Latest Bill Paxton News, Opinion & Discussion:

Top 10 God Fearin Horror Movies
To celebrate the release of The Last Exorcism, I decided it’d be fun to look back and pull together a list horror flicks that are either directl...

Complete List of 50+ Upcoming Horror Remakes
Horror remakes are definitely the hot new trend in Hollywood and I had no idea just how many remakes were being planned until I sat down and drew up a... Another Hint At The Arnold Cameo In Terminator Salvation
Personally I have been trying to avoid all the hype around Terminator Salvation and just see the movie when it comes out. So I haven't been following ... Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson Interview, Fool's Gold
MoviesOnline sat down with Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson at the Los Angeles press day for their new movie, “Fool’s Gold.” Dire... James Marsden Interview, Enchanted
MoviesOnline sat down with James Marsden at the Los Angeles press day for his new film, "Enchanted,” directed by Kevin Lima ("Tarzan,” "El... Sam Raimi Interview, SpiderMan 3
We caught up with Legendary Directory Sam Raimi to talk to him about his new film SpiderMan 3. Raimi returns to helm a third adventure wi... Shia LaBeouf Interview, Disturbia
MoviesOnline recently sat down with Shia LaBeouf to talk about his new film Disturbia, a riveting, voyeuristic suspense thriller directed by D... Agnes Bruckner Interview, Blood & Chocolate
MoviesOnline recently caught up with actress Agnes Bruckner at the Los Angeles Press Day to promote her new film, "Blood and Chocolate,” a da... 64th Annual Golden Globe Nominees
The nominations for the Golden Globes for 2006 have been officially announced. The awards honor entertainment from the big screen to the small ... Weekend Box Office Report 9-10-06
The full weekend box office report returns this week after a hiatus due to the Labor Day weekend. This weekend we see that the warlock/magic/actio... Early Review, Orlando Blooms HAVEN
We sent Jerrica to an early press screening of Frank E. Flowers' "Haven" starring Orlando Bloom and Bill Paxton. The film is coming to theatres Se... First Look : Orlando Blooms HAVEN
Frank E. Flowers' "Haven" starring Orlando Bloom is coming to theatres September 15th and we have an early look for you. When we spoke to Orlando ... An Early Frost on DVD July 18th
Wolfe Video is proud to announce the DVD release of An Early Frost - available July 18, 2006. With its spectacular cast and devastating original s... New on DVD April 11th 2006
There is a great stack of flicks hitting DVD today. Some comedy, some horror basically a good mix for all tastes. 22 new dvds in total worth check... Arnold on Board for True Lies 2?
Could it be that True Lies 2 is going ahead? Everyone knows Tom Arnold has wanted to do it forever but apparently accoridng to Eliza Dushku everyone i... 4 New Greatest Game Ever Played Clips
We have been provided with 4 new clips for the upcoming Greatest Game ever Played. As you will know our critic Hakeem has already been out to see it. ... The Greatest Game Ever Played Review
Our critic Hakeem watched Bill Paxton's "The Greatest Game Ever Played" and it seems that the movie is really good. The movie tells the story of an ... Dudes Box Office Report Sept 30/2005
Dude here again. Hey, I picked up on something last week that I was not aware of, and neglected to put into last week's report, Don't know if you were... Huge Greatest Game Gallery update
Buena Vista provided us with 30 new movie photos for Bill Paxton's "The Greatest Game Ever Played", which will hit cinemas this friday Ocotber 30th, 2... Uwe Boll talks Dungeon Siege
So Rob sent us an interview he did with Uwe Boll recently about Dungeon Siege. Whats that, am I the guy that said Alone in the Dark looked good? Yes... Contest : SpyKids 3D DVD
Ahhh the joys of running more contests then you can bat a stick at. Courtesy of the Studio we have SpyKids 3d for your viewing pleasure. This dvd se... The Greatest Game Ever Played movie added
Today we added Bill Paxton's The Greatest Game Ever Played. In this movie an amateur player from a working class family, Francis Ouimet - played by Sh... Schwarzenegger back for True Lies 2 ?
According to the BBC, it looks like Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to star in the sequel to his very successful action/comedy True Lies. I saw the movie ...