Bill Lake
- Known for
- Acting
Biography
Bill Lake (a.k.a. W.F. Lake) is a Canadian actor whose career began in Vancouver in 1974. He has accumulated over 175 credits across film, television, stage, and commercials, and is best known for Kodachrome (2017), Crook (2013), and Hollywoodland (2006). He has been a steady presence in both Canadian and American productions for over five decades. His notable film credits include The Hurricane (1999, with Daniel Day-Lewis and Christopher McCann), Death to Smoochy (2002, dir. Ron Howard, with Adam Sandler), Hollywoodland (2006, with Ben Affleck and Adrien Brody), Flash of Genius (2008, with Ed Harris), Crimson Peak (2015, dir. Guillermo del Toro, with Mia Wasikowska and Jessica Chastain), Pixels (2015, with Chris Pratt and Keira Knightley), Kodachrome (2017, with Ed Harris and Samuel L. Jackson), and The Middle Man (2021, with Jason Bateman).
Known For
Filmography
Wingman
Movie · as Uncle Corey
The Hopeful
Movie · as William
Matlock
TV · as Lloyd Ferguson · 1 ep
The Middle Man
Movie · as Mr. Stout
Awake
Movie · as Sheriff
Christmas Beneath the Stars
Movie · as Warren Locke
The Hardy Boys
TV · as Ezra Collig · 7 eps
Heart of the Holidays
Movie · as Bob
Buffaloed
Movie · as Judge Connor
Fatman
Movie · as Robert Taylor
Wayne
TV · as Sheriff · 1 ep
Northern Lights of Christmas
Movie · as Chuck Baker
A Christmas in Tennessee
Movie · as Mayor Paul
Christmas in Angel Falls
Movie · as Pastor Howard
Christmas Inheritance
Movie · as Captain Williams
Kodachrome
Movie · as Dwayne
Taken
TV · as Jimmy Dunne · 1 ep
Tell the World
Movie · as William Miller
Special Correspondents
Movie · as General
A Family Man
Movie · as Elise's Father
The Girlfriend Experience
TV · as Carson Lewis · 9 eps
Charming Christmas
Movie · as Bill Boyd
The Preacher's Sin
Movie · as Bill Traggert
Pixels
Movie · as NY Police Commissioner
Degrassi: Don't Look Back
Movie · as Detective
Crimson Peak
Movie · as Coroner
Man Seeking Woman
TV · as Police Captain · 1 ep
Patriot
TV · as Timothy Peetnam · 1 ep
Fir Crazy
Movie · as Fire Marshall
The Husband She Met Online
Movie · as Jerry Berman
King & Maxwell
TV · as Charge Sergeant · 1 ep
My Mother's Secret
Movie · as Sheriff John Greely
Alphas
TV · as Transit Sergeant · 1 ep
Against the Wall
TV · 1 ep
Booky's Crush
Movie · as Mr. Jenkins
Warehouse 13
TV · as Dave · 1 ep
The Listener
TV · as Colonel Ranna · 1 ep
Camille
Movie · as Local Deputy #2
Flash of Genius
Movie · as Scott
The American Trap
Movie · as Edgar Hoover
Solar Attack
Movie · as Captain Misha Gregorovitch
Hollywoodland
Movie · as Cigar Man
The Wives He Forgot
Movie · as Police Captain
Swarmed
Movie · as Chief of Police
Our Fathers
Movie · as Fire Chief Williams
While I Was Gone
Movie · as Sergeant Eberhart
Wonderfalls
TV · as Detective Sloan · 2 eps
ReGenesis
TV · as Police Officer, Dr. Stickland, Dr. Strickland · 1 ep
How to Deal
Movie
Sounder
Movie · as Deputy
Mayday
TV · as Captain McBroom, Robert Benzon, FBI Special Agent, Captain Maus · 1 ep
Martin and Lewis
Movie · as Hal Wallis
Death to Smoochy
Movie · as Bartender
The Safety of Objects
Movie · as Baseball Coach
All Around The Town
Movie · as Mark Levine
The Man Who Saved Christmas
Movie · as Secretary Daniels
Conviction
Movie · as Peters
The Glow
Movie · as Fire Captain
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
TV · as S.A.C. Prentis · 1 ep
Monk
TV · as Hardware Owner · 1 ep
Street Time
TV · as Top Cop · 1 ep
Sex, Lies & Obsession
Movie · as Tom Gates
Stolen Miracle
Movie · as Shane Miller
Jane Doe
Movie · as Sheriff
Tart
Movie · as Mr. Sellers
Full Disclosure
Movie · as Del
The Judge
Movie · as Chief Wallace Hansen
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Movie · as Older Edward Kennedy
Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
Movie · as GBI Man
When Andrew Came Home
Movie · as Desk Sergeant
Small Vices
Movie · as Police Captain
The Hurricane
Movie · as Philadelphia TV Announcer
Twice in a Lifetime
TV · as Sheriff · 1 ep
Vanished
Movie · as Lt. Scott
Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story
Movie
The Long Island Incident
Movie · as Bill Leffert
The Defenders: Taking the First
Movie · as Prison Guard
Blackheart
Movie · as VIP
My Own Country
Movie · as Veteran
Lethal Tender
Movie · as Lt. Wilson
On the 2nd Day of Christmas
Movie · as Cop
Earth: Final Conflict
TV · as Colonel Bastian · 2 eps
Fast Track
TV · as Servine Crew Chief · 4 eps
Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant
Movie · as Bus Driver
FX: The Series
TV · as Security Chief, Jerry O'Malley · 1 ep
Remember Me
Movie · as Walter
Goosebumps
TV · as Bus Driver · 2 eps
Catwalk
TV · as Surgeon · 1 ep
The Hidden Room
TV · as Lou · 1 ep
Walter and Carlo in America
Movie · as Peters
Street Justice
Movie · as Aide
Blue Monkey
Movie · as Paramedic
Mafia Princess
Movie · as Federal Agent
Murder in Space
Movie · as Technician
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Sam McKay · 1 ep
Bedroom Eyes
Movie · as Forensic Man #2
Cries in the Night
Movie · as Frank
The Shape of Things to Come
Movie · as Spacesuited man
Karate from Shaolin Temple
Movie · as Tiger
Anti-Corruption
Movie · as Hunter