Gil Bellows is a Canadian television and film actor who was born on June 28, 1967 in Vancouver, British Columbia. He studied at the Magee Secondary School together with future Matrix movie star Carrie-Anne Moss. Upon graduating, Bellows continued to train further as an actor at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts located in Los Angeles, California. Among the feature films he has performed in are The Weather Man, Keep Your Distance, and The Shawshank Redemption. Bellows has also worked on television productions such as Terminal City, The Twilight Zone, and Law and Order.

Billy Alan Thomas is portrayed by Gil Bellows in the Fox network’s Emmy Award-winning television comedy series Ally McBeal. He is Ally’s ex-boyfriend who is now married to Georgia, though he admits that he still has feelings for Ally. The love triangle between the three of them is a constant source of tension, especially when they face each other during trials in the courtroom, and Ally is accused of having an affair with him at one point.



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