| Birth name | Rhys John Coiro |
|---|---|
| Birth date | March 12, 1979 (age 47) |
| Birth place | Calabria, Italy |
| Education | Carnegie Mellon University (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Rhys John Coiro (born March 12, 1979)[1] is an American actor known for his work in film, television and theater. He is best known for his role as filmmaker Billy Walsh in the HBO series Entourage.[2]
Early life
Coiro spent his childhood in Washington, D.C., New York City, and Upstate New York before his family settled in Princeton, New Jersey, when he was 9 years old.[3] He studied theater at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) earning a BFA[4] and also trained at the Moscow Art Theatre in Russia.[5]
Career
Theater
At age 19, Coiro got his first professional gig as an understudy to three roles in the American premiere of Conor McPherson's off-Broadway play This Lime Tree Bower directed by Harris Yulin at Primary Stages.[6]
Within a month of graduating from CMU, Coiro landed the role of Eddie the Bellhop in the Lincoln Center revival of George S. Kaufman's Dinner at Eight, directed by Gerald Gutierrez.[7]
In 2009, Coiro returned to the theatre, starring in a production of Howard Korder's Boys' Life at Second Stage in New York opposite Jason Biggs.[8]
Television
In 2004, Coiro was cast as filmmaker Billy Walsh in HBO's Entourage. He portrayed the character throughout the show's run.[9][10]
In 2010, Coiro starred in Slamdance[11] winner Snow and Ashes and in 2011 appeared alongside Alexander Skarsard in Screen Gems' remake of Straw Dogs.
In 2014, Coiro was antagonist to Stevie Van Zandt's character on the final season of Netflix's first original series, the Norwegian mega-hit Lillyhammer[12] and he played one of the original Texas Rangers in The History Channel's mini-series Texas Rising, alongside Ray Liotta, Bill Paxton and Brendan Fraser.[13]
In 2015, Coiro played Armenian gangster Ari Adamian on the final season of USA's Graceland.[14]
In 2017 and 2018, Coiro appeared as a series regular in Unsolved and in arcs on Ray Donovan, The Walking Dead, and S.W.A.T.
Personal life
He is married to film director Kat Coiro. They have three children and live in Los Angeles.[15][16]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Making Revolution | Italian Activist | |
| 2007 | Look | Ace | |
| Mama's Boy | Trip | ||
| 2009 | The Unborn | Mr. Shields | |
| Kidnapping Caitlynn | Daniel | ||
| Man Without a Head | Dino | ||
| 2010 | Snow and Ashes | Blaise Dumas | |
| High School | Vato | ||
| Order of Chaos | John | ||
| MacGruber | Yerik Novikov | ||
| 30 Days of Night: Dark Days | Paul | ||
| 2011 | A Good Old Fashioned Orgy | Marcus | |
| Life Happens | Marc | ||
| Straw Dogs | Norman | ||
| 2013 | Chlorine | Pat | |
| As Cool as I Am | Ron | ||
| 2014 | Electric Slide | Glen the Mormon | |
| This Last Lonely Place | Sam Taylor | ||
| 4 Minute Mile | Eli | ||
| 2015 | Entourage | Billy Walsh | |
| Hollywood Adventures | Gary Buesheimer | ||
| Forever | Gordon | ||
| 2016 | Chronically Metropolitan | The Georgian | |
| 2017 | Valley of Bones | Nate | |
| Dead Ant | Pager | ||
| 2018 | Gotti | Rudy Pipes | |
| 2019 | Finding Steve McQueen | Ray Darrow | |
| Hustlers | Spencer | ||
| 2022 | Agent Game | Reese | |
| One Way | Coco | ||
| Who Invited Charlie? | Ray | ||
| 2024 | Running on Empty | Simon | |
| 2025 | Trust | Darren | [17] |
| Lear Rex | Oswald | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | One on One | Zorbo Vishanisavik | Guest star |
| 2003, 2007 | ' | Kelly James / Reverend's Lawyer | 2 episodes |
| 2004–2011 | Entourage | Billy Walsh | Recurring character |
| 2005 | Six Feet Under | Wolf | Guest star |
| ' | Diablo | Guest star | |
| ' | Razor | Guest star | |
| 2006 | Ugly Betty | Vincent Bianchi | 2 episodes: "Queens for a Day", "Fey's Sleigh Ride" |
| 2007 | Numb3rs | Ricky Jones | Guest star |
| Criminal Minds | Ethan | Guest star | |
| Raines | Eddie | Guest star | |
| Tell Me You Love Me | Jaime's Rebound | 2 episodes | |
| 2009 | 24 | FBI Agent Sean Hillinger | Regular character |
| 2010 | Burn Notice | Vince Cutler | Guest star |
| Dark Blue | Victor | Guest star | |
| Hawaii Five-0 | Bradford Matinsky | Guest star | |
| 2011–2012 | A Gifted Man | Dr. Zeke Barnes | Recurring character |
| 2012 | Person of Interest | Jordan Hester | Guest star |
| 2013 | Dexter | Andrew Briggs[18] | Guest star |
| Longmire | Bill Norquist | Guest star | |
| 2013–2014 | Hostages | Kramer Delaney | Main cast |
| 2013, 2021 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Santiago Morales / Gabe Navarro | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Franklin & Bash | The Bone | Guest star |
| Lilyhammer | Tommy Mangano | Recurring character | |
| 2015 | The Lizzie Borden Chronicles | Chester Phipps | 3 episodes |
| Texas Rising | Vern Elwood | 5 episodes | |
| Graceland | Ari Adamian | Recurring character | |
| 2017 | Ray Donovan | Rob Heard | Recurring character |
| The Mick | Ip deLuca | Guest star | |
| 2018 | Unsolved | Jim Black | Recurring character |
| Sideswiped | Charlie | Recurring character | |
| S.W.A.T. | Remy | Guest star | |
| The Walking Dead | Jed | Recurring character | |
| 2019 | I Think You Should Leave | Billy | Episode: "The Bones Are Their Money" |
| 2021 | Paradise City | Adam | 8 episodes; TV spinoff of American Satan |
| 2022 | ' | Donny Blaze | Guest star |
| 2024 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | Richard Grace | 2 episodes |
| The Penguin | Sebastian Hady | Guest star |
References
- ^ Rose, Mike (12 March 2019). "Today's top celebrity birthdays list for March 12, 2019". cleveland. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ McNary, Dave (2014-02-19). "‘Entourage’ Movie Shooting Starts in Los Angeles". Variety. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ^ Marcus, Joan (2008-10-17). "A conversation with Rhys Coiro". NJ.com. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
- ^ (CMU), Carnegie Mellon University. "People's Choice - Carnegie Mellon University | CMU". www.cmu.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- ^ "Moscow Art Theater School | A.R.T. - American Repertory Theater". americanrepertorytheater.org. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- ^ "Theater Review A staging of 'Lime Tree Bower' that speaks for itself — Irish Echo". irishecho.com. 16 February 2011. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- ^ Sommer, Elyse. "Dinner at Eight, a CurtainUp review". www.curtainup.com. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- ^ "Second Stage's Boys' Life, with Biggs, Coiro and Scanavino, Opens Off-Broadway Oct. 20 | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- ^ published, Will Ashton (2020-12-10). "What The Entourage Cast Is Doing Now". Cinemablend. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ^ Staff, T. M. Z. (2024-03-29). "Billy On 'Entourage' 'Memba Him?!". TMZ. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ^ "'Snow and Ashes,' 'American Jihadist': Slamdance Winners". Alt Film Guide. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- ^ ""Entourage"-stjerne klar for "Lilyhammer"". VG. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- ^ Team, The Deadline (2014-04-18). "Rhys Coiro & Joe Egender Join History's 'Texas Rising'". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- ^ "Ari Adamian (Character)". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- ^ "Kat Coiro". Free The Bid. Archived from the original on May 5, 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ Staff (Feb 7, 2019). "Life Happens director Kat Coiro a Miami girl". Miami Herald. Retrieved Aug 28, 2022.
- ^ Galuppo, Mia (2024-02-14). "Sophie Turner to Star in Thriller 'Trust' for Republic Pictures (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ West, Kelly (June 6, 2013). "Dexter Photos Offer New Clues For Season 8". Cinema Blend. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
External links
- Rhys Coiro at IMDb