Bill Lake
- Known for
- Acting
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).
Filmography
Wingman 2025
as Uncle Corey
The Hopeful 2024
as William
Christmas Beneath the Stars 2021
as Warren Locke
The Middle Man 2021
as Mr. Stout
Awake 2021
as Sheriff
Heart of the Holidays 2020
as Bob
Fatman 2020
as Robert Taylor
Buffaloed 2020
as Judge Connor
Northern Lights of Christmas 2018
as Chuck Baker
A Christmas in Tennessee 2018
as Mayor Paul
Christmas Inheritance 2017
as Captain Williams
Christmas in Angel Falls 2017
as Pastor Howard
Kodachrome 2017
as Dwayne
Tell the World 2016
as William Miller
A Family Man 2016
as Elise's Father
Special Correspondents 2016
as General
Charming Christmas 2015
as Bill Boyd
Crimson Peak 2015
as Coroner
Degrassi: Don't Look Back 2015
as Detective
Pixels 2015
as NY Police Commissioner
The Preacher's Sin 2015
as Bill Traggert
Fir Crazy 2013
as Fire Marshall
The Husband She Met Online 2013
as Jerry Berman
My Mother's Secret 2012
as Sheriff John Greely
Booky's Crush 2009
as Mr. Jenkins
Flash of Genius 2008
as Scott
The American Trap 2008
as Edgar Hoover
Camille 2008
as Local Deputy #2
The Wives He Forgot 2006
as Police Captain
Hollywoodland 2006
as Cigar Man
Solar Attack 2006
as Captain Misha Gregorovitch
Swarmed 2005
as Chief of Police
Our Fathers 2005
as Fire Chief Williams
While I Was Gone 2004
as Sergeant Eberhart
How to Deal 2003
Actor
Sounder 2003
as Deputy
The Man Who Saved Christmas 2002
as Secretary Daniels
Martin and Lewis 2002
as Hal Wallis
The Safety of Objects 2002
as Baseball Coach
Conviction 2002
as Peters
The Glow 2002
as Fire Captain
All Around The Town 2002
as Mark Levine
Death to Smoochy 2002
as Bartender
Stolen Miracle 2001
as Shane Miller
Jane Doe 2001
as Sheriff
Full Disclosure 2001
as Del
Sex, Lies & Obsession 2001
as Tom Gates
The Judge 2001
as Chief Wallace Hansen
Tart 2001
as Mr. Sellers
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis 2000
as Older Edward Kennedy
When Andrew Came Home 2000
as Desk Sergeant
Who Killed Atlanta's Children? 2000
as GBI Man
The Hurricane 1999
as Philadelphia TV Announcer
Small Vices 1999
as Police Captain
The Defenders: Taking the First 1998
as Prison Guard
My Own Country 1998
as Veteran
The Long Island Incident 1998
as Bill Leffert
Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story 1998
Actor
Blackheart 1998
as VIP
Vanished 1998
as Lt. Scott
On the 2nd Day of Christmas 1997
as Cop
Lethal Tender 1997
as Lt. Wilson
Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant 1996
as Bus Driver
Remember Me 1995
as Walter
Walter and Carlo in America 1989
as Peters
Blue Monkey 1987
as Paramedic
Street Justice 1987
as Aide
Mafia Princess 1986
as Federal Agent
Murder in Space 1985
as Technician
Bedroom Eyes 1984
as Forensic Man #2
Cries in the Night 1980
as Frank
The Shape of Things to Come 1979
as Spacesuited man
Karate from Shaolin Temple 1976
as Tiger
- Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption 1975
as Hunter
Credits from TMDB.