William McNamara

'William McNamara' (qv) studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and has since notched up over one hundred and sixty-five film and TV appearances. One of his first roles was that of Joel in the teen movie _Dream a Little Dream (1989)_ (qv) with 'Corey Feldman' (qv) and 'Corey Haim' (qv). He followed this up with the 'Bette Midler' (qv) film _Stella (1990)_ (qv).It was during the nineties, however, that William - arguably - turned out some of his best performances. He gave a great performance as Derek Wolfe Jr in the 'Ernest R. Dickerson' (qv) manhunt thriller _Surviving the Game (1994)_ (qv), in which he worked with a cast of talented veteran actors including 'F. Murray Abraham' (qv), 'Gary Busey' (qv), 'Rutger Hauer' (qv), and 'John C. McGinley' (qv). That same year he was again teamed with 'Gary Busey' (qv) - and 'Tom Berenger' (qv) - in the Navy comedy _Chasers (1994)_ (qv), directed by 'Dennis Hopper' (qv).His most prized - and chilling - role, though, is that of Peter Foley the copycat serial killer in the psychological thriller _Copycat (1995)_ (qv). The film also starred 'Sigourney Weaver' (qv), 'Dermot Mulroney' (qv), and jazz musician 'Harry Connick Jr.' (qv). He appeared with 'Andrew McCarthy' (qv) and 'John Stockwell' (qv) in _Stag (1997)_ (qv), and made his way towards the millennium opposite 'Gabriel Byrne' (qv) in the World War II drama _The Brylcreem Boys (1998)_ (qv).William's first feature film role was in acclaimed cult horror director 'Dario Argento' (qv)'s slasher classic, _Opera (1987)_ (qv). But don't fear: the actor is actually a kind spiritualist and an avid animal rights activist, putting much time, energy, and money into the plight of the dolphins and small whales off the shores of Japan. In addition William involves himself in animal rescue in general, Kundalini, and Yoga!Like 'Henry Rollins' (qv), his co-star in _Time Lapse (2001)_ (qv), 'William McNamara' (qv) gets his own hands dirty while 'actively' pursuing causes that are close to his heart.::Matt Lee-Williams