Acting credits
103
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Bill Irwin
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 75Series: 28Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 58549
IMDb ID: nm0410347
Known for: Acting
Born: April 11, 1950
Age: 76
Place of birth: Santa Monica, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1969 - 2026
Years active: 58
Average TMDB rating: 6.82
Wikidata: Q603317
Also known as
William Irwin • Fool Moon
Other jobs
Writer (1)
Biography
William Mills Irwin (born April 11, 1950) is an American actor, choreographer, clown, and comedian. He began as a vaudeville-style stage performer and has been noted for his contribution to the renaissance of the American circus during the 1970s. He has made several appearances on film and television. He won a for his role in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? He also worked as a choreographer on Broadway. He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Choreography in 1989 for Largely New York. He is also known as Mr. Noodle on the Sesame Street segment Elmo's World, and he appeared in the Sesame Street film short Does Air Move Things? He has regularly appeared as Dr. Peter Lindstrom on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and had a recurring role as "The Dick & Jane Killer" on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. From 2017 to 2019, he appeared as Cary Loudermilk on the FX television series Legion.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Bill Irwin.
All That She Wants
2026 Movie
The Odyssey
as Cyclops
2026 Movie
This Ordinary Thing
as Self (voice)
2025 Movie
American Clown
as Self
2025 Movie
High Tide
as Scott
2024 Movie
4th Dementia
as Lou
2024 Movie
Rustin
as A. J. Muste
2023 Movie
Endgame
as Clov
2023 Movie
Spoiler Alert
as Bob
2022 Movie
Lust Life Love
as Richard
2021 Movie
Irresistible
as Elton Chambers
2020 Movie
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
as Mr. Noodle
2019 Movie
It Takes a Lunatic
as Self
2019 Movie
The Great Buster: A Celebration
as Self
2018 Movie
Circus Kid
as Himself
2016 Movie
Confirmation
as Senator Jack Danforth
2016 Movie
Old Hats
2016 Movie
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
as Mr. Noodle
2015 Movie
Ricki and the Flash
as Single Dad
2015 Movie
Show Boat
as Cap'n Andy Hawks
2015 Movie
Identity Theft
as Mark
2015 Movie
Interstellar
as TARS (voice)
2014 Movie
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
as Mr. Noodle
2012 Movie
Higher Ground
as Pastor Bud
2011 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Bill Irwin.
The Beast in Me
as James Ingram • 2 eps
2025 Series
The Andy Warhol Diaries
as Andy Warhol • 6 eps
2022 Series
The Dropout
as Channing Robertson • 4 eps
2022 Series
The Gilded Age
as Cornelius Eckhard • 1 eps
2022 Series
New Amsterdam
as Calvin Bennett • 3 eps
2018 Series
Star Trek: Discovery
as Su'Kal • 3 eps
2017 Series
Julie's Greenroom
2 eps
2017 Series
Legion
as Cary Loudermilk • 27 eps
2017 Series
This Is Us
as ER Doctor • 1 eps
2016 Series
Quarry
as Harlowe • 1 eps
2016 Series
South of Hell
as Enos Abascal • 8 eps
2015 Series
Sleepy Hollow
as Atticus Nevins • 4 eps
2013 Series
Monday Mornings
as Buck Tierney • 10 eps
2013 Series
Elementary
as Richard Balsille • 1 eps
2012 Series
Lights Out
as Hal Brennan • 13 eps
2011 Series
Blue Bloods
as Cardinal Brennan • 2 eps
2010 Series
The Good Wife
as Fred Medkiff • 1 eps
2009 Series
Life on Mars
as Dr. Schwahn • 1 eps
2008 Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Nate Royce • 1 eps
2001 Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Nate Haskell • 9 eps
2000 Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Dr. Peter Lindstrom • 16 eps
1999 Series
3rd Rock from the Sun
as Pickles • 1 eps
1996 Series
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
as The Broker • 1 eps
1993 Series
Law & Order
as Ellison Conway • 1 eps
1990 Series