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{{Infobox person
| image =
| name = William Hope
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|3|2}}
| birth_place = [[Montreal|Montreal, Quebec]], Canada
| othername = Bill Hope
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1980–present
}}

'''William Hope''' (born March 2, 1955) is a Canadian actor.

==Career==
Early on, he turned down a major role in Kubrick's ''[[Full Metal Jacket]]'' for a role in [[James Cameron]]'s ''[[Aliens (film)|Aliens]]'' (1986) as Lt. Gorman.<ref>{{cite book|last=Grant|first=Barry Keith|title=The dread of difference: gender and the horror film|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hlmCrBnT7OEC&q=%22William+Hope%22+%22Aliens%22&pg=PA186|year=1996|publisher=University of Texas Press|isbn=0-292-72794-1|page=186}}</ref> Soon after he appeared as Kyle MacRae in the horror film ''[[Hellbound: Hellraiser II]]'' (1988), the sequel to Clive Barker's ''[[Hellraiser]]'' (1987).

Hope appeared in ''[[Shining Through]]'' (1992) and ''[[The Saint (1997 film)|The Saint]]'' (1997), ''[[Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow]]'' (2004) and ''[[XXX (2002 film)|XXX]]'' (2002). He co-starred in two [[Wesley Snipes]]' action epics ''[[The Marksman (2005 film)|The Marksman]]'' (2005) and ''[[The Detonator]]'' (2006) and as the villain in [[Steven Seagal]]'s action movie ''[[Submerged (2005 film)|Submerged]]'' (2005).

He played Harry Ramos in the award-winning TV docudrama ''[[9/11: The Twin Towers]]'' (2007), and as the President of Lehman Brothers in ''[[The Last Days of Lehman Brothers]]'' (2009) starring [[James Cromwell]], in theatrical releases he has been seen opposite [[Woody Harrelson]] in ''[[The Walker]]'' (2007), [[Robert Downey Jr.]] in ''[[Sherlock Holmes (2009 film)|Sherlock Holmes]]'' (2009),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/2009/1221/sherlockholmes.html|title=Movie Review - Sherlock Holmes|date=21 December 2009|publisher=[[RTÉ]]|access-date=9 May 2011}}</ref> and ''[[The Whistleblower]]'' (2010) with [[Rachel Weisz]] and ''[[Legacy (2010 film)|Legacy]]'' with [[Idris Elba]]. He had television work including playing [[Matt LeBlanc]]'s agent in ''[[Episodes (TV series)|Episodes]]'' (2011). He was also in [[Luc Besson]]'s ''[[The Lady (2011 film)|The Lady]]'' (2012) about the life of [[Aung San Suu Kyi]] and in 2011 he guest-starred in the BBC's final series of ''[[Spooks (TV series)|Spooks]]'' (2002) and alongside [[Johnny Depp]] in [[Tim Burton]]'s ''[[Dark Shadows (film)|Dark Shadows]]'' (2012).

From 2009 to 2021, he provided voices for [[Edward the Blue Engine|Edward]], [[Toby the Tram Engine|Toby]], [[Railway engines (Thomas & Friends)#Whiff|Whiff]], [[Railway engines (Thomas & Friends)#Rocky|Rocky]] and [[Farmer McColl]] in the US dub and also [[Railway engines (Thomas & Friends)#Bert|Bert]] of the ''[[Thomas & Friends]]'' children's TV and DVD series. He also returned to the horror genre, working in the Solar Film's experimental ''[[Dark Floors]]'', released in Europe in 2008. He is regularly heard on BBC Radio and is part of the BBC "Broken News" cast. He appeared in a book tour with [[Tim Parfitt]], his brother-in-law.<ref>[http://www.wereallneighbours.co.uk/cambridge_events/event.php?sv=text&id=30051 We're All Neighbors website]. Accessed May 10, 2011.</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2"|1982 || ''[[Poltergeist (1982 film)|Poltergeist]]'' || Dana's Boyfriend In Car ||Cameo; uncredited
|-
|''[[Scanners]]'' || Hazmat Worker || Uncredited
|-
| 1983 || ''[[The Lords of Discipline]]'' || Senior ||
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Aliens (film)|Aliens]]'' || Lieutenant Gorman ||
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Going Home (1987 film)|Going Home]]'' || Lieutenant Anson ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Hellbound: Hellraiser II]]'' || Kyle MacRae ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Shining Through]]'' || Kernohan ||
|-
| 1993 || ''Dropping the Baby'' || Harry ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[The Saint (1997 film)|The Saint]]'' || State Department Official ||
|-
| 2000 || ''Obedience'' || Dr. Norton ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Never Say Never Mind: The Swedish Bikini Team]]'' || Bill Mason ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[XXX (2002 film)|XXX]]'' || Agent Roger Donnan ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2003 || ''Labyrinth'' || Robert Fisk ||
|-
|''Cockroach Blue'' || Flush Head ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow]]'' || American Broadcaster ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2005 || ''[[The Marksman (2005 film)|The Marksman]]'' || Jonathan Tensor ||
|-
|''[[Submerged (2005 film)|Submerged]]'' || Agent Fletcher ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[The Detonator]]'' || Michael Shepard ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Dark Floors]]'' || Jon ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2007 || ''[[Finding Rin Tin Tin]]'' || Major Snickens ||
|-
|''[[Trade Routes]]'' || Richter ||
|-
|''[[The Walker]]'' || Mungo Tenant ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2009 || ''[[Sherlock Holmes (2009 film)|Sherlock Holmes]]'' || American Ambassador Standish ||
|-
|''[[Hero of the Rails|Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails]]'' || Edward, Toby, Rocky and the Duke of Boxford || Film; US voice
|-
| rowspan="4"|2010 || ''[[The Whistleblower]]'' || John Blakely ||
|-
|''[[Misty Island Rescue|Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue]]'' || Edward, Toby, Whiff, Bash, Rocky and the Dock Manager || Film; US voice
|-
|''The Glass House '' || Charles Lutz ||
|-
|''[[Legacy (2010 film)|Legacy]]'' || Mark Star ||
|-
| rowspan="5"|2011 || ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]'' || SHIELD Lieutenant || Film
|-
|''[[The Lady (2011 film)|The Lady]]'' || James Baker ||
|-
|''[[Day of the Diesels|Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels]]'' || Edward, Toby and Rocky || Film; US voice
|-
|''[[Spiders 3D]]'' || Col. Jenkins ||
|-
|''Cold Fusion'' || Willis ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2012 || ''[[Blue Mountain Mystery|Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery]]'' || Edward, Toby and Rocky || Film; US voice
|-
| ''[[Gladiators of Rome (2012 film)|Gladiators of Rome]]'' || Fabrickus || English voice
|-
|''[[Dark Shadows (film)|Dark Shadows]]'' || Sheriff Bill of Collinsport ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2013 || ''[[King of the Railway|Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway]]'' || Edward and Toby || Supporting Role; US voice
|-
| ''[[Walking with the Enemy]]'' || Carl Lutz ||
|-
|''[[Burton & Taylor]]'' || [[John Cullum]] ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Tale of the Brave|Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave]]'' || Edward and the Dock Manager || Film; Supporting Role; US voice
|-
| rowspan="2"|2015 || ''[[Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure|Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure]]'' || Edward and Toby || Film; Supporting Role; US voice
|-
| ''[[Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins]]'' || Edward || Film; Main Role; US voice
|-
| rowspan="3"|2016 || ''Tokyo Trial'' || [[John Patrick Higgins]] ||
|-
| ''[[Slumber (film)|Slumber]]'' || Malcolm || In production
|-
| ''[[Thomas & Friends: The Great Race]]'' || Edward and the Dock Manager || Film; Supporting Role; US voice
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor]]'' || Edward and Toby || Supporting Role; US voice
|-
| rowspan="2"|2018 || ''Thomas and Friends: Big World Big Adventures!'' || Edward and Toby || Supporting Role; US voice
|-
|| ''[[The Catcher Was a Spy (film)|The Catcher Was a Spy]]'' || John Kieran ||
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022 film)|Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]'' || Sheriff Hathaway ||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://movieweb.com/dont-breathe-2-texas-chainsaw-massacre-reboot-update/ |title='Don't Breathe 2' & 'Texas Chainsaw' Sequel Are Finished and Fantastic Teases Producer |website=[[MovieWeb]] |first=Jon |last=Fuge |date=March 22, 2021 |access-date=April 8, 2021}}</ref>
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Flickers (TV series)|Flickers]]'' || Frank || 1 episode
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Nancy Astor (TV series)|Nancy Astor]]'' || Harry Langhorne || 3 episodes
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Lace (miniseries)|Lace]]'' || Francis || 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"|1985 || ''Tender Is the Night'' || American in bar || 1 episode
|-
| ''Behind Enemy Lines'' || Lt. Michael Turner || rowspan="2"|Television film
|-
| 1986 || ''[[The Last Days of Patton]]'' || MP Philip
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Screen Two]]'' || Lt. Anson || Episode: "Going Home"
|-
| 1989 || ''[[The Shell Seekers (1989 film)|The Shell Seekers]]'' || Young Richard || Television film
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Tropical Heat]]'' || Lyle || Episode: "Stranger in Paradise"
|-
| rowspan="3"|1993 || ''Scales of Justice'' || Defense lawyer || Episode: "Who Killed Sir Harry Oakes?"
|-
| ''[[The Hidden Room (TV series)|The Hidden Room]]'' || Kevin || Episode: "My Sister's Keeper"
|-
| ''[[Street Legal (Canadian TV series)|Street Legal]]'' || Mike Hogan || Episode: "Black and White in Color"
|-
| 1994 || ''To Save the Children'' || Duane Barton || Television film
|-
| 1995 || ''[[As Time Goes By (TV series)|As Time Goes By]]'' || Young Lionel || Episode: "Improvements"
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Drop the Dead Donkey]]'' || James Sillett || Episode: "The Godless Society"
|-
| rowspan="2"|1997 || ''[[The Vanishing Man]]'' || Kyle Jacob || Television film
|-
| ''[[Bodyguards (TV series)|Bodyguards]]'' || Robert Connor || Episode: "Know Thine Enemy"
|-
| 1998 || ''[[The Vanishing Man]]'' || Kim Richards || Episode: "Out on a Limb"
|-
| rowspan="2"|1999 || ''[[Gimme Gimme Gimme (TV series)|Gimme Gimme Gimme]]'' || Terry Clinger || Episode: "I Do, I Do, I Do"
|-
| ''[[The Ambassador (TV series)|The Ambassador]]'' || Fr. Gardiner || Episode: "Unholy Alliance"
|-
| rowspan="2"|2000 || ''Animated Epics: Moby Dick'' || Peter Coffin, Flask || Voices Television film
|-
| ''[[Sword of Honour]]'' || General Clayton || rowspan="2"|Television film
|-
| 2002 || ''Fields of Gold'' || Nick Venner
|-
| 2004 || ''Dunkirk'' || Cdr J Clouston RN || Television film documentary
|-
| rowspan="3"|2005 || ''[[Coming Up (TV series)|Coming Up]]'' || Major Winchester || Episode: "Viva Liberty!"
|-
| ''[[Egypt (TV series)|Egypt]]'' || Theodore Davis || TV Mini-series documentary Episode: "The Search for Tutankhamun"
|-
| ''[[Broken News]]'' || Robert Strang || Episode: "Hijack"
|-
| rowspan="6"|2006 || ''The Eagle Falls'' || Col. Kyle || Television film
|-
| ''[[Surviving Disaster]]'' || Jim Kyle || Episode: "Iran Hostage Rescue"
|-
| ''[[Avenger (film)|Avenger]]'' || Stephen Edmonds || Television film
|-
| ''[[If... (TV series)|If...]]'' || Kim || Episode: "If... The Oil Runs Out"
|-
| ''[[Ultimate Force]]'' || Bob Schulman || Episode: "The Dividing Line"
|-
| ''[[9/11: The Twin Towers]]'' || Harry Ramos ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' || Alan Alexander || Episode: "The Animal Within"
|-
| rowspan="3"|2008 || ''[[Inspector Lewis (TV series)|Inspector Lewis]]'' || Quentin Jackson || Episode: "And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea"
|-
| ''[[Bonekickers]]'' || Preston Lester || Episode: "Warriors"
|-
| ''[[Holby City]]'' || Steve Randall || Episode: "Hope, Faith and Charity"
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Moonshot (2009 film)|Moonshot]]'' || Psychologist || Television film
|-
| 2010–2021 || ''[[Thomas & Friends]]'' || Edward, Toby, Whiff, Bert (''Season 16 onwards''; US/UK), Bash, Rocky, Stephen Hatt, Farmer McColl, The Duke of Boxford, The Dock Manager, The Maithwaite Stationmaster (''Double Trouble and Wonky Whistle only'') and The Knapford Stationmaster (''Season 17 onwards'') || Main/Recurring Roles; US;UK
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2011 || ''[[Spooks (TV series)|Spooks]]'' || Jim Coaver || Season 10
|-
| ''[[MI-5 (TV series)|MI-5]]'' || Jim Coaver || 6 episodes
|-
| ''[[Episodes (TV series)|Episodes]]'' || Matt's Agent || 1 episode
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Upstairs Downstairs (2010 TV series)|Upstairs Downstairs]]'' || Ambassador Kennedy || Episode: "The Love That Pays the Price"
|-
| rowspan="2"|2013 ||''[[Agatha Christie's Marple]]'' || Lippincott || 1 episode
|-
| ''[[Agatha Christie's Marple|Marple]]'' || Lippincott || Episode: "Endless Night"
|-
| 2013–2014 || ''Rãmâi cu mine'' || Tony || 4 episodes
|-
| 2014 || ''The Searchers'' || Amos Edwards || TV Mini-series 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2015 || ''[[Thunderbirds Are Go (TV series)|Thunderbirds Are Go]]'' || Professor Callaway || Voice; 1 episode
|-
| ''[[The Syndicate]]'' || Scott Mitchell || 3 episodes
|-
| 2016 || ''[[The Syndicate]]'' || Scott Mitchell || 4 episodes
|-
| 2017 || ''Red Moon'' || || Unknown episode
|-
| 2018–2019 || ''[[Deep State (TV series)|Deep State]]'' || Senator Hawes || 7 episodes
|}

===Self===
*''McLibel'' (1998) – Guardian Newspaper Representative
*''Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens'' (2003) (V) – Himself
*''Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs'' (2007) – Charles Wilbour

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|rowspan=2|2001||''[[C-12: Final Resistance]]''||Cyborg 1||Voice
|-
|''[[Aliens vs. Predator 2]]''||Predator||Voice
|-
|rowspan=2|2004||''[[Vietcong: Fist Alpha]]''|| ||Voice
|-
|''[[Headhunter: Redemption]]''|| MW3M||Voice
|-
|rowspan=5|2005||''[[Constantine (video game)|Constantine]]''||[[John Constantine]]||Voice
|-
|''[[Evil Dead: Regeneration]]''||Additional voices||Voice
|-
|''[[X3: Reunion]]''||Ion||Voice
|-
|''[[Kameo: Elements of Power]]''||Halis||Voice (as Bill Hope)
|-
|''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (video game)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]''||Ultimate [[Carnage (comics)|Carnage]] Vocal-Effects||Voice, uncredited
|-
|2006||''[[Hitman: Blood Money]]''||Guard At Metal Detector||Voice, uncredited
|-
|2008||''EN Pinball''|| ||Voice
|-
|2010||''[[Aliens vs. Predator (2010 video game)|Aliens vs. Predator]]''||Doctor H. G. Groves||Voice
|-
|2012||''[[Driver: San Francisco]]''|| ||Voice
|-
|2014||''[[Alien: Isolation]]''||Marshal Waits||Voice and likeness
|-
|2020||''[[Resident Evil 3 (2020 video game)|Resident Evil 3]]''||[[Mikhail Victor]], Dr. Nathaniel Bard||Voice and motion capture
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|394054|William Hope}}
*[http://www.flixster.com/actor/william-hope William Hope at Flixster]
*[http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/william-hope/credits/279200 William Hope at TV Guide]
*[http://www.fandango.com/williamhope/filmography/p33181 William Hope at Fandango]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104160959/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/33181/William-Hope/filmography William Hope films at ''New York Times'']

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