Rhys John Coiro (born March 12, 1979) 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.
Early life Coiro was born in Calabria, Italy, and grew up Washington, D.C., New York City, and Upstate New York before his family settled in Princeton, New Jersey, when he was 9 years old. He studied theater at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) earning a BFA and also trained at the Moscow Art Theatre in Russia.
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.
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.
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.
In 2023, Coiro returned to Lincoln Center Theater, originating the role of Noah in the Off-Broadway premiere of The Coast Starlight by Keith Bunin, directed by Tyne Rafaeli.
Film & television In 2004, Coiro was cast as filmmaker Billy Walsh in HBO's Entourage. He portrayed the character throughout the show's run.
In 2010, Coiro starred in Slamdance 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 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.
In 2015, Coiro played Armenian gangster Ari Adamian on the final season of USA's Graceland.
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.
In 2019, Coiro appeared opposite Tim Robinson in the "The Bones Are Their Money" musical sketch from I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, which became one of the series' most widely recognized sketches.
In 2022, Coiro made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as stage magician Donny Blaze in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.
In 2024, Coiro appeared as Gotham City councilman Sebastian Hady in HBO's The Penguin.
Personal life He is married to film director Kat Coiro. They have three children and live in Los Angeles.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2003 Making Revolution Italian Activist 2007 Look Ace Mama's Boy Trip 2009 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 Simon2025 Trust Darren Lear Rex Oswald Post-production A Great Depression Post-production
Television Year Title Role Notes 2003 One on One Zorbo Vishanisavik Guest star 2003, 2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Kelly James / Reverend's Lawyer 2 episodes 2004–2011 Entourage Billy Walsh Recurring character 2005 Six Feet Under Wolf Guest star CSI: Miami Diablo Guest star CSI: NY 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 Dr. Zeke Barnes Recurring character 2012 Person of Interest Jordan Hester Guest star 2013 Dexter Andrew Briggs Guest star Longmire Bill Norquist Guest star 2013–2014 Hostages Kramer Delaney Main cast 2013, 2021 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Santiago Morales / Gabe Navarro2 episodes 2014 Franklin & Bash The Bone Guest star Lilyhammer Tommy Mangano Recurring character 2015 The Lizzie Borden Chronicles Chester Phipps3 episodes Texas Rising Vern Elwood5 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 She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Donny Blaze Guest star 2024 The Spiderwick Chronicles Richard Grace 2 episodes The Penguin Sebastian Hady Guest star
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