Billy Miller (actor)

William John Miller II[1] (born September 17, 1979) is an American actor. He is best known for his soap opera roles as Billy Abbott on CBS' The Young and the Restless, and Jason Morgan and Drew Cain on ABC's General Hospital.

Billy Miller
Miller at the 37th Daytime Emmy Awards in 2010
Born
William John Miller II

(1979-09-17) September 17, 1979
Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
Other names
  • Billy J. Miller
  • B.J. Miller
EducationBachelor's degree
Alma materUniversity of Texas
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present

Early life

Miller was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and grew up in Grand Prairie, Texas.[1][2] As a child, Miller spent five years as a patient of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, an organization he now supports.[3][4]

He attended Mirabeau B. Lamar High School in Arlington, Texas,[5] and the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, where he received a communications degree and was one of only twenty students in the film department's intensive Production Sequence.[4]

Career

After graduating from college, Miller moved out to Los Angeles where he began working in the mail room of Industry Entertainment.[6][7][8] His first break into acting came after he signed on with the Wilhelmina modeling agency.[7] He appeared in six commercials, including two for Electronic Arts' The Sims.[9][10] He also did commercials for JCPenney, Pizza Hut and pokerparty.com.[8]

At the age of 24, Miller screen-tested for the CBS Daytime soap opera As the World Turns, but due to bad management, he lost the audition, and subsequently the management and agency.[3] He took a two-year hiatus from acting after that experience.[8]

In 2006, Miller returned to acting, starring in an episode of CSI: NY. A year later, he landed the role of Richie Novak, the murdering and blackmailing brother of Annie Lavery on the ABC Daytime soap opera All My Children. His first on-screen appearance was August 30, 2007. When news of the character's demise broke in August 2008, Miller began the audition process again. Barbara Bloom (Senior Vice President, Daytime, CBS Entertainment), Julie Hanan Carruthers (Executive Producer, All My Children), Marla Kanelos (former Script Writer, All My Children, now Associate Head Writer, The Young and the Restless), and screen-test partners Peter Bergman and Elizabeth Hendrickson were instrumental in helping him get the job at The Young and the Restless.[11]

Miller's last appearance as Richie Novak on All My Children coincided with his first appearance as Billy Abbott on The Young and the Restless on September 19, 2008. He became the fourth contract actor to fill the role, a role that had been met with varying degrees of success in its three previous attempts to recast the part.[12] Miller, who submitted the longest Emmy reel among all nominated performers (over 32 minutes long—an entire episode), was awarded for his work in an It's A Wonderful Life-styled episode of The Young and the Restless with his first nomination and win as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series on June 27, 2010 as well as June 14, 2013.[13]

In 2011, he was nominated a second time in the Outstanding Supporting Actor category for the same role. Miller also appears, as himself, in an independent film titled Remembering Nigel, which premiered at the Paso Robles Digital Film Festival on November 25, 2009.

In August 2012, it was confirmed that Miller would be appearing in primetime as a recurring cast member on the CW Network’s thriller Ringer.[14] Miller was also cast as Gabe Watson in the Lifetime made-for-TV movie Fatal Honeymoon.[15]

On September 2, 2014, General Hospital executive producer Frank Valentini announced on Twitter that Miller would join the cast as Jason Morgan.[16][17][18] In March 2018, for his portrayal of Jason, Miller earned a nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor.[19] In 2017, with the return of Steve Burton to the role of Jason, Miller's casting was retconned to that of his twin, Drew Cain.[20][21] In July 2019, Miller announced his exit from the soap.[22]

Filmography
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2006 CSI: NY Will Graham Episode: "Live or Let Die"
2007–2008 All My Children Richie Novak Series regular
2008–2014 The Young and the Restless Billy Abbott Series regular
2011 Justified James Earl Dean Episode: "The Moonshine War"
2011–2012 Ringer Charlie Young Recurring role
2012 Fatal Honeymoon Gabe Watson Television film (Lifetime)
2013 Castle Mickey Gerhardt Episode: "Number One Fan"
2014 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Officer Robert Dolan Episode: "The Fallen"
2014–2019 General Hospital Jason Morgan Series regular
Drew Cain
2014 Major Crimes Anthony Hunt Episode: "Down the Drain"
2015–2019 Suits Marcus Specter Four episodes
2017 Ray Donovan Todd Doherty Three episodes
Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2009
 Remembering Nigel Himself
2011
 Ripper Edward 3D short film
2014
 Bad Blood Garret Church
2015
 American Sniper Naval Recruiter

Awards and nominations
List of acting awards and nominations
Year Award Category Title Result Ref.
2010
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Won
[23]
2011
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated
[24]
2013
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Won
[25]
2014
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Won
[26]
2015
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated
[27]
2018
 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series General Hospital Nominated
[28]
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References
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  2. Martindale, David. "Arlington Lamar grad Billy Miller makes a name for himself on Y&R" Archived August 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Fort Worth Star Telegram. January 7, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  3. AST: Let's Talk Lane. "AST: Let's Talk Lane". BlogTalk Radio. April 11, 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
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  12. Kroll, Dan J. "Y&R snags ousted AMC star as its new Billy Abbott". SoapCentral. August 7, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2008.
  13. Kroll, Dan J. "Miller, Pinson pick up their first Daytime Emmys". SoapCentral. June 27, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  14. Abrams, Natalie. "Exclusive: Soap Star Billy Miller Heading to CW's "Ringer"". TVGuide.com. August 24, 2011. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  15. "Lifetime movie Fatal Honeymoon takes on story of Gabe and Tina Watson (video)".
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