Bill Oberst Jr.
Biography
Bill Oberst Jr. is an American actor born on November 21, 1965, in South Carolina. Known for his disturbing onscreen presence, he frequently plays dark and conflicted characters in film and television. A veteran stage actor, he moved to Hollywood in 2008 and began appearing in horror and thriller films. Notable exceptions to his usual genre work include the 2011 Hallmark Channel television movie The Shunning and its 2012 sequel The Confession, directed by Michael Landon Jr., in which Oberst played the male lead role of an Amish farmer. He also portrayed General William Tecumseh Sherman in the History Channel docudrama Sherman's March and has toured theatrically in a first-person stage recreation of the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.
Career overview
Bill Oberst Jr. is an American actor born on November 21, 1965, in South Carolina. Known for his disturbing onscreen presence, he frequently plays dark and conflicted characters in both film and television.
Before coming to Hollywood in 2008, Oberst was a veteran stage actor who also toured theatrically in a first-person stage recreation of the teachings of Jesus Of Nazaret. After arriving in Hollywood, he quickly began securing roles in horror and thriller films. Notable exceptions to his usual dark onscreen persona include his work in television, specifically playing the male lead role of an Amish farmer in the Hallmark Channel television movie The Shunning in 2011 and its 2012 sequel The Confession, both directed by Michael Landon Jr. Additionally, he delivered an award-winning turn as General William Tecumseh Sherman in the History Channel docudrama Sherman's March.
Throughout his career, Oberst has accumulated numerous known acting credits across film and television. His broader filmography includes appearances in productions such as Take This Lollipop, True Blood, and The Secret Life of Bees.
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129 titles- Quantum Supremacy (2026) as (Other Voice)
- Horrorcane (2026) as Julen Arce
- The Dead Place (2026) as The Entity
- Horror-on-Sea: 13 Bloody Years (2026) as Self - Interviewee
- Water’s Edge (2025) as Dave Jackson
- The Black-Eyed Children (2025) as Mr. Donahue
- Bloodspawn (2024) as Augustus
- Kill Craft (2024) as Poe
- Slash Squatch (2024) as Rusty
- A Stranger in the Woods (2024) as Victor
- Butchers Bluff (2023) as Jed
- Play It All Night Long (2023) as The Siphon
- The Rookie: Feds (2022) as Anders Huxley
- Caroltyn (2022) as Bishop Oliver
- Adrif (2022) as The Handler
- Bleach (2022) as Gus Marlowe
- The Man in Room 6 (2022) as William
- Death Camp (2022) as Norman Esner
- I Am Worthless (2022)
- Everybody Dies by the End (2022) as Willy Wilson
- I Hear the Trees Whispering (2022) as Chuck
- Enter Room 6: The Making of The Man in Room 6 (2022) as self
- The Parish (2021) as Father Felix
- Painkiller (2021) as Bill Johnson
- Brimstone Saint (2021) as Jonathan Kane
- Strange Company (2021) as Flynn
- Tickles the Clown (2021) as Tickles
- Synchronic (2020) as The Looter
- The Good Things Devils Do (2020) as Richard
- By Day's End (2020) as Dr. Harold Rittmeyer (voice)
- Take This Lollipop (2020) as Zoom Ghost
- Greatland (2020) as Philanthropist
- The Crickets Dance (2020) as David Kincaid
- 3 from Hell (2019) as Tony Commando
- The Immortal Wars: Resurgence (2019) as Seth
- Handy Dandy (2019) as Mr. Jolly
- Charlotte: The Return (2019)
- Age of the Living Dead (2018) as Rafael
- Death House (2018) as Satan Creator
- Lifechanger (2018) as Drew (voice)
- Welcome to Hell (2018) as Detective Harris (segment "After Hours")
- Atelophobia: Chapter 2 (2018)
- Dis (2017) as Ariel
- The 'Claw (2017) as The Voice
- The Immortal Wars (2017) as Seth
- Ayla (2017) as Billy / Andy
- Earth Day (2017)
- Space Guardians (2017)
- Easter Bunny Adventure (2017) as Marvin the Bull
- Night of the Babysitter (2017) as Father
- ZBurbs (2017) as Pick
- Down On The Farm (2017) as Bray the Donkey (voice)
- Betrothed (2016) as Lester Cooper
- The Chair (2016) as The Warden
- Ditch Day Massacre (2016) as Vick
- Monumental (2016) as Earl
- Stressed to Kill (2016) as Bill Johnson
- Rock and Roll: The Movie (2016) as Mo
- The Dooms Chapel Horror (2016) as Jordan
- All Hallows' Eve 2 (2015) as Sade (segment "M is for Masochist") (archive footage)
- Hunting Grounds (2015) as Bauman
- Scream at the Devil (2015) as Job
- At Granny's House (2015) as Boarstag
- Gnome Alone (2015) as Mr. Glippen
- Zombieworld (2015) as Marvin Gloat
- The Border (2015)
- The Blood Let (2015) as Glasscock
- A Darker Fifty Shades: The Fetish Set (2015) as The Wolf
- Heir (2015) as Denis
- The Beast (2014) as father
- The Three Dogateers (2014) as Barney Gloat
- Werewolf Rising (2014) as Rhett
- Assassins (2014) as Hargraves
- Red Dirt Rising (2014) as Buck
- The Black Water Vampire (2014) as Raymond Banks
- Circus of the Dead (2014) as Papa Corn
- Coyote (2014) as Bill
- A Grim Becoming (2014) as Phill Looney
- Deadly Revisions (2014) as Grafton Torn
- The Den (2013) as Skeeter
- Resolution (2013) as Byron
- Apostle Peter and the Last Supper (2013) as Ragged man
- Beverly Lewis' The Confession (2013) as Samuel Lapp
- Noon (2013)
- Krampus: The Christmas Devil (2013) as Brian Hatt
- Blackout (2013) as Rommel Stanton
- The Retrieval (2013) as Burrell
- M Is for Masochist (2013) as Sade
- Grooming Giselle (2013) as Lenny
- Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies (2012) as Abraham Lincoln
- Scary or Die (2012) as Buck
- 1334 (2012) as Rozz Williams
- Children of Sorrow (2012) as Simon Leach
- The Famous Joe Project (2012)
- Circus of Dread (2012)
- Confessions of a Self-Hating Jew (2012) as Adolf Eichmann
- Death Valley (2011) as Bloodmobile Zombie (uncredited)
- Death Valley (2011) as Athletic Zombie (uncredited)
- The Shunning (2011) as Samuel Lapp
- A Haunting in Salem (2011) as Wayne Downs
- Born Bad (2011) as Gary
- Princess and the Pony (2011) as Snyder
- Take This Lollipop (2011) as Facebook stalker
- VIViD (2011) as The Mysterious One
- The Symphony (2011) as Chancelor
- Nude Nuns with Big Guns (2010) as Brother John
- Ripped Memories (2010) as Harold
- Desert Son (2010) as Step Dad
- Dogs of Chinatown (2010)
- The Devil Within (2010) as Principal Edwards
- Wesley (2009)
- Dismal (2009) as dale
- The Secret Life of Bees (2008) as Sheriff Gaston
- Sherman's March (2007) as General William Tecumseh Sherman
- Criminal Minds (2005) as Unsub
- My Blade is Your Salvation as The Savior Killer
- Stalked as Justus Crenshaw
- Bits as Trent Sr.
- The Marshall Family as Tripp
- Dracula's War as Roman Van Helsing
- The Demon Code
- The Deceived as Shadow Man
- A Family's Fury as Todlich
- Lord Bateman
- Lord Bateman Idea
- Lord Bateman Story
- The Black-Eyed Children 2 as Henry Donahue
- Valley of the Shadow: The Spiritual Value of Horror
- Slay Utterly as Ray Lee
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Bill Oberst Jr. best known for?
Bill Oberst Jr. is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Quantum Supremacy (2026), Horrorcane (2026), The Dead Place (2026), The Rookie: Feds (2022).
When and where was Bill Oberst Jr. born?
Bill Oberst Jr. was born on November 21, 1965 in South Carolina, USA.
How many credits does Bill Oberst Jr. have?
Bill Oberst Jr. has accumulated over 129 film and television credits across a career spanning from 2005 to 2026.
What is Bill Oberst Jr.'s background in cinema and television?
Bill Oberst Jr. is an American actor born on November 21, 1965, in South Carolina. Known for his disturbing onscreen presence, he frequently plays dark and conflicted characters in film and television. A veteran stage actor, he moved to Hollywood in 2008 and began appearing in horror and thriller films. Notable excepti...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- Criminal Minds (2005) as Unsub — aged about 39
- The Secret Life of Bees (2008) as Sheriff Gaston — aged about 42
- The Rookie: Feds (2022) as Anders Huxley — aged about 56
- Resolution (2013) as Byron — aged about 47
- Synchronic (2020) as The Looter — aged about 54
- The Shunning (2011) as Samuel Lapp — aged about 45
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