William Mapother

Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky
Birthday: April 17, 1965

Nepotism is certainly a commonplace thing in many industries and Hollywood is no different. Plenty of individuals have landed gigs thanks to who they know, but the trick for success is to prove you've got more than connections. For William Mapother, cousin of Tom Cruise, that opportunity came when he was cast as the hot-tempered estranged husband of a woman (Marisa Tomei) having an affair with a much younger man (Nick Stahl) in Todd Field's feature directorial debut "In the Bedroom" (2001). With bleached blond hair and a beard, Mapother proved …more

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Actor

The Pennsylvania Miners' Story
John "Flathead" Phillippi
Threshold
Gunneson
K-Ville
Gordon Wix
Lost
Ethan Rom
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Career Milestones

2006
Cast in Oliver Stone's "World Trade Center"
2006
Starred in the thriller "Zodiac" with Justin Chambers and Rory Culkin
2004
Cast opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar in the thriller "The Grudge"
2002
Appeared in "Minority Report", starring Cruise
2002
Starred in the ABC movie "The Pennsylvania Miners' Story" based on the real-life chronicle of the 'nine for nine' Pennsylvania coal miners who were rescued in the summer of 2002