Cast & creator
Gil Birmingham
Best known for The Mentalist, Castle, NCIS: Los Angeles
Gil Birmingham (born July 13, 1966) is an American actor of Comanche ancestry. He made his first TV appearance on an episode of Riptide, and has gone on to star in more than 40 films, television, and theater productions, such as Twilight, End of the Spear, Dreamkeeper and The Doe Boy.
Also known as: گیل بیرمینگام
29
film credits
30
television credits
59
1981–2026 · acting roles
7.0
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (59)
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The Mentalist
Markham Willis
2008
Castle
Cacaw Te
2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
Steven Douglas
2009
Charmed
Indian Chief
1998
Yellowstone
Thomas Rainwater
2018
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Peru Man
1997
Nip/Tuck
Shaman
2003
Falcon Crest
Deputy
1981
Banshee
George Hunter
2013
Tracker
Gus McMillion
2024
Animal Kingdom
Detective Pearce
2016
House of Cards
Daniel Lanagin
2013
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Brave #1
1993
Veronica Mars
Leonard Lobo
2004
V.I.P.
Roland
1998
Marshals
Thomas Rainwater
2026
The Wild Thornberrys
Jim's Dad (voice)
1998
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Virgil
2015
X-Men '97
Forge (voice)
2024
Family Law
Bernard
1999
Twilight
Billy Black
2008
Poker Face
Skip Dooley
2023
Siren
Sheriff Dale Bishop
2018
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Billy Black
2009
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
Billy
2011
Transformers: The Last Knight
Chief Sherman (uncredited)
2017
Medical Investigation
Walter Shephard
2004
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Billy Black
2010
Wind River
Martin Hanson
2017
Hell or High Water
Alberto Parker
2016
Rango
Wounded Bird (voice)
2011
The Lone Ranger
Red Knee
2013
Vegas
Don Simmons
2012
Under the Banner of Heaven
Detective Bill Taba
2022
Into the West
Older Dog Star
2005
The Lying Game
Ben Whitehorse
2011
The Space Between Us
Shaman Neka
2017
PIECES OF HER
Charlie Bass
2022
The Legend of Calamity Jane
Additional Voices (voice)
1997
The Marsh King's Daughter
Clark Bekkum
2023
House II: The Second Story
Featured Warrior
1987
Te Ata
T.B. Thompson
2017
Love's Long Journey
Sharp Claw
2005
Turok: Son of Stone
Nashoba (voice)
2008
Scalped
Chief Lincoln Red Crow
2017
Body & Soul
Oz
2002
Love Ranch
Johnny Cortez
2010
The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island
2018
Skins
Sonny Yellow Lodge
2002
Crooked Arrows
Ben Logan
2012
California Indian
Charles 'Chi' Thomas
2011
The Lone Ranger
One Horn
2003
Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain
Pete
2003
Gentle Ben
Pete
2002
The Doe Boy
Manny
2001
Comanche Warriors
Self-Narrator
2005Shouting Secrets
Cal
2011
Dr. Del
Crow
2016Wind River: Rising
Martin Hanson