What is Billy Zane’s Net Worth?
Billy Zane, an American actor, has a net worth of $20 million. He is most recognized for his role as Caledon Hockley in the film “Titanic.”
Aside from “Titanic,” Zane has also appeared in several other films including “Back to The Future,” “Dead Calm,” “The Phantom,” and “Surviving Evil.”
He has made appearances on various television shows such as “Twin Peaks,” “Charmed,” “Boston Public,” “Guilt,” and “Curfew.”
Billy Zane’s Background
Billy Zane was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1966 to parents who were both amateur actors. He is of Greek descent, with his parents anglicizing their surname from Zanetakos to Zane. He attended the Francis W. Parker school and spent his summers at the Harand Camp of the Theatre Arts in Wisconsin. His older sister is actress and singer Lisa Zane.
Billy Zane’s Career Highlights
Billy Zane made his film debut in “Back to The Future” (1985) and went on to appear in “Critters” (1986) and guest-starred in TV shows such as “Murder, She Wrote,” “Matlock,” and “Crime Story.” He starred in “Dead Calm” (1989) alongside Nicole Kidman and “Going Overboard” (1989) with Adam Sandler and Billy Bob Thornton. He reprised his role as Match in “Back to The Future II” (1989) and had his first leading role in “Megaville” (1990). He starred in “Blood and Concrete” (1991) and appeared in season two of “Twin Peaks” as John Justice Wheeler. Zane starred in “Orlando” (1992), “Flashfire” (1994), and “The Phantom” (1996).
In 1997, Zane played the role of Rose’s fiancé in “Titanic,” which earned him an MTV Movie Award nomination for Best Villain and a SAG award nomination for Best Performance by a Cast. He made an appearance in the animated TV series “The New Adventures of Batman” (1998) and played the role of Marc Anthony in the TV mini-series “Cleopatra” (1999).
Billy Zane’s Acting Career Highlights
Zane began the new millennium with roles in the TV films “Sole Survivor” and “Hendrix.” He also appeared in the critically acclaimed film “The Believer” and the comedy “Zoolander.” In 2005, Zane was featured in a handful of episodes of the TV show “Charmed” and starred in the Turkish film “Valley of the Wolves Iraq.” He finished out the decade with recurring roles on “Samantha Who?” and “The Deep End.”
In 2011, Zane starred in the action movie “Guido,” followed by appearances in “A Green Story” and “Electrik Children” in 2012. He had a supporting role in the horror film “The Employer” and starred in the action movie “Blood of Redemption” in 2013. In 2014, he starred in the drama “A Winter’s Rose,” the horror films “The Ganzfeld Haunting” and “The Ghost of Goodnight Lane,” and in the drama “Finding Harmony.”
Billy Zane’s Relationships and Children
Actor Billy Zane was previously married to actress Lisa Collins from 1989 to 1995. He was then engaged to Chilean actress Leonor Varela after meeting her on the set of “Cleopatra.” In the early 2000s, he was engaged to British actress Kelly Brook whom he met while filming “Survivor Island.”
Zane met American model Candice Neil in 2010, and the couple welcomed their first child together in 2011. They had a second child in 2014.
