William Mapother facts for kids
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William Mapother
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William Reibert Mapother Jr.
April 17, 1965 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
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| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Relatives | Tom Cruise (paternal first cousin) |
William Reibert Mapother Jr. (born April 17, 1965) is an American actor. He is well-known for playing the character Ethan Rom in the TV show Lost. He also starred in the movie In the Bedroom and was featured in Another Earth.
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About William Mapother's Early Life
William Mapother Jr. was born in Louisville, Kentucky. His parents were Louisa and William Reibert Mapother Sr. His father worked as a lawyer and was a judge in Louisville for a few years.
William Mapother Jr. is also the first cousin of famous actor Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise's full birth name is Thomas Cruise Mapother IV.
William Mapother's Acting Career
William Mapother is known as a character actor. This means he often plays interesting and sometimes intense roles. He had an important part in the movie In the Bedroom.
Many people recognize him as Ethan Rom from the TV series Lost. He appeared in 11 episodes of this popular show.
Independent Films and Voice Work
Mapother has also acted in many independent films. These include movies like The Lather Effect, Moola, Hurt, and Another Earth. He played a Native American fighter in the film The Burrowers.
In 2007, he was chosen to be on the National Board of Directors for the Screen Actors Guild. This is an important group for actors.
He also helped create the main character, Agent 47, for the 2012 video game Hitman: Absolution. He did the motion capture for the character. This means his movements were recorded for the game. In 2014, he was the main actor in the horror film The Atticus Institute.
William Mapother's Film Appearances
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1989 | Born on the Fourth of July | Platoon Member – Vietnam | |
| 1998 | Without Limits | Bob Peters | |
| Trickle | Josh Riddell | ||
| The Unknown Cyclist | By-Stander | ||
| 1999 | Magnolia | WDKK Show Director's Assistant | |
| 2000 | Mission: Impossible 2 | Wallis | |
| Almost Famous | Bartender | Scenes deleted | |
| 2001 | In the Bedroom | Richard Strout | |
| Swordfish | Gabriel's Crew | ||
| 2002 | Minority Report | Hotel Clerk | |
| Self Storage | Graham | ||
| 2003 | The Kiss | Peter | |
| 2004 | Suspect Zero | Bill Grieves | |
| The Grudge | Matthew Williams | ||
| 2005 | Lords of Dogtown | Donnie | |
| The Zodiac | Dale Coverling | ||
| Chloe | Doctor | ||
| 2006 | Ask The Dust | Bill | |
| The Lather Effect | Jack | ||
| World Trade Center | Jason Thomas | ||
| 2007 | Moola | Bob | |
| Moving McAllister | Bob | ||
| 2008 | The Burrowers | Will Parcher | |
| Hurt | Darryl Coltrane | ||
| 2010 | A Warrior's Heart | David Milligan | |
| 2011 | Another Earth | John Burroughs | |
| Citizen Gangster | Detective Rhys | ||
| 2012 | FDR: American Hero! | Dr. Ellington | |
| 2013 | Underdogs | Bill Burkett | |
| 2014 | I Origins | Darryl | |
| 2015 | The Atticus Institute | Dr. Henry West | |
| Blackhat | Rich Donahue | ||
| 2016 | Tell Me How I Die | Dr. Jerrems | |
| 2024 | Outlaw Posse | Angel |
William Mapother's TV Shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Douglas Sampson | Episode: "Snuff" |
| The Pennsylvania Miners' Story | John 'Flathead' Phillippi | TV movie | |
| Touched by an Angel | Eddie | 2 episodes | |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Luke Edmunds | Episode: "Rotten" |
| 2004 | Line of Fire | Larry | 2 episodes |
| CSI: Miami | Pete Keller | Episode: 'Lost Son" | |
| NCIS | Kyle Grayson | Episode: "See No Evil" | |
| Crossing Jordan | Henry Bishop | Episode: "Death Goes On" | |
| 2004–2010 | Lost | Ethan Rom | 11 episodes |
| 2005 | The Inside | Ronald Ewing | Episode: "Skin and Bone" |
| Threshold | Gunneson | 2 episodes | |
| 2006 | Robot Chicken | Alien Bully / Leprechaun #2 | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | K-Ville | Gordon Wix | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Viva Laughlin | Sweet Lenny Collins | Episode: "What a Whale Wants" | |
| WordGirl | Guy Rich (voice) | Episode: "The Young and the Meatless/Mr. Big's Colossal Mini-Golf" | |
| 2008 | Skip Tracer | Henry Hargrove Jr. | TV movie |
| Lost: Missing Pieces | Ethan Rom | Episode: "Jack, Meet Ethan. Ethan? Jack." | |
| Criminal Minds | Ian Corbin | Episode: "Paradise" | |
| 2009 | Prison Break | FBI Agent Chris Franco | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Human Target | Sam Fisher | Episode "Sanctuary" |
| I Heart Vampires | William | 2 episodes | |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | John Silvestri | Episode: "Love on Ice" | |
| 2011–2014 | The Mentalist | Richard Haibach | 4 episodes |
| 2012 | Burn Notice | Garret Hartley | Episode: "Shock Wave" |
| Justified | Delroy Baker | 2 episodes | |
| 2012 | American Horror Story | Misogynist Driver | Episode: "Dark Cousin" |
| 2013 | Mad Men | Randall Walsh | Episode: "The Flood" |
| Castle | Carl Matthews | Episode: "The Disciple" | |
| 2014 | Hawaii Five-0 | Eric Porter | Episode: "Ka Makuakaneka" |
| 2015 | Constantine | Jacob Shaw | Episode: "A Whole World Out There" |
| 2015 | Grimm | Dwight Eleazar | Episode: "The Believer" |
| 2016 | Supergirl | Rudy Jones / The Parasite | Episode: "Changing" |
| 2017 | MacGyver | Daniel Horn | Episode: "Hole Puncher" |
| 2018 | The Blacklist | Bill | Episode: "Ruin" |
| 2020 | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Bruce Ackerman | Episode: "Monster Inside" |
| 2021 | FBI Most Wanted | Travis Russel | Episode: "Winner" |
William Mapother's Video Games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2010 | Fallout: New Vegas | Colonel James Hsu | |
| 2012 | Hitman: Absolution | Agent 47 | Motion capture |
| 2016 | Hitman | Dino Bosco |
See also
In Spanish: William Mapother para niños
- List of people from the Louisville metropolitan area
