← Back to explore

Bill Irwin

Acting

Born April 11, 1950 · Santa Monica, California, USA

Also known as William Irwin · Fool Moon

Biography

William Mills Irwin (born April 11, 1950) is an American actor, choreographer, clown, and comedian. He began as a vaudeville-style stage performer and has been noted for his contribution to the renaissance of the American circus during the 1970s. He has made several appearances on film and television. He won a for his role in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? He also worked as a choreographer on Broadway. He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Choreography in 1989 for Largely New York. He is also known as Mr. Noodle on the Sesame Street segment Elmo's World, and he appeared in the Sesame Street film short Does Air Move Things? He has regularly appeared as Dr. Peter Lindstrom on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and had a recurring role as "The Dick & Jane Killer" on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. From 2017 to 2019, he appeared as Cary Loudermilk on the FX television series Legion. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Irwin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Tony AwardBest Actor in a Play · 2005
  • Guggenheim Fellowship · 1984
  • MacArthur Fellows Program · 1984
  • Bessie Awards
  • Tony AwardBest Direction of a Play · 1989 · nominated
Show all 6 awards →
  • Tony AwardBest Actor in a Play · 1989 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

2019as Mr. Noodle

Never Stand Still

2012as Himself

Interstellar

2014as TARS (voice)

New Amsterdam

2018as Calvin Bennett

This Is Us

2016as ER Doctor

Circus Kid

2016as Himself

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Dr. Peter Lindstrom

Northern Exposure

1990as Enrico Bellati

Blue Bloods

2010as Cardinal Brennan

The Adventures of Pete & Pete

1992as The Broker

The Gilded Age

2022as Cornelius Eckhard

Elementary

2012as Richard Balsille

The Good Wife

2009as Fred Medkiff

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001as Nate Royce

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000as Nate Haskell

Legion

2017as Cary Loudermilk

3rd Rock from the Sun

1996as Pickles

Sleepy Hollow

2013as Atticus Nevins

The Dropout

2022as Channing Robertson

Quarry

2016as Harlowe

Law & Order

1990as Ellison Conway

The Beast in Me

2025as James Ingram

The Great Buster

2018as Self

Monday Mornings

2013as Dr. Buck Tierney

Across the Universe

2007as Uncle Teddy

Sesame Street

1969as Mr. Noodle

Spoiler Alert

2022as Bob

Star Trek: Discovery

2017as Su'Kal

Lights Out

2011as Hal Brennan

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

1993as Self (segment "New Way to Walk")

The Cosby Show

1984as Eddie Bartholomew

Confirmation

2016as Senator Jack Danforth

Eight Men Out

1988as Eddie Collins

Saturday Night Live

1975as The Dancing Man (uncredited)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

2000as Lou Lou Who

The Andy Warhol Diaries

2022as Andy Warhol

Igby Goes Down

2002as Lt. Smith

Hot Shots!

1991as Buzz Harley

Julie's Greenroom

Rustin

2023as A. J. Muste

The Manchurian Candidate

2004as Scoutmaster

Life on Mars

2008as Dr. Schwahn

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1999as Tom Snout

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

1993as Unnamed Brother #1

South of Hell

as Enos Abascal

Rachel Getting Married

2008as Paul Buchman

The Laramie Project

2002as Harry Woods

High Tide

2024as Scott

My Blue Heaven

1990as Kirby

Irresistible

2020as Elton Chambers