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William Shockley

Acting

Born September 17, 1963 · Lawrence, Kansas, USA

Also known as Bill Schockley · Bill Shockley

Biography

William Shockley (born September 17, 1963) is an actor and musician. Shockley was born in Lawrence, Kansas and found his love for music at the age of seven. He graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in political science. Shockley has appeared in many movies and TV shows including Welcome to Paradise, In Justice, Showgirls, The Joyriders, and most famously Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman in which he played Hank Lawson. He is currently filming Treasure Raiders. He is also in a band called Kanan Dume, where he is a vocalist and plays rhythm guitar. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Shockley (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography39 titles

Far Haven

2023as Deputy Jensen Longley

Quantum Leap

1989as Boner

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

1993as Hank Lawson

NCIS: Los Angeles

2009as Rand Palmer

The Pretender

1996as Luther Ecksley

Frank and Penelope

2022Executive Producer

Freddy's Nightmares

1988as Ralph

Numb3rs

2005as Vincent Kagan

Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance

1991

Alien Nation

1989as Nick Coletta

Wedding at Graceland

2019Producer

The Assessment

2024Executive Producer

Welcome to Paradise

2007as Kent Dylan

Nash Bridges

1996as Rooster

Dream Lover

1994as Buddy

Home by Spring

2018as Burt Cravage

Dug Up

2013as ZZ West

A Country Christmas

2013as Joe Logan

Suckers

1999as Everett

Switch

1991as Party Guest

The Legend of 5 Mile Cave

2019as Sheriff Small

Born Wild

2012as CJ Jennings

The Joyriders

1999as Pony Tail Trucker

Showgirls

1995as Andrew Carver

Reaper

2014as Buck

The Last Rampage

2017as Joe Tison

Haunting of the Queen Mary

2023as Deck Officer Brooks

Death in Texas

2020as Tex

Long Shadows

2025Director, Writer

Howling V: The Rebirth

1989as Richard Hamilton

Ambush at Dark Canyon

2012as Cage Dalton

You Can't Say No

2018as Will

The Gundown

2011as Travis McCain

Mistrust

2018as Adam Ross

Treasure Raiders

2007as Beekeeper

Martingale

2024as Harland

You're Gonna Miss Me

2017as Ward Rockwell

Silicon Valley

2013as Self (archive footage)

Love and Lies

1990as Steve