Bruce Campbell

Acting

Bruce Campbell

Born June 22, 1958Birmingham, Michigan, USA165 credits

Bruce Lorne Campbell (born June 22, 1958) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known best for being Ash Williams in Sam Raimi's Evil Dead horror series, beginning with the short movie Within the Woods (1978). He has also featured in many low-budget cult movies, such as Crimewave (1985), Maniac Cop (1988), Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989), and Bubba Ho-Tep (2002). Campbell had the main roles in the television series The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994) and Jack of All Trades (2000), and a recurring role as Autolycus, King of Thieves in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995–1999) and Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–1999). He played Sam Axe on the USA Network series Burn Notice (2007–2013) and reprised his role as Ash for the Starz series Ash vs. Evil Dead (2015–2018). He also appeared in The Escort (2015). Campbell directed, produced, and featured in the documentaries Fanalysis (2002) and A Community Speaks (2004); co-wrote, directed, produced, and featured in the movie Man with the Screaming Brain (2005); and directed, produced, and featured in a parody of his career My Name Is Bruce (2007). Campbell is known for frequent collaborations with Raimi, his brother Ted, Josh Becker, and Scott Spiegel. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bruce Campbell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Evil Dead Burn
2026Evil Dead Burn
Executive ProducerMovie
Ernie and Emma
2026Ernie and Emma
as ErnieMovie
Send Help
2026Send Help
as Bradley Preston's fatherMovie
Hysteria!
2024Hysteria!
as Chief DandridgeTV
Discontinued
2023Discontinued
as Self - HostTV
Evil Dead Rise
2023Evil Dead Rise
as Dissenting Voice on Recording (voice) (uncredited)Movie
My Southern Family Christmas
2022My Southern Family Christmas
as Everett BergeronMovie
18½
202218½
as Richard Nixon (voice)Movie
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
2022Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
as Soap Opera Actor on TV Screen (archive footage)Movie
Black Friday
2021Black Friday
as JonathanMovie
Invincible
2021Invincible
as Demon (voice)TV
Lodge 49
2018Lodge 49
as Gary GreenTV
A.P. Bio
2018A.P. Bio
as John GriffinTV
Cult of Terror
2017Cult of Terror
as Self - ActorMovie
Highly Functional
2017Highly Functional
as Chili YoungfieldMovie
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
2017Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
as King Edmund (voice)TV
The Escort
2015The Escort
as CharlesMovie
Ash vs Evil Dead
2015Ash vs Evil Dead
as Ashley 'Ash' J. WilliamsTV
Fargo
2014Fargo
as Ronald ReaganTV
Evil Dead
2013Evil Dead
as Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams (uncredited)Movie
Oz the Great and Powerful
2013Oz the Great and Powerful
as Winkie Gate KeeperMovie
1600 Penn
20121600 Penn
as Doug GilchristTV
Addicted to Fame
2012Addicted to Fame
as Carl Greig (archive footage)Movie
Kingdom Come
2012Kingdom Come
as SelfMovie
Cars 2
2011Cars 2
as Rod 'Torque' Redline (voice)Movie
Conan
2010Conan
as SelfTV
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
2009Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
as Mayor Shelbourne (voice)Movie
Archer
2009Archer
as McGinley (voice)TV
White on Rice
2009White on Rice
as Muramoto (voice)Movie
My Name Is Bruce
2007My Name Is Bruce
as Bruce CampbellMovie
Burn Notice
2007Burn Notice
as Sam AxeTV
Spider-Man 3
2007Spider-Man 3
as Maître D'Movie
The Ant Bully
2006The Ant Bully
as Fugax (voice)Movie
Psych
2006Psych
as Ashford SimpsonTV
Touch the Top of the World
2006Touch the Top of the World
as Ed WeihenmayerMovie
The Woods
2006The Woods
as Joe FasuloMovie
Sky High
2005Sky High
as Coach BoomerMovie
Alien Apocalypse
2005Alien Apocalypse
as Dr. Ivan HoodMovie
Spider-Man 2
2004Spider-Man 2
as Snooty UsherMovie
Megas XLR
2004Megas XLR
as Magnaminous (voice)TV
The Ladykillers
2004The Ladykillers
as Humane Society Worker (uncredited)Movie
Comic Book: The Movie
2004Comic Book: The Movie
as Bruce CampbellMovie
Intolerable Cruelty
2003Intolerable Cruelty
as Soap Opera Actor on TV (uncredited)Movie
Timequest
2003Timequest
as William RobertsMovie
Serving Sara
2002Serving Sara
as Gordon MooreMovie
Bubba Ho-tep
2002Bubba Ho-tep
as Elvis Presley / Sebastian HaffMovie
Spider-Man
2002Spider-Man
as Ring AnnouncerMovie
F
2002Fanalysis
as SelfMovie
Hatred Of A Minute
2002Hatred Of A Minute
as Soap Actor on TV (uncredited)Movie
The Majestic
2001The Majestic
as Roland the Intrepid ExplorerMovie
The Legend of Tarzan
2001The Legend of Tarzan
as Max Liebling (voice)TV
Hubert's Brain
2001Hubert's Brain
as Thompson (voice)Movie
Icebreaker
2000Icebreaker
as Carl GreigMovie
Jack of All Trades
2000Jack of All Trades
as Jack Stiles / Daring DragoonTV
La Patinoire
1998La Patinoire
as ActorMovie
Charmed
1998Charmed
as FBI Agent JackmanTV
V.I.P.
1998V.I.P.
DirectorTV
Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure
1998Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure
as Pierce Thomas 'PT' MadisonMovie
Running Time
1997Running Time
as CarlMovie
Menno's Mind
1997Menno's Mind
as Mick DourifMovie
The Love Bug
1997The Love Bug
as Hank CooperMovie
McHale's Navy
1997McHale's Navy
as VirgilMovie
Assault on Dome 4
1996Assault on Dome 4
as Alex WindhamMovie
Escape from L.A.
1996Escape from L.A.
as Surgeon General of Beverly HillsMovie
Tornado!
1996Tornado!
as Jake ThorneMovie
Fargo
1996Fargo
as Soap Opera Actor on TV (uncredited)Movie
Congo
1995Congo
as Charles TravisMovie
The Demolitionist
1995The Demolitionist
as Raffle Winner (uncredited)Movie
The Quick and the Dead
1995The Quick and the Dead
as Wedding ShempMovie
Ellen
1994Ellen
as Ed BillikTV
The X-Files
1993The X-Files
as Wayne WeinsiderTV
Eddie Presley
1993Eddie Presley
as Asylum AttendantMovie
Mindwarp
1992Mindwarp
as StoverMovie
Waxwork II: Lost in Time
1992Waxwork II: Lost in Time
as John LoftmoreMovie
Darkman
1990Darkman
as Final ShempMovie
Maniac Cop 2
1990Maniac Cop 2
as Jack ForrestMovie
The Dead Next Door
1989The Dead Next Door
as Raimi / Cmdr. Carpenter (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Moontrap
1989Moontrap
as Ray TannerMovie
Intruder
1989Intruder
as Officer HowardMovie
Maniac Cop
1988Maniac Cop
as Jack ForrestMovie
Evil Dead II
1987Evil Dead II
as AshMovie
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
1985Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
as Video Newscaster (uncredited)Movie
Crimewave
1985Crimewave
as Renaldo 'The Heel'Movie
Going Back
1984Going Back
as BriceMovie
Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter
1982Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter
as Cleveland SmithMovie
Stryker's War
1980Stryker's War
as Jack StrykerMovie
Knots Landing
1979Knots Landing
as Joel BensonTV
Curse of the Werewolf
1974Curse of the Werewolf
as The HunterMovie
O
1972Oedipus Rex
as KreonMovie
B
Bench Pressley
as Bench PressleyMovie
Evil Dead Wrath
Evil Dead Wrath
Executive ProducerMovie