Bill Irwin
Born 1950
Known for Interstellar, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Legion.
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.
Movie Credits
Circus Kid (2016)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Families, Mail & Bath Time! (2004)
Rachel Getting Married (2008)
Scenes from a Mall (1991)
High Tide (2024)
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2019)
American Clown (2025)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Stepping Out (1991)
My Blue Heaven (1990)
Silent Tongue (1994)
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1993)
Irresistible (2020)
It Takes a Lunatic (2019)
Lady in the Water (2006)
The Laramie Project (2002)
Dark Matter (2008)
Hot Shots! (1991)
Interstellar (2014)
Higher Ground (2011)
Igby Goes Down (2002)
Confirmation (2016)
Lust Life Love (2021)
Popeye (1980)
This Ordinary Thing (2025)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
Spoiler Alert (2022)
Eight Men Out (1988)
The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018)
Across the Universe (2007)
Rustin (2023)
A New Life (1988)
Ricki and the Flash (2015)
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)