- Born
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Gil Bellows was born on June 28, 1967 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Patriot (2015), The Shawshank Redemption (1994) and Love and a .45 (1994). He has been married to Rya Kihlstedt since October 3, 1994. They have two children.
- SpouseRya Kihlstedt(October 3, 1994 - present) (filed for divorce, 2 children)
- ChildrenAva EmanuelleGiovanni
- Known as the hunky on- and off- lawyer and paramour to Ally McBeal in the late 1990s, he is probably best remembered in films for his smallish, breakthrough role as an ill-fated inmate in The Shawshank Redemption (1994). Bellows got the part after Brad Pitt passed on it to do the lead in Legends of the Fall (1994).
- First met his Ally McBeal (1997) co-star, Calista Flockhart, when they were both theater actors in New York. He used to sit across from her at play readings.
- Met his wife, actress Rya Kihlstedt in 1991 when they were working at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.
- Gil and wife Rya had a 2nd child, a son named Giovanni, in December 2001.
- He is a member of the Act One Repertory Company of the prestigious Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts.
- (2010) The great thing about acting is that, until you're dead, you can do it. There are aspects to it that as time goes on you hope you get better at, and there are a lot of things that I'm excited to explore.
- (2010) I'm really proud of a movie that not a lot of people have seen - Love and a .45 (1994) - that was one of the first things I did. I'd say that I'm super proud of only four or five things I've done, but mostly I'd like to be remembered as a really good actor who people enjoyed watching.
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