William “Bill" Patrick Hoag (born November 11, 1952) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Bill Chapman (Piper's father) in the Golden Globe nominated Netflix original series Orange is the New Black.
Early Life edit
Hoag was born into a Catholic family in Brooklyn, New York. His mother Helen was a church secretary and his father William, a graduate of NYU, managed a lithograph company in New York City. Hoag attended Saint Francis Prep High School when it was originally located in Brooklyn where he played football as being on the Track and Field team. He went on to attend and graduate from St. Francis College where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Business. He joined the college theater group The Troupers in his senior year, which turned his interest from business to pursuing a career in acting.
Career edit
Soon after graduating, Hoag landed the lead role of The Hero in the Off-Broadway production of Dungalore. He then followed up with the role of Jonathan Gray in the production of Marvelous Gray at the Lucille Lortell Theater in New York City. In 1980, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his career in film and television. He was cast in in first TV role opposite Michael Landon in an episode of Highway to Heaven. This led to his diverse and extensive career in commercials, as well as many daytime dramas and prime time TV shows and feature films.
Hoag returned to New York in 1988 where he appeared in his first role on Ryan's Hope, an American daytime soap drama centered around an Irish-American family living in Washington Heights, New York.
Following his role on Ryan's Hope, Hoag also guest starred on such prime time TV shows as The Cosby Show, New York Undercover, Ed, Third Watch, as well as numerous Law and Order Episodes. Most recently, he has guest starred on The Mysteries of Laura, Billions, and House of Cards.
Bill Hoag’s film credits include Salvador (directed by Oliver Stone), Godzilla (directed by Roland Emmerich), Devil's Own (directed by Alan J. Pakula) , In and Out (directed by Frank Oz) and Chronically Metropolitan (directed by Xavier Manrique). His most recent credits include co-starring as church organist/caretaker John Elder in the award-winning feature film First-Reformed, starring Ethan Hawke and Amanda Seyfried (directed by Paul Schrader) which premiered in 2018. He also took on the role of KKK member Jack in the film adaptation of The Chaperone starring Elizabeth McGovern (directed by Michael Engler) which will premiere in 2019