William Xifaras

William Xifaras was born in raised in Massachusetts primarily the city of New Bedford and later Boston The son of Beatrice Keshian of Medford MA and Michael Xifaras of New Bedford MA He began film acting after his release from Massachusetts state prison system in 2005 after having served 5 years for Intimidation Bill spent many years learning through a variety of classes including improv acting on film character development and scene study Simultaneously he volunteered his time to talk to atrisk youth about the importance of education and goals Principal roles include 20th Century Foxs The Heat Sony Pictures The Equalizer Universals Ted 2 Netflixs Wheelman Hulu series Castle Rock Caviars Sound of Metal Artina Films By the Gun Paramount Pictures Defending Jacob AMCs Kevin Can Fk Himself Showtimes Dexter Thug and Aligns Love Weddings and Other Disasters Directors hes worked with include Morten Tyldum Dennis Dugan Ben Affleck Paul Feig Antoine Fuqua Seth MacFarlane Jeremy Rush Kevin Hooks Darius Marder Hans Petter Moland James Mottern Sanford Bookstaver and Richard DuqueHenao Actors hes worked with include Liam Neeson Chris Evans Michelle Dockery Jaeden Martell Cherry Jones Annie Murphy John Hamm Sandra Bullock Harvey Keitel Denzel Washington Betty Gabriel Seth MacFarlane Frank Grillo Scott Glenn Julia Jones and Riz Ahmed Upon request Bill donates his time talking to public schools afterschool groups and social programs aimed at youths in crisis Causes such as child welfare education homelessness and children in foster care have been and continue to be a priority for him