Acting · Birmingham, Michigan, USA · Born June 22, 1958
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.
MovieErnie and Emma
2026
as Ernie
MovieA Winnie-the-Pooh Christmas
2025
as Owl (voice)
MovieDinner with Leatherface
2024
as Self
TVHysteria!
2024
as Chief Dandridge
TVDiscontinued
2023
as Self - Host
MovieOther Men's Careers
2023
as Self
MovieEvil Dead Rise
2023
as Ash (voice) (uncredited)
The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell
2023
as Himself
MovieMy Southern Family Christmas
2022
as Everett Bergeron
MovieHollywood Signs
2022
as Self
MovieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
as Self - Host / Pizza Poppa
Movie18½
2022
as Richard Nixon (voice)
MovieDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
as Pizza Poppa
MovieWinona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
2022
as Soap Opera Actor on TV Screen (archive footage)
MovieBlack Friday
2021
as Jonathan
MovieOne December Night
2021
as Steve
MovieWatch With... Bruce Campbell presents Evil Dead II
2021
MovieThe Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You
2021
TVINVINCIBLE
2021
as Demon (voice)
MovieWatch With... Bruce Campbell presents Evil Dead
2021
MovieHail to the Deadites
2020
as Self
MovieTime Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020
as Self
TVTime Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
2020
as Self
TVThe Last Kids on Earth
2019
as Chef (voice)
MovieAll Hail the Popcorn King!
2019
as Self
TVRipley's Believe It or Not!
2019
as Narrator
TVThe Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
2019
as Self
TVEli Roth's History of Horror
2018
as Self
TVLodge 49
2018
as Gary Green
TVA.P. Bio
2018
as John Griffin
MovieCult of Terror
2017
as Self - Actor
MovieHighly Functional
2017
as Chili Youngfield
MovieTo Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
2017
as Self
TVRapunzel's Tangled Adventure
2017
as King Edmund (voice)
Movie50 Years of Star Trek
2016
as Self
MovieWaffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
2016
as Self
MovieThe Escort
2015
as Charles
TVAsh vs Evil Dead
2015
as Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams
MovieMedieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness"
2015
as Self
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
TVLast Fan Standing
2015
TVThe Librarians
2014
as Santa
TVFargo
2014
as Ronald Reagan
MovieDoc of the Dead
2014
as Self
MovieInvaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist
2014
as Self
MovieEvil Dead
2013
as Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams (uncredited)
MovieOz the Great and Powerful
2013
as Winkie Gate Keeper
TV1600 Penn
2012
as Doug Gilchrist
MovieAddicted to Fame
2012
as Carl Greig (archive footage)
MovieThe Color of Time
2012
as Goody
MovieKingdom Come
2012
as Self
TVImpractical Jokers
2011
as Self
MovieSlashed Prices: The Making of Intruder
2011
as Self
MovieSwallowed Souls: The Making of 'Evil Dead 2'
2011
as Self
MovieCars 2
2011
as Rod 'Torque' Redline (voice)
MovieBurn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
2011
as Sam Axe
The Walking Dead Girls
2011
as Self
TVConan
2010
as Self
MovieCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
2009
as Mayor Shelbourne (voice)
TVArcher
2009
as McGinley (voice)
MovieWhite on Rice
2009
as Muramoto (voice)
MovieHeart of Dorkness: Behind the Scenes of 'My Name Is Bruce'
2009
as Self
MovieMemories of Moab
2008
as Self
MovieThe Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor
2007
as Self
MovieThe Ladies of the Evil Dead Meet Bruce Campbell
2007
MovieOne by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead
2007
as (archive footage)
MovieLife After Dead: The Ladies of the Evil Dead
2007
as Self
MovieMy Name Is Bruce
2007
as Bruce Campbell
MovieAqua Teen Hunger Force Eighty Minutes of a Whole Nother Movie
2007
as Chicken Bittle (voice)
TVBurn Notice
2007
as Sam Axe
MovieSpider-Man 3
2007
as Maître D'
MovieAqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
2007
as Chicken Bittle (voice)
TVEl Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
2007
MovieThe Ant Bully
2006
as Fugax (voice)
TVThe Replacements
2006
TVPsych
2006
as Ashford Simpson
MovieTouch the Top of the World
2006
as Ed Weihenmayer
MovieThe Woods
2006
as Joe Fasulo
MovieThe Perfect Scary Movie
2005
as Self
MovieSky High
2005
as Coach Boomer
MovieMan with the Screaming Brain
2005
as William Cole
MovieAlien Apocalypse
2005
as Ivan
MovieSpider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
2004
as Self
TV100 Scariest Movie Moments
2004
as Self
MovieSpider-Man 2
2004
as Snooty Usher
TVMegas XLR
2004
as Magnaminous (voice)
MovieThe Ladykillers
2004
as Humane Society Worker (uncredited)
MovieComic Book: The Movie
2004
as Bruce Campbell
Bench Pressley
2004
as Bench Pressley
MovieIntolerable Cruelty
2003
as Soap Opera Actor on TV (uncredited)
MovieTimequest
2003
as William Roberts
MovieMasters of Horror
2002
as Self
MovieTerminal Invasion
2002
as Jack
MovieServing Sara
2002
as Gordon Moore
MovieBubba Ho-tep
2002
as Elvis Presley / Sebastian Haff
MovieSpider-Man
2002
as Ring Announcer
Fanalysis
2002
as Self
MovieHatred Of A Minute
2002
as Soap Actor on TV (uncredited)
MovieThe Majestic
2001
as Roland the Intrepid Explorer
TVThe Legend of Tarzan
2001
as Max Liebling (voice)
MovieHubert's Brain
2001
as Thompson (voice)
MovieThe Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier
2000
as Self / Ash
MovieIcebreaker
2000
as Carl Greig
TVJack of All Trades
2000
as Jack Stiles / Daring Dragoon
MovieThe Men Behind the Army
1999
as Narrator
MovieFrom Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
1999
as Barry
MovieLa Patinoire
1998
as Actor
TVCharmed
1998
as FBI Agent Jackman
MovieGoldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure
1998
as Pierce Thomas 'PT' Madison
MovieRunning Time
1997
as Carl
MovieMenno's Mind
1997
as Mick Dourif
MovieThe Love Bug
1997
as Hank Cooper
TVTimecop
1997
MovieMcHale's Navy
1997
as Virgil
MovieIn the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory
1997
as Jeff Erickson
MovieAssault on Dome 4
1996
as Alex Windham
MovieEscape from L.A.
1996
as Surgeon General of Beverly Hills
MovieTornado!
1996
as Jake Thorne
MovieFargo
1996
as Soap Opera Actor on TV (uncredited)
TVAmerican Gothic
1995
TVXena: Warrior Princess
1995
as Autolycus
MovieCongo
1995
as Charles Travis
MovieThe Demolitionist
1995
as Raffle Winner (uncredited)
MovieThe Quick and the Dead
1995
as Wedding Shemp
TVHercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995
as Autolycus
TVEllen
1994
as Ed Billik
MovieThe Hudsucker Proxy
1994
as Smitty
TVLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Bill Church Jr.
TVThe X-Files
1993
as Wayne Weinsider
TVThe Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
as Brisco County, Jr.
MovieEddie Presley
1993
as Asylum Attendant
TVHomicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Jake Rodzinski
MovieArmy of Darkness
1992
as Ash
MovieMindwarp
1992
as Stover
MovieWaxwork II: Lost in Time
1992
as John Loftmore
MovieSundown: The Vampire in Retreat
1991
as Van Helsing
MovieLunatics: A Love Story
1991
as Ray
MovieDarkman
1990
as Final Shemp
MovieManiac Cop 2
1990
as Jack Forrest
MovieThe Dead Next Door
1989
as Raimi / Cmdr. Carpenter (voice) (uncredited)
MovieMoontrap
1989
as Ray Tanner
MovieIntruder
1989
as Officer Howard
TVThe Incredibly Strange Film Show
1988
as Self
MovieManiac Cop
1988
as Jack Forrest
MovieEvil Dead II
1987
as Ash
MovieThou Shalt Not Kill... Except
1985
as Video Newscaster (uncredited)
MovieThe Sappy Sap
1985
MovieCrimewave
1985
as Renaldo 'The Heel'
MovieGoing Back
1984
as Brice
MovieCleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter
1982
as Cleveland Smith
MovieThe Evil Dead
1981
as Ash
MovieTorro. Torro. Torro!
1981
MovieStryker's War
1980
as Jack Stryker
MovieThe Blind Waiter
1980
as Harry
TVKnots Landing
1979
as Joel Benson
MovieWithin the Woods
1979
as Bruce
MovieAttack of the Helping Hand!
1979
as Helping Hand
MovieHolding It
1978
MovieActing and Reacting
1978
as Maury
MovieThe Final Round
1977
as Promoter
MovieJames Bombed in "Here Today... Gun Tomorrow"
1976
as James Bombed
MovieThe James Hoffa Story
1975
as Jimmy Hoffa
MovieI'll Never Heil Again
1975
MovieThe Singing Nutzs
1974
MovieNo Dough Boys
1974
MovieAll the World's a Stooge
1974
MovieHalf-Wits-Holiday
1974
as Sappington the Butler
MovieCurse of the Werewolf
1974
as The Hunter
Oedipus Rex
1972
as Kreon
