In 2005, he was cast as the older Dogstar in the Steven Spielberg six-part miniseries Into the West. By 2002, he had a recurring role as the character Oz in the medical drama Body & Soul, starring Peter Strauss.

In 2023, Birmingham made his television debut on an episode of the series Riptide. He portrayed the character of Conan the Barbarian in Universal Studios Hollywood's theme park attraction The Adventures of Conan: A Sword and Sorcery Spectacular. Theme parks Īfter that music video, Birmingham began to pursue acting as his primary career, studying with Larry Moss and Charles Conrad. In the early 1980s, a talent scout spotted Birmingham at a local gym, where he had been bodybuilding and entering bodybuilding contests, and recruited him for his first acting experience, a music video for Diana Ross’s 1982 hit song ' Muscles'. Birmingham learned to play the guitar at an early age and considers music to be his 'first love.' After obtaining a Bachelor of Science from the USC Price School of Public Policy, he worked as a petrochemical engineer, but later decided to become an actor. His family moved frequently during his childhood due to his father's career in the military. He identifies his father as being of Comanche descent. Gilbert Birmingham was born in San Antonio, Texas. He is also known for his portrayal of Billy Black in The Twilight Saga film series and recurring television roles as George Hunter in Banshee and Virgil White in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Gil Birmingham (born July 13, 1953) is an American actor known for his role as Tribal Chairman Thomas Rainwater in the Paramount Network's television series Yellowstone.

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