Will Oldham

Acting

Will Oldham

Born

1970-01-15 (56)

Place of birth

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

38 titles

Will Oldham (born December 24, 1970), better known by the stage name Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded under variations of the Palace name, including the Palace Brothers, Palace Songs, and Palace Music. After releasing material under his own name, he adopted the "Bonnie 'Prince' Billy" moniker for the majority of his output since 1998. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Oldham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 7 titles

2010s · 13 titles

A Ghost Story poster
7.1

Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away.

A Ghost Story

2017

Jackass 3D poster
6.6

Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Wee Man and the rest of their fearless and foolhardy friends take part in another round of outrageous pranks and stunts. In addition to standing in the path of a charging bull, launching themselves into the air and crashing through various objects, the guys perform in segments such as "Sweatsuit Cocktail," "Beehive Tetherball" and "Lamborghini Tooth Pull."

Jackass 3D

2010

Revenge of the Mekons poster
6.6

Documentary about the Mekons.

Revenge of the Mekons

2013

Them That Work poster
NR

Documentary about the impact left by John Sayles’ 1987 film Matewan, about a shooting between company gun thugs and union organizers in Southern West Virginia. Along with a lasting legacy of support for union rights, the film inspired many West Virginians to become filmmakers and introduced the world to many great actors.

Them That Work

2019

Breadcrumb Trail poster
7.7

Breadcrumb Trail focuses on Slint's seminal album, Spiderland, and the Louisville music scene from which the band originated.

Breadcrumb Trail

2014

Daniel London and Will Oldham on Old Joy poster
NR

In this conversation, shot by the Criterion Collection in 2019, actors Daniel London and Will Oldham reunite for the first time since the release of Old Joy and discuss their memories of making the film.

Daniel London and Will Oldham on Old Joy

2019

Magnetic Reconnection poster
NR

A short documentary film contrasting the Northern Lights with decaying man-made debris littered throughout the landscape surrounding the town of Churchill, Manitoba in Canada's Arctic. The film touches on the regenerative power of nature and the futility of mankind's struggle against natural processes of decay.

Magnetic Reconnection

2012

Eden poster
5.0

Alma returns to Mexico seeking the man who caused the loss of her childhood home. He is not easily found, but the road to him brings her closer to her late father, and the secrets he took with him to his grave.

Eden

2014

A Wilderness of Mirrors poster
NR

A motion picture soundtrack based on the life of Lexington, Kentucky songwriter and musician Paul K.

A Wilderness of Mirrors

2012

New Jerusalem poster
5.8

Returning from Afghanistan, Sean is befriended by lke, a strong willed evangelical who endeavors to ensure the fragile Sean's salvation.

New Jerusalem

2011

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NR

This 2018 documentary produced by Morgan Atkinson, is an examination of that most valuable community treasure — the Free Public Library. This thought-provoking video explores the value, meaning and impact of a free library. Is the community’s investment in a public library at least equal to its benefit from it? How does a library survive the spiraling momentum of digitizing text and making all ‘content’ increasingly available through computers and mobile devices. Atkinson has fun with this deep topic, taking the audience on a tour of Kentucky’s largest public library system, Louisville. Along the way, the importance of a library to a democracy unfolds. Acclaimed Louisville actor/musician, Will Oldham, is the quirky yet reliably knowledgeable tour guide, playfully exposing the challenges faced by the public library system, while pointing to intriguing details of its history at varied branch locations.

Our Library: A Louisville Documentary

2018

Music Makes a City: A Louisville Orchestra Story poster
6.0

In 1948, a small, struggling, semi-professional orchestra in Louisville, Kentucky began a novel project to commission new works from contemporary composers around the world.

Music Makes a City: A Louisville Orchestra Story

2010

Pioneer poster
6.8

A father tells his little boy the most epic bedtime story ever.

Pioneer

2011

2000s · 9 titles

Wendy and Lucy poster
6.8

A near-penniless drifter's journey to Alaska in search of work is interrupted when she loses her dog while attempting to shoplift food for it.

Wendy and Lucy

2008

Junebug poster
6.5

On the way to meet with an independent artist in the South, newlywed art dealer Madeleine is convinced by her husband, George, that they should stop to meet his family in North Carolina. Madeleine's affluent lifestyle clashes with the family, but she befriends George's wide-eyed and pregnant sister-in-law, Ashley, who is nearing her due date. Through the family, Madeleine gains greater insight into George's character.

Junebug

2005

Old Joy poster
6.4

Soon to be a father, Mark feels the pressure of domestic responsibility closing in, so he is more than happy to accept when his old friend Kurt proposes a camping trip in the Oregon wilderness. During their time together, the men come to grips with the changes in their lives and the effect on their relationship.

Old Joy

2006

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22 poster
8.0

Trapped in the Closet is a rap opera by American R&B singer R. Kelly. Written and produced by Kelly, the series tells a story of a one-night stand which sets off a chain of events, gradually revealing a greater web of lies, sex, and deceit.

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22

2007

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22 poster
6.4

The second half of R. Kelly's unfinished hip hop opera

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22

2007

Slitch poster
NR

A short comic film about a teenage girl's summertime lust, featuring fantasizing, bubble gum and bicycle riding.

Slitch

2003

The Dirty Three poster
7.0

The Dirty Three are the rough and ready jewels in the crown of Australian rock and roll history. Born from the need to put food on the table and spawned from the intensely collaborative local Australian music scene in the 80's and early 90's, the Dirty Three pioneered the instrumental rock and roll music scene in Australia with their cathartic, sometimes violent and always spellbinding brand of music. Within a few short years, they achieved local and international success and left Australian shores to take their Music to the world. To this day the band continues to tour the world and serve the music that they see as a real, living and breathing thing that chooses the Dirty Three's custodianship.

The Dirty Three

2007

The Guatemalan Handshake poster
5.3

A mysterious power failure in a small mountain town coincides with the disappearance of one of its most eccentric young residents. Mystery piles upon mystery as his family and friends search for him, fail, and ultimately try to forget about him, an undertaking that results in many unexpected, and in some cases bizarre, effects on the town's already peculiar community.

The Guatemalan Handshake

2006

Tripping With Caveh poster
5.8

With longtime collaborators Greg Watkins (A Little Stiff) and Thomas Logoreci, the charismatic, experimental filmmaker Caveh Zahedi approaches legendary songwriter Will Oldham (Palace Brothers, Bonnie "Prince" Billy) in an unconventional interview. Caveh offers up a serving of psychedelic mushrooms and a view on the relationship between the musician and his fan.

Tripping With Caveh

2004

1980s · 2 titles

Undated · 2 titles

Series credits

Behind the camera