Billy Burke

Burke in 2010, photo by Prphotos.com

Birth Name: William Albert Burke

Place of Birth: Bellingham, Washington, U.S.

Date of Birth: November 25, 1966

Ethnicity:
*father – one half Slovenian, one quarter Swedish, one quarter Austrian
*mother – German, French-Canadian, Danish, English, distant Dutch

Billy Burke is an American actor and songwriter. His roles include Bella’s father Charlie Swan in the Twilight films, as well as Jane Austen’s Mafia!, Komodo, Along Came a Spider, Feast of Love, Untraceable, Drive Angry, Red Riding Hood (2011), Lights Out, Breaking In, and as the voice of James Gordon in the Batman: The Long Halloween animated films; and the shows Revolution (2012) and Zoo.

He has a daughter with his former wife, actress Pollyanna Rose.

Billy’s paternal grandfather was Albert Marin Burke (the son of John Paul Burke and Rachel M. Racic). Albert was born in Washington, to Slovenian parents. John was the son of Marino Berkovich and Lucretia Ljubich. Rachel was the daughter of Nicholas Racic and Mary Markovich.

Billy’s paternal grandmother was Dorothy Rose Backstrom (the daughter of Ernest Richard Backstrom and Lillian K. Meyer). Dorothy was born in Washington. Ernest was born in Michigan, the son of Swedish parents, Hugo Elfving Albin Backstrom and Amanda K. Carlson. Lillian was born in Nebraska, the daughter of Austrian parents, Frank Meyer and Theresa Ostermeier.

Billy’s maternal grandfather was William Napolean Main (the son of Charles Lester Main and Ida Marie Legault). William was born in Washington. Charles was the son of William N. Main, who was born in Ontario, Canada, and of Laura Ann Dowell. Ida was the daughter of Napolean/Napoleon Legault, who was born in Canada, and of Emma Jaillier.

Billy’s maternal grandmother was Myrtle A. Kriese (the daughter of Julius Frederik Kruse and Hedevig Katherine Nørskov). Myrtle was born in Seattle, Washington, to parents from Denmark. Julius was born in Nørre Nebel, Vester Horne, Ribe, to German parents, from Schleswig-Holstein, Christian Heinrich Julius Kruse and Margarethe Kristine Goos. Hedevig was the daughter of Danish parents, Ole Nielsen Loldrop Nørskov and Karen Carstensen.

Source: Genealogy of Billy Burke – https://gw.geneanet.org