William (Billy) Ray is a screenwriter and director. He began writing for television and movies in 1994 with Color of Night. He has written numerous movies including Hart's War (2002) and Volcano. He was one of the creators and writers of the scifi show Earth 2.
Starting in 2003 he began to direct as well as write; his first film was Shattered Glass, the story of a reporter who invented his stories. In the 2007 release, Breach, which Ray co-wrote ...
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William (Billy) Ray is a screenwriter and director. He began writing for television and movies in 1994 with Color of Night. He has written numerous movies including Hart's War (2002) and Volcano. He was one of the creators and writers of the scifi show Earth 2.
Starting in 2003 he began to direct as well as write; his first film was Shattered Glass, the story of a reporter who invented his stories. In the 2007 release, Breach, which Ray co-wrote and directed, he tells a stylistically similar story about an FBI agent who spies for the Russians. Both films were based on actual people and recent events.
He is currently producing the movie The People's House.
Ray was featured in The Dialogue interview series. In this 90 minute interview with producer Mike DeLuca, Ray touches on his inspiration from movie soundtracks, taking acting classes, genius by osmosis and writing for The Jetsons.
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