Billy Slaughter

Slaughter was born on June 3, 1980, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He attended Jesuit High School in New Orleans. After getting his acting degree, he was selected to stand-in for Dustin Hoffman on the John Grisham film, Runaway Jury. Hoffman then invited Slaughter to move to Los Angeles, where he would work from 2002–2005 as Hoffman's permanent stand-in. Slaughter graduated in Drama and Communications from the University of New Orleans. He has been trained at the British American Drama Academy (BADA). ==Career==

In 2011, Slaughter played Ryan in the action film Colombiana opposite Zoe Saldaña, the film was directed by Olivier Megaton and released domestically by TriStar Pictures on August 26, 2011. In 2012, Slaughter played the role of Dermot in the political comedy film The Campaign along with Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis. Later he played the role of Trevor 'The Fed' in the thriller The East opposite Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård, and Elliot Page. In 2014, Slaughter played a role as a Pool Cleaner in the biopic Get On Up, starring Chadwick Boseman and Nelsan Ellis. He also appeared in the SundanceTV's drama series The Red Road. Stewart Hendler directed the film, which was released in 2015 by Open Road Films. Slaughter played Squidward in the comedy ''Daddy's Home, along with Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. Sean Anders directed the film, which was released on December 25, 2015, by Paramount Pictures. Slaughter also had supporting roles in the 2015 films American Ultra and The Big Short''. Slaughter played Josiah in the western film The Magnificent Seven, starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt and Ethan Hawke. The film was directed by Antoine Fuqua, and was released on September 23, 2016, by Columbia Pictures. He also had a small role in 2017's Geostorm. ==Filmography==

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