| First Name | William |
| Last Name | Hurt |
| Full Name at Birth | William M. Hurt |
| Age | 61 |
| Date of Birth | March 20, 1950 |
| Birthplace | Washington, D.C |
| Height | 6' 2" (188 cm) |
| Build | Average |
| Eye Color | Blue |
| Hair Color | Blonde |
| Star Sign | Pisces |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Nationality | American |
| High School | Middlesex School, Concord, Massachusetts |
| University | Tufts UniversityJuilliard Drama School |
| Occupation Category | Actor |
| Claim to Fame | Children of a Lesser God, The Big Chill, Lost in Space |
William M. Hurt (born March 20, 1950) is an American actor. He received his acting training at the Juilliard School, and began acting on stage in the 1970s. Hurt made his film debut as a troubled scientist in the science-fiction feature Altered States (1980), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year. He subsequently played the leading role of a sleazy lawyer in the well-received film noir Body Heat (1981).
Selected William Hurt film and TV show credits: