Billy Milionis is one of the few Australians to have ever studied under
the legendary master teacher, the late Sanford Meisner. With John Truby
and later at UCLA, Billy also studied story structure and scene analysis
techniques and he spent several years doing improvisation in Hollywood
with the L.A. Connection. In addition, he trained in the technique of
Stella Adler, Practical Aesthetics and Lee Strasberg’s method.
In Australia, Billy has studied with the Campbelltown and Parramatta
Actors studios, NIDA Summer Camp, ATYP, The Actor’s Centre, Sydney Talent
Company, John Samaha, Brian Adams, Andrea Moore, Lee Biolos, Bill Pepper,
Carmen Lysiak and the late Richard Wherrett.
He has appeared on Australian Television series and commercials, as well
as numerous international feature films including ‘The Marriage Story’,
‘The Bangkok Bandit’ and ‘On Guard’. His theatre experience in Hollywood
and Australia includes ‘Hamlet’, ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’, ‘Julius Caesar’,
‘The Summer of the 17th Doll’, ‘There's A Ghost in the Basement, Me Lord’
and ‘Insignificance’.
Billy wrote, directed and produced the short film ‘Lost Promises’, which
was selected for the ‘Algarve International Film Festival’ in 1998. Another
of his short films ‘5 Tables’ (distributed by Trop Fest) was one of 10
films selected out of a thousand for international sale. Both films have
been shown to millions of people worldwide.
In 2002, Billy directed and produced the full-length feature film ‘6000
Miles from Hollywood’, which is currently awaiting distribution. His theatre
directing credits include ‘Speed the Plow’ and ‘Sunday On The Rocks’.
Since 1994, Billy has been working as a professional drama coach. He has taught for Sydney Talent Company, Paradox Acting Studio, and for his own studio, The Actor's Pulse.
