Bruce Campbell
Birth nameBruce Lorne Campbell
Birth dateJune 22, 1958 (age 68)
Birth placeRoyal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
OccupationActor · filmmaker
Years active1972–present
Spouse
  • Christine Deveau (m. 1983; div. 1989)
  • Ida Gearon (m. 1991)
Websitebruce-campbell.com

Bruce Lorne Campbell (born June 22, 1958) is an American actor and filmmaker. He starred as Ash Williams in Sam Raimi's Evil Dead horror series. He has also featured in many low-budget cult movies, such as Crimewave (1985), Maniac Cop (1988), Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989), and Bubba Ho-Tep (2002).

Campbell had the main roles of the television series The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994) and Jack of All Trades (2000), and a recurring role as Autolycus, King of Thieves in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995–1999) and Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001). He played Sam Axe on the USA Network series Burn Notice (2007–2013) and reprised his role as Ash for the Starz series Ash vs. Evil Dead (2015–2018).

Campbell directed, produced, and featured in the documentaries Fanalysis (2002) and A Community Speaks (2004); co-wrote, directed, produced, and featured in the movie Man with the Screaming Brain (2005); and directed, produced, and featured in a parody of his career My Name Is Bruce (2007).

Campbell is known for frequent collaborations with Sam Raimi, Ted Raimi, Josh Becker, and Scott Spiegel.

Early life

Bruce Lorne Campbell[1] was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, on June 22, 1958,[2] the son of advertising executive and college professor Charles Newton Campbell and homemaker Joanne Louise (née Pickens).[3] He is of English and Scottish ancestry,[1] and has an older brother named Don and an older half-brother named Michael.[4] His father was also an actor and director for local theater.[3] Campbell began acting and making short Super 8 movies with friends as a teenager. After meeting future moviemaker Sam Raimi while the two attended Wylie E. Groves High School, they became good friends and collaborators. Campbell attended Western Michigan University and continued to pursue an acting career.[5]

Career

Film

Campbell and Raimi collaborated on a 30-minute Super 8 version of the first Evil Dead movie, titled Within the Woods (1979), which was initially used to attract investors.[6] He and Raimi got together with family and friends to begin working on The Evil Dead (1981). While featuring as the protagonist, Campbell also had participation with the production of the movie, receiving a co-executive producer credit. Raimi wrote, directed, and edited the movie, while Rob Tapert produced. After an endorsement by horror author Stephen King, the movie slowly began to receive attention and offers for distribution.[7] Four years after its original release, it became the most popular movie in the UK. It was then distributed in the United States, resulting in the sequels Evil Dead II (1987) and Army of Darkness (1992).[8]

Campbell was also drawn in the Marvel Zombie comics as his character, Ash Williams. He is featured in five comics, all in the series Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness. In them, he fights alongside the Marvel heroes against the heroes and people who have become zombies (deadites) while in search of the Necronomicon (Book of the Names of the Dead).[9]

He has appeared in several of Raimi's movies other than the Evil Dead series, notably having cameo appearances in the director's Spider-Man film series.[10] Campbell also joined the cast of Raimi's movie Darkman[11] and The Quick and the Dead, though having no actual screen time in the latter movie's theatrical version.[12] In March 2022, Campbell was announced to have a cameo in Raimi's Marvel Cinematic Universe film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.[13]

Campbell often performs quirky roles, such as Elvis Presley for the movie Bubba Ho-Tep.[14] Along with Bubba Ho-Tep, he played a supporting role in Maniac Cop and Maniac Cop 2, and spoofed his career in the self-directed My Name is Bruce.[15]

Other mainstream movies for Campbell include supporting or featured roles in the Coen Brothers movie The Hudsucker Proxy, the Michael Crichton adaptation Congo, the movie version of McHale's Navy, Escape from L.A. (the sequel to John Carpenter's Escape from New York), the Jim Carrey drama The Majestic and the 2005 Disney movie Sky High.[16]

Campbell had a major voice role for the 2009 animated adaptation of the children's book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and a supporting voice role for Pixar's Cars 2.[17]

Campbell produced the 2013 remake of The Evil Dead, along with Raimi and Rob Tapert, appearing in the movie's post-credits scene in a cameo role with the expectation he would reprise that role in Army of Darkness 2.[18] The next year, the comedy metal band Psychostick released a song titled "Bruce Campbell" on their album ' that pays a comedic tribute to his past roles.

Campbell worked as an executive producer for the Evil Dead spin-off films Evil Dead Rise (2023), Evil Dead Burn (2026), and Evil Dead Wrath (2028).[19][20][21][22]

In August 2025, Campbell had an interview with The Horror Zine, where he talked about a new project that he directed, and produced with his wife Ida, Ernie & Emma, a comedy film about a salesman who goes on a roadtrip across the country with his late wife's ashes; he stars as the titular Ernie in the film.[23] On February 4, 2026, he released a trailer for it via YouTube. It premiered at the Holly Theatre in Medford, Oregon on February 14.[24]

Television

Campbell has appeared in a number of television series in both lead and recurring roles. He featured in The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. a boisterous science fiction comedy western created by Jeffrey Boam and Carlton Cuse that played for one season.[25] He played a lawyer turned bounty hunter who was trying to hunt down John Bly, the man who killed his father. He featured in the television series Jack of All Trades, set on a fictional island occupied by the French in 1801. Campbell was also credited as co-executive producer, among others. The show was directed by Eric Gruendemann, and was produced by various people, including Sam Raimi.[26] The show was broadcast for two seasons, from 2000 to 2001. He had a recurring role as "Bill Church Jr." based upon the character of Morgan Edge from the Superman comics on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.[27]

From 1996 to 1997, Campbell was a recurring guest actor of the television series Ellen as Ed Billik, who becomes Ellen's boss when she sells her bookstore in season four.[28]

He is also known for his supporting role as the recurring character Autolycus ("King of Thieves") on both Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess, which reunited him with producer Rob Tapert.[29] Campbell played Hercules/Xena series producer Tapert in two episodes of Hercules set in the present.[30] He directed a number of episodes of Hercules and Xena, including the Hercules series finale.[31]

Campbell also obtained the main role of race car driver Hank Cooper for the Disney made-for-television remake of The Love Bug.[32]

Campbell had a critically acclaimed dramatic guest role as a grief-stricken detective seeking revenge for his father's murder in a two-part episode of the fourth season of Homicide: Life on the Street. Campbell later played the part of a bigamous demon in The X-Files episode "Terms of Endearment".[33] He also featured as Agent Jackman in the episode "Witch Way Now?" of the WB series Charmed, as well as playing a state police officer in an episode of the short-lived series American Gothic titled "Meet The Beetles".

Campbell co-featured in the television series Burn Notice, which was broadcast from 2007 to 2013 by USA Network. He portrayed Sam Axe, a beer-chugging, former Navy SEAL now working as an unlicensed private investigator and occasional mercenary with his old friend Michael Westen, the show's main character. When working undercover, his character frequently used the alias Chuck Finley, which Bruce later revealed was the name of one of his father's old co-workers.[34] Campbell was the star of a 2011 Burn Notice made-for-television prequel focusing on Sam's Navy SEAL career, titled Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe.[35]

In 2014, Campbell played Santa Claus for an episode of The Librarians. Campbell played Ronald Reagan in season 2 of the FX original series Fargo. More recently Campbell reprised his role as Ashley "Ash" Williams in Ash vs Evil Dead,[36] a series based upon the Evil Dead series that began his career. Ash vs Evil Dead began airing on Starz on October 31, 2015, and was renewed by the cable channel for second[37] and third seasons,[38] before being cancelled.[39]

In January 2019, Travel Channel announced a new version of the Ripley's Believe It or Not! reality series, with Campbell serving as host and executive producer. The 10-episode season debuted on June 9, 2019.[40]

Voice acting

Campbell is featured as a voice actor for several video games. He provides the voice of Ash in the four games based on the Evil Dead movies series: Evil Dead: Hail to the King, Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick, Evil Dead: Regeneration and Evil Dead: The Game.[41] He also provided the voice of Ash in Dead by Daylight, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, and Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0.[42][43] He has since expressed his intent to return to the role in an upcoming Evil Dead animated series.[44][45]

Campbell also provided voice talent in other titles such as Pitfall 3D: Beyond the Jungle, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3, and The Amazing Spider-Man.[46]

He provided the voice of main character Jake Logan for the 2000 PC game, Tachyon: The Fringe,[47] the voice of main character Jake Burton for the 1997 PlayStation game Broken Helix,[48] and the voice of Magnanimous in the animated TV series Megas XLR.[46] He also provided the voice of Mayor Shelbourne for the 2009 movie Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs,[49] the voice of Rod "Torque" Redline in Cars 2,[50] the voice of Himcules in the 2003 Nickelodeon TV series My Life as a Teenage Robot, and the voice of Fugax in the 2006 movie The Ant Bully.[46]

He has a voice in the online MOBA game, Tome: Immortal Arena in 2014.[51] Campbell also provided voice-over and motion capture for Sgt. Lennox in the Exo Zombies mode of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.[52]

Writing

In addition to acting and occasionally directing, Campbell has become a writer, starting with an autobiography, If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor, published in June 2001.[53] The autobiography was a successful New York Times Best Seller.[54] It describes Campbell's career to date as an actor in low-budget movies and television, providing his insight into "Blue-Collar Hollywood".[53] The paperback version of the book adds details about the reactions of fans during book signings: "Whenever I do mainstream stuff, I think they're pseudo-interested, but they're still interested in seeing weirdo, offbeat stuff, and that's what I'm attracted to".[53]

Campbell's next book Make Love! The Bruce Campbell Way was published on May 26, 2005. The book's plot involves him (depicted in a comical way) as the main character struggling to make it into the world of A-list movies.[55] He later recorded an audio play adaptation of Make Love with fellow Michigan actors, including longtime collaborator Ted Raimi. This radio drama was released by the independent label Rykodisc and spans six discs with a six-hour running time.

In addition to his books, Campbell also wrote a column for X-Ray Magazine in 2001, an issue of the popular comic series The Hire, and comic book adaptations of his Man with the Screaming Brain. Most recently he wrote the introduction to Josh Becker's The Complete Guide to Low-Budget Feature Filmmaking.

In late 2016, Campbell announced that he would be releasing a third book, Hail to the Chin: Further Confessions of a B Movie Actor, which will detail his life from where If Chins Could Kill ended. Hail to the Chin was released in August 2017, and accompanied by a book tour across the United States and Europe.[56]

Campbell maintained a weblog on his official website, where he posted mainly about politics and the movie industry. However, the website has since been deleted.[57]

Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival

Since 2014, the Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival, narrated and organized by Campbell, was held in the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois. The first festival was originally from August 21 to 25, 2014, presented by Wizard World, as part of the Chicago Comicon.[58] The second festival was from August 20 to 23, 2015, with guests Tom Holland and Eli Roth.[59] The third festival took place over four days in August 2016.[60] Guests of the event were Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert and Doug Benson.[61]

Personal life

Campbell married Christine Deveau in 1983; they had two children before divorcing in 1989. He met costume designer Ida Gearon while working on Mindwarp. They married in 1991.[62] They reside in Jacksonville, Oregon.[62]

Campbell is an ordained minister, and has performed marriage ceremonies.[63] Campbell was raised in a Christian Science household, but since becoming an adult, he has sought a more individual "journey" of belief, preferring to describe himself as a "citizen of the world" rather than identifying with any religious denomination.[64]

Campbell is a Kentucky Colonel.[65]

On March 2, 2026, Campbell announced on social media that he was diagnosed with "a type of cancer that's 'treatable' not 'curable'".[66]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

YearFilmRoleDirectorNotes
1977It's Murder!Cop on BicycleSam Raimi
1978Shemp Eats the MoonShemp MaloneJohn CameronShort film; also producer
1979Attack of the Helping HandThe Hamburger Helper Helping Hand / The Pillsbury DoughboyScott SpiegelUncredited roles
Short film; also cinematographer
Within the WoodsBruceSam RaimiShort film; also executive producer
1980The Blind WaiterThe Blind WaiterJosh Becker and Scott SpiegelUncredited role; Short film
1981The Evil DeadAsh WilliamsSam RaimiAlso executive producer
1982Cleveland Smith: Bounty HunterCleveland SmithJosh BeckerShort film
Blood Simple investor trailerJulian MartyJoel and Ethan Coen
1983Going BackBrice ChapmanRon Teachworth
1985CrimewaveRenaldo 'The Heel'Sam RaimiAlso co-producer
Thou Shalt Not Kill... ExceptVideo newscasterJosh BeckerUncredited cameo
Also story writer
1987Evil Dead IIAsh WilliamsSam RaimiAlso co-producer
1988Maniac CopJack ForrestWilliam Lustig
1989IntruderOfficer HowardScott Spiegel
MoontrapRay TannerRobert Dyke
Easy WheelsDavid O'MalleyProducer
The Dead Next DoorRaimi & Commander CarpenterJ.R. BookwalterVoices
1990Sundown: The Vampire in RetreatRobert Van HelsingAnthony Hickox
Maniac Cop 2Jack ForrestWilliam Lustig
DarkmanFinal ShempSam RaimiCameo
1991Lunatics: A Love StoryRayJosh BeckerAlso producer
1992Eddie PresleyAsylum AttendantJeff BurrCameo
Waxwork II: Lost in TimeJohn LoftmoreAnthony Hickox
MindwarpStoverSteve Barnett
The Nutt HouseAdam RifkinWriter
Army of DarknessAsh WilliamsSam RaimiAlso co-producer
1994The Hudsucker ProxySmittyJoel and Ethan Coen
1995CongoCharles TravisFrank Marshall
The Quick and the DeadWedding ShempSam RaimiDeleted scene
The DemolitionistRaffle WinnerRobert KurtzmanUncredited cameo
1996FargoSoap opera actor on TVJoel and Ethan Coen
Escape from L.A.Surgeon General of Beverly HillsJohn Carpenter
1997In the Line of Duty: Blaze of GloryJeff EricksonDick Lowry
Menno's MindMick DourifJon Kroll
Running TimeCarlJosh Becker
McHale's NavyVirgilBryan Spicer
1998The Ice RinkActorJean-Philippe Toussaint
1999From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood MoneyBarryScott SpiegelDirect-to-DVD
2000IcebreakerCarl GreigDavid Giancola
TimequestWilliam RobertsRobert Dyke
2001Hubert's BrainThompsonPhil RobinsonVoice; Short film
The MajesticRoland the Intrepid ExplorerFrank DarabontCameo
2002Spider-ManRing AnnouncerSam RaimiCameo[67]
Hatred of a MinuteMichael KallioProducer
Bubba Ho-TepElvis PresleyDon Coscarelli
Serving SaraGordon MooreReginald Hudlin
FanalysisHimselfHimselfDocumentary; also producer
2003DrugsBruceChad PeterDirect-to-DVD
Intolerable CrueltySoap opera actor on TVJoel and Ethan CoenUncredited cameo
2004The LadykillersHumane Society Worker
Comic Book: The MovieHimselfMark HamillDirect-to-DVD
A Community SpeaksHimself & Ida GearonDocumentary; also producer and editor
Spider-Man 2Snooty UsherSam RaimiCameo[67]
2005Man with the Screaming BrainWilliam ColeHimselfAlso writer and producer
Sky HighTommy Boomowski / Coach Boomer / Sonic BoomMike Mitchell
2006The WoodsJoe FasuloLucky McKee
The Ant BullyFugaxJohn A. DavisVoice
2007Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for TheatersChicken BittleMatt Maiellaro and Dave Willis
Spider-Man 3Maître d'Sam RaimiCameo[67]
My Name Is BruceFaux Bruce CampbellHimselfAlso producer
2009Cloudy with a Chance of MeatballsMayor ShelbournePhil Lord and Christopher MillerVoice
White on RiceMuramotoDave Boyle
2011Cars 2Rod "Torque" RedlineJohn Lasseter and Brad Lewis
2012The Color of TimeGoodyVarious
2013Oz the Great and PowerfulWinkie GuardSam RaimiCameo
Evil DeadAsh WilliamsFede ÁlvarezUncredited cameo; also producer
2015The EscortCharles CooperWill Slocombe
2021Black FridayJonathan WexlerCasey TeboAlso producer
18½President Richard NixonDan MirvishVoice
2022Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessPizza Poppa GuySam RaimiCameo[13][67]
2023Evil Dead RiseAsh Williams[68][69]Lee CroninVoice; uncredited cameo; also executive producer[19]
2026Send HelpBradley Preston's fatherSam RaimiCameo in photographs[70]
Ernie & EmmaErnie TylerHimselfAlso producer
Evil Dead Burn †Sébastien VaničekExecutive producer[71][20]
Highly Functional †Chili YoungfieldMarc ForbyPost-production
Evil Dead Wrath †Francis GalluppiExecutive producer[21][22][72]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983GenerationsAlan StuartSoap opera
1987Knots LandingJoel BensonEpisode: "Say Uncle"
1993–1994The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.Brisco County, Jr.27 episodes
1995Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanBill Church Jr.3 episodes
American GothicLt. DreyEpisode: "Meet the Beetles"
1995–1999Hercules: The Legendary JourneysAutolycus10 episodes; also directed 7 episodes
1996Homicide: Life on the StreetJake RodzinskyEpisodes: "Justice Parts 1 & 2"
Tornado!Jake ThorneTelevision film
Assault on Dome 4Alex Windham
1996–1997EllenEd Billik8 episodes
1996–1999Xena: Warrior PrincessAutolycus8 episodes; also directed 2 episodes
1997Weird ScienceGene the GenieEpisode: "I Dream of Gene"
The Love BugHank CooperTelevision film
Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan AdventurePierce Thomas 'PT' Madison
1998TimecopAgent Tommy MaddoxEpisode: "The Future, Jack, the Future"
1998–1999Hercules: The Legendary JourneysRob Tapert2 episodes
1999The X-FilesWayne WeinsiderEpisode: "Terms of Endearment"
2000Jack of All TradesJack Stiles / Daring Dragoon22 episodes; also co-executive producer
2001Beggars and ChoosersJack2 episodes
The Legend of TarzanMax Liebling (voice)Episode: "Tarzan and One Punch Mullargan"
2002CharmedFBI Agent Woody JackmanEpisode: "Witch Way Now?"
Terminal InvasionJackTelevision film
2003Duck DodgersPork Piggler (voice)Episode: "K-9 Kaddy/Pig of Action"
My Life as a Teenage RobotHimcules (voice)Episode: "Daydream Believer/This Time with Feeling"
2004Megas XLRMagnanimous (voice)2 episodes
Bench PresslyBench Pressly (voice)Pilot[73]
2005Alien ApocalypseDr. Ivan HoodTelevision film
2006Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!Captain Shuggazoom (voice)2 episodes
Touch the Top of the WorldEd WeihenmayerTelevision film
Robot ChickenHimself / Red Power Ranger / Car Chase Reporter (voices)Episode: "Dragon Nuts"
2006–2009The ReplacementsPhil Mygrave / Gordo Glideright (voices)6 episodes
2007El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny RiveraThe Industrialist (voice)Episode: "Burrito's Little Helper/Crouching Tigre, Hidden Dragon"
2007–2013Burn NoticeSam Axe111 episodes
2011Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam AxeTelevision film; also executive producer
20131600 PennDoug GilchristEpisode: "Skip the Tour"
2014PsychDr. Ashford N. SimpsonEpisode: "A Nightmare on State Street"
The LibrariansSanta ClausEpisode: "And Santa's Midnight Run"
2015Last Fan StandingPresenterStreaming Amazon Prime 10 episodes
FargoRonald Reagan[74]2 episodes
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade NinjaThe Creep (voice)Episode; "Ball's Well That Friend's Well"
2015–2018Ash vs Evil DeadAsh Williams30 episodes; also executive producer[75]
2018Eli Roth's History of HorrorHimselfDocuseries; 2 episodes
2018–2020Rapunzel's Tangled AdventureKing Edmund (voice)7 episodes
2018Lodge 49Gary Green3 episodes
2019Ripley's Believe It or Not!Himself (host)10 episodes; also executive producer
2020–2021The Last Kids on EarthChef (voice)11 episodes
2021AdoptedJohn VossUnaired pilot
A.P. BioJohn GriffinEpisode: "Tons of Rue"
ArcherMcGinley (voice)Episode: "Dingo, Baby, et Cetera"
One December NightSteve BedfordTelevision film
2022My Southern Family ChristmasEverett BergeronTelevision film[76]
2023Impractical JokersHimself (guest host)Episode: "Bruce Campbell"
DiscontinuedHimself (host)Streaming series, 10 episodes
2024Hysteria!Chief Ben Dandridge7 episodes[77][78]
2025–presentInvincibleSatan (voice)2 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997Broken HelixJake Burton
1998Pitfall 3D: Beyond the JunglePitfall Harry Jr
2000Tachyon: The FringeJake Logan
Evil Dead: Hail to the KingAsh Williams
2002Spider-ManTutorial Narrator
2003Evil Dead: A Fistful of BoomstickAsh Williams
2004Spider-Man 2Tutorial Narrator
2005Evil Dead: RegenerationAsh Williams
2006The Ant BullyFugax
2007Spider-Man 3Tutorial Narrator
2011Army of Darkness: DefenseAsh WilliamsGame Closed
Cars 2Rod "Torque" Redline
2012The Amazing Spider-ManThe Extreme Reporter
2014TOME: Immortal ArenaTutorial NarratorGame Closed
2015Call of Duty: Advanced WarfareLennoxExo Zombies DLC
2019Dead by DaylightAsh WilliamsAsh vs Evil Dead DLC
2022Evil Dead: The GameAlso producer[79]
2023Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitleResult
1993Fangoria Chainsaw AwardBest ActorArmy of Darkness
2003DVD Exclusive AwardBest Audio Commentary (Limited Edition)The Evil Dead
The Comedy FestivalFilm Discovery Jury Award for Best ActorBubba Ho-Tep
2004Chlotrudis AwardBest Actor
Fangoria Chainsaw Award
2005Fantasporto Film FestivalInternational Fantasy Film Award for Best Actor
2007Ashland Independent Film FestivalRogue Award
2010Satellite AwardsBest Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television FilmBurn Notice
2016Fangoria Chainsaw AwardBest Actor on TelevisionAsh vs Evil Dead
Saturn Awards
2017Fangoria Chainsaw AwardBest TV Actor
Saturn AwardsBest Actor on a Television Series
2018

See also

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