Skeet Ulrich is an actor renowned for his roles in 1990s films and television. Rising to fame as Billy Loomis, the charismatic yet sinister killer in Wes Craven’s Scream (1996), Ulrich reprised the role in Scream (2022) and Scream VI (2023). That same year, he played Chris Hooker in the cult classic The Craft (1996) and appeared as Vincent Lopiano in As Good as It Gets (1997).
His early film credits include uncredited roles in Weekend at Bernie’s (1989) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), followed by notable parts in The Newton Boys (1998), Ride with the Devil (1999), Chill Factor (1999), and Takedown (2000), where he portrayed hacker Kevin Mitnick. He also starred as Juvenal in Paul Schrader’s Touch (1997).
On television, Ulrich gained renewed recognition as Forsythe Pendleton “F.P.” Jones II in The CW’s Riverdale (2017–2021). He starred as Jake Green in the post-apocalyptic drama Jericho (2006–2008) and played LAPD Detective Rex Winters in Law & Order: LA (2010–2011). Other TV roles include Paul Callan in Miracles (2003), Jethro Wheeler in Into the West (2005), and appearances in CSI: NY, Law & Order: SVU, and Robot Chicken, where he voiced Duke.
His recent credits include Colin Broussard in Parish (2024), Brian David Mitchell in I Am Elizabeth Smart (2017), and roles in Escape Room (2017), Austin Found (2017), 50 to 1 (2014), and Supercell (2023).