William Ragsdale (born Robert William Ragsdale) is an American actor. He graduated from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas studying religion and humanities. His parents gave him a graduation present in the form of tuition for the Drama Studio London’s American school at Berkeley, California. He's known for playing teenaged vampire slayer Charley Brewster in the horror vampire film Fright Night. He also garnered attention onstage in Neil Simon's plays, Biloxi Blues and Brighton Beach Memoirs, two of the three parts of Simon's trilogy, which ends with Broadway Bound. He starred in the romance comedy movie Mannequin Two: On the Move (1991). He featured for three years as Herman Brooks in the series Herman's Head, had a brief recurring role in the television series Judging Amy, and played television producer Rob Fields on the series Grosse Pointe, which lasted one season. He starred in the short-lived sitcom Brother's Keeper, and appeared on Ellen as the boyfriend of Ellen Morgan (played by Ellen DeGeneres) before her character revealed her homosexuality. He's had numerous guest roles on television throughout the years, including multi-episode stints on Less than Perfect, Necessary Roughness, Mistresses, Search Party, and Younger, as well as small feature movie roles. He played the role of Gary Hawkins in 12 episodes of the drama series Justified, during the series' first three seasons. In 2014, he played Chris Smith in the remake of the movie Left Behind. William Ragsdale(1961년생, El Dorado, Arkansas, USA) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 후라이트 나이트, 후라이트 나이트 2, 리핑: 10개의 재앙이 있으며, 그 외에도 로 앤 오더, 멘탈리스트, NCIS, CSI: 라스베가스, 블랙리스트, CSI: 마이애미, 위기의 주부들, FBI 실종수사대, 엘리멘트리, 커브 유어 엔수지애즘, 고스트 앤 크라임, Crossing Jordan 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. 특히 2026년에는 The Barn Part III에도 참여해서 활동중이다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2026년 The Barn Part III에 출연했다. 2026년 Love in Storytown에서 Mayor Jeff 역을 맡았다. 2025년 Re-Election에 출연했다.