William Joshua Hopkins (born September 12, 1970) is an American actor. His best known roles include Raymond Millbury on Ally McBeal (2001–2002), Grayson Ellis on Cougar Town (2009–2015), and Liam O'Connor on Quantico (2015–2016).
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Early life
He was born to Larry J. Hopkins (later a U.S. representative) and Carolyn Pennebaker on September 12, 1970. He has two sisters. Hopkins attended The Lexington School and was a member of the JV basketball team.
Career
Hopkins joined the fourth and last season of New York Undercover in 1998. In 1999, Hopkins appeared in Alanis Morissette's "Unsent" music video. He portrayed Paul Allen in the 1999 film Pirates of Silicon Valley and Raymond Milbury on the television series Ally McBeal from 2001 to 2002.
In 2005, Hopkins guest starred on Fox's show Bones as Temperance Brennan's former professor and lover, Michael Stires, in the episode "The Girl in the Fridge". Hopkins has also guest starred in CSI: Miami. In season 1 of the CBS series Cold Case, Hopkins played the role of Assistant District Attorney Jason Kite. The show was especially noted for the on-screen chemistry between Hopkins' character and the character of Detective Lilly Rush, played by Kathryn Morris.
He portrayed womanizer Charlie Babcock on the television series Pepper Dennis in 2006. He later worked with his former Ally McBeal co-star Calista Flockhart when he had a recurring role on Brothers & Sisters. He also had a semi-regular role as Peter Manning on the Fox drama Vanished during 2006.
