William Ragsdale

William Ragsdale

Acting

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…

Filmography

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The Barn Part III The Barn Part III 2026 Re-Election ★ 3.3 Re-Election 2025 Renfield ★ 6.4 Renfield 2023 WeCrashed ★ 7.3 WeCrashed 2022 The Equalizer ★ 7.3 The Equalizer 2021 NOS4A2 ★ 7.3 NOS4A2 2019 Alex Strangelove ★ 6.6 Alex Strangelove 2018 A Very Merry Toy Store ★ 6.3 A Very Merry Toy Store 2017 The Good Fight ★ 7.5 The Good Fight 2017 Search Party ★ 6.9 Search Party 2016 BrainDead ★ 7.2 BrainDead 2016 Blindspot ★ 7.4 Blindspot 2015 Younger ★ 6.9 Younger 2015 Left Behind ★ 4.3 Left Behind 2014 black-ish ★ 7.1 black-ish 2014 Madam Secretary ★ 7.0 Madam Secretary 2014 The Blacklist ★ 7.6 The Blacklist 2013 Broken City ★ 6.0 Broken City 2013 Elementary ★ 7.6 Elementary 2012 Thunderstruck ★ 6.2 Thunderstruck 2012 Perception ★ 7.2 Perception 2012 Touch ★ 6.6 Touch 2012 Shake It Up ★ 7.6 Shake It Up 2010 Justified ★ 8.0 Justified 2010 White Collar ★ 8.2 White Collar 2009 Living Proof ★ 6.5 Living Proof 2008 What Just Happened ★ 5.4 What Just Happened 2008 The Mentalist ★ 8.4 The Mentalist 2008 The Reaping ★ 5.8 The Reaping 2007 LA Blues LA Blues 2007 Road House 2: Last Call ★ 5.3 Road House 2: Last Call 2006 For One Night ★ 7.6 For One Night 2006 Big Momma's House 2 ★ 5.8 Big Momma's House 2 2006 The War at Home ★ 6.9 The War at Home 2005 Romy and Michele: In the Beginning ★ 5.4 Romy and Michele: In the Beginning 2005 The Bad Girl's Guide ★ 7.0 The Bad Girl's Guide 2005 Medium ★ 7.5 Medium 2005 The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel ★ 4.7 The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel 2004 Desperate Housewives ★ 7.9 Desperate Housewives 2004 Entourage ★ 7.4 Entourage 2004 Miss Match ★ 6.6 Miss Match 2003 NCIS ★ 7.6 NCIS 2003 Less than Perfect ★ 6.9 Less than Perfect 2002 Still Standing ★ 6.8 Still Standing 2002 Without a Trace ★ 7.2 Without a Trace 2002 CSI: Miami ★ 7.7 CSI: Miami 2002 Crossing Jordan ★ 7.2 Crossing Jordan 2001 Curb Your Enthusiasm ★ 8.0 Curb Your Enthusiasm 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ★ 7.6 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2000 Grosse Pointe ★ 8.0 Grosse Pointe 2000 Judging Amy ★ 7.5 Judging Amy 1999 Just a Little Harmless Sex ★ 5.9 Just a Little Harmless Sex 1999 Brother's Keeper ★ 7.0 Brother's Keeper 1998 National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins ★ 5.1 National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins 1995 Hope and Gloria ★ 6.3 Hope and Gloria 1995 Ellen ★ 6.1 Ellen 1994 Frankenstein: The College Years ★ 5.2 Frankenstein: The College Years 1991 Herman's Head ★ 6.8 Herman's Head 1991 Mannequin Two: On the Move ★ 5.8 Mannequin Two: On the Move 1991 Law & Order ★ 7.3 Law & Order 1990 Fright Night Part 2 ★ 6.4 Fright Night Part 2 1988 Smooth Talk ★ 6.2 Smooth Talk 1985 Fright Night ★ 7.0 Fright Night 1985 Screams of a Winter Night ★ 4.7 Screams of a Winter Night 1979