Billy Lee — Bad Times at the El Royale Character Profile

About Billy Lee

The charismatic and ruthless leader of a dangerous cult. He forces his followers and victims to choose sides, interrogates the hotel guests, and demands a valuable incriminating film. He executes Emily in a rigged roulette game and is ultimately killed by Miles and his followers during a shootout.

Character Facts

Played by

Chris Hemsworth

Appears in

Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Billy Lee — Conflict Rival — Laramie Seymour Sullivan / Dwight Broadbeck (Jon Hamm)

  FBI operations are disrupted by the cult leader's arrival.

• Billy Lee — Conflict Executioner — Emily Summerspring (Dakota Johnson)

  Billy Lee kills Emily after she loses a lethal game.

• Billy Lee — Conflict Arch Enemy — Miles Miller (Lewis Pullman)

  Miles retaliates against Billy for the murder of Emily.

• Billy Lee — Temporal Successor — Felix O'Kelly (Nick Offerman)

  Billy's quest for the film connects him to Felix's past crimes.

• Billy Lee — Conflict Hostage — Darlene Sweet (Cynthia Erivo)

  Darlene is taken hostage by Billy's followers.

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More characters from Bad Times at the El Royale

• Father Daniel Flynn / Dock O'Kelly (Jeff Bridges)
• Darlene Sweet (Cynthia Erivo)
• Miles Miller (Lewis Pullman)
• Emily Summerspring (Dakota Johnson)
• Larsen Rogers (Mark O'Brien)
• Rose Summerspring (Cailee Spaeny)
• Reporter Paul Kraemer (Gerry Nairn)
• Felix O'Kelly (Nick Offerman)
• Laramie Seymour Sullivan / Dwight Broadbeck (Jon Hamm)
• Vesta Shears (Alvina August)
• Helen Gandy (Rebecca Toolan)
• Florence Lemons, Vesta's Backup Singer (Bethany Brown)