Where You’ve Seen WandaVision’s Billy & Tommy Before

The actors playing Billy and Tommy Maximoff in WandaVision are receiving positive buzz for their portrayals of Wanda’s twin sons, but both have impressive resumes outside the Marvel show. Julian Hilliard, who plays Billy, and Jett Klyne, who plays Tommy, had extensive acting experience prior to their WandaVision appearances, with roles in several hit movies and television shows.

Fans of Marvel comics will recognize Billy and Tommy as the heroes Wiccan and Speed, who are members of the Young Avengers – the twins even wore their comic costumes for Halloween in the show’s sixth episode. WandaVision has already hinted at their abilities: Billy’s skillset resembles Scarlet Witch’s with powers including telekinesis and telepathy, while Tommy takes after his uncle Quicksilver’s super-speed. Hilliard and Klyne do great work as young kids coming into these new powers and dealing with the uncertainties of their strange reality and accelerated childhoods.

WandaVision is far from Hilliard or Klyne’s first project. Both have acted in films and television series before landing the roles of Billy and Tommy. Here are some of the roles you may recognize them from.

Billy – Julian Hilliard

Hilliard made a massive impression in his role as young Luke Crain in Netflix’s hit show The Haunting of Hill House. He was only 6 years old when he was cast in the horror series, but he was more than able to portray Luke’s innocence and vulnerability, as well as hold his own alongside the adult cast. Hilliard continued his work in the horror genre with his role as Jack Gardner in Color Out of Space, based on H.P. Lovecraft’s short story of the same name. He also played Tom Craft in the dark fantasy series Penny Dreadful: City of Angels. His next project also promises to be horror-focused, as he joins the Conjuring franchise in The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It.

Tommy – Jett Klyne

Like his co-star, Klyne has quite a bit of experience working in the horror genre before he joined the cast of WandaVision. He played the role of Joshua in Shudder’s Z and young Brahms in The Boy. He has also made several appearances on popular TV shows, including playing young Harvey Kinkle in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and young Special Agent Spender in The X-Files. Klyne is no stranger to superhero franchises either, having starred in an episode of Supergirl. He has also acted alongside Dwayne Johnson in Skyscraper. After his work in WandaVision, it’s clear that Klyne, along with Hilliard, will have a strong future in entertainment, including potential future involvement in the MCU.

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