At 60, veteran television star Billy Campbell finally landed on the “best job” of his career. And now it’s coming to an end.Campbell, who stars as the titular detective on CTV’s hit crime drama Cardinal, which returns for its fourth and final season Monday night, got his start 34 years ago with a recurring role on Dynasty.
Since then, he has played the hero in Disney’s The Rocketeer and the bad guy opposite Jennifer Lopez (in 2002’s Enough). There have also been parts on The Killing and Helix.
But playing the steely John Cardinal in the Canadian Screen Award-winning show is what sticks with him the most.“It’s been the best role of my career and the one that I was most well-suited for.”Adapted from Giles Blunt’s popular novels, Campbell, on