Brent Alan Briscoe (May 21, 1961 - October 18, 2017) was an American character actor and writer best known for A Simple Plan (1998), Mulholland Dr. (2001), and The Green Mile (1999).
He was married to Angela Jean Ellis.
Briscoe died in 2017 from internal bleeding after suffering a fall at the age of 56.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1993: Grey Knight as Raider #2
- 1996: Sling Blade as Scooter Hodges
- 1997: U Turn as Boyd
- 1998: Modern Vampires as George
- 1998: Another Day In Paradise as Clem
- 1998: Break Up as County Sheriff #2
- 1998: A Simple Plan as Lou
- 1998: Legalese as Cashen Depps
- 1999: The Minus Man as Chief of Police
- 1999: The Jack Bull as Sheriff Felton
- 1999: The Thirteenth Year as Big John Wheatley
- 1999: Crazy In Alabama as Jury Foreman/Chester's Voice
- 1999: The Green Mile as Bill Dodge
- 1999: Man on the Moon as Heavyset Technician
- 1999: Mulholland Dr. as Det. Domgaard
- 2000: Beautiful as Lurdy
- 2001: Double Take as Junior Barnes
- 2001: Madison as Tony Steinhardt
- 2001: Driven as Crusher
- 2001: Say It Isn't So as Det. Vic Vetter
- 2001: Mulholland Dr. as Det. Domgaard
- 2001: The Majestic as Sheriff Cecil Coleman
- 2002: Its All About You as Bathroom Patron
- 2002: Waking Up In Reno as Russell Whitehead (also writer)
- 2002: Journey Of Redemption as Badge
- 2003: The Big Empty as Dan
- 2004: Spider-Man 2 as Garbage Man
- 2006: Good Cop Bad Cop as Judd
- 2006: Vegas Baby as Big Gut Mel
- 2006: Fist In The Eye as Judd
- 2007: The Messengers as Plume
- 2007: In the Valley of Elah as Det. Hodge
- 2007: Mr. Woodcock as Barber #2
- 2007: Home Of The Giants as Prock
- 2007: Randy And The Mob as Griff Postell
- 2007: National Treasure: Book of Secrets as Michael O'Laughlen
- 2008: C.R.A.Z.Y. as Doug Johnson
- 2008: Black Crescent Moon as Earl
- 2008: Yes-Man as Homeless Guy
- 2009: The Smell Of Success as Shotgun Farmer
- 2009: The Grind as Brent B.
- 2009: Extract as Phil
- 2010: The Killer Inside Me as Bum/Stranger
- 2010: Bloodworth as Coble
- 2010: Small Town Saturday Night as Travis Perkins
- 2010: Dirty Girl as Officer Perry
- 2011: Hail Mary as Legget
- 2012: Jayne Mansfields Car as Bobby
- 2012: The Dark Knight Rises as Veteran Cop
- 2012: Born Wild as Kyle Rich
- 2012: Ambush At Dark Canyon as Morgan Heinz
- 2013: Beneath as Mundy
- 2014: Zombeavers as Winston Gregorson
- 2014: Squatters as Wilerd
- 2014: Atlas Shrugged as Dispatcher
- 2015: Hello My Name Is Frank as Puggis
- 2016: Term Life as Murphy
- 2019: Fifth Of July as Dakota
Television Roles
- 1990-1993: Evening Shade as Luther/Officer McLean/Hunter/Man (7 episodes)
- 1991: Knots Landing as Pizza Delivery Guy
- 1992: Hearts Afire as Curtis May
- 1995: Days of Our Lives as Charlie Hines
- 1998: Tracey Takes On... as Lyle the Redneck
- 1998: Maximum Bob as Elvin Crowe
- 1999: ER as Eli Ebee
- 1999: Chicken Soup For The Soul as Janitor
- 2001: Gideons Crossing as Mr. Frears
- 2003-2004: The Handler as Chester Webber (3 episodes)
- 2004: Deadwood as Prosecutor
- 2004-2010: CSI as Travis/Roger Durbin (2 episodes)
- 2005: 24 as Doug
- 2005: JAG as Sheriff Chuck Dagg
- 2005: NUMB3RS as Guard
- 2005: House as Farmer
- 2005: Grey's Anatomy as Henry Lamott
- 2006: Bones as Larry Stansfield
- 2006: Thief as Father Berault
- 2009: Medium as Trent
- 2010: Desperate Housewives as Jimbo Rooney
- 2010: The Defenders as Tyler Ralston
- 2011: Friends with Benefits as Vernon
- 2011-2015: Parks and Recreation as JJ (5 episodes)
- 2012: NCIS: Los Angeles as Motel Manager
- 2013-2014: Hell on Wheels as Jimmy Two Squares (2 episodes)
- 2014: Scandal as Rev. Dale
- 2014: Perception (2012) as Nightcrawler
- 2015: Justified as Luther Kent
- 2016: Goliath as Beach Bum
- 2017: NCIS as Buzz
- 2017: Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Matthew Langdon
- 2017: Twin Peaks as Det. Dave Macklay
Writer
- 1994: Evening Shade
- 1996: The Right To Remain Silent