Briscoe, Brent 1961–

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BRISCOE, Brent 1961

PERSONAL

Born May 21, 1961, in Moberly, MO. Education: Graduated from University of Missouri.

Addresses: Agent United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; The Gage Group, Inc., 14724 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA 91403.

Career: Actor and screenwriter.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade, 1993.

Raider number two, The Killing Box (also known as Ghost Brigade, Ghost Brigade: The Killing Box, Grey Knight, and Grey Night ), 1993.

Scooter Hodges, Sling Blade (also known as Reckoning ), Miramax, 1996.

Boyd, U Turn (also known as U TurnIci commence l'enfer ), Columbia TriStar, 1997.

Lou, A Simple Plan (also known as Ein Einfacher Plan and Un plan simple ), Paramount, 1998.

Clem, Another Day in Paradise, Trimark Pictures, 1998.

Nico's stepfather, Modern Vampires (also known as Revenant ), Sterling Home Entertainment, 1998.

Chief of police, The Minus Man, Artisan Entertainment, 1999.

Jury foreman/Chester's voice, Crazy in Alabama, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1999.

Bill Dodge, The Green Mile (also known as Stephen King's The Green Mile ), Warner Bros., 1999.

Heavyset technician, Man on the Moon (also known as Der Mondmann ), Universal, 1999.

Lurdy, Beautiful, Destination Films, 2000.

Junior Barnes, Double Take, Buena Vista, 2001.

Tony Steinhardt, Madison, Premiere Marketing & Distribution Group, 2001.

Detective Vic Vetter, Say It Ain't So, Twentieth CenturyFox, 2001.

Crusher, Driven (also known as A toute vitesse ), Warner Bros., 2001.

Detective Neal Domgaard, Mulholland Dr. (also known as Mulholland Drive ), Universal Focus, 2001.

Sheriff Cecil Coleman, The Majestic, Warner Bros., 2001.

Russell Whitehead, Waking Up in Reno, Miramax, 2002.

Badge, Journey of Redemption, 2002.

Dan, The Big Empty, Artisan Entertainment, 2003.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Cashen Depps, Legalese, TNT, 1998.

Bum, Hard Time, TNT, 1998.

County sheriff #2, The Break Up, Cinemax, 1998.

Sheriff Felton, The Jack Bull, HBO, 1999.

Big John Wheatley, The Thirteenth Year, The Disney Channel, 1999.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Elvin Crowe, Maximum Bob, ABC, 1998.

Chester Webber, The Handler, CBS, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Luther, "The Moustache Show," Evening Shade, CBS, 1990.

Luther, "Something to Hold Onto," Evening Shade, CBS, 1990.

Curtis May, "Bees Can Sting You, Watch Out: Parts 1 & 2," Hearts Afire, CBS, 1992.

Lyle the Redneck, "Religion," Tracey Takes On , HBO, 1998.

Elvin Crowe, "Once Bitten ," Maximum Bob, ABC, 1998.

Eli Ebee, "Middle of Nowhere," ER, NBC, 1999.

Janitor, "The Green Boots," Chicken Soup for the Soul, PAX, 1999.

Mr. Frears, "Filaments & Ligatures," Gideon's Crossing, ABC, 2001.

Chester Webber, "Off the Edge," The Handler, CBS, 2003.

Chester Webber, "Bleak House," The Handler, CBS, 2004.

"The Trial of Jack McCall," Deadwood, HBO, 2004.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared in Arsenic & Old Lace; South Pacific; Bus Stop; Camelot; How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying; No, No Nanette.

Major Tours:

Appeared in Comic Relief III: The Foreigner; also toured with the Greater Tuna National Touring Company.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Hillbilly Heist, Miramax, 2001.

Waking Up in Reno, Miramax, 2002.

Television Movies:

The Right to Remain Silent, Showtime, 1996.

Television Episodes:

(With Mark Fraser) "Educating Calvin," Evening Shade, CBS, 1994.

(With Fraser) "Mama Knows Best," Evening Shade, CBS, 1994.

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