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Brian Howe
With over 30 years of experience, Brian Howe is one of Hollywood's most enduring character actors. Some of his career highlights include "K-PAX" (2001) with Jeff Bridges, "Catch Me If You Can" (2002) with Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio and "Gran Torino" (2008) with Clint Eastwood. He has also starred, guest-starred and had recurring roles on some of TV's most popular and respected shows including "Westworld" (HBO, 2016-), "Chicago Fire" (NBC, 2012-), "Vice Principals" (HBO, 2016-17) and "Justified" (FX, 2010-2015). Howe's work on director Aaron Sorkin's play "The Farnsworth Invention" led to additional roles in other Sorkin productions such as "The Newsroom" (HBO, 2012-13) and "Being the Ricardos" (2021) with Nicole Kidman. He has been cast opposite Jason Segel and Harrison Ford in the upcoming Apple TV series "Shrinking." He's also executive producer, director and lead voice of the award-winning comedy albums "The Audio AdventureBook of Big Dan Frater" Volumes 1 & 2 on iTunes and Amazon.
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Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68% |
|
Being the Ricardos | Charles Koerner (Character) | - | 2021 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cover Versions | Detective Fairbanks (Character) | - | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Long Live the King | Unknown (Character) | - | 2016 |
| 28% |
|
Annabelle | Pete Higgins (Character) | $84.4M | 2014 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Dark and Stormy Night | Burling Famish Jr. (Character) | - | 2009 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Taking Chances | Stover Barksdale (Character) | - | 2009 |
| No Score Yet |
|
The Lost Skeleton Returns Again | Peter Fleming (Character) | - | 2008 |
| 81% |
|
Gran Torino | Steve Kowalski (Character) | $148.1M | 2008 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Trail of the Screaming Forehead | Big Dan Frater (Character) | - | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | By Appointment Only | Jim (Character) | - | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dark Heart | Unknown (Character) | - | 2006 |
| 67% |
|
The Pursuit of Happyness | Jay Twistle (Character) | $162.6M | 2006 |
| 23% |
|
RV | Marty (Character) | $71.4M | 2006 |
| 96% |
|
Catch Me if You Can | Earl Amdursky (Character) | $164.4M | 2002 |
| 54% |
|
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra | Dr. Roger Fleming (Character) | $110.5K | 2001 |
| 42% |
|
The Majestic | Carl Leffert (Character) | $27.8M | 2001 |
| 42% |
|
K-PAX | Steve (Character) | $50.3M | 2001 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91% | 61% | Kevin Can F**k Himself | Pete McRoberts (Character) | 2021-2022 |
| No Score Yet | 88% | Chicago Fire | Nick Porter (Guest Star) | 2017-2020 |
| No Score Yet | 53% | All Rise | Wallace Fisk (Guest Star) | 2019 |
| 93% | 81% | Superstore | Neil Penderson (Guest Star) | 2018-2019 |
| No Score Yet | 69% | Hawaii Five-0 | Carl (Guest Star) | 2019 |
| 86% | 77% | 9-1-1 | Harlow (Guest Star) | 2018 |
| 59% | 70% | Ghosted | Terry Katzenberg (Guest Star) | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | 66% | S.W.A.T. | Craig (Guest Star) | 2018 |
| 71% | 53% | Designated Survivor | Harry (Guest Star) | 2017 |
| 83% | 86% | Vice Principals | Superintendent Jeremy Haas (Guest Star) | 2016-2017 |
| No Score Yet | 85% | SEAL Team | Oliver (Guest Star) | 2017 |
| No Score Yet | 88% | The Middle | Tom (Guest Star) | 2016 |
| 77% | 66% | American Horror Story | Mark Phillips (Guest Star) | 2016 |
| 34% | 37% | CSI: Cyber | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
| 84% | 85% | Masters of Sex | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013-2015 |
| No Score Yet | 83% | Criminal Minds | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | 90% | The Newsroom | Barry Lasenthal (Guest Star) | 2014 |
| 81% | 88% | Hart of Dixie | Gerald Thibodaux (Guest Star) | 2013-2014 |
| 35% | 70% | Growing Up Fisher | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
| 84% | 72% | Grey's Anatomy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
| 8% | 67% | Betrayal | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
| 61% | 84% | Franklin & Bash | A.D.A. Brad Hewett (Guest Star) | 2012-2013 |
| 88% | 92% | Longmire | Dale Lowry (Guest Star) | 2013 |
| 68% | 78% | The Client List | Judge Overton (Guest Star) | 2013 |
| 97% | 95% | Justified | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
| 85% | 69% | Nikita | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012-2013 |
| No Score Yet | 63% | NCIS: Los Angeles | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
| 82% | 87% | Castle | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
| 83% | 84% | The Closer | Nick Rhodes (Guest Star) | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | 80% | Medium | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
| 74% | 67% | The Defenders | Chief of Detectives (Guest Star) | 2010 |
| 74% | 82% | Nip/Tuck | Ron Mark (Guest Star) | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | 95% | Cold Case | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | 86% | Lie to Me | Garrett Denning (Guest Star) | 2009 |
| 31% | No Score Yet | Three Rivers | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | 81% | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 2009 |
| 6% | No Score Yet | Mental | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | 93% | Numb3ers | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
| 90% | 83% | Bones | Sheriff Leonard Wilkinson (Guest Star) | 2008 |
| 86% | 90% | Boston Legal | Martin Monrow (Guest Star) | 2008 |
| 44% | 100% | Journeyman |
Unknown (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2007 |
| 90% | 96% | The Shield | Carlos Morganza (Guest Star) | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | 84% | NCIS | Sheriff Tom Barrett (Guest Star) | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | 75% | Without a Trace | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | All of Us | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
| 85% | 77% | The Unit | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 65% | CSI: Miami | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Minute With Stan Hooper | Unknown (Character) | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The District | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002-2003 |
| No Score Yet | 88% | Will & Grace | Ken (Guest Star) | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Touched by an Angel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000-2001 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Family Law | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dave's World | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
| 100% | No Score Yet | Bonnie | Sammy Sinatra (Character) | 1995-1996 |