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Brian Howe (actor)

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Brian Howe
Born
United States
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)

Brian Howe is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of stockbroker Jay Twistle in the film The Pursuit of Happyness.[1][2]

Career

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His other films include K-PAX, The Majestic, Catch Me If You Can, RV, Déjà Vu, Return to Me, Evan Almighty, Gran Torino (as Steve Kowalski) and Annabelle. Howe has appeared in guest roles in a number of television series, including Crossing Jordan, Criminal Minds, Judging Amy, Law & Order, The Unit, Without a Trace, Boston Legal, The Shield, Lie to Me, Charmed, and was a regular on Journeyman as the newspaper editor until the cancellation of the show by NBC in December 2007 due to low ratings. More recently, he has had recurring roles on Nikita, Justified and Westworld. In 2021, he had a main role in Kevin Can F**k Himself as Peter McRoberts.

Howe is part of the stock company formed by filmmaker Larry Blamire, and has played Dr. Roger Fleming, the evil scientist who awakens the skeleton, in the 2004 science-fiction spoof The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra, his twin brother Peter Fleming in its sequel, The Lost Skeleton Returns Again, the dim but heroic sailor Big Dan Frater in Trail of the Screaming Forehead, and the foppish Englishman Burling Famish Jr. in Dark and Stormy Night.

Selected filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1994 Law & Order Duffy Episode: "Snatched"
1995 Bonnie Sammy Sinatra Main role
1997 Law & Order John Mack Episode: "Barter"
1999 Law & Order Detective Harry Sorkin Episode: "Hate"
1999 Family Law John Carrigalo Episode: "Damages"
2000 Touched by an Angel Jerry Fleming Episode: "Quality Time"
2001 Crossing Jordan Cosgrove Episode: "The Ties That Bind"
2001 Touched by an Angel Sheriff Charlie Episode: "A Winter Carol"
2001 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Mr. Winston Episode: "Face Lift"
2002 Will & Grace Ken Episode: "He Shoots, They Snore"
2002 Judging Amy Police Officer Episode: "Thursday's Child"
2003 A Minute with Stan Hooper Gary Main role
2005 Charmed Ronny Episode: "Ordinary Witches"
2005 CSI: Miami Dale Buford Episode: "Nothing to Lose"
2006 Without a Trace Grant Stoker Episode: "Crossroads"
2007 Journeyman Hugh Skillen Main role
2007 NCIS Sheriff Tom Barrett Episode: "Suspicion"
2007 The Shield Carlos Morganza Episode: "Haunts"
2008 Boston Legal Martin Monrow Episode: "Dances with Wolves"
2008 Bones Sheriff Leonard Wilkinson Episode: "The Con Man in the Meth Lab"
2009 Numb3rs Robert Posdner Episode: "Disturbed"
2009 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Harvey Wincroft Episode: "Ghost Town"
2010 Cold Case Harry Denton '74 Episode: "The Runaway Bunny"
2010 Nip/Tuck Ron Mark Episode: "Dr. Griffin"
2010 The Mentalist Arliss St. Germain Episode: "Red Herring"
2011 The Closer Nick Rhodes Episode: "Death Warrant"
2012 Castle Aaron Lerner Episode: "Murder He Wrote"
2012 NCIS: Los Angeles Jack Caldwell Episode: "Dead Body Politic"
2012 Nikita Morgan Kendrick 3 episodes
2012 Franklin & Bash A.D.A. Brad Hewett 2 episodes
2014 Grey's Anatomy Robert Fischer Episode: "Take It Back"
2014 The Newsroom (American TV series) Barry Lasenthal Episode: "Main Justice" and 2 others
2015 Criminal Minds Alex Zorgen Episode: "The Hunt"
2016 CSI: Cyber Richard Reynolds Episode: "404: Flight Not Found"
2016 American Horror Story Mark Phillips Episode: "Chapter 10"
2016 Westworld Sheriff Pickett 3 episodes
2016 The Middle Tom Episode: "Trip and Fall"
2016 The Last Tycoon Red Ridingwood 2 episodes
2016 Vice Principals Superintendent Jeremy Haas Recurring role
2017 SEAL Team Oliver Carter Episode: "Ghost of Christmas Future"
2017 Designated Survivor Harry Episode: "Home"
2017 Chicago Fire Nick Porter Recurring role
2018 S.W.A.T. Craig Episode: "Crews"
2018 Code Black Richard Fields Episode: "The Same as Air"
2018 9-1-1 Harlow Episode: "7.1"
2018 Superstore Neil Penderson 2 episodes
2019 Hawaii Five-0 Carl Episode: "E'ao lu'au a kualima"
2019 All Rise Wallace Fisk Episode: "Drispy"
2021 Kevin Can F**k Himself Peter McRoberts Main role

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2000 Return to Me Mike
2001 K-PAX Dr. Steven Becker
The Majestic Carl Leffert
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra Dr. Roger Fleming
2002 Catch Me If You Can FBI Agent Earl Amdursky
2006 RV Marty
Déjà Vu Medical Examiner
The Pursuit of Happyness Jay Twistle
2007 Evan Almighty Builder
2008 Gran Torino Steve Kowalski
2009 Dark and Stormy Night Burling Famish Jr.
2014 Annabelle Pete Higgins
2017 Annabelle: Creation Pete Higgins
2021 Sweet Girl Pete Micelli
2021 Being the Ricardos Charles Koerner

References

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  1. ^ "Annabelle Has A Teaser Trailer". Empire. 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  2. ^ "Trailer Trashin': That Creepy Doll is Back in Annabelle - CinemaNerdz". cinemanerdz.com. 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
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