Richard Brake - wikipedia Richard Brake Richard Brake Brake in 2018 Richard Colin Brake ( 1964 - 11 - 30 ) November 30, 1964 ( age 53 ) Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Wales Residence London, United Kingdom Nationality Welsh American Education Western Reserve Academy Alma mater Duke University Occupation Actor Years active 1993 -- present Children Richard Colin Brake ( born November 30, 1964 ) is a Welsh - American actor, known for portraying Joe Chill in Batman Begins ( 2005 ), Doom - Head in 31 ( 2016 ), and the Night King in Game of Thrones in the fourth and fifth season. Contents 1 Early life 2 Acting career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Video Game 4.4 Music Video 4.5 Other 5 References 6 External links Early life Brake was born in Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed. In 1967 he and his family migrated to the United States, where they first settled in Atlanta. He then grew up in the states of North Carolina, Tennessee, and Ohio. Brake attended Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio, and trained in The Science of Acting under the technique 's founder, and founding Principal of The Academy of the Science of Acting and Directing, Sam Kogan. He also studied acting in New York City at the Michael Chekhov Studio under Beatrice Straight. Acting career In 1993, he made his screen acting debut as a reporter on an episode of the British comedy series Jeeves and Wooster. In 1994, Brake and actress Rachel Weisz both made their film debuts in the science - fiction horror film Death Machine, which starred Brad Dourif. Following supporting roles in a few low - budget films, Brake did not appear in a single film until six years later when he landed his first role by a major film distributor in Anthony Minghella 's civil war film Cold Mountain. Brake played the leader of a group of Union foragers who attempts to rape the young widow Sara, played by Natalie Portman. The film was released on Christmas Day 2003 and was a critical and commercial success, receiving seven Academy Award nominations. In 2005, Brake finally achieved recognition from mainstream audiences in Christopher Nolan 's Batman Begins, where he plays Joe Chill, the man responsible for murdering the parents of Bruce Wayne. The film was released on June 15, 2005 to critical acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, losing to Memoirs of a Geisha. Brake appeared as the warped and perverted space Marine Dean Portman in Doom, with Karl Urban and Dwayne Johnson. He appeared as a hostile American man in Steven Spielberg 's Munich, a cinematic retelling of the Munich massacre in the midst of the 1972 Summer Olympics. The film received positive reviews and was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, losing to Crash. In 2006, Brake made a cameo appearance in the music video for Muse 's Knights of Cydonia, playing a villainous sheriff in a strange futuristic western. Brake played released convict Bobby DeWitt in Brian De Palma 's The Black Dahlia, a fictional account of the murder of actress Elizabeth Short. Despite being a critical and commercial failure, the film received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, losing to Pan 's Labyrinth. In 2007, he had a supporting role in Hannibal Rising, which was based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Thomas Harris. He played Enrikas Dortlich, one of the war criminals who murders Mischa Lecter, the younger sister of psychiatrist - turned - cannibalistic killer Hannibal Lecter. In 2008, he played ex-Marine Prior in the horror film Outpost. In 2009, following a guest appearance on the crime drama Cold Case and a supporting role as the titular character in Perkins ' 14, he appeared in Rob Zombie 's Halloween II, the sequel to his remake of Halloween. He plays Gary Scott, a sleazy and perverted coroner who is brutally decapitated by Michael Myers following a car crash that kills his co-worker. Brake garnered the role based on a personal recommendation to Zombie from actor Sid Haig. Brake made a cameo in the thriller Cuckoo, which premiered at the Cambridge Film Festival on September 25, 2009. In 2010, he co-starred with Idris Elba in the psychological thriller Legacy, which premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival on February 28, 2010. In 2011, he co-starred with Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson in the romantic drama Water for Elephants, which was based on Sara Gruen 's 2006 novel of the same name. The film was released on April 22, 2011 to positive reviews. Brake played Harry Green in the horror film The Incident, where he does n't have any spoken dialogue throughout the film. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2011, where it was nominated for the Midnight Madness Award. In 2013, he had supporting roles in the action thriller The Numbers Station starring John Cusack and Malin Åkerman, and Ridley Scott 's crime thriller The Counselor, starring Michael Fassbender and Penélope Cruz. Brake made a cameo in the superhero film Thor : The Dark World, the sequel to Thor. The film became the biggest commercial success for Brake 's career, earning $644.6 million dollars at the box office worldwide. Brake had a recurring role as mobster Terry Mandel on Frank Darabont 's neo-noir crime drama Mob City. In 2014, he made guest appearances on the crime drama Crossing Lines and the action thriller series Transporter : The Series, both roles he played were international criminals wanted for murder. From 2014 to 2015, Brake portrayed the Night King on the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, appearing in the show 's fourth and fifth seasons, most notably in the fifth season episode `` Hardhome '', which received seven Emmy nominations. Brake co-starred with Colin Firth and Samuel L. Jackson in the action comedy Kingsman : The Secret Service, where he plays an unnamed man who interrogates Taron Egerton 's character as part of his training to become a spy for the intelligence agency Kingsman. He made a cameo as a bar patron in the semi-biographical drama Set Fire to the Stars, which premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on June 23, 2014. In 2015, he appeared on the FX historical fiction drama The Bastard Executioner as Baron Edwin Pryce. Due to scheduling conflicts with The Bastard Executioner, Brake was unable to reprise as The Night King for the sixth season of Game of Thrones and was replaced by Vladimir Furdik, one of the shows main stunt performers. Brake guest - starred on an episode of Grimm as a hunter with a penchant for severing a foot from his victims. He co-starred with Melissa McCarthy and Jason Statham in the action comedy Spy, where he played a Chechen terrorist in pursuit of a nuclear weapon. The film was universally praised and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy. Throughout 2016, Brake made guest appearances on several award - winning television shows such as Hawaii Five - 0 and Peaky Blinders. He also had a recurring role as Russian mobster Vlad on the Showtime series Ray Donovan. In 2016, he starred as the main antagonist Doom - Head in Rob Zombie 's slasher horror film 31. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2016. Despite mixed reviews from critics, Brake received enormous praise for his performance and was nominated for the Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actor, losing to Stephen Lang for Do n't Breathe. In 2017, Brake appeared as Medved in Bitter Harvest and as Tarasov in The Death of Stalin, both films focused on Soviet revolutionary and dictator Joseph Stalin. While the former was panned by critics, the latter received widespread praise. Brake had a recurring role on the crime thriller series Absentia as Conrad Harlow, a wealthy banker who is released from prison after the FBI agent who was hunting him down for the murders of several women is found alive. In 2018, he landed his first lead role as tattoo artist Bob Reid in the psychological horror - thriller Perfect Skin, which premiered at Frightfest London on August 25, 2018. Brake 's performance was critically acclaimed and regarded as the best of his career. Brake co-starred with Nicolas Cage and Andrea Riseborough in the horror film Mandy, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2018. Brake appeared as Rex in the western film The Sisters Brothers, which starred John C. Reilly and Joaquin Phoenix as the titular characters. The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2018, where Jacques Audiard won the Silver Lion for Best Director. He is to star with Blake Lively and Sterling K. Brown in the thriller film The Rhythm Section, which will be released on February 22, 2019. Personal life Brake and his ex-wife Rachel have two sons ; Ryan ( born 1999 ) and Henry ( born August 20, 2002 ). After meeting actor Eddie Marsan at the Academy of the Science of Acting and Directing, the two became close friends. He is the godfather of Marsan 's children. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Death Machine Scott Ridley Subterfuge Pierce Tencil Virtual Terror Steve Baker Deus Volt Bishop Von Match 2003 Cold Mountain Nym 2005 Soul Searcher Van Bueren 2005 Batman Begins Joe Chill 2005 Doom Corporal Dean Portman 2005 Munich Belligerent American 2006 The Black Dahlia Bobby DeWitt 2007 Hannibal Rising Enrikas Dortlich 2007 Retribution Masters 2008 Outpost Prior 2009 Perkins ' 14 Ronald Perkins 2009 Halloween II Gary Scott 2009 Cuckoo Lone Wolf Legacy Scott O'Keefe 2011 Detention Mr. Nolan 2011 Good Day for It Norman Tyrus 2011 Water for Elephants Grady 2011 The Incident Harry Green Also known as Asylum Blackout 2013 The Numbers Station Max 2013 The Counselor Second Man 2013 Thor : The Dark World Einherjar Captain 2014 Set Fire to the Stars Mr. Unlucky 2014 Kingsman : The Secret Service The Interrogator 2015 Spy Solsa Dudaev 2015 The Cannibal in the Jungle Dr. Timothy Darrow 2015 The Chameleon Detective Brady 2016 31 Doom - Head Won -- Fright Meter Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated -- BloodGuts UK Horror Award for Best Actor Nominated -- Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actor 2017 Bitter Harvest Medved 2017 The Death of Stalin Tarasov 2018 Mandy The Chemist 2018 Perfect Skin Bob Reid 2018 Feedback Hunter 2018 Payne & Redemption Lenny 2018 The Sisters Brothers Rex 2019 3 from Hell Winslow Foxworth Coltrane Post-production 2019 The Dare Credence Post-production 2019 The Rhythm Section Lehmans Post-production Television Year Title Role Notes Jeeves and Wooster Reporter Episode : `` Lady Florence Craye Arrives in New York ( or, the Once and Future Ex ) '' Keen Eddie `` Dutch '' Mike Vanderlay Episode : `` Sticky Fingers '' 2009 Cold Case Rich Kiesel Episode : `` Mind Games '' 2009 M.I. High Georgi Episode : `` Family Tree '' 2009 NCIS : Los Angeles John Bordinay Episode : `` Ambush '' The Deep McIndoe 3 episodes 2011 Above Suspicion Joseph Marshall / Alexander Fitzpatrick 3 episodes 2013 Mob City Terry Mandel 5 episodes 2014 The Assets Agent Waters Episode : `` Trip to Vienna '' 2014 Crossing Lines Alexander Fuster / Winston Smith Episode : `` The Kill Zone '' 2014 Transporter : The Series Dezdu Magyar Episode : `` 2B or Not 2B '' 2014 -- 15 Game of Thrones The Night King 2 episodes 2015 Obsession : Dark Desires Dale Episode : `` Apocalypse Now '' 2015 Grimm Nigel Edmund Episode : `` Bad Luck '' 2015 The Bastard Executioner Baron Edwin Pryce 3 episodes 2016 Beowulf : Return to the Shieldlands Arak Episode 8 2016 Hawaii Five - 0 Henry Garavito Episode : `` Ka Pono Ku'oko'a '' ( The Cost of Freedom ) 2016 Peaky Blinders Anton Kaledin Episode 1 2016 Barbarians Rising Geiseric Episode : `` Ruin '' 2016 Ray Donovan Vlad 4 episodes 2017 Absentia Conrad Harlow 6 episodes 2017 Supernatural Luther Shrike Episode : `` The Scorpion and the Frog '' 2017 Eight Days That Made Rome Seneca Episode : `` The Downfall of Nero '' 2018 The Royals Earl Frost 5 episodes 2018 Patrick Melrose Mark Episode : `` Bad News '' Video Game Year Title Role Notes 2005 Juiced T.K. 2018 Squadron 42 Wounded miner post-production Music Video Year Title Artist Notes 2006 Knights of Cydonia Muse Played the role of Sheriff Baron Klaus Rottingham Other Year Title Role Notes 2008 The Tonto Woman John Isham Short film 2011 The Sweethearts Landlord Short film References Jump up ^ Kogan, Sam ( 2010 ). Helen Kogan, ed. The Science of Acting. Routledge. p. Dust Jacket. ISBN 978 - 0 - 415 - 48812 - 9. Jump up ^ `` The Academy of the Science of Acting and Directing ''. Jump up ^ `` The Academy of the Science of Acting and Directing -- an introduction ''. Jump up ^ Richard Brake -- Hannibal Rising Jump up ^ Hanley, Ken W. ( 24 September 2012 ). `` Casting Round - up : `` 31 '' ``. Fangoria.com. Retrieved 24 September 2012. Jump up ^ `` '' 31 '' Gives a Glimpse of Doom - Head ! ``. Fangoria. Retrieved 16 March 2015. Jump up ^ `` Here 's Doom Head -- Rob Zombie 's 31 ''. BD. Retrieved 16 March 2015. Jump up ^ `` Rob Zombie Casts His `` Doom - Head '' In ' 31 ′ ``. BD. Retrieved 16 March 2015. Jump up ^ Patten, Dominic ( 24 September 2012 ). `` ' Thor : The Dark World ' Adds Pair To Cast ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved 24 September 2012. Jump up ^ `` Richard Brake Brings Doom Head to Rob Zombie 's 31 ''. DC. Retrieved 16 March 2015. Jump up ^ `` How We Met : Eddie Marsan & Richard Brake ''. Independent. Retrieved 25 August 2016. Jump up ^ `` Never mind Oscar, here 's the 2017 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Nominees Ballot ! ''. FANGORIA ®. Retrieved 14 February 2017. External links Richard Brake at AllMovie WorldCat Identities BNE : XX5523345 ISNI : 0000 0003 7206 6773 LCCN : no2010198655 VIAF : 161049886 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_Brake&oldid=864869628 '' Categories : American male film actors American male television actors Welsh emigrants to the United States American people of English descent American people of Welsh descent Welsh people of English descent People from Hengoed Male actors from California Living people 21st - century American male actors 20th - century American male actors Hidden categories : EngvarB from April 2015 Use dmy dates from April 2015 Infobox person using alma mater Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with BNE identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Year of birth missing ( living people ) Talk Contents About Wikipedia Afrikaans Asturianu تۆرکجه Cymraeg Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano 日本 語 Polski Русский 5 more Edit links This page was last edited on 20 October 2018, at 01 : 44 ( UTC ). 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Question: which actor plays the night king in game of thrones
Answer: Richard Colin Brake