Richard Brake - wikipedia Richard Brake Richard Brake Brake in July 2016. Richard Colin Brake ( 1964 - 11 - 30 ) 30 November 1964 ( age 52 ) Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Wales, United Kingdom Residence Los Angeles, California, United States Nationality Welsh American Education Western Reserve Academy Alma mater Duke University Occupation Actor Years active 1993 -- present Richard Colin Brake ( born 30 November 1964 ) is a Welsh - American actor, known for portraying Joe Chill in Batman Begins 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 Having appeared in numerous productions ( including brief appearances in Cold Mountain and Munich ), Brake achieved his first significant role in mainstream cinema being cast as Joe Chill in Christopher Nolan 's 2005 film, Batman Begins. As in most versions of the Batman comic series, his character is the criminal who murdered Bruce Wayne 's parents, effectively starting him on his path to becoming Batman. Following this, Brake appeared as the warped Portman in Doom, with Karl Urban and The Rock. Brake also made a cameo appearance in the video for Muse 's `` Knights of Cydonia '', playing a villainous sheriff in a strange futuristic western. He then played released convict Bobby DeWitt in The Black Dahlia, and appears in Hannibal Rising as Enrikas Dortlich, one of the war criminals who murders young Hannibal Lecter 's sister. In September 2007, Brake appeared on stage at the Young Vic in The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers. The production was directed by Matthew Dunster. Returning to film, his next starring role was that of Prior in Outpost from director Steve Barker. Brake starred in Craig Singer 's Perkins ' 14, which was featured in the After Dark Horrorfest film festival. In 2009, Brake appeared as Gary Scott in Rob Zombie 's Halloween II, a sequel to his remake of Halloween -- a role he garnered based on a personal recommendation to Rob Zombie from Sid Haig. He has also appeared in several British television shows including M.I. High, Keen Eddie and Jeeves and Wooster, as well as the American television show Cold Case. Brake portrayed a captain in the einherjar in the superhero film Thor : The Dark World. In March 2015 Rob Zombie cast Brake as Doom - Head, the main antagonist in the horror film 31, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2016. Beginning in 2014, Brake portrayed the Night King in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, appearing in the show 's fourth and fifth seasons, notably in the episode `` Hardhome '', which won numerous awards. Due to scheduling conflicts, Brake was unable to film for the show 's sixth season, and was replaced by Vladimir Furdik in the role. In 2016, he portrayed Gaiseric in the television series Barbarians Rising. 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 Pending -- Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actor 2017 Bitter Harvest Medved 2017 The Death of Stalin Tarasov 2017 Payne & Redemption Lenny 2017 Perfect Skin Bob Reid post-production 2017 The Dare Credence filming 2018 Mandy The Chemist post-production 2019 Hit The Doctor pre-production TBA Extinction Wrath announced 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 5 episodes Video Game Year Title Role Notes 2005 Juiced T.K. 2017 Squadron 42 TBA 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 ^ Richard Brake on IMDb 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 VIAF : 161049886 LCCN : no2010198655 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_Brake&oldid=804323963 '' Categories : 1964 births 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 Hidden categories : EngvarB from April 2015 Use dmy dates from April 2015 Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu Cymraeg Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano 日本 語 Polski Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 8 October 2017, at 06 : 51. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: who's the actor that plays the night king
Answer: Richard Colin Brake