# Brett Rice

James Brett Rice (born April 20, 1954) is an American film, television, and theater actor. He is perhaps known for his roles in the films Forrest Gump (1994), Remember the Titans (2000), Monster (2003), Super 8 (2011), Foxcatcher (2014), and Sully (2016).

## Early life

Brett Rice was born in 1954 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the oldest of four children. He attended a number of schools until finally he was sent to Marist Military Academy in Atlanta, after which he had a short time in the U.S. Army.

## Acting career

He went with a friend to the theater building to wait as he auditioned for a show. While he waited the director asked him if he wanted to audition. He landed a role and from that moment on lived, ate and drank the theater. Over the next five years he went to every theater in Atlanta and auditioned for almost everything that came along. This included a TV pilot for The Catlins (1982) which led to a two-year contract. He got a part in The Bear (1984), with Gary Busey and then a role in a TV movie called Poison Ivy (1985), with Michael J. Fox, Adam Baldwin and Nancy McKeon. Work was hard to find for a while but he worked throughout the 1990s. He played in many TV shows such as In the Heat of the Night (1988), I'll Fly Away (1991), Walker, Texas Ranger (1993), and many more. Theatrical films included Edward Scissorhands (1990), Passenger 57 (1992), Kalifornia (1993), Forrest Gump (1994), From the Earth to the Moon (1998), The Waterboy (1998) and as a co-star in Remember the Titans (2000) in which he played Coach Tyrell opposite Denzel Washington and Will Patton. He had a guest appearance on the television show, Sheena (2000) in the episode "Stranded in the Jungle" (2002). Brett has over 75 credits for TV and film, and at least that many credits for the stage. He has become a Councilor at Large with SAG to get more closely involved with the unusual politics and negotiations with producers in Los Angeles and New York. He starred as Tucker Baggett in the A&E/Netflix series Longmire.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1984 | The Bear | Don Hutson | |
| 1986 | Running Mates | John | |
| 1988 | Final Cut | Mark | |
| 1990 | Edward Scissorhands | Reporter | |
| 1991 | Problem Child 2 | Maitre D' | |
| 1992 | Passenger 57 | Cop #1 | as James Brett Rice |
| 1993 | Kalifornia | Police Officer | |
| 1993 | Matinee | Gene's Dad (voice) | |
| 1994 | Forrest Gump | High School Football Coach | |
| 1994 | Gordy | Jud | as James Brett Rice |
| 1996 | Fled | Officer Thornhill | |
| 1997 | Rosewood | William Bryce | |
| 1998 | Palmetto | Crash Site Cop | |
| 1998 | Holy Man | Detective #1 | |
| 1998 | The Waterboy | Laski | |
| 1998 | Making Waves | Mr. Davis | |
| 1999 | Selma, Lord, Selma | Sheriff Potts | |
| 1999 | All Shook Up | Deputy Lowden | |
| 2000 | Small Town Conspiracy | Doc DeLibo | |
| 2000 | Remember the Titans | Coach Herb Tyrell | |
| 2000 | Unshackled | Captain Tucker | |
| 2002 | The President's Man: A Line in the Sand | Stephen Mornay | |
| 2002 | Longshot | Older Valet | as James Brett Rice |
| 2002 | Sunshine State | Buyer #2 | |
| 2003 | Small Town Conspiracy | Doc DeLibo | |
| 2003 | Dunsmore | Rev. Borland | |
| 2003 | Monster | Charles | |
| 2004 | Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius | Big Bob Jones | |
| 2004 | The Eliminator | Pilot | |
| 2005 | Today You Die | Taggert | |
| 2006 | Glory Road | George McCarty | |
| 2006 | Last Time Forever | Sam Masterson | |
| 2006 | Once Not Far from Home | The Sheriff | Short |
| 2006 | The Ultimate Gift | Bill Stevens | |
| 2006 | We Are Marshall | Lloyd Boone | |
| 2007 | A Death in the Woods | Reuben | Short |
| 2007 | Autographs for French Fries | Andy Cook, Manager | Short |
| 2007 | Pawn'd | Joe Medici | Short |
| 2007 | Who's Your Monkey? | Chris | |
| 2007 | Dusk | James Farmer | Short |
| 2008 | A Minute Too Late | Lead | Short |
| 2008 | Conjurer | Fulton Moss | |
| 2008 | Sex Drive | Mr. Lafferty | |
| 2009 | Like Dandelion Dust | Judge Evams | |
| 2009 | National Lampoon's Van Wilder: Freshman Year | Sergeant Hayes | |
| 2009 | The Blind Side | Cousin Bobby | |
| 2010 | Dear John | Pastor | |
| 2010 | Father of Invention | Howard Camp | |
| 2010 | Prime of Your Life | Richardson | |
| 2010 | Letters to God | Bar Guy | |
| 2010 | Endure | Trooper Rodney Morris | |
| 2010 | Unrequited | Gill Austin | |
| 2010 | The Trial | Dr. Newbern | |
| 2010 | The Way Home | Chief Gary Thomas | |
| 2011 | A Little Bit of Heaven | Ad Agency Client | |
| 2011 | Super 8 | Sheriff Pruitt | |
| 2011 | Seeking Justice | Joe Long | |
| 2011 | Footloose | Roger Dunbar | |
| 2011 | The Saints of Mt. Christopher | Tom | |
| 2012 | Hope Springs | Vince | |
| 2013 | The Ultimate Life | Uncle Bill | |
| 2013 | Wait No Longer | Judge Charles Mathis | Short |
| 2014 | Moms' Night Out | Sgt. Murphy | |
| 2014 | Foxcatcher | Fred Cole | |
| 2014 | Summer Snow | Mr. Jenkins | |
| 2014 | Kill the Messenger | Hansjorg Baier | |
| 2014 | Red Dirt Rising | Roy Lewallen | |
| 2015 | The Square Root of 2 | Ben Lehrer | |
| 2015 | Christmas in the Smokies | Mr. Baxter | |
| 2015 | Woodlawn | Whitehurst | |
| 2016 | The Choice | Dr. McCarthy | |
| 2016 | Sully | Carl Clarke | |
| 2016 | The Wedding Party | Tobias | |
| 2017 | The Case for Christ | Ray Nelson | |
| 2017 | Thumper | Mr. Carter | |
| 2017 | Intent | Daniels | |
| 2020 | Safety | Chairman Diamond |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1982 | The Catlins | Seth Quinn | |
| 1985 | Poison Ivy | Martin Blair | TV movie |
| 1986 | Dalton: Code of Vengeance II | Sergeant Brown | as James Brett Rice |
| 1989–1992 | Superboy | Whitehead / Suit | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | B.L. Stryker | Benny | Episode: "Winner Takes All" |
| 1990–1992 | Swamp Thing | Headman / Everett Baxtor | 2 episodes |
| 1991 | Wife, Mother, Murderer | Fowler | TV movie; as James Brett Rice |
| 1992–1993 | In the Heat of the Night | Delbert Pike / Brian Moss / Manager | 3 episodes |
| 1992 | Stay the Night | Blanchard | TV movie |
| 1992 | I'll Fly Away | D.A. McKeeson / McKeeson | 4 episodes |
| 1993 | Stolen Babies | Robert Taylor | TV movie |
| 1993 | With Hostile Intent | — | TV movie; as James Brett Rice |
| 1993 | Deadly Relations | Tom Porteous | TV movie |
| 1994 | A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story | Sheriff Cole | TV movie |
| 1994 | Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All | Mag Exec | Uncredited |
| 1994 | Thunder in Paradise | Kenneth | Episode: "Distant Shout of Thunder" |
| 1994 | Fortune Hunter | Nick Gunn | Episode: "Millenium" |
| 1994 | Summertime Switch | Judge | TV movie |
| 1995 | Trade-Off | Angry Drunk | TV movie |
| 1995 | seaQuest 2032 | Dustin Thaw / UEO Guard | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Pointman | Ellis Parker | Episode: "Prisoner of Love" |
| 1995 | Saved by the Light | Leonard | TV movie |
| 1996 | Andersonville | Lt. Dahlgren | TV movie |
| 1996 | The Cape | Technician #1 | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1996 | Sudden Terror: The Hijacking of School Bus #17 | Detective Sims | TV movie |
| 1996 | Second Noah | Major Ed Thomas | Episode: "The Choice" |
| 1997 | Savannah | Bringer | Episode: "Where There's a Will..." |
| 1997–2001 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Detective Ed O'Carrol / Kyle Meadows / Danny Barnes | 3 episodes |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Sam Langfitt | Episode: "We Interrupt This Program" |
| 1999 | Passing Glory | — | TV movie |
| 1999 | The Paper Route | The Man | Short |
| 1999 | Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story | Joe Hart | TV movie; as James Brett Rice |
| 2000 | The Runaway | Deputy Hugh | TV movie |
| 2001 | Three Blind Mice | Charlie Stubbs | TV movie |
| 2002 | Sheena | Shanahan | Episode: "Stranded in the Jungle" |
| 2004 | Frankenstein | Detective Dwight Frye | TV movie |
| 2005 | Charmed | Sheriff | Episode: "The Seven Year Witch" |
| 2006 | Aquaman | Commander Haley | TV pilot |
| 2006 | One Tree Hill | Detective | Episode: "I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness" |
| 2007 | The Staircase Murders | Detective Castell | TV movie |
| 2008 | Recount | Judge Charles Burton | TV movie |
| 2009 | Strokes | Mr. Hamilton | TV movie |
| 2009 | Criminal Minds | Detective Bates | Episode: "Bloodlines" |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | Chief Jack Morrow | Episode: "Unchained" |
| 2009 | The People v. Leo Frank | Luther Rosser | PBS Video |
| 2009 | Drop Dead Diva | Warren Gunther | Episode: "The Dress" |
| 2011 | Leverage | Alfred Ross | Episode: "The Van Gogh Job" |
| 2011 | The Glades | Gerry Whitlock | Episode: "Iron Pipeline" |
| 2012 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Ben Gerard | Episode: "Altered Stakes" |
| 2012 | Firelight | Mr. Lewis | TV movie |
| 2012 | The Mentalist | Chief Burt Anson | Episode: "So Long, and Thanks for All the Red Snapper" |
| 2012 | TalhotBlond | Foreman | TV movie |
| 2012 | Burn Notice | Union Rep | Episode: "You Can Run" |
| 2012–2013 | Magic City | Senator Ned Sloat | 8 episodes |
| 2013 | A Way Back Home | Wes Cameron | TV movie |
| 2013 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Anthony Trager | Episode: "The Lifelong Day" |
| 2014 | Suburgatory | Hubba | Episode: "The Ballad of Piggy Duckworth" |
| 2014 | True Blood | Paul Mills | Episode: "Lost Cause" |
| 2015 | Complications | Detective John Dacy | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2015 | True Detective | Mr. Wyman | Episode: "Church in Ruins" |
| 2015–2016 | Transparent | Pastor Gene | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Angie Tribeca | Warden Harding | Episode: "Inside Man" |
| 2016 | Workaholics | Judge Brownton | Episode: "Meth Head Actor" |
| 2016 | NCIS | Captain RJ Hammond | Episode: "Decompressed" |
| 2016 | Roots | William Byrd | Episode: "Part 3" |
| 2016–2017 | Longmire | Tucker Baggett | 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Lethal Weapon | Samuel Petry | Episode: "Lawmen" |
| 2017 | The Son | William Philpott | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Ballers | Councilman Bob Sawyer | Episode: "Bull Rush" |
| 2017 | The Good Doctor | Mr. Wilks | Episode: "Point Three Percent" |
| 2017 | There's... Johnny! | Andy's Dad | Episode: "Andy Goes to Hollywood" |
| 2017 | Snowfall | Senator Patrick | Original pilot |
| 2018 | Nobodies | B.G. Newbury | Episode: "Alone Star State" |
| 2018 | Beerfest: Thirst for Victory | Mr. Fitzgerald | TV movie |
| 2018 | Insatiable | Robert Armstrong Sr. | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Wayne Gettinger | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Paradise Lost | Uncle BB | Series regular |
| 2020 | USS Christmas | Captain Chet Jenkins | Hallmark Movie |