# Beau Knapp

Beau Christian Knapp (born April 17, 1989) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in The Signal (2014), Run All Night (2015), and Southpaw (2015). Knapp portrayed a lead villain in Death Wish (2018), the sixth installment of the Death Wish series. In 2021, he starred in the TV series adaptation of The Lost Symbol.

## Early life

Knapp was born in Los Angeles, California.

## Career

In 2011, Knapp made his film debut as Breen in the science-fiction adventure film Super 8. He played Denny in the horror thriller film No One Lives (2012). On television, Knapp appeared in a 2013 episode of the television series Bones.
Other film roles include the character Jonah Breck in the science fiction thriller The Signal (2014), Jackson in the drama You're Not You (2014), Kenan Boyle in the crime thriller Run All Night (2015), and Jon Jon in the boxing drama Southpaw (2015).
In 2016, Knapp played the best friend of Chris Pine's character in the disaster drama film The Finest Hours. He then played the villain Blue Face in the mystery thriller The Nice Guys, as well as violent Crack in the war film Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk.
Knapp appeared in the Netflix war drama film Sand Castle (2017), and in a co-starring role in the Netflix series Seven Seconds (2018).
Knapp appeared as the main villain, opposite Bruce Willis, in Eli Roth's remake of Death Wish. He also played the main antagonist in Measure of a Man. In 2024, Knapp portrayed Drew Franklin in season 7 of SEAL Team.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2011 | Super 8 | Breen |
| 2012 | No One Lives | Denny |
| 2014 | The Signal | Jonah |
| 2014 | You're Not You | Jackson |
| 2015 | Run All Night | Kenan Boyle |
| 2015 | What Lola Wants | Marlo |
| 2015 | Southpaw | "Jon-Jon" |
| 2015 | The Gift | Detective Walker |
| 2016 | The Finest Hours | Mel Gouthro |
| 2016 | Vincent N Roxxy | Daryl |
| 2016 | The Nice Guys | "Blueface" |
| 2016 | Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk | "Crack" |
| 2017 | Sand Castle | Sergeant Burton |
| 2017 | My Days of Mercy | Toby |
| 2018 | Death Wish | Knox |
| 2018 | Measure of a Man | Willie Rumson |
| 2018 | Destroyer | Jay |
| 2019 | Crypto | Martin Duran |
| 2019 | Semper Fi | "Milk" Milkowski |
| 2019 | American Skin | Officer Mike Randall |
| 2019 | Black and Blue | "Smitty" |
| 2021 | Ida Red | Jay |
| 2021 | Mosquito State | Richard Boca |
| 2021 | The Guilty | Dru Nashe (voice) |
| 2023 | Little Dixie | Raphael "Cuco" Prado |
| 2023 | The Bikeriders | Wahoo |
| 2024 | Road House | Vince |
| 2024 | Long Gone Heroes | West |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | Bones | Zane Reynolds | Episode: "The Secret in the Siege" |
| 2015 | Edge: The Loner | Little Bill | TV movie |
| 2017 | Shots Fired | Deputy Caleb Brooks | Main role |
| 2018 | Seven Seconds | Peter Jablonski | Main role |
| 2020 | The Good Lord Bird | Owen Brown | Main role |
| 2020 | L.A.'s Finest | Malcolm Ward | Main role |
| 2021 | The Lost Symbol | Mal'akh | Main role |
| 2022 | Law & Order: Organized Crime | Mark Sirenko | Episode: "Gimme Shelter Part 1" |
| 2022 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mark Sirenko | Episode: "Gimme Shelter Part 2" |
| 2022 | Law & Order | Mark Sirenko | Episode: "Gimme Shelter Part 3" |
| 2024 | SEAL Team | Drew Franklin | 10 episodes |