# Brian Van Holt

Brian Van Holt (born July 6, 1969) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Bo and Vincent Sinclair in House of Wax and Bobby Cobb on the TV series Cougar Town.

## Early life

Brian Van Holt was born in Waukegan, Illinois on July 6, 1969, and was raised in Huntington Beach, California. He is of Scottish and Irish descent (not Dutch as is widely believed), saying in April 2003, "My nickname is 'Dutch' but my family's part of the McGregor clan. No one really knows where 'Van Holt' came from." He graduated from UCLA in 1993, with a major in sociology and a minor in psychology.

## Career

Van Holt was cast in several films and television series beginning with A Very Brady Sequel in 1996, followed by appearances in episodes of Beverly Hills, 90210, Spin City, Homicide: Life on the Street, Martial Law, and Sex and the City. He then appeared in the feature films, Black Hawk Down, Windtalkers, Confidence, Basic and S.W.A.T..
He has since appeared in Man of the House, House of Wax, and the short-lived CBS series Threshold. Van Holt revisited his surfer roots when he was cast in David Milch's HBO series John from Cincinnati as Butchie Yost, son of surfing legend Mitch Yost. He also played Kyle Hobart in the TV series Sons of Anarchy. He guest-starred in the hit show CSI: Miami.
In 2008, he had a small role as himself (an actor) playing a firefighter in two fifth-season episodes of Entourage. From 2009 to 2015, Van Holt appeared as one of the seven main characters on Cougar Town as Bobby Cobb, the ex-husband of lead character Jules Cobb and father of their son Travis. He appeared in six seasons of Cougar Town, exiting the show at the beginning of the sixth and final season. He also directed the second episode of the fifth season, "Like a Diamond", which aired on January 14, 2014.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | A Very Brady Sequel | Warren Mulaney | |
| 1997 | L.A. Johns | Chris | Television film |
| 1997 | Steel Chariots | Franklin Jones | Television film |
| 1999 | The Underground Comedy Movie | Lifeguard | |
| 2000 | Whipped | Brad | |
| 2001 | Black Hawk Down | Jeff Struecker | |
| 2002 | Windtalkers | Private Andrew Harrigan | |
| 2002 | A Day in the Life of Nancy M. Pimental | Tad | Short film |
| 2003 | Confidence | Miles | |
| 2003 | Basic | Sergeant Ray Dunbar | |
| 2003 | S.W.A.T. | Officer III Michael Boxer | |
| 2005 | Man of the House | FBI Agent Eddie Zane | |
| 2005 | House of Wax | Bo Sinclair / Vincent Sinclair | Double role |
| 2012 | Bullet to the Head | Ronnie "Cowboy Ronnie" Earl | |
| 2014 | Wild | Ranger | |
| 2018 | Den of Thieves | Detective Murphy "Murph" Connors | |
| 2020 | Butter | Frank | |
| 2024 | Boneyard | Detective Ortega | |
| TBA | Way of the Warriors | Bob Stephenson | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Flipper | — | Episode: "Surf Gang" |
| 1997 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Eric Anderson | Episode: "Aloha Beverly Hills: Part 2" |
| 1997 | Spin City | Brent | Episode: "Radio Daze" |
| 1998 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Peter Fields | Episode: "Closet Cases" |
| 1998 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Michael | Episode: "The Plane, The Gun, The Portrait, The Pass & The Caller" |
| 1998 | Sins of the City | — | Episode: "Blind Eye for Hire" |
| 1998 | Martial Law | Lance Carter | Episode: "Cop Out" |
| 1999 | LateLine | Grant Kendall | Episode: "The Christian Guy" |
| 1999 | Sex and the City | Wylie Ford | Episode: "The Caste System" |
| 1999–2000 | Love & Money | Eamon McBride | Main cast; 5 episodes |
| 2000 | The $treet | Chad | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2005–06 | Threshold | Sean Cavennaugh | Main cast; 13 episodes |
| 2007 | John from Cincinnati | Mitch "Butchie" Yost II | Main cast; 10 episodes |
| 2008 | Sons of Anarchy | Kyle Hobart | Episode: "Giving Back" |
| 2008 | The Ex List | Shane Gallagher | Episode: "Do You Love Me, Do You Surfer... Boy" |
| 2008 | Entourage | Malone | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | CSI: Miami | Terrance Chase | Episode: "And They're Offed" |
| 2009 | Burn Notice | Harlan | Episode: "Friends and Family" |
| 2009 | The Cleaner | Greg | Episode: "Split Ends" |
| 2009–15 | Cougar Town | Bobby Cobb | Main cast; 89 episodes Also directed the episode "Like a Diamond" |
| 2011 | The Middle | Neighbor | Uncredited; episode: "Bad Choices" |
| 2012 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Captain Mike Robinson | Episode: "CSI on Fire" |
| 2013–14 | The Bridge | Ray Burton | 10 episodes |
| 2014 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Carver / Sebastian Derik | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Ascension | William Denninger | Miniseries; 6 episodes |
| 2015 | Community | Willy | Episode: "Laws of Robotics and Party Rights" |
| 2016 | Grandfathered | Luke | Episode: "Budget Spa" |
| 2017 | Training Day | Jeff Kullen | Episode: "Wages of Sin" |
| 2018 | LA to Vegas | Dean | Episode: "The Affair" |
| 2018 | Life in Pieces | Wayne Winger | Episode : "Parents Ancestry Coupon Chaperone" |
| 2020 | Deputy | Deputy Cade Walker | Main role |
| 2022 | Green Eggs and Ham | TBA (voice) | Episode: TBA |
| 2022 | Joe vs. Carole | John Reinke | Limited series |