# Nicky Katt

Nicky Katt (born May 11, 1971) is an American character actor. He is best known for his role as Harry Senate on the television show Boston Public and for his roles as unsympathetic villains, including as a murderous cop on the take in Monk, an irascible motorhead in Dazed and Confused, an ill-fated white supremacist child rapist in A Time to Kill, and an embittered business rival in Boiler Room. He has also appeared in films including Insomnia, The Limey, SubUrbia, and Sin City, and is an semi-regular collaborator of Richard Linklater, Steven Soderbergh, and Christopher Nolan.

## Biography

Katt was born in South Dakota. He is known for his role as unorthodox teacher Harry Senate on David E. Kelley's Fox drama series Boston Public. Katt's film roles include Clint Bruno in Dazed and Confused (1993), Billy Ray Cobb in A Time to Kill (1996), Tim in SubUrbia (1996), Stacy the hitman in The Limey (1999), Greg Weinstein in Boiler Room (2000), Adolf Hitler in Full Frontal (2002), Fred Duggar in Insomnia (2002), Stuka in Sin City (2005), and Nate Petite in Snow Angels (2008).
Katt has co-starred in many movies and received critical praise for performances in The Limey and SubUrbia. He was originally cast to star in the ABC spring 2006 replacement series The Evidence, but was replaced by Rob Estes. Katt was a child actor as well, appearing as Marc Singer's son on the television series V. He also lent his voice in gaming as the voice of Atton Rand in Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords.

## Filmography
### Films

* 2013 Behind the Candelabra as Mr. Y
* 2011 The Sitter as NYPD Officer
* 2008 The Dark Knight as S.W.A.T. Member
* 2008 Harold as Police Officer #1
* 2007 Snow Angels as Nate Petite
* 2007 Planet Terror as Joe
* 2007 Death Proof as Counter Guy
* 2007 The Brave One as Detective Vitale
* 2006 World Trade Center as Volunteer Fireman
* 2005 Sin City as Stuka
* 2004 Riding the Bullet as Ferris
* 2003 Secondhand Lions as Stan
* 2003 School of Rock as "Razor"
* 2002 Insomnia as Detective Fred Duggar
* 2002 Full Frontal as Hitler
* 2001 Waking Life as Himself
* 2000 The Way of the Gun as Obecks
* 2000 Boiler Room as Greg Weinstein
* 2000 Rules of Engagement as Hayes Lawrence Hodges III
* 1999 The Limey as Stacy, The Hitman
* 1998 One True Thing as Jordan Belzer
* 1998 Phantoms as Deputy Steve Shanning
* 1997 Batman & Robin as "Spike"
* 1996 subUrbia as Tim
* 1996 A Time to Kill as Billy Ray Cobb
* 1995 The Babysitter as Mark
* 1995 Strange Days as Joey Corto
* 1995 The Doom Generation as Carnoburger Cashier
* 1995 The Cure as "Pony"
* 1993 American Yakuza as Vic
* 1993 Dazed and Confused as Clint Bruno
* 1989 The 'Burbs as Steve Kuntz, Ricky's Friend
* 1984 Gremlins as Schoolchild
* 1981 Underground Aces as Son

### Television roles

* 2018 Casual as Cyril
* 2006 Monk as Sergeant Ryan Sharkey
* 2003 The Guardian as Evan Piscarek
* 2000-2002 Boston Public as Harry Senate
* 1996 Friends as Arthur
* 1996 Kindred: The Embraced as Starkweather
* 1995 Double Rush as Nicky
* 1990 Lifestories as Paul Albertson
* 1988 The Facts of Life as Mark
* 1984 V as Sean Donovan
* 1983 Quincy, M.E. as Jeff Reano
* 1982 Trapper John, M.D. as Scott Spencer
* 1982 Voyagers! as Jack, The Artful Dodger
* 1982 Herbie, the Love Bug as Matthew MacLane
* 1981 Father Murphy as Chester
* 1981 CHiPs as Pat McGuire
* 1980 Fantasy Island as Bookie

### Video games

* 2004 Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (VG) as Atton Rand