Brad Hunt (actor)
Brad Hunt | |
|---|---|
| Born | Moberly, Missouri, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer-songwriter, producer, horseman |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Brad Hunt is an American actor, singer-songwriter, producer, and horseman. He is best known for his emotionally intense performances in independent film and television, including a breakout role in Dream with the Fishes (1997). Hunt won the Best Actor award at Screamfest for his role in the psychological thriller Cookers (2001). He was also the frontman of the Los Angeles punk/country band Stiky Sideup and divides his time between Los Angeles and rural Missouri, where he works closely with wild mustangs.
Career
Acting
Hunt began his screen career in the early 1990s, appearing in series such as Freddy's Nightmares, The Wonder Years, and SeaQuest 2032. His breakout performance came in Dream with the Fishes (1997), written and directed by Finn Taylor, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and earned critical attention.
Taylor went on to cast Hunt in two additional features: Cherish (2002), opposite Robin Tunney and Tim Blake Nelson, and The Darwin Awards (2006), in which Hunt appeared alongside David Arquette. All three films were written and directed by Taylor.
Hunt has also worked with several acclaimed directors, including Paul Thomas Anderson (Magnolia), Ted Demme (Blow), and Nicolas Winding Refn, who cast him in the Amazon Prime series Too Old to Die Young. Refn selected Episode 5 — which features Hunt as Rob Crockett — to screen at the Cannes Film Festival. In a 2024 post on Reddit, Refn wrote: “Rewatching Episode 5 now and really appreciating Brad Hunt's performance.”[1]
His additional film credits include Mulholland Falls (1996), Hart's War (2002), Cookers (2001) — for which he won Best Actor at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival[2] — and The Tripper (2006).
On television, Hunt has appeared in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Monk, NYPD Blue, The Bridge, Criminal Minds, Too Old to Die Young, and The Rookie.
In 2022, he starred in the indie drama Alex/October and served as executive producer on Three Headed Beast, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.[3]
Music
Hunt was the frontman of the Los Angeles-based band Stiky Sideup, which blended punk and country influences. The group featured musicians Michael Thompson, Albert Trepagnier, and Desmond Hillard.
Awards
- Best Actor – Cookers, Screamfest Horror Film Festival (2001)[2]
References
- ^ Refn, Nicolas Winding (2024). "Rewatching episode 5 now and really appreciating Brad Hunt's performance". Reddit. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
- ^ a b "Screamfest 2001 Award Winners". Screamfest. Archived from the original on 3 December 2001. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
- ^ "Three Headed Beast". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
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Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Deep in the Heart | Student | |
| 1994 | Post Cards from America | Driver | |
| 1996 | Ed | Carnie | |
| 1996 | Mulholland Falls | Guard | |
| 1997 | Dream with the Fishes | Nick | |
| 1997 | Opposite Corners | Fighter #3 | |
| 1997 | Fire Down Below | Orin, Jr. | |
| 1997 | Favorite Son | Lance Beauchamp | |
| 1999 | Clubland | King | |
| 1999 | Magnolia | Craig Hansen | |
| 2001 | The Journeyman | Morphinist | |
| 2001 | Blow | GG | |
| 2001 | Cookers | Hector | |
| 2001 | The Ghost | Sink | |
| 2002 | Cherish | D.J. | |
| 2002 | Hart's War | Pvt. G.H. 'Cookie' Bell | |
| 2003 | Reeseville | David Meyers | |
| 2004 | Em & Me | Dwayne | |
| 2005 | Lucky 13 | Zach Baker | |
| 2006 | The Darwin Awards | Stan | |
| 2006 | The Plague | Sam Raynor | Direct-to-video |
| 2006 | The Tripper | Hank | |
| 2008 | Just Add Water | Denny | |
| 2011 | Tomorrow's End | Dustin | |
| 2017 | Billy Boy | Frank | |
| 2022 | Alex/October | Alex |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Freddy's Nightmares | Kurt | Episode: "Do You Know Where Your Kids Are?" |
| 1991 | The Wonder Years | Billy | Episode: "The Lake" |
| 1993 | Blindsided | Lee | Television film |
| 1993 | SeaQuest DSV | Le Chein Guard | Episode: "To Be or Not to Be" |
| 2003 | NYPD Blue | Jerry Wells | 3 episodes |
| 2004 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Rory Kendell | Episode: "Crow's Feet" |
| 2006 | In Justice | Paul Buckner | Episode: "Cost of Freedom" |
| 2006 | Monk | Kris Kedder | Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to a Rock Concert" |
| 2008 | Numbers | Cameron Wilson | Episode: "Charlie Don't Surf" |
| 2009 | Dollhouse | Jesse Dillard | Episode: "True Believer" |
| 2009 | Cold Case | Stan Cronin | Episode: "Forensics" |
| 2013 | Major Crimes | Dwayne Bloom | Episode: "False Pretenses" |
| 2014 | Perception | Martin Grant | Episode: "Bolero" |
| 2014 | The Bridge | The Chopper | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | You're the Worst | Tow Truck Driver | Episode: "Twenty-Two" |
| 2016, 2017 | The Last Tycoon | Jamey Moran | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Criminal Minds | Casey Peters | Episode: "Submerged" |
| 2019 | Too Old to Die Young | Rob Crockett | Episode: "Volume 5: The Fool" |
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