Richard Colin Brake (born 30 November 1964) is a Welsh-born American character actor, known for his supporting roles as Joe Chill in Batman Begins, Doom-Head in 31, and the chemist in Mandy, as well as his lead role as Bob Reid in Perfect Skin. He's a staple of genre television, appearing in Game of Thrones (the first actor to portray the Night King), Grimm, The Bastard Executioner, Peaky Blinders, Ray Donovan, Supernatural, Cursed (2020) and The Mandalorian, among others.
With his signature deadpan delivery and intimidating stare, Brake has forged a career playing a variety of creepy villains, mostly vicious killers or henchmen. He's also a semi-regular collaborator with Rob Zombie, starring in the director's Halloween II (2009), the aforementioned 31, 3 from Hell and The Munsters.
Works containing Richard Brake:
Film
- Cold Mountain
- Batman Begins
- Doom
- Munich
- The Black Dahlia
- Hannibal Rising
- Outpost
- Halloween II (2009)
- Legacy 2010
- Detention
- Water for Elephants
- The Counselor
- Thor: The Dark World
- Kingsman: The Secret Service
- Spy
- 31
- The Death of Stalin
- Mandy (2018)
- The Sisters Brothers
- 3 from Hell
- Tremors 7: Shrieker Island
- Bingo Hell
- The Munsters
- Barbarian
Television
- M.I. High
- Cold Case
- NCIS: Los Angeles
- Mob City
- Crossing Lines
- The Transporter
- Grimm
- The Bastard Executioner
- Hawaii Five-0
- Barbarians Rising
- Game of Thrones
- Peaky Blinders
- Ray Donovan
- Supernatural
- Patrick Melrose
- The Royals
- Creeped Out
- Brave New World
- Cursed (2020)
- The Mandalorian
