Chaney Kley

Chaney Kley
Born	Chaney Kley Minnis August 20, 1972 Manassas, Virginia, USA
Died	July 24, 2007 (aged 34) Venice, California, USA
Occupation	Actor
Website
http://chaneykley.net/

Chaney Kley (August 20, 1972 – July 24, 2007) was an American film and television actor.

Early life

Kley was born Chaney Kley Minnis in Manassas, Virginia. Kley attended the Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver, Colorado, and the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. He gained a BFA in acting. Kley majored in drama in college and began acting in the late 1990s.

Career

Chaney first appeared on the television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, appearing on the episode "Real Me". In 2001, he made his film debut portraying Brandon in Legally Blonde. In 2003, Kley portrayed Kyle Walsh in the horror-thriller movie Darkness Falls. He then later appeared on NCIS, Cold Case, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, as well as Las Vegas. Kley's last movie was One Way to Valhalla, a film currently on post-production.

Chaney Kley won the Joseph Jefferson Award for being Best Actor In a Lead Role in 1998.

Death

Chaney Kley died on July 24, 2007. According to his father, the likely cause was sleep apnea.^[1]

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Other notes
2007	Mr. Blue Sky	Greg Adams
2006	Jimmy and Judy	Dinko
2005	Gotham Café	Steve Davis
2003	Darkness Falls	Kyle Walsh
	The Skin Horse	John Young
2001	Legally Blonde	Brandon
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Las Vegas	FBI Agent Kent	"Lyle & Substance" (Season 3, Episode 17, 2006-03-10)
	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Brent Martin	"Werewolves" (Season 6, Episode 11, 2006-01-05)
2005	Cold Case	Billy Johns [1963]	"Strange Fruit" (Season 2, Episode 19, 2005-04-03)
2003	Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service	Corporal Paul Brinkman	"Hung Out to Dry" (Season 1, Episode 2, 2003-09-30)
2002-2007	The Shield	Asher	Several episodes throughout series
2000	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Brad	"Real Me" (Season 5, Episode 2, 2000-10-03)

References

1. ^ Rocky Mountain News Chaney Kley obituary (3 August 2007)

External links

• Official FanSite
• Chaney Kley at the Internet Movie Database
• Chaney Kley at Rotten Tomatoes

Persondata
Name	Kley, Chaney
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	August 20, 1972
Place of birth	Manassas, Virginia, USA
Date of death	July 24, 2007
Place of death	Venice, California, USA