- Richard Brake
Infobox actor
name = Richard Brake
birthdate =
location =Ystrad Mynach ,Hengoed ,Wales Richard Brake (b.
30 November 1964 ) [imdb name|id=0104114] is a Welsh/Americanactor .Biography
Early life
Brake was born in
Ystrad Mynach ,Hengoed ,Wales and raised in theUnited States (North Carolina ,Connecticut , Georgia andTennessee and Ohio). He attendedWestern Reserve Academy in Hudson,Ohio .Acting career
Having appeared in numerous productions (including brief appearances in "Cold Mountain" and "Munich"), Brake achieved his first significant role in mainstream cinema being cast as
Joe Chill inChristopher Nolan 's 2005 film, "Batman Begins ". In this film (as in most versions of the Batman comic series), his character Chill was the criminal who murdered the Batman's parents, effectively starting him on his path to caped justice.Following this, Brake appeared as the warped Portman in "Doom", with
Karl Urban and The Rock. Brake has made a recent appearance in the video for Muse'sKnights of Cydonia , playing a villainous Sheriff in a strange futuristic western. He also played the villain Bobby De Witt in "The Black Dahlia", and appears in 2007'sHannibal Lecter prequel, "Hannibal Rising " as the war criminal Dortlich. He can currently be seen in "Outpost" from directorSteve Barker .In September 2007, Brake featured on stage at the Young Vic in "
The Member of the Wedding " byCarson McCullers . The production was directed by Matthew Dunster.References
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