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Richard Brake (Richard Colin Brake) was born on 30 November, 1964 in Ystrad Mynach, Glamorgan, Wales, is an American actor (born 1964). Discover Richard Brake's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 59 years old?
Popular As |
Richard Colin Brake |
Occupation |
Actor |
Age |
59 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius |
Born |
30 November, 1964 |
Birthday |
30 November |
Birthplace |
Ystrad Mynach, Glamorgan, Wales |
Nationality |
Wales
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He is a member of famous Actor with the age 59 years old group.
Richard Brake Height, Weight & Measurements
At 59 years old, Richard Brake height is 1.88 m .
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Height |
1.88 m |
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Not Available |
Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Parents |
Not Available |
Wife |
Not Available |
Sibling |
Not Available |
Children |
Henry Brake, Ryan Brake |
Richard Brake Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Richard Brake worth at the age of 59 years old? Richard Brake’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from Wales. We have estimated Richard Brake's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
House |
Not Available |
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Not Available |
Source of Income |
Actor |
Richard Brake Social Network
Timeline
Richard Colin Brake (born 30 November 1964) is a Welsh actor known for his supporting roles as Joe Chill in Batman Begins (2005), Doom-Head in 31 (2016), and the chemist in Mandy (2018), as well as his lead role as Bob Reid in Perfect Skin (2018).
He also had supporting roles on television as the Night King on the fourth and fifth seasons of Game of Thrones, as Conrad Harlow on the first season of Absentia, and as Anton Kaledin in the third series of Peaky Blinders.
Brake was born in Ystrad Mynach, Wales.
In 1967, he and his family migrated to the United States, where they first settled in Atlanta.
He then grew up in the states of North Carolina, Tennessee, and Ohio, attending Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio, and Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.
Despite growing up in the United States, Brake still considers himself Welsh.
He appeared as a hostile American man in Steven Spielberg's Munich, a cinematic retelling of the Munich massacre in the midst of the 1972 Summer Olympics.
The film received positive reviews and was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, losing to Crash.
In 1993, he made his screen acting debut as a reporter on an episode of the British comedy series Jeeves and Wooster.
In 1994, Brake and actress Rachel Weisz both made their film debuts in the science-fiction horror film Death Machine, which starred Brad Dourif.
Following supporting roles in a few low-budget films (including Subterfuge, co-starring Matt McColm), Brake did not appear in a single film until six years later when he landed his first role by a major film distributor in Anthony Minghella's civil war film Cold Mountain.
He played the leader of a group of Union foragers who attempts to rape the young widow Sara (played by Natalie Portman).
The film was released on Christmas Day 2003 and was a critical and commercial success, receiving seven Academy Award nominations.
In 2005, Brake finally achieved recognition from mainstream audiences in Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins.
He played Joe Chill, the man responsible for murdering the parents of Bruce Wayne (played by Christian Bale), which leads him to become the vigilante Batman.
The film was released on June 15, 2005, to critical acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, losing to Memoirs of a Geisha.
Brake appeared as the warped and perverted space Marine Dean Portman in Doom, with Karl Urban and Dwayne Johnson.
In 2006, Brake appeared in the music video for Muse's Knights of Cydonia, playing a villainous sheriff in a strange futuristic western.
Brake played paroled convict Bobby DeWitt in Brian De Palma's The Black Dahlia, a fictional account of the murder of actress Elizabeth Short.
Despite being a critical and commercial failure, the film received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, losing to Pan's Labyrinth.
In 2007, he had a supporting role in Hannibal Rising, which was based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Thomas Harris.
He played Enrikas Dortlich, one of the war criminals who murders Mischa Lecter, the younger sister of psychiatrist-turned-cannibalistic killer Hannibal Lecter (played by Gaspard Ulliel).
In 2008, he played ex-Marine Prior in the horror film Outpost.
In 2009, following a guest appearance on the crime drama Cold Case and a supporting role as the titular character in Perkins' 14, he appeared in Rob Zombie's Halloween II, the sequel to his remake of Halloween.
He plays Gary Scott, a sleazy and perverted coroner who is brutally decapitated by Michael Myers following a car crash that kills his co-worker.
Brake garnered the role based on a personal recommendation to Zombie from actor Sid Haig.
Brake made a cameo in the thriller Cuckoo, which premiered at the Cambridge Film Festival on September 25, 2009.
In 2010, he co-starred with Idris Elba in the psychological thriller Legacy, which premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival on February 28, 2010.
In 2011, he co-starred with Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson in the romantic drama Water for Elephants, which was based on Sara Gruen's 2006 novel of the same name.
The film was released on April 22, 2011, to positive reviews.
Brake played Harry Green in the horror film The Incident, where he doesn't have any spoken dialogue throughout the film.
The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2011, where it was nominated for the Midnight Madness Award.
In 2013, he had supporting roles in the action thriller The Numbers Station starring John Cusack and Malin Åkerman, and Ridley Scott's crime thriller The Counselor, starring Michael Fassbender and Penélope Cruz.
Brake made a cameo in the superhero film Thor: The Dark World, the sequel to Thor.
The film became the biggest commercial success for Brake's career, earning $644.6 million at the box office worldwide.
Brake had a recurring role as mobster Terry Mandel on Frank Darabont's neo-noir crime drama Mob City.
In 2014, he made guest appearances on the crime drama Crossing Lines and the action thriller series Transporter: The Series, both roles he played were international criminals wanted for murder.
From 2014 to 2015, Brake portrayed the Night King on the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, appearing in the show's fourth and fifth seasons, most notably in the fifth-season episode "Hardhome", which received seven Emmy nominations.
Brake appeared in the action comedy Kingsman: The Secret Service, where he plays an unnamed man who interrogates Eggsy Unwin (played by Taron Egerton) character as part of his training to become a spy for the intelligence agency Kingsman.