Brent Huff
American film director, actor and model
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Brent Huff (born March 11, 1961 in Springfield, Missouri[1]) is an American actor, writer and film director.[2] Huff is best known for his recurring role of Quigley Smitty in the ABC dramas The Rookie and The Rookie: Feds. He has also had recurring roles in Shameless, Pensacola: Wings of Gold and Black Scorpion. Some of Huff's other television appearances include Mad Men, The West Wing, NCIS, Jag, and Cold Case.
Brent Huff | |
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Brent Huff at the Los Angeles Premiere of Chasing Beauty. | |
| Born | March 11, 1961 |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse | Shawn Huff |
Huff has written and directed many award-winning feature films and documentaries including The Jackie Stiles Story, It's a Rockabilly World, Cat City, Chasing Beauty, Welcome to Paradise, A Genie's Tail and 100 Mile Rule.[3]
Career
Huff grew up in Springfield, Missouri, and attended Kickapoo High School. Huff, along with Brad Pitt, Kim Crosby, and Lucas Grabeel, is a member of the Kickapoo Theater Hall of Fame.[4]
Huff was a theater major at the University of Missouri.[5]
Huff was considered one of the top male models in the 1980s[according to whom?] and was represented by Ford Models in New York City, as well as Fashion Models in Milan. Huff worked with designers such a Gianni Versace, Giorgio Armani, Valentino, and Calvin Klein.
During the "golden era" of B-grade actions films in the 1980s, Huff was a cult favorite. He has filmed in countries such as South Africa, Philippines, Thailand, Austria, France, Italy, Argentina, Russia, Serbia and Romania.[6]
Huff studied acting in both New York City and Los Angeles. He has directed numerous narrative and documentary films. Huff was focused mostly on directing in 2018 when he booked a recurring role on the hit Showtime show, Shameless. In his first episode of Shameless, he was directed by William H. Macy.
Selected filmography
Actor
- Coach (1978)
- The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak (1984)
- Nine Deaths of the Ninja (1985)
- Deadly Passion (1985)
- Summer Fantasy (1985)
- Armed Response (1986 film)
- Stormquest (1987)
- Cop Game (1988)
- Strike Commando 2 (1988)
- Born to Fight (1989)
- After the Condor (1990)
- Falling from Grace (1992)
- Veterinarian Christine (1993)
- Hunt for the Blue Diamond (1993)
- At the Edge of Paradise (1993)
- I Spy Returns (1994)
- Diagnosis: Murder (TV series, episode: The Plague, 1994)
- The Black Curse (1995)
- Tinkercrank (1995)
- Oblivion 2: Backlash (1996)
- Dark Skies (TV series, episode: Moving Targets, 1996)
- Diagnosis: Murder (TV series, episode: Murder by Friendly Fire, 1996)
- Scorpio One (1996)
- The Bad Pack (1997)
- Dead Tides (1997)
- Hollywood Confidential (1997)
- Girls' Night (1998)
- Pensacola: Wings of Gold (TV series, 11 episodes, 1998–1999)
- Hitman's Run (1999)
- Hot Boyz (2000)
- Hijack (1999)
- Submerged (2000)
- JAG (2000)
- Beautiful (2000)
- Black Scorpion (2001)
- Cold Case (TV series, episode: Sherry Darlin', 2003)
- Lucky (TV series, episode: Calling Dr. Con, 2003)
- Bad Bizness (2003)
- Final Examination (2003), with Kari Wuhrer
- The West Wing (TV series, episode: No Exit, 2004)
- Glass Trap (2005)
- Dead and Deader (2006)
- Breaking Point (2009)
- Mad Men (TV series, episode: Waldorf Stories, 2010)
- Kill Speed (2010)
- Second Chance (Short Film, 2011)
- Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader (2012)
- Forgetting Regret (Short Film, 2012)
- D-TEC (2015)
- NCIS (TV series, episode: Oil and Water, 2013)
- Killing Lazarus (2016)
- Christmas Trade (2016)
- Ghostbusters: Station 6 (TV series, one episode, 2017)
- Shameless (TV series, three episodes, 2018–2019)
- The Rookie (TV series)
- Tyson's Run (2019)
- Deadly Draw (2022)
- A Genie's Tail (2022)
- The Rookie: Feds (TV series, 4 episodes, 2022–2023)
- Valley Circle (2024)
Director
- The Jackie Stiles Story (2022)
- A Genie's Tail (2022)
- Creating Giants (2021)
- It's a Rockabilly World (2016)
- Chasing Beauty (2013)
- Behind the Orange Curtain (2010)
- We the People (1994)
- The Bad Pack (1997)
- 100 Mile Rule (2002)
- Welcome to Paradise (2007)
- Treasure Raiders (2007)
- Cat City (2010)
- Serbian Scars (2009)
- Last Will (2010)
- Hero (2012, short)
- Helpless (2012, short)