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Richard Brake

Richard Brake

37 movies on Netflix

Biography

Richard Brake is a Welsh and American actor who grew up largely in the United States after being born in Ystrad Mynach, Wales. He made his film debut in Death Machine (1994) and later drew mainstream attention as Joe Chill in Batman Begins (2005). His many horror credits include Doom (2005), Hannibal Rising (2007), Mandy (2018), and Barbarian (2022), while his first lead role came in Perfect Skin (2018), a performance that earned him Best Actor honors at the First Glance Film Festival and at the Vancouver Badass Film Festival. He has worked repeatedly with Rob Zombie, appearing in Halloween II (2009), 31 (2016), 3 from Hell (2019), and The Munsters (2022). On television he is known for playing the Night King on Game of Thrones, Vlad on Ray Donovan, Merle Callahan on Mayor of Kingstown, and Conrad Harlow on Absentia.

61years old

Turns 62 on November 30in 18 days

  • Born Ystrad Mynach
  • Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
  • Richard Colin Brake (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
37
Career span
32 years1994 to 2026

Genres

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  1. Early training

    Brake studied acting in London with Sam Kogan at the Academy of the Science of Acting and Directing, and in New York City with Beatrice Straight at the Michael Chekhov Studio.

  2. A role that slipped away

    Brake could not return as the Night King for Game of Thrones season six because of scheduling conflicts with The B*stard Executioner, so Vladimir Furdik took over.

  3. First role

    Brake's first screen acting role came in 1993, when he played a reporter on the British comedy series Jeeves and Wooster.

Richard Brake movies on Netflix

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Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Barbarian2022 Horror, Thrilleras Frank

    IMDb rating 7.0271K votes

  2. Hannibal Rising2007 Crime, Drama, Thrilleras Enrikas Dortlich

    IMDb rating 6.1122K votes

  3. Mandy2018as The Chemist

    IMDb rating 6.5100K votes

  4. 312016as Doom-Head

    IMDb rating 5.125K votes

  5. Doom2005as Portman

    IMDb rating 5.2125K votes

  6. Water for Elephants2011as Grady

    IMDb rating 6.9125K votes

  7. The Last Stop in Yuma County2024as Beau

    IMDb rating 6.926K votes

  8. Batman Begins2005as Joe Chill

    IMDb rating 8.21.7M votes

Most often with

Rob Zombie directed four of these films, Renny Harlin three. Sheri Moon Zombie appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Sheri Moon Zombie, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Sheri Moon ZombieDaniel Roebuck, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Daniel RoebuckGabriel Basso, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Gabriel BassoJeff Daniel Phillips, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Jeff Daniel PhillipsMadelaine Petsch, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Madelaine PetschEma Horvath, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Ema HorvathRob ZombieDirector, 4 filmsSee the 4 films by Rob ZombieRenny HarlinDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Renny Harlin

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Box office

What Richard Brake's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.1 billion

22 of the 37 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 37 films: 22 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 11 figure not found.

  • 22Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 11Figure not found

Top grosser

Batman Begins2005as Joe Chill$374 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Batman Begins2005as Joe Chill
    $374M35.5% of the total
  2. 2
    Spy2015as Solsa Dudaev
    $236M22.3% of the total
  3. 3
    Water for Elephants2011as Grady
    $117M11.1% of the total
  4. 4
    Hannibal Rising2007as Enrikas Dortlich
    $82M7.8% of the total
  5. 5
    Doom2005as Portman
    $58M5.5% of the total
  6. 6
    The Strangers: Chapter 12024as Sheriff Rotter
    $48M4.6% of the total
  7. 7
    Barbarian2022as Frank
    $45M4.3% of the total
  8. 8
    Halloween II2009as Gary Scott
    $39M3.7% of the total
The Strangers: Chapter 2 (2025), $21.9 millionThe Strangers: Chapter 3 (2026), $11.0 millionThe Rhythm Section (2020), $6.0 millionCold Storage (2026), $4.0 millionThe Numbers Station (2013), $3.1 million3 from Hell (2019), $2.3 millionMandy (2018), $1.7 millionDeath Machine (1994), $1.4 million31 (2016), $850,419Pinocchio: Unstrung (2026), $821,127Bitter Harvest (2017), $557,241Altered (2025), $346,774Asylum Blackout (2011), $98,201The Last Stop in Yuma County (2024), $94,344

$54.2 millionfrom the other 14 films with a worldwide figure, 5% of the total

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