Brad Hunt (actor)

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Brad Hunt
Born
Moberly, Missouri, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, singer-songwriter, producer, horseman
Years active1990–present

Brad Hunt is an American actor, singer-songwriter, producer, and horseman. He is best known for his emotionally intense performances in independent film and television, including a breakout role in Dream with the Fishes (1997). Hunt won the Best Actor award at Screamfest for his role in the psychological thriller Cookers (2001). He was also the frontman of the Los Angeles punk/country band Stiky Sideup and divides his time between Los Angeles and rural Missouri, where he works closely with wild mustangs.

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Career

Acting

Hunt began his screen career in the early 1990s, appearing in series such as Freddy's Nightmares, The Wonder Years, and SeaQuest 2032. His breakout performance came in Dream with the Fishes (1997), written and directed by Finn Taylor, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and earned critical attention.

Taylor went on to cast Hunt in two additional features: Cherish (2002), opposite Robin Tunney and Tim Blake Nelson, and The Darwin Awards (2006), in which Hunt appeared alongside David Arquette. All three films were written and directed by Taylor.

Hunt has also worked with several acclaimed directors, including Paul Thomas Anderson (Magnolia), Ted Demme (Blow), and Nicolas Winding Refn, who cast him in the Amazon Prime series Too Old to Die Young. Refn selected Episode 5 — which features Hunt as Rob Crockett — to screen at the Cannes Film Festival. In a 2024 post on Reddit, Refn wrote: “Rewatching Episode 5 now and really appreciating Brad Hunt's performance.” [1]

His additional film credits include Mulholland Falls (1996), Hart's War (2002), Cookers (2001) — for which he won Best Actor at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival [2] — and The Tripper (2006).

On television, Hunt has appeared in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Monk, NYPD Blue, The Bridge, Criminal Minds, Too Old to Die Young, and The Rookie.

In 2022, he starred in the indie drama Alex/October and served as executive producer on Three Headed Beast, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. [3]

Music

Hunt was the frontman of the Los Angeles-based band Stiky Sideup, which blended punk and country influences. The group featured musicians Michael Thompson, Albert Trepagnier, and Desmond Hillard. [ citation needed ]

Awards

References

  1. Refn, Nicolas Winding (2024). "Rewatching episode 5 now and really appreciating Brad Hunt's performance". Reddit. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  2. 1 2 "Screamfest 2001 Award Winners". Screamfest. Archived from the original on 3 December 2001. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  3. "Three Headed Beast". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-07-20.


Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983Deep in the HeartStudent
1994 Post Cards from America Driver
1996 Ed Carnie
1996 Mulholland Falls Guard
1997 Dream with the Fishes Nick
1997Opposite CornersFighter #3
1997 Fire Down Below Orin, Jr.
1997Favorite SonLance Beauchamp
1999 Clubland King
1999 Magnolia Craig Hansen
2001The JourneymanMorphinist
2001 Blow GG
2001 Cookers Hector
2001The GhostSink
2002 Cherish D.J.
2002 Hart's War Pvt. G.H. 'Cookie' Bell
2003ReesevilleDavid Meyers
2004Em & MeDwayne
2005 Lucky 13 Zach Baker
2006 The Darwin Awards Stan
2006 The Plague Sam RaynorDirect-to-video
2006 The Tripper Hank
2008 Just Add Water Denny
2011Tomorrow's EndDustin
2017 Billy Boy Frank
2022 Alex/October Alex

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 Freddy's Nightmares KurtEpisode: "Do You Know Where Your Kids Are?"
1991 The Wonder Years BillyEpisode: "The Lake"
1993BlindsidedLeeTelevision film
1993 SeaQuest DSV Le Chein GuardEpisode: "To Be or Not to Be"
2003 NYPD Blue Jerry Wells3 episodes
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Rory KendellEpisode: "Crow's Feet"
2006 In Justice Paul BucknerEpisode: "Cost of Freedom"
2006 Monk Kris KedderEpisode: "Mr. Monk Goes to a Rock Concert"
2008 Numbers Cameron WilsonEpisode: "Charlie Don't Surf"
2009 Dollhouse Jesse DillardEpisode: "True Believer"
2009 Cold Case Stan CroninEpisode: "Forensics"
2013 Major Crimes Dwayne BloomEpisode: "False Pretenses"
2014 Perception Martin GrantEpisode: "Bolero"
2014 The Bridge The Chopper2 episodes
2016 You're the Worst Tow Truck DriverEpisode: "Twenty-Two"
2016, 2017 The Last Tycoon Jamey Moran2 episodes
2018 Criminal Minds Casey PetersEpisode: "Submerged"
2019 Too Old to Die Young Rob CrockettEpisode: "Volume 5: The Fool"