Brendan Sexton III

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Brendan Sexton III
Born
Brendan Eugene Sexton III

(1980-02-21) February 21, 1980 (age 45)
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present

Brendan Eugene Sexton III (born February 21, 1980) is an American actor. [1]

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Life and career

Born in Staten Island, New York, Sexton made his film debut in Todd Solondz's Welcome to the Dollhouse playing the troubled bully Brandon McCarthy, for which he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. [2] He was the lead in Hurricane Streets [3] [4] and Desert Blue and also appeared in Boys Don't Cry , Black Hawk Down , and Just Like the Son , as well as the cult films Empire Records and Pecker .

He also starred in The Marconi Bros. alongside Dan Fogler and in Jonathan Blitstein's Let Them Chirp Awhile alongside Justin Rice.

Sexton owns and operates a New York City-based independent record label Big Bit of Beauty.

In a 2002 radio interview, Sexton said that the version of the film Black Hawk Down, in which he briefly appeared, which made it onto theater screens was significantly different from the one recounted in the original script. According to him, many scenes asking hard questions of the U.S. troops with regard to the violent realities of war, the true purpose of their mission in Somalia, etc., were cut out. [5]

Filmography

Film

Key
Denotes works that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Welcome to the Dollhouse Brandon McCarthy
1995 Empire Records Warren
1997 Hurricane Streets Marcus
1997 Arresting Gena Soldier
1997 A, B, C... Manhattan Bob
1997The Devil & the AngelStreet Thug #1
1998 Spark Moony
1998 Pecker Matt
1998 Desert Blue Blue Baxter
1999 Boys Don't Cry Tom Nissen
2000Muse 6Dez
2000Herschel Hopper: New York RabbitHerschel
2001 Session 9 Jeff
2001 Black Hawk Down PVT Richard "Alphabet" Kowalewski
2004 Winter Solstice Robbie
2005Love, LudlowLudlow
2005 Hide and Seek Store ClerkUncredited
2005 This Revolution Daniel Symptom
2006 Just Like the Son Grant
2006 Little Fugitive Frank
2007 The Girl in the Park Stuart
2007 The Secret (Si j'étais toi ) Ethan
2007Neal CassadyLittle Big
2007 Let Them Chirp Awhile Scott
2008 The Marconi Bros. Anthony Marconi
2008B.O.H.I.C.A.Fish
2009 The Messenger Recruiter Olson
2009 Winter of Frozen Dreams Jerry Davies
2009 Everybody's Fine Mugger
2010 The Runaways Derek
2010The TruthGabriel Doyle
2010FootstepsDouglas Denenberg
2011In My PocketEric
2012 Seven Psychopaths Young Zachariah
2012 Yellow Nowell
2013 The Odd Way Home Dave
2013 The Trials of Cate McCall Rusty Burkhardt
20137EClyde
2014 Glass Chin Jimmy Musial
2014 10 Cent Pistol Donny
2014Beautiful GirlWilliam
2015 Welcome to Happiness Nyles
2015Addiction: A 60's Love StoryJay Klein
2015DarkJohn
2017 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Crop-Haired Guy
2017 New Money Steve Purdy
2018White OrchidJames
2018American NightmaresTommy Deuchet
2019 El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie Kyle
2019The VoicesDavid
2020Juke Box HeroAllan
2020Chronicle of a Serial KillerHenry Brolin
2021FacelessGeorge
2021 Don't Breathe 2 Raylan
2022Sniper: Rogue MissionGildieDirect-to-video [6]
2023 God Is a Bullet Granny Boy
2024 Shelby Oaks Robert Brennan [7]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003The Finkel FilesEliTelevision film
2009 Life on Mars Danny KrasnerEpisode: "Revenge of Broken Jaw"
2011–2012 The Killing Belko Royce15 episodes
2013 Mob City Jerry Edelstein2 episodes
2014 Chicago P.D. Ian MarksEpisode: "An Honest Woman"
2014 Stalker Robbie DaltonEpisode: "Fanatic"
2016 Riders GregEpisode: "A Trip at a Wedding"
2016, 2018 Drunk History Felix / Thomas Benton2 episodes
2019–2022 Russian Doll Horse6 episodes
2020 FBI Mike HeltonEpisode: "Safe Room"
2023 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction MiltonEpisode: "Die blutige Spur"
2025 Ballard Anthony Driscoll

References

  1. "Brendan Sexton III". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  2. "Brendan Sexton III | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  3. Clark, John (February 12, 1998). "Young and in Demand". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  4. "SHARP-EYED 'HURRICANE' BOY MEETS SWIRL OF STREET LIFE IN N.Y.-SET DRAMA". New York Daily News . Retrieved 2011-09-24.[ dead link ]
  5. "As "Black Hawk Down" Director Ridley Scott Is Nominated for An Oscar, An Actor in the Film Speaks Out Against Its Pro-War Message". DemocracyNow.org. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
  6. Blu-ray. "Sniper: Rogue Mission Blu-ray". Blu-ray. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  7. Wiseman, Andreas (May 20, 2022). "Chris Stuckmann's Kickstarter Horror Record-Breaker Shelby Oaks Begins Production, Reveals Cast — Cannes". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 20, 2022.