Brent Huff | |
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Born | Springfield, Missouri. United States |
Years active | 1976–present |
Spouse | Shawn Huff |
Brent Huff is an American actor, writer and film director. [1] Huff is best known for his recurring role of Smitty in the hit ABC show, 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.
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. [2]
Huff grew up in Springfield, Missouri and attended Kickapoo High School. Both Huff and Brad Pitt are members of the Kickapoo Theater Hall-of-Fame.
Huff was a Theater Major at the University of Missouri. [3]
Huff was considered one of the top male models in the 80's 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 80's Huff was a cult favorite. He has filmed in countries such as South Africa, Philippines, Thailand, Austria, France, Italy, Argentina, Russia, Serbia and Romania. [4]
Huff studied acting in both New York City and Los Angeles. He has directed numerous narrative and documentary films. He is comfortable both in front and behind the camera. 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.
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