Bruno Gunn

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Bruno Gunn
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Bruno Gunn in October 2013
Born (1968-11-08) November 8, 1968 (age 53)
Canton, Ohio, United States
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present

Bruno Gunn (born November 8, 1968) is an American actor. [1] He is best known for playing Brutus in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire [2] [3] and Walrus on HBO's Westworld. [4] [5]

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Life and career

Gunn started his acting career 1997, with a cameo in the Comedy Central series Pulp Comedy . He later appeared in the television series Haunted , Deep Cover , Oz , Late Night with Conan O'Brien , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , Fastlane and Buffy the Vampire Slayer . [6] Gunn appeared also in the Television films Recipe for Disaster, Mending Fences and Edgar Floats . [7] As well played minor roles in the films Celebrity , Mickey Blue Eyes , Oxygen , 28 Days , Herbie: Fully Loaded , Hotel California , Officer Downe , and Bad Teacher . [8]

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