Trivia

Graduated from Duke University.

Garnered his role as coroner's assistant Gary Scott in Rob Zombie's Halloween II based on a personal recommendation to Zombie from Sid Haig. Has since appeared in several more Zombie films.

Was born in Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Wales, and moved to the U.S. at a young age, growing up in North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee.

Attended Western Reserve Academy (Class of 1983) in Hudson, Ohio.

His family emigrated to Atlanta, Georgia from South Wales in 1967.

Studied acting in New York at the Michael Chekhov Studio under Jim Boerlin and Beatrice Straight and in London at The Mountview Theatre School and the School for the Science of Acting under esteemed acting teacher Sam Kogan.

Editing his first film he wrote and directed, entitled "Adam". (June 2008)

His first ever acting role was as Judge Danforth in Arthur Miller's The Crucible while a student at W.R.A. in 1982.

appearing in the music video for Knights of Cydonia by Muse (November 2006)

Is one of three actors from the Batman films to also appear in the Hannibal Lecter films. Tracey Walter appeared in Batman (1989) and The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Gary Oldman appeared in Hannibal (2001) and Batman Begins (2005), and Brake appeared in Batman Begins (2005) and Hannibal Rising (2007).