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Brent Briscoe

Brent Briscoe

Actor, also writer · Died October 18, 2017, aged 56 · Moberly, Missouri, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Brent Briscoe (May 21, 1961 – October 18, 2017) was an American actor and screenwriter. Briscoe was born in Moberly, Missouri. After finishing his education at the University of Missouri, Briscoe launched his career as a theater actor. He then segued into screenwriting and acting in feature films. He moved to Los Angeles permanently after working with Billy Bob Thornton on Sling Blade and the two frequently collaborated in the subsequent years. He also frequently worked with Mark Fauser, his college roommate.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 21, 1961
Died
October 18, 2017 (aged 56)
From
Moberly, Missouri, USA
Works as
Actor, also writer
Titles
69 on MovieCove · 76 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 38% in 30 days

What are Brent Briscoe's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
29%
Bonds
24%
Morality
20%
Survival
13%
Society
7%
Power
6%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 5 · Dark 7

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 12 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 8 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 6

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 3
Threshold guardian
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Dread
5
Absurd
4
Warm
5
Melancholic
5
Other
18

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Brent Briscoe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 50 of their 69 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brent Briscoe's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

76 credits, 69 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • 5th of July(2019)

    as Dakota

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Goliath(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Beach Bum

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Term Life(2016)

    as Murphy

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Zombeavers(2014)

    as Winston Gregorson

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt?(2014)

    as Dispatcher

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Beneath(2013)

    as Mundy

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Matthew Langdon

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Ambush at Dark Canyon(2012)

    as Morgan Heinz

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Knight Rises(2012)

    as Veteran Cop

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Perception(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Nightcrawler

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Scandal(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Reverend Dale

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Hell on Wheels(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jimmy Two Squaws

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Hail Mary(2011)

    as Legget

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Smell of Success(2009)

    as Shotgun Farmer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Friends with Benefits(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Vernon

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • The Defenders(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Tyler Ralston

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Dirty Girl(2010)

    as Officer Perry

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Small Town Saturday Night(2010)

    as Travis Perkins

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Justified(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Luther Kent

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Killer Inside Me(2010)

    as Bum

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Bloodworth(2010)

    as Coble

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • NCIS: Los Angeles(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Motel Manager

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Extract(2009)

    as Phil

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Parks and Recreation(2009)

    Show 5 episodes · as JJ

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Yes Man(2008)

    as Homeless Guy

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Crazy(2008)

    as Doug

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • National Treasure: Book of Secrets(2007)

    as Michael O'Laughlen

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Randy & the Mob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Griff Postell

  • Home of the Giants(2007)

    as Prock

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • In the Valley of Elah(2007)

    as Detective Hodge

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Woodcock(2007)

    as Barber #2

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Messengers(2007)

    as Plume

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Vegas, Baby(2006)

    as Big Gut Mel

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Father Berault

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Larry Stansfield

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Madison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Tony Steinhardt

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Henry Lamott

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Numb3rs(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Guard (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Medium(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Trent

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • House(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Farmer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Desperate Housewives(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jimbo Rooney

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Spider-Man 2(2004)

    as Garbage Man

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Deadwood(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Prosecutor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Handler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Buzz

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Big Empty(2003)

    as Dan

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Waking Up in Reno(2002)

    Writer · as Russell Whitehead

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Majestic(2001)

    as Sheriff Cecil Coleman

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • 24(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Doug

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Mulholland Drive(2001)

    as Detective Domgaard

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Driven(2001)

    as Crusher

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Say It Isn't So(2001)

    as Detective Vic Vetter

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Double Take(2001)

    as Junior Barnes

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger Durbin · as Travis

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Beautiful(2000)

    as Lurdy

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Man on the Moon(1999)

    as Heavyset Technician

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Green Mile(1999)

    as Bill Dodge

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Minus Man(1999)

    as Chief of Police

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Thirteenth Year(1999)

    as Big John

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Jack Bull(1999)

    as Sheriff Felton

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Another Day in Paradise(1998)

    as Clem

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • A Simple Plan(1998)

    as Lou Chambers

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Modern Vampires(1998)

    as George, Nico's Stepfather

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Legalese(1998)

    as Cashen Depps

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Break Up(1998)

    as County Sheriff #2

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Maximum Bob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · as Elvin Crowe

  • U Turn(1997)

    as Boyd

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Sling Blade(1996)

    as Scooter Hodges

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Right to Remain Silent(1996)

    Screenplay · Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Eli Ebee

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • The Killing Box(1993)

    as Raider #2

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Hearts Afire(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · as Curtis May

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Evening Shade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Twin Peaks(1990)

    Show 7 episodes · as Dave Macklay

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Knots Landing(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Pizza Delivery Guy

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 76 titles from 1979 to 2019; peak year 2000.

Biggest box office

The Messengers (2007)

$55M worldwide

Highest rated

Sling Blade (1996)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Mulholland Drive (2001)

Film career

19792019

Peak 2000 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1990Screen debut· Twin Peaks
  • 1994First film· Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
  • 2013First top-billed film· Beneath
  • 2013Career best· Beneath

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting74 of 76: 73 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thWriting3 of 76: 2 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · acting1990s20 · 18 acting · 2 crew2000s34 · 34 acting · 1 crew2010s21 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 3% of 37 roles
94990409

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Brent Briscoe's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 45; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 69 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up24
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th16

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 69 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved14
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed23

Most divisive · actor

Hail Mary (2011)

97th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Green Mile (1999)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Brent Briscoe's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles32–88 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles10–69 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles29–81 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles27–63 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles42–88 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Brent Briscoe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brent Briscoe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Billy Bob Thornton shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles