Biography
A striking surfer boy, Brian Van Holt moved from modeling to small roles in "A Very Brady Sequel" (1996) and a slew of television shows, including "Sex and the City" (HBO, 1998-2004) and a starring turn in the short-lived sitcom "Love & Money" (CBS, 1999-2000). Although he made the occasional foray into comedy, including "Whipped" (2000) with then-girlfriend Amanda Peet, and into horror, including the Paris Hilton vehicle "House of Wax" …
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Career Milestones
| As a teenager, began performing in several stage productions at the Zephyr Theater in Los Angeles | ||
1996 | Debuted on TV in an episode of "Flipper" (syndicated) | |
1996 | Had a small role in "A Very Brady Sequel" | |
1999 | Guest starred on an episode of HBO's "Sex in the City" | |
1999 | Replaced Dash Mihok as the lead in the CBS sitcom, "Love & Money" | |
2000 | Made major film debut, opposite Amanda Peet, in the romantic comedy, "Whipped" | |
2001 | Starred opposite Josh Hartnett in Ridley Scott's "Black Hawk Down" | |
2002 | Played a young U.S. Marine officer assigned to protect a Navajo code-talker in John Woo's "Windtalkers" | |
2003 | Co-starred with Colin Farrell and Samuel L. Jackson in "S.W.A.T." | |
2003 | Starred in director John McTiernan's military-thriller, "Basic" | |
2003 | Teamed with Edward Burns to swindle money from Dustin Hoffman in "Confidence" | |
2005 | Cast as paramilitary operative Sean Cavennaugh in the short-lived CBS drama, "Threshold" | |
2005 | Portrayed the dual roles of Bo and Vincent in the horror film, "House of Wax" | |
2005 | Starred opposite Tommy Lee Jones in the Stephen Herek directed, "Man of the House" | |
2007 | Cast in David Milch's HBO series, "John from Cincinnati," as Butchie Yost, son of surfing legend Mitch Yost | |
2008 | Had a small role, as an actor-playing a firefighter, in the Fifth Season of HBO's "Entourage" | |
2009 | Cast as Bobby in the ABC comedy, "Cougar Town" | |