Biography
A darkly handsome actor who has made an impact with memorably menacing work in gritty independents, Nicky Katt had a minor acting career as a child, took some time off and returned to the business as an adult, finding success with character parts on film and television. His early TV credits included guest shots on the NBC series "CHiPs" (1981), "Quincy, M.E." and "Father Murphy" and he was featured in the timely ABC special "Goldie and the …
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Career Milestones
| Originated the role of Albie in Los Angeles stage production of "Love Streams" | ||
1981 | First TV credit, playing Pat McGuire in "Diamond in the Rough" episode of NBC's "CHiPs" | |
1982 | Acted in ABC variety special, "Goldie and the Kids... Listen to Us" | |
1982 | Portrayed Dean Jones' stepson on the short-lived CBS sitcom "Herbie, the Love Bug" | |
1984 | Appeared as Marc Singer's son in the NBC's "V: The Series" | |
1984 | First feature credit as a schoolchild in "Gremlins", billed as Nick Katt | |
1989 | Returned to films after five-year break in "The 'Burbs" | |
1992 | Was a waiter in "Sister Act"; first association with producer Scott Rudin | |
1993 | First collaboration with director Richard Linklater, "Dazed and Confused"; also first film with Ben Affleck | |
1995 | Appeared in the crime actioner "American Yazuka", Peter Horton's AIDS-themed drama "The Cure" and Kathryn Bigelow's futuristic thriller "Strange Days" | |
1995 | Had small role in Gregg Araki's "The Doom Generation"; also acted in Guy Ferland's "The Babysitter", executive produced by Joel Schumacher | |
1996 | Appeared on episode of NBC's "Friends" as a cafe "bully" | |
1996 | Had a pivotal role as one of the rapists in Schumacher's "A Time to Kill" | |
1997 | Played featured role in Linklater's "subUrbia", scripted by Eric Bogosian | |
1997 | Portrayed Spike in Schumacher's "Batman & Robin" and appeared in Scott Silver's street hustler parable "johns" | |
1998 | Featured in "Scotch and Milk", a film by Adam Goldberg, whose character took the brunt of his abuse in "Dazed and Confused" | |
1998 | Had small role as Renee Zellweger's self-absorbed boyfriend in "One True Thing" | |
1998 | Joined Liev Schreiber as Affleck's deputy sheriffs in "Phantoms", scripted by Dean Koontz from his novel | |
1998 | Reteamed with Ferland for "Delivered" | |
1998 | Signed exclusive talent holding deal with 20th Century-Fox Television | |
1998 | Starred as sad sack would-be writer caught between his empty ideal of love with one woman and the real, warm thing with another in "Say You'll Be Mine" | |
1999 | Played a hired killer in Steven Soderbergh's "The Limey" | |
2000 | Co-starred in the David E Kelley Fox fall drama series "Boston Public" | |
2000 | Featured as a young stock broker in the thriller "Boiler Room"; third film with Affleck | |
2000 | Portrayed Hayes Hodges III, Tommy Lee Jones' son, in William Friedkin's "Rules of Engagement", second film for producer Rudin | |
2004 | Cast in "Riding the Bullet" based on the novel by Stephen King | |
