Richard Brake Biography

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Richard Brake is an actor, born in Wales but raised in America (North Carolia, Georgia and Tennessee). Having appeared in numerous productions (including brief appearances in Cold Mountain and Munich), Brake achieved his first significant role in mainstream cinema being cast as Joe Chill in Christopher Nolan's 2005 film, Batman Begins. In this film his character, Chill, was the thug who murdered the Dark Knight's parents, effectively starting him on his path to caped justice.
Following this, Brake appeared as the warped Portman in Doom, with Karl Urban and The Rock. Brake has made a recent appearance in a music video for English band Muse, playing a villainous Sheriff in a strange futuristic western. He also appeared as a villain in The Black Dahlia, and will be appearing in 2007's Hannibal Lecter prequel, Hannibal Rising.

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