Brent Huff
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Brent Huff (born March 11, 1961 in Springfield, Missouri) is an American actor, writer and film director. Huff is best known for his recurring role of Quigley Smitty in the ABC dramas The Rookie and The Rookie: Feds. He has also had recurring roles in Shameless, Pensacola: Wings of Gold and Black Scorpion. Some of Huff's other television appearances include Mad Men, The West Wing, NCIS, Jag, and Cold Case.
Huff has written and directed many award-winning feature films and documentaries including The Jackie Stiles Story, It's a Rockabilly World, Cat City, Chasing Beauty, Welcome to Paradise, A Genie's Tail and 100 Mile Rule.
Career
Huff grew up in Springfield, Missouri, and attended Kickapoo High School. Huff, along with Brad Pitt, Kim Crosby, and Lucas Grabeel, is a member of the Kickapoo Theater Hall of Fame.
Huff was a theater major at the University of Missouri.
Huff was considered one of the top male models in the 1980s[according to whom?] and was represented by Ford Models in New York City, as well as Fashion Models in Milan. Huff worked with designers such a Gianni Versace, Giorgio Armani, Valentino, and Calvin Klein.
During the "golden era" of B-grade actions films in the 1980s, Huff was a cult favorite. He has filmed in countries such as South Africa, Philippines, Thailand, Austria, France, Italy, Argentina, Russia, Serbia and Romania.
Huff studied acting in both New York City and Los Angeles. He has directed numerous narrative and documentary films. Huff was focused mostly on directing in 2018 when he booked a recurring role on the hit Showtime show, Shameless. In his first episode of Shameless, he was directed by William H. Macy.
Selected filmography
Actor
- Coach (1978)
- The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak (1984)
- Nine Deaths of the Ninja (1985)
- Deadly Passion (1985)
- Summer Fantasy (1985)
- Armed Response (1986 film)
- Stormquest (1987)
- Cop Game (1988)
- Strike Commando 2 (1988)
- Born to Fight (1989)
- After the Condor (1990)
- Falling from Grace (1992)
- Veterinarian Christine (1993)
- Hunt for the Blue Diamond (1993)
- At the Edge of Paradise (1993)
- I Spy Returns (1994)
- Diagnosis: Murder (TV series, episode: The Plague, 1994)
- The Black Curse (1995)
- Tinkercrank (1995)
- Oblivion 2: Backlash (1996)
- Dark Skies (TV series, episode: Moving Targets, 1996)
- Diagnosis: Murder (TV series, episode: Murder by Friendly Fire, 1996)
- Scorpio One (1996)
- The Bad Pack (1997)
- Dead Tides (1997)
- Hollywood Confidential (1997)
- Girls' Night (1998)
- Pensacola: Wings of Gold (TV series, 11 episodes, 1998–1999)
- Hitman's Run (1999)
- Hot Boyz (2000)
- Hijack (1999)
- Submerged (2000)
- JAG (2000)
- Beautiful (2000)
- Black Scorpion (2001)
- Cold Case (TV series, episode: Sherry Darlin', 2003)
- Lucky (TV series, episode: Calling Dr. Con, 2003)
- Bad Bizness (2003)
- Final Examination (2003), with Kari Wuhrer
- The West Wing (TV series, episode: No Exit, 2004)
- Glass Trap (2005)
- Dead and Deader (2006)
- Breaking Point (2009)
- Mad Men (TV series, episode: Waldorf Stories, 2010)
- Kill Speed (2010)
- Second Chance (Short Film, 2011)
- Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader (2012)
- Forgetting Regret (Short Film, 2012)
- D-TEC (2015)
- NCIS (TV series, episode: Oil and Water, 2013)
- Killing Lazarus (2016)
- Christmas Trade (2016)
- Ghostbusters: Station 6 (TV series, one episode, 2017)
- Shameless (TV series, three episodes, 2018–2019)
- The Rookie (TV series)
- Tyson's Run (2019)
- Deadly Draw (2022)
- A Genie's Tail (2022)
- The Rookie: Feds (TV series, 4 episodes, 2022–2023)
- Valley Circle (2024)
Director
- The Jackie Stiles Story (2022)
- A Genie's Tail (2022)
- Creating Giants (2021)
- It's a Rockabilly World (2016)
- Chasing Beauty (2013)
- Behind the Orange Curtain (2010)
- We the People (1994)
- The Bad Pack (1997)
- 100 Mile Rule (2002)
- Welcome to Paradise (2007)
- Treasure Raiders (2007)
- Cat City (2010)
- Serbian Scars (2009)
- Last Will (2010)
- Hero (2012, short)
- Helpless (2012, short)