---
name: "Brent Hinkley"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/brent-hinkley"
fi1m_id: "brent-hinkley"
imdb_id: "nm0385805"
tmdb_id: 7134
wikidata_id: "Q4961428"
roles: []
born: "12 April 1962"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-17T17:40:16.734347+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Brent Hinkley

## Identity

Brent Hinkley

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/brent-hinkley
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** brent-hinkley
- **IMDb ID:** nm0385805
- **TMDB ID:** 7134
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4961428
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4961428, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0385805/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7134

Actor. Born 12 April 1962 in East Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

## Details

- **Born:** 12 April 1962, East Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- **Active:** 1990–1994
- **Also known as:** برنت هینکلی
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 82 to 76 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Crime 2, Thriller 2, Comedy 1, History 1, Horror 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $346m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4961428, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0385805/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7134

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Jacob's Ladder*](https://film.one/film/jacobs-ladder.md) (80)

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## Biography

Brent Hinkley is an American actor born on 12 April 1962 in East Boston, Massachusetts. He is known for film roles including Officer Murray in *The Silence of the Lambs* (1991), Rick in *Falling Down* (1993), Conrad Brooks in *Ed Wood* (1994) and Jerry in *Jacob's Ladder* (1990), as well as television appearances such as Lou in an episode of *Seinfeld* and Brother Andrew in *The X-Files*.

Hinkley has worked extensively in theatre. He is a co-founder and company member of The Actors' Gang in Los Angeles and has appeared in numerous productions, including seasons at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He has also directed stage works and is married to actress Kate Mulligan.

*Sources: imdb.com, tvtropes.org, osfashland.org.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Ed Wood* (1994), Fi1m 84, as Conrad Brooks — [page](https://film.one/film/ed-wood.md)
- *Falling Down* (1993), Fi1m 71, as Rick (Whammyburger) — [page](https://film.one/film/falling-down.md)
- *The Silence of the Lambs* (1991), Fi1m 91, as Officer Murray — [page](https://film.one/film/the-silence-of-the-lambs.md)
- *Jacob's Ladder* (1990), Fi1m 80, as Jerry — [page](https://film.one/film/jacobs-ladder.md)

## Complete filmography (62)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Redwood Highway* (2013), as Mel
- *Embedded Live* (2005), as Rum Rum / Chip Webb
- *The Closer* (2005), series, as Morgue Attendant
- *Vampires Anonymous* (2003), as Eric
- *Threat Matrix* (2003), series, as Bartender
- *Carnivàle* (2003), series, as Slim / Wheel Man — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/carnivale.md)
- *Dragnet: Sticks and Stones* (2003), as Cliff Hartley
- *Blood Work* (2002), as Cab Driver
- *Monk* (2002), series, as Store Manager
- *The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest* (2002), as Security Guard #1
- *The Guardian* (2001), series, as Lenny Getkin
- *Say It Isn't So* (2001), as Streak
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Steven Masters
- *Gilmore Girls* (2000), series, as Jackson's Relative — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/gilmore-girls.md)
- *Star Trek: Voyager - Future's End* (2000), as Butch
- *A Question of Faith* (2000), as Dominic
- *Bad Trip* (1999), as Weed
- *The West Wing* (1999), series, as Professor Donald Huke — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)
- *Universal Soldier: The Return* (1999), as Squid
- *Dangerous Waters* (1999), as Wiry Man
- *I Woke Up Early the Day I Died* (1998), as Detective #1
- *Carnival of Souls* (1998), as Cop
- *Almost Heroes* (1998), as Trapper
- *The Ransom of Red Chief* (1998), as Deputy Muldoon
- *Switchback* (1997), as Man on Porch ('Tom Billingham')
- *Lost Treasure of Dos Santos* (1997), as Evan
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), series, as Manny — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)
- *Just Shoot Me!* (1997), series, as Mel
- *Touch* (1997), as Arnold
- *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* (1996), series, as Mouse
- *The Drew Carey Show* (1995), series, as Frederick
- *The Naked Truth* (1995), series, as Lomax
- *The Preston Episodes* (1995), series, Actor
- *Star Trek: Voyager* (1995), series, as Butch
- *Ed Wood* (1994), as Conrad Brooks — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/ed-wood.md)
- *ER* (1994), series, as Fred Hopper — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Chicago Hope* (1994), series, as Heckling Mental Patient
- *seaQuest DSV* (1993), series, as Commando
- *The X-Files* (1993), series, as Brother Andrew — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *Carnosaur* (1993), as Peregrine
- *The Pickle* (1993), as Farm Boy
- *Falling Down* (1993), as Rick (Whammyburger) — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/falling-down.md)
- *Renegade* (1992), series, as Mooney
- *Bob Roberts* (1992), as Bif, the Patriot
- *Honeymoon in Vegas* (1992), as Vern
- *Dead in the Water* (1991), as Lake Guard
- *Civil Wars* (1991), series, as Mr. Nygard
- *Home Improvement* (1991), series, as Carl
- *The Silence of the Lambs* (1991), as Officer Murray — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/the-silence-of-the-lambs.md)
- *Jacob's Ladder* (1990), as Jerry — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/jacobs-ladder.md)
- *Shannon's Deal* (1990), series, as Vince Mooney
- *Zapped Again!* (1990), as Larry
- *Brain Dead* (1990), as Dewey
- *Seinfeld* (1989), series, as Lou / The Sidler — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md)
- *Coach* (1989), series, as Delivery Man
- *21 Jump Street* (1987), series, as Cecil
- *Married... with Children* (1987), series, as Cletus
- *Love Lives On* (1985), as Patrick
- *I Married a Centerfold* (1984), as Actor #1
- *Highway to Heaven* (1984), series, as Page
- *Night Court* (1984), series, as Jeffrey Zane
- *Knots Landing* (1979), series, as Domestic

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