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name: "Brett Rice"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/brett-rice"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 April 1954"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T07:59:00.586019+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."
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# Brett Rice

Actor. Born 20 April 1954 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 April 1954, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
- **Active:** 1990–2014
- **Also known as:** James Brett Rice
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 74 (2), 2010s 82 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 70 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Romance 2, Comedy 1, Fantasy 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $783m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4962360, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0723365/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/29934

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Foxcatcher*](https://film.one/film/foxcatcher.md) (82)

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## Biography

Brett Rice, also credited as James Brett Rice, is an American actor born on 20 April 1954 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He began acting after an impromptu audition while waiting for a friend at a theatre in Atlanta. Over the following five years he auditioned for productions across the city, securing a role in the television pilot *The Catlins* (1982) that led to a two-year contract.

Rice has appeared in numerous films and television series. Notable credits include *Edward Scissorhands* (1990), *Forrest Gump* (1994) as a high school football coach, *Remember the Titans* (2000) as Coach Herb Tyrell, *Foxcatcher* (2014) as Fred Cole, and *Sully* (2016) as Carl Clarke. He has accumulated over 75 film and television credits as well as extensive stage work.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Foxcatcher* (2014), Fi1m 82, as Fred Cole — [page](https://film.one/film/foxcatcher.md)
- *Forrest Gump* (1994), Fi1m 66, as High School Football Coach — [page](https://film.one/film/forrest-gump.md)
- *Edward Scissorhands* (1990), Fi1m 83, as Reporter — [page](https://film.one/film/edward-scissorhands.md)

## Also known for

- *The Good Doctor* (2017), Mr. Wilks
- *Sully* (2016), Carl Clarke
- *Super 8* (2011), Sheriff Pruitt
- *The Blind Side* (2009), Cousin Bobby
- *The Mentalist* (2008), Chief Burt Anson
- *Dear John* (2010), Pastor
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), Det. Bates
- *Remember the Titans* (2000), Coach Herb Tyrell

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