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name: "Brian Turk"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/brian-turk"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 May 1970"
died: "13 September 2019"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 80
updated: "2026-09-16T23:54:35.702729+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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# Brian Turk

Actor. Born 29 May 1970 in Northglenn, Colorado, USA. Died 13 September 2019.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 May 1970, Northglenn, Colorado, USA
- **Died:** 13 September 2019
- **Active:** 2001–2003
- **Also known as:** Brian D. Turk

## Biography

Brian Turk (29 May 1970 – 13 September 2019) was an American film and television actor. He was best known for playing Gabriel, the carnival strongman, in the HBO series *Carnivàle* (2003–2005).

Turk began his screen career in 1993 with an appearance in the sitcom *Step by Step*. He went on to guest roles in series including *Saved by the Bell: The New Class*, *Beverly Hills, 90210*, *Boy Meets World*, *ER*, *Buffy the Vampire Slayer*, *Two and a Half Men* and *General Hospital*, as well as films such as *The Lost World: Jurassic Park* (1997), *A.I. Artificial Intelligence* (2001), *American Pie 2* (2001), *Big Fat Liar* (2002) and *Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles* (2001). He retired from acting in 2017 after appearing in *NCIS*.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Carnivàle* (2003), Fi1m 76, as Gabriel — [page](https://film.one/tv/carnivale.md)
- *A.I. Artificial Intelligence* (2001), Fi1m 84, as Backstage Bull — [page](https://film.one/film/a-i-artificial-intelligence.md)

## Also known for

- *The Lost World: Jurassic Park* (1997), InGen Worker
- *American Pie 2* (2001), Trucker
- *Two and a Half Men* (2003), Mike
- *NCIS: Los Angeles* (2009), Guard
- *Big Fat Liar* (2002), The Masher
- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), Tiny
- *Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles* (2001), Driver
- *Boy Meets World* (1993), Isaac

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