Brian Atkinson (voice actor)
| Brian Atkinson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Brian Allen June 20, 1978 Stoughton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Other names | Brain Allen |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor, producer |
| 📆 Years active | 2002-present |
| Family | Alex G-Smith (wife) |
Brian Atkinson (born 20 June 1978) is an American character actor and producer known for his title role in Netflix' Emmy nominated Buddy Thunderstruck (2017)[1] and as officer Randy, opposite Academy Award-winner Rami Malek in Endeavor Audio's dramatic podcast Blackout (2019).
Early life[edit]
The actor was born Brian Allen on June 20, 1978 in Stoughton, Massachusetts, a small town just south of Boston. He took his mother's maiden name Atkinson shortly before his marriage to actress and musician Alex G-Smith. Starting out in community theater musicals, he earned an EMACT for his first stage appearance as Jammal in The Stoughton Little Theater's production of Aladdin.
Career[edit]
Atkinson became unrecognizable for his big screen debut as belligerent wanna-be gangster Mickey McQueeney in Flood Reed's independent feature Mutual Admiration Society (2002). He would later rejoin Reed as Gudrun in Slew Hampshire (2013).
In 2003, Atkinson moved to a small New York studio with writer/producer Rock Shaink to appear in several regional stage productions as well as NBC's The Restaurant (2003), a reality show which followed the staff of Italian restaurant Rocco's. Apparently Atkinson's years of serving experience did him no good, he was fired upon production wrap.
Returning to Boston in 2006, Atkinson studied under Gerry Speca before driving cross-country to Los Angeles in early 2007. Once in LA he found a home at The Antaeus Academy. Learning his way around classical texts from stage actors Jeanie Hackett, Nike Doukas, Geoffrey Wade, and Armin Shimerman, eventually becoming involved with their academy company.
Not until landing his first series gig, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008) was Atkinson able to afford the Screen Actors Guild initiation fee with a little help from a friend. It was on the set of Sarah Connor where Atkinson had the opportunity to work with Game of Thrones helmer David Nutter, who Atkinson hopes will "Pretty please let me read for anything you're doing?!".
A self-described blue collar actor, Atkinson's middle-class, Irish-Catholic upbringing often keeps his characters grounded in moral and ethical dilemmas, appearing in such dramas as The Young and the Restless (2008), CSI (2009), Castle (2009), and Justified (2009)
Attending the popular Groundlings School, Atkinson studied with Annie Sertich, honing his improv and comedic chops. While gaining attention as a character actor, he put those chops to use as Jackson Price in The Bet (2016), Max McCallman in The Shoaks (2018), and as Seamus Downs in Keeping Up with the Downs (2010), a television pilot written and produced by Atkinson with co-stars Patrick Curran and Stephen J. Lattanzi.
Atkinson's credits include 9-1-1 (2019), Big Time Rush (2013), and Rockstar Games' open world hit Red Dead Redemption (2010).
Atkinson currently lives in Burbank with his wife Alex and their terrier Saint Francis of Assisi.
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Mutual Admiration Society | Mickey McQueeney |
| 2003 | Harrison Macauley Is Going to Kill Me | Stanley |
| 2003 | Maat | |
| 2007 | The Hammer | Construction Worker (uncredited) |
| 2007 | LA Forensics | Jack Farnam |
| 2007 | MANswers | Dumper / Hunter / Pisser |
| 2007 | Shadowplay | Billy |
| 2008 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Highway Guy |
| 2008 | Jim and Jung | Frank |
| 2008 | Broken | FM |
| 2008-09 | The Young and the Restless | Bartender |
| 2009 | House of Honcho | Nigel Melanson |
| 2009 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Teddy Floyd |
| 2009 | Trunks of Juniper: Debonair Flair | Burnt Salvation |
| 2009 | Castle | Messianic-Looking Guy |
| 2009 | Mesteno | Haze Lyons |
| 2010 | Red Dead Redemption | Outlaw on Horse |
| 2010 | Keeping Up with the Downs | Seamus Downs |
| 2010 | The Delivery Boy | Harvey |
| 2010 | Apomixis | Wewelco Mewtoo |
| 2011 | Terra Solution | Guy Verde |
| 2011 | Justified | Poker Player #2 |
| 2012 | Adventures of JAB | Bikie 2 - Bartholumoue |
| 2013 | American Backwoods: Slew Hampshire | Gudrun |
| 2014 | Severance | Jason |
| 2016 | The Bet | Jackson Price |
| 2016 | The Exhilarating and Fashionable Life of Emmy Rose Knightley | Henry |
| 2017 | Buddy Thunderstruck | Buddy Thunderstruck |
| 2017 | Logan Lucky | Deputy #2 |
| 2018 | The Shoaks | Max McCalman |
| 2019 | 9-1-1 | Patient |
| 2020 | Party of Five | Homeless Man |
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