Nicky Katt (born May 11, 1970)[1] is an American actor.[2] He is best known for his role as Harry Senate on the television show Boston Public and for his roles as unsympathetic villains, including as a murderous cop on the take in Monk, an irascible motorhead in Dazed and Confused, an ill-fated white supremacist child rapist in A Time to Kill, and an embittered business rival in Boiler Room. He has also appeared in films including Insomnia, The Limey, SubUrbia, and Sin City, and is an semi-regular collaborator of Richard Linklater, Steven Soderbergh, and Christopher Nolan.
Nicky Katt | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 11, 1970 South Dakota, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1980–present |
Biography
editKatt was born in South Dakota.[3] He is known for his role as unorthodox teacher Harry Senate on David E. Kelley's Fox drama series Boston Public. Katt's film roles include Clint Bruno in Dazed and Confused (1993), Billy Ray Cobb in A Time to Kill (1996), Tim in SubUrbia (1996), Stacy the hitman in The Limey (1999), Greg Weinstein in Boiler Room (2000), Adolf Hitler in Full Frontal (2002), Fred Duggar in Insomnia (2002), Stuka in Sin City (2005), and Nate Petite in Snow Angels (2008).
Katt has co-starred in many movies and received critical praise for performances in The Limey and SubUrbia. He was originally cast to star in the ABC spring 2006 replacement series The Evidence, but was replaced by Rob Estes. Katt was a child actor as well, appearing as Marc Singer's son on the television series V. He also lent his voice in gaming as the voice of Atton Rand in Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords.
Filmography
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Films
edit- 1981 Underground Aces as Son
- 1984 Gremlins as Schoolchild
- 1989 The 'Burbs as Steve Kuntz, Ricky's Friend
- 1993 Dazed and Confused as Clint Bruno
- 1993 American Yakuza as Vic
- 1995 The Cure as "Pony"
- 1995 The Doom Generation as Carnoburger Cashier
- 1995 Strange Days as Joey Corto
- 1995 The Babysitter as Mark
- 1996 A Time to Kill as Billy Ray Cobb
- 1996 subUrbia as Tim
- 1997 Batman & Robin as "Spike"
- 1998 Phantoms as Deputy Steve Shanning
- 1998 One True Thing as Jordan Belzer
- 1999 The Limey as Stacy, The Hitman
- 2000 Rules of Engagement as Hayes Lawrence Hodges III
- 2000 Boiler Room as Greg Weinstein
- 2000 The Way of the Gun as Obecks
- 2001 Waking Life as Himself
- 2002 Full Frontal as Hitler
- 2002 Insomnia as Detective Fred Duggar
- 2003 School of Rock as "Razor"
- 2003 Secondhand Lions as Stan
- 2004 Riding the Bullet as Ferris
- 2005 Sin City as Stuka
- 2006 World Trade Center as Volunteer Fireman
- 2007 The Brave One as Detective Vitale
- 2007 Death Proof as Counter Guy
- 2007 Planet Terror as Joe
- 2007 Snow Angels as Nate Petite
- 2008 Harold as Police Officer #1
- 2008 The Dark Knight as S.W.A.T. Member
- 2011 The Sitter as NYPD Officer
- 2013 Behind the Candelabra as Mr. Y
Television roles
edit- 1980 Fantasy Island as Bookie
- 1981 CHiPs as Pat McGuire
- 1981 Father Murphy as Chester
- 1982 Herbie, the Love Bug as Matthew MacLane
- 1982 Voyagers! as Jack, The Artful Dodger
- 1982 Trapper John, M.D. as Scott Spencer
- 1983 Quincy, M.E. as Jeff Reano
- 1984 V as Sean Donovan
- 1988 The Facts of Life as Mark
- 1990 Lifestories as Paul Albertson
- 1995 Double Rush as Nicky
- 1996 Kindred: The Embraced as Starkweather
- 1996 Friends as Arthur
- 2000-2002 Boston Public as Harry Senate
- 2003 The Guardian as Evan Piscarek
- 2006 Monk as Sergeant Ryan Sharkey
- 2018 Casual as Cyril
Video games
editReferences
edit- ^ "Today's Birthdays". Times-Union. The Associated Press. May 11, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
Actor Nicky Katt is 50.
- ^ Smith, Lynn (August 1, 2002). "Nicky Katt, a Go-To Guy with a Can-Do Attitude". The Los Angeles Times Calendar Weekend. p. 34. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ^ "Nicky Katt". TV Guide. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
External links
edit- Nicky Katt at IMDb