Brian Van Holt (born July 6, 1969) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Bo and Vincent Sinclair in the 2005 film House of Wax and Bobby Cobb on the TV series Cougar Town.
Early life Brian Van Holt was born in Waukegan, Illinois on July 6, 1969, and was raised in Huntington Beach, California.The (Good) Life of Brian (Van Holt) , blackbookmag.com; accessed November 8, 2014. He is of Scottish and Irish descent (not Dutch as is widely believed), saying in April 2003, "My nickname is 'Dutch' but my family's part of the McGregor clan. No one really knows where 'Van Holt' came from." He graduated from UCLA in 1993, with a major in sociology and a minor in psychology.
Career Van Holt was cast in several films and television series beginning with A Very Brady Sequel in 1996, followed by appearances in episodes of Beverly Hills, 90210, Spin City, Homicide: Life on the Street, Martial Law, and Sex and the City. He then appeared in the feature films, Black Hawk Down, Windtalkers, Confidence, Basic and S.W.A.T..
He has since appeared in Man of the House, House of Wax, and the short-lived CBS series Threshold. Van Holt revisited his surfer roots when he was cast in David Milch's HBO series John from Cincinnati as Butchie Yost, son of surfing legend Mitch Yost. He also played Kyle Hobart in the TV series Sons of Anarchy. He guest-starred in the hit show CSI: Miami.
In 2008, he had a small role as himself (an actor) playing a firefighter in two fifth-season episodes of Entourage. From 2009 to 2015, Van Holt appeared as one of the seven main characters on Cougar Town as Bobby Cobb, the ex-husband of lead character Jules Cobb and father of their son Travis. He appeared in six seasons of Cougar Town, exiting the show at the beginning of the sixth and final season. He also directed the second episode of the fifth season, "Like a Diamond", which aired on January 14, 2014.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1996 Warren Mulaney 1997 L.A. Johns Chris Television film 1997 Steel Chariots Franklin Jones Television film 1999 Lifeguard 2000 Whipped Brad 2001 Black Hawk Down Jeff Struecker 2002 Windtalkers Private Andrew Harrigan 2002 Tad Short film 2003 Confidence Miles 2003 Basic Sergeant Ray Dunbar 2003 S.W.A.T. Officer III Michael Boxer 2005 Man of the House FBI Agent Eddie Zane 2005 House of Wax Bo Sinclair / Vincent Sinclair Double role 2012 Bullet to the Head Ronnie "Cowboy Ronnie" Earl 2014 Wild Ranger 2018 Den of Thieves Detective Murphy "Murph" Connors 2020 Butter Frank 2024 Boneyard Detective Ortega Way of the Warriors Bob Stephenson
Television Year Title Role Notes 1996 Flipper Episode: "Surf Gang" 1997 Beverly Hills, 90210 Eric Anderson Episode: "Aloha Beverly Hills: Part 2" 1997 Spin City Brent Episode: "Radio Daze" 1998 Homicide: Life on the Street Peter Fields Episode: "Closet Cases" 1998 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Michael Episode: "The Plane, The Gun, The Portrait, The Pass & The Caller" 1998 Sins of the City Episode: "Blind Eye for Hire" 1998 Martial Law Lance Carter Episode: "Cop Out" 1999 LateLine Grant Kendall Episode: "The Christian Guy" 1999 Sex and the City Wylie Ford Episode: "The Caste System" 1999–2000 Love & Money Eamon McBride Main cast; 5 episodes 2000 The $treet Chad Episode: "Pilot" 2005–06 Threshold Sean Cavennaugh Main cast; 13 episodes 2007 John from Cincinnati Mitch "Butchie" Yost II Main cast; 10 episodes 2008 Sons of Anarchy Kyle Hobart Episode: "Giving Back" 2008 Shane Gallagher Episode: "Do You Love Me, Do You Surfer... Boy" 2008 Entourage Malone 2 episodes 2009 CSI: Miami Terrance Chase Episode: "And They're Offed" 2009 Burn Notice Harlan Episode: "Friends and Family" 2009 Greg Episode: "Split Ends" 2009–15 Cougar Town Bobby Cobb Main cast; 89 episodesAlso directed the episode "Like a Diamond" 2011 Neighbor Uncredited; episode: "Bad Choices" 2012 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Captain Mike Robinson Episode: "CSI on Fire" 2013–14 Ray Burton 10 episodes 2014 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Carver / Sebastian Derik 2 episodes 2014 Ascension William Denninger Miniseries; 6 episodes 2015 Community Willy Episode: "Laws of Robotics and Party Rights"2016GrandfatheredLuke Episode: "Budget Spa" 2017 Training Day Jeff Kullen Episode: "Wages of Sin" 2018 LA to Vegas Dean Episode: "The Affair" 2018 Life in Pieces Wayne Winger Episode : "Parents Ancestry Coupon Chaperone" 2020 Deputy Deputy Cade Walker Main role 2022 Green Eggs and Ham (voice) Episode: 2022 Joe vs. Carole John Reinke Limited series
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