Brian Howe

Brian Howe is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of stockbroker Jay Twistle in the film The Pursuit of Happyness.

Career His other films include K-PAX, The Majestic, Catch Me If You Can, RV, Déjà Vu, Return to Me, Evan Almighty, Gran Torino (as Steve Kowalski) and Annabelle. Howe has appeared in guest roles in a number of television series, including Crossing Jordan, Criminal Minds, Judging Amy, Law & Order, The Unit, Without a Trace, Boston Legal, The Shield, Lie to Me, Charmed, and was a regular on Journeyman as the newspaper editor until the cancellation of the show by NBC in December 2007 due to low ratings. More recently, he has had recurring roles on Nikita, Justified and Westworld. In 2021, he had a main role in Kevin Can F**k Himself as Peter McRoberts.

Howe is part of the stock company formed by filmmaker Larry Blamire, and has played Dr. Roger Fleming, the evil scientist who awakens the skeleton, in the 2004 science-fiction spoof The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra, his twin brother Peter Fleming in its sequel, The Lost Skeleton Returns Again, the dim but heroic sailor Big Dan Frater in Trail of the Screaming Forehead, and the foppish Englishman Burling Famish Jr. in Dark and Stormy Night.

Selected filmography Television Year Title Role Notes 1988 Spenser: For Hire Cab Driver Episode: "Hawk's Eyes" 1994 Law & Order Duffy Episode: "Snatched" 1995-97 Bonnie Sammy Sinatra Main role 1997 Dave's World Bryce Episode: "Touched by an Agent" 1997 Law & Order John Mack Episode: "Barter" 1999 Law & Order Detective Harry Sorkin Episode: "Hate" 1999 LateLine Freddy Episode: "Protecting the Source" 1999 Family Law John Carrigalo Episode: "Damages" 2000 The Huntress Anthony Jackson Episode: "The Kid" 2000 Touched by an Angel Jerry Fleming Episode: "Quality Time" 2000 Grosse Pointe Photographer Uncredited; Episode: "Thieves Like Us" 2001 Crossing Jordan Cosgrove Episode: "The Ties That Bind" 2001 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Mr. Winston Episode: "Face Lift" 2001 Any Day Now Cary Johnson 2 episodes 2001 Dead Last Bill Dotson Episode: "Laughlin It Up" 2001 Touched by an Angel Sheriff Charlie Episode: "A Winter Carol" 2001 Felicity Eric Scott Episode: "A Perfect Match 2002 Will & Grace Ken Episode: "He Shoots, They Snore" 2002 Judging Amy Police Officer Episode: "Thursday's Child" 2003 The District Hatfield Episode: "Untouchable" 2003 Boomtown Bartender Episode: "Blackout" 2003-04 A Minute with Stan Hooper Gary Main role 2003 Good Morning, Miami Steve Episode: "Good Morning, Manhattan" 2004 Quintuplets Paul Episode: "Quint Con" 2005 Charmed Ronny Episode: "Ordinary Witches" 2005 CSI: Miami Dale Buford Episode: "Nothing to Lose" 2005 Killer Instinct Marty Episode: "Forget Me Not 2006 The Unit Special Agent Griffiths Episode: "Stress" 2006 All of Us Unknown Episode: "The N-Word" 2006 Without a Trace Grant Stoker Episode: "Crossroads" 2007 NCIS Sheriff Tom Barrett Episode: "Suspicion" 2007 The Shield Carlos Morganza Episode: "Haunts" 2007 Journeyman Hugh Skillen Main role 2008 Boston Legal Martin Monrow Episode: "Dances with Wolves" 2008 Bones Sheriff Leonard Wilkinson Episode: "The Con Man in the Meth Lab" 2009 Numb3rs Robert Posdner Episode: "Disturbed" 2009 Mental Bob Escamilla Episode: "Life and Limb" 2009 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Harvey Wincroft Episode: "Ghost Town" 2009 Three Rivers Mr. Hubbell Episode: "Code Green" 2009 Lie to Me Garrett Denning Episode: "Lack of Candor" 2010 Cold Case Harry Denton '74 Episode: "The Runaway Bunny" 2010 Nip/Tuck Ron Mark Episode: "Dr. Griffin" 2010 The Mentalist Arliss St. Germain Episode: "Red Herring" 2010 The Defenders Chief of Detectives Uncredited; Episode: "Las Vegas vs. Johnson" 2010 Medium John Claybourne Episode: "The People in Your Neighborhood" 2011 The Cape Mick Reese 3 episodes 2011 The Closer Nick Rhodes Episode: "Death Warrant" 2011 Against the Wall Father Chet Episode: "Wonder What God's Up To" 2012 Castle Aaron Lerner Episode: "Murder He Wrote" 2012 NCIS: Los Angeles Jack Caldwell Episode: "Dead Body Politic" 2012-13 Nikita Morgan Kendrick 3 episodes 2012-13 Franklin & Bash A.D.A. Brad Hewett 2 episodes 2013 Justified Arnold Recurring role (season 4) 2013 The Client List Judge Overton Recurring role (season 2) 2013 Longmire Dale Lowry Episode: "The Road to Hell" 2013-15 Masters of Sex Sam Duncan 3 episodes 2013 Betrayal Frank Perkins / Matthew Hendricks 2 episodes 2013-14 Hart of Dixie Gerald Thibodaux 2 episodes 2014 Grey's Anatomy Robert Fischer Episode: "Take It Back" 2014 Growing Up Fisher Unknown Episode: "The Man with the Spider Tattoo" 2014 The Newsroom Barry Lasenthal 3 episodes 2015 House of Lies Dante Valerio 2 episodes 2015 Criminal Minds Alex Zorgen Episode: "The Hunt" 2016 CSI: Cyber Richard Reynolds Episode: "404: Flight Not Found" 2016 American Horror Story Mark Phillips Episode: "Chapter 10" 2016 Westworld Sheriff Pickett 3 episodes 2016 The Middle Tom Episode: "Trip and Fall" 2016-17 The Last Tycoon Red Ridingwood 2 episodes 2016-17 Vice Principals Superintendent Jeremy Haas Recurring role 2017 Survivor's Remorse Mike Valorose Episode: "The Gala" 2017 SEAL Team Oliver Carter Episode: "Ghost of Christmas Future" 2017 Designated Survivor Harry Episode: "Home" 2017-20 Chicago Fire Nick Porter Recurring role 2018 S.W.A.T. Craig Episode: "Crews" 2018-19 Superstore Neil Penderson 2 episodes 2018 Code Black Richard Fields Episode: "The Same as Air" 2018 Ghosted Terry Katzenberg Episode: "The Airplane" 2018 9-1-1 Harlow Episode: "7.1" 2019 Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television Warden Lafors Episode: "The Ry Guy Goes to Jail" 2019 Hawaii Five-0 Carl Episode: "E'ao lu'au a kualima" 2019 Grand Hotel Detective Kelly Episode: "Groom Service" 2019 All Rise Wallace Fisk Episode: "Drispy" 2021-22 Kevin Can F**k Himself Peter McRoberts Main role 2022 Super Pumped Donald Kalanick 3 episodes2023-26 Shrinking Kip 3 episodes2024 Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage Dr. Hill Episode: "Some New York Nonsense"2025 High Potential Gavin Tillman Episode: "Content Warning 2026 Spider-Noir Carmedy Supporting role2026The HawkGus5 episodes

Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 Return to Me Mike 2001 K-PAX Dr. Steven Becker The Majestic Carl Leffert The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra Dr. Roger Fleming 2002 Catch Me If You Can FBI Agent Earl Amdursky 2006 RV Marty Déjà Vu Medical Examiner The Pursuit of Happyness Jay Twistle2007 Evan Almighty Builder Trail of the Screaming Forehead Big Dan Frater 2008 Gran Torino Steve Kowalski 2009 Dark and Stormy Night Burling Famish Jr. 2014 Annabelle Pete Higgins 2017 Annabelle: Creation 2021 Sweet Girl Pete Micelli 2021 Being the Ricardos Charles Koerner