Chaney Kley Explained

Chaney Kley
Birth Name:Chaney Kley Minnis
Birth Date:20 August 1972
Birth Place:Manassas, Virginia, U.S.
Death Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma Mater:University of Colorado Boulder
Occupation:Actor

Chaney Kley Minnis (August 20, 1972 – July 24, 2007) was an American actor. During his career he was best known for his recurring role as Officer Asher on the FX drama The Shield and as the lead in the horror movie Darkness Falls.

Early life

Chaney Kley Minnis was born August 20, 1972, in Manassas, Virginia,[1] and raised in Denver, Colorado.[2] He attended Denver's Thomas Jefferson High School, and the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado, where he earned a BFA in drama.[2] After graduating from college, Kley relocated to Chicago where he began working as a stage actor.[2] Kley starred in a 1998 Chicago Dramatists' production of The Angels of Lemnos, for which he won a Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actor.[2]

Career

Chaney first appeared on the television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, appearing on the episode "Real Me". In 2001, he made his film debut portraying Brandon in Legally Blonde. In 2003, Kley portrayed Kyle Walsh in the horror-thriller movie Darkness Falls. He then later appeared on NCIS, Cold Case, , as well as Las Vegas. Kley's last film was One Way to Valhalla (2009).

Death

Kley died on July 24, 2007, in Venice, Los Angeles and was later buried in Denver, Colorado.[3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Legally Blonde Brandon
2003 John Young
2003Darkness Falls Kyle Walsh
2005Gotham Café Steve Davis
2006Jimmy and Judy Dinko
2007Mr. Blue Sky Greg Adams
2009One Way to Valhalla Danny Released posthumously

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Buffy the Vampire Slayer Brad Connick Episode: "Real Me"
2003Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative ServiceCorporal Paul Brinkman Episode: "Hung Out to Dry"
2003–2005data-sort-value="Shield"The ShieldAsher 16 episodes
2005Cold CaseBilly Johns (1963) Episode: "Strange Fruit"
2006Brent MartinEpisode: "Werewolves"
2006Las Vegas FBI Agent KentEpisode: "Lyle & Substance"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chaney Kley. Turner Classic Movies. April 30, 2022.
  2. Web site: Tribute. Chaney Kley. live. https://archive.today/20220430175834/https://www.tribute.ca/people/biography/chaney-kley/9697/. April 30, 2022.
  3. Web site: Chaney Kley Minnis Obituary . Denver Post . 16 August 2024.