Nicky Katt Explained

Nicky Katt
Birth Date:11 May 1971
Birth Place:South Dakota, U.S.
Occupation:Actor
Yearsactive:1980–present

Nicky Katt (born May 11, 1971)[1] [2] is an American character actor. 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.

Biography

Katt 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 .

Filmography

Films

Television roles

Video games

Notes and References

  1. News: Smith . Lynn . 2002-08-01 . Nicky Katt, a Go-To Guy with a Can-Do Attitude . . 34.
  2. News: . 2021-05-11 . On This Date: Birthdays . . 2A . Actor Nicky Katt ('Boston Public') is 50..
  3. Web site: Nicky Katt . . . 2023-11-05.