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Andrew Bryniarski

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Andrew Bryniarski
Bryniarski in 2013
Born (1969-02-13) February 13, 1969 (age 55)
Occupation(s)Actor, bodybuilder
Years active1990–present
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)

Andrew Bryniarski (born February 13, 1969)[1] is an American actor and former bodybuilder, best known for portraying Leatherface in the remake of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, Zangief in Street Fighter, and Steve Lattimer in The Program.

Career

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Bryniarski was visiting a friend in Los Angeles, California, when he was discovered by a talent agent.[2] The agent got him a part in Hudson Hawk. From then on, he was cast in several films that required his type, a muscular 6-foot-5-inch (196 cm) man.[3]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1990 Dragonfight Bar Fight Spectator
1991 Necessary Roughness Wyatt Beaudry
Hudson Hawk "Butterfinger"
1992 Batman Returns Charles "Chip" Shreck
1993 The Program Steve Lattimer
1994 Cyborg 3: The Recycler Jocko TV movie
Street Fighter Zangief
1995 Higher Learning Knocko
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman X Episode: "Virtually Destroyed"
1999 Any Given Sunday Patrick "Madman" Kelly
2001 Pearl Harbor Joe, The Boxer
2002 Black Mask 2: City of Masks Daniel "Iguana" Martinez
Scooby-Doo Cavern Henchman
Rollerball Halloran
Firefly Crow Episode: "The Train Job"
The Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special Lobo
2003 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out Larry Eugene Phillips, Jr.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Thomas Brown Hewitt / "Leatherface"
2004 The Curse of El Charro "El Charro"
2005 Seven Mummies "Blade"
2006 Bachelor Party Vegas Security Beast
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning Thomas Brown Hewitt / "Leatherface"
2007 Chasing 3000 Gang Member
2008 Stiletto Nazi Biker
Bram Stoker's Dracula's Guest Count Dracula
2010 Burn Notice Ed "Big Ed" Episode: "Friends and Enemies"
2015 Some Kind of Hate Lincoln's Father

References

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  1. ^ "Bryniarski, Andrew 1969–". Encyclopedia.com. Cengage. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Split Screen: The men behind the masks". Yahoo! Movies. October 26, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  3. ^ "Andrew Bryniarski's Official Site: Biography". Pit of Horror. Archived from the original on April 11, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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