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Brock Harris

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Brock Harris
Born (1988-02-01) February 1, 1988 (age 36)
Occupation(s)actor, director, producer, musician
Years active2008–present

Brock Harris (born February 1, 1988) is an American director, writer, and actor best known as director of Cottonmouth (film).[1] He started his career in front of the camera starring in films and TV series such as Major Crimes and the Last Shoot Out. [2] The short film The Last Hunt, produced by Harris, was highlighted by the Sundance Film Festival.[3]

Biography and career[edit]

Harris, is the son of a professor at Oklahoma State University, and his mother is an Emergency Room Nurse, and physical educater. [4] Being the second of four children, Harris was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. [5] Harris practiced martial arts and trained to compete jujitsu.[6] An avid outdoorsman, Harris was once hospitilized after being bit by a Copperhead snake. After studying at Stillwater High School, he received a scholarship to attend Idyllwild Arts Academy, and graduated in 2006. Harris entered and graduated as a musician and actor at The Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford.[5] Harris entered and graduated as a musician and actor at The Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford.[7]

When a freshman in college, he enrolled in the Asics after seeing an ad on the Internet seeking collegiate wrestlers to model. After doing the photo shoot for Asics, Harris stayed away for a while due to a surgery to remove a tumor from the back. In 2008, he gained popularity on the Internet after shooting Abercrombie & Fitch with Bruce Weber. [8] After college he started his acting career in New York City debuting in the Lincoln Center production, All American. [9] Harris is also known as an athlete, and competed on the first American Kok Boru team, a traditional sport similar to Buzkashi. He was horseman for Team USA at the World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan, and also competed in the World Championships, hosted by the World Expo in Kazahkstan. [10]

Filmography[edit]

Behind the Camera[edit]

Year Title Role
2016 The Last Hunt Director, Writer
2018 The Hundred Mile Run: The Art of Enduring Director
2016 Wild Game Director, Writer
2022 Dance Dads Director, Writer
2024 Cottonmouth Director, Writer
2025 Nomad Cowboys Director, Writer

Film Acting[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Breathe In Paul
G.B.F. Hamilton
Gone Missing Alex
2015 Sam Sam
Catch 22: Based on the Unwritten Story by Seanie Sugrue Smoke
Goliath David Short film
Simple Little Lives Hank

Television Acting[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2010-2024 Blue Bloods (TV series) Derrick Sanders 1 episode
2014-2015 Major Crimes Chad Stuart 3 episodes
2019 American Princess (2019 TV series) Leaf 3 episodes

References[edit]

  1. ^ Andreas Wiseman (September 28, 2023). "Martin Sensmeier, Ron Perlman, Esai Morales & Eric Nelsen Lead Western 'Cottonmouth'; Filming Underway In Oklahoma". www.deadline.com. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "Brock Harris". www.sundance.org. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  3. ^ "The Future is Now: 5 Things pushing the art and form of storytelling". www.sundance.org. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Meet Brock Harris". BoldJourney.com. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b Frank Rizzo (13 December 2009). "Life Is Beautiful: Despite His Success As A Model, U Of H Senior Brock Harris Continues To Focus On Acting". articles.courant.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  6. ^ "The Brock Harris Official Website Biography". thebrockharris.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  7. ^ "Brock Harris". www.lct.org. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Life is Beautiful: Despite His Success as a Model, U of H Senior Brock Harrison Continues to Focus on Acting". Hartford Courant. December 13, 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  9. ^ "All-American". Lincoln Center Theater. December 13, 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  10. ^ John Wendle (December 2016). "All-American". The Atlantic. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

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