Brent Huff (born March 11, 1961, in Springfield, Missouri) is an American actor, writer, director and former model. He is best known for his recurring role as Officer Smitty in the ABC dramas The Rookie and The Rookie: Feds. Huff has also had recurring roles in Shameless, Pensacola: Wings of Gold and Black Scorpion, with additional appearances in Mad Men, The West Wing, NCIS, JAG and Cold Case.
In addition to acting, Huff has written and directed feature films and documentaries including The Jackie Stiles Story, It's a Rockabilly World, Cat City, Chasing Beauty, Welcome to Paradise, A Genie's Tail and 100 Mile Rule.
Career
Huff grew up in Springfield, Missouri, and attended Kickapoo High School. He was later inducted into the Kickapoo Theatre Hall of Fame. He studied theater at the University of Missouri. Huff worked as a fashion model represented by Ford Models in New York City and Fashion Models in Milan. During his modeling career, he worked with designers Gianni Versace, Giorgio Armani, Valentino and Calvin Klein.
Huff began acting in film during the 1980s, appearing primarily in action and genre productions including Nine Deaths of the Ninja, Armed Response and Strike Commando 2. His work frequently involved international productions filmed in countries including South Africa, the Philippines, Thailand, Austria, France, Italy, Argentina, Russia, Serbia and Romania.
Huff later studied acting in both New York City and Los Angeles while continuing work in film and television. In 2018, he returned to recurring television roles with appearances on the Showtime series Shameless.
Directing
In addition to acting, Huff developed a career as a director, writer and documentary filmmaker. His documentary Chasing Beauty explored issues within the fashion and modeling industries, including body image, exploitation and industry pressure.
Huff later directed The Jackie Stiles Story, a documentary chronicling the life and basketball career of Jackie Stiles. The film premiered in Springfield, Missouri, in 2022.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role 1978 Coach Bulldog Malone 1984 The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak Willard 1985 Nine Deaths of the Ninja Steve Gordon 1985 Deadly Passion Joey 1985 Summer Fantasy Scott 1986 Armed Response Clay Adams 1987 Stormquest Joxer 1988 Cop Game Tony 1988 Strike Commando 2 Michael Ransom 1989 Born to Fight Shane 1990 After the Condor Derek 1992 Falling from Grace Matt 1993 Veterinarian Christine Tom 1993 Hunt for the Blue Diamond Mike Reno 1993 At the Edge of Paradise Richard 1995 The Black Curse Jack 1995 Tinkercrank Matt 1996 Oblivion 2: Backlash Sweeney 1996 Scorpio One Lt. Redding 1997 The Bad Pack Lt. James 1997 Dead Tides Mick 1998 Girls' Night Kevin 1999 Hitman's Run Det. Delaney 1999 Hijack Jack Bryant 2000 Hot Boyz Det. Bentley 2000 Submerged Capt. Evans 2000 Beautiful Trevor 2003 Bad Bizness Frank Wilson 2003 Final Examination Sheriff Davis 2005 Glass Trap Dean Rader 2006 Dead and Deader Dr. Scott 2009 Breaking Point Frank 2010 Kill Speed Ted 2011 Second Chance Michael 2012 Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader Coach Walsh 2012 Forgetting Regret David 2015 D-TEC Marcus Reed 2016 Killing Lazarus Detective Shaw 2016 Christmas Trade Greg 2019 Tyson's Run Coach Fickman 2022 Deadly Draw Sheriff Grady 2022 A Genie's Tail Mr. Campbell 2024 Valley Circle Frank
Television Year Title Role 1994 I Spy Returns Lt. Stevens 1994 Diagnosis: Murder Dr. Jeff Martin 1996 Dark Skies Agent Collins 1996 Diagnosis: Murder Sgt. Keller 1997 Hollywood Confidential Detective Harris 1998–1999 Pensacola: Wings of Gold Capt. James "Bobo" Gallow 2000 JAG Commander Pike 2001 Black Scorpion Lt. Marsh 2003 Cold Case Bill Travis 2003 Lucky Dr. Connelly 2004 The West Wing Agent Broder 2010 Mad Men General Frank Alvin 2013 NCIS Rick Cameron 2017 Ghostbusters: Station 6 Mayor Collins 2018–2019 Shameless Troy 2018–present The Rookie Officer Quigley Smitty 2022–2023 The Rookie: Feds Officer Quigley Smitty
Director Year Title Notes 1994 We the People Feature film 1997 The Bad Pack Feature film 2002 100 Mile Rule Feature film 2007 Welcome to Paradise Feature film 2007 Treasure Raiders Feature film 2009 Serbian Scars Feature film 2010 Behind the Orange Curtain Documentary 2010 Cat City Feature film 2010 Last Will Feature film 2012 Hero Short film 2012 Helpless Short film 2013 Chasing Beauty Documentary 2016 It's a Rockabilly World Documentary 2021 Creating Giants Documentary 2022 The Jackie Stiles Story Documentary 2022 A Genie's Tail Feature film
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