Brian Letscher is an American actor best known for his recurring role as Secret Service Agent Tom Larsen on Scandal.
Personal life Letscher is the middle brother of actor Matt Letscher and entrepreneur Aaron Letscher. He attended college at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan and graduated in economics. He played football for the Michigan Wolverines football team. He was an assistant football coach at Eastern Michigan University from the Fall of 1997 through the conclusion of the 1999 season.
Acting Brian moved to New York City to pursue acting and after joining Public Theater Shakespeare Lab, he landed roles in films Kate & Leopold, Slippery Slope and Puccini for Beginners. He also had small roles in television Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and theatre Burning Blue. Brian also began working with The Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea, Michigan. He played the lead role of Bo Decker in William Inge's Bus Stop and the production earned The Detroit Free Press' "Best Play" award. Brian became a produced playwright when The Purple Rose developed and produced a full equity run of his first play, "When The Lights Come On", about his experiences in the world of college football. Having been shifted to Los Angeles eight years ago, Brian has appeared in over two dozen television shows, most notably SCANDAL and CW's VALOR, and has become a member of The Pacific Residents Theatre Company, Rogue Machine as well as continuing to write and develop his own work.
Writing Brian has written multiple plays, having his first one "When The Lights Come On" produced by actor Jeff Daniels' The Purple Rose Theatre Company in Chelsea, MI. His next play, "Smart Love", world premiered at The Purple Rose in January 2017. "Smart Love" then had its West Coast Premiere at Pacific Resident Theatre in Venice, CA and received a "Critic's Choice" nod from the LA Times.
Filmography + Film Year Film Role Notes 2001 Kate & Leopold Ad Executive 2006 Slippery Slope Chad 2006 Puccini for Beginners Jeff 2013 Running Up That Hill Mr. Fash Short film 2015 Orphan is the New Orange Paul Short film 2015 The Final Analysis Short film 2016 Wake Up America! Vincent Brandis Short film 2018 Fading Scars Ben Short film 2019 Portrait of a Woman at Dawn Jack Wakefield Short film 2019 Loners Lincoln Chalk 2020 Wear a Mask, Bat Dick Batman Short film 2020 Veterans Day 2020, an adaptation of War Words Chase Short film2023SwindleMikeShort film
+ Television Year Title Role Notes 2003 NYPD Blue Wally Episode: "Porn Free" 2003 - 2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Patrick McCorkle / Paramedic Episodes: "Raw" (2005) and "Soulless" (2003) 2006 All My Children Dennis - Security Guard Episode no 19435, 19449, 19432 and 19431 2006 Law & Order Mark Rhodes Episode: "Cost of Capital" 2007 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Julie's Brother Episodes: "Frame" 2008 How I Met Your Mother Angry Man Episode: "No Tomorrow" 2008 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Richard Langford Episode: "Two and a Half Deaths" 2008 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Diego Episodes: "Brother's Keeper" 2008 NCIS Sam Bennett Episode: "Road Kill" 2009 Cold Case Detective Pete McGinley Episode: "Officer Down" 2009 Bones Amos Episode: "The Plain in the Prodigy " 2009 NCIS: Los Angeles Marine CPL Scott Reilly Episode: "Ambush" 2009 The Prospector Caleb Montgomery Short film 2010 Pretty Little Liars Mr. Gazzaro Episode: "There's No Place Like Homecoming" 2010 Sons of Tucson Derek Episode: "Ambush" 2010 The Mentalist Billy Mock Episode: "Red Carpet Treatment" 2011 Burn Notice Ward Episode: "Army of One" 2012 House of Lies Derek Fielder Episode: "Amsterdam" 2012 Hollywood Heights Gus Sanders 25 episodes, recurring role 2012–2018 Scandal Tom Larsen 33 episodes, recurring role 2013 Castle Liam Finch Episode: "The Wild Rover" 2014 Crisis Flip Episode: "Pilot" 2014 Perception Shane McNamara Episode: "Shiver" 2014 Grimm Timothy Perkal Episodes: "Octopus Head" and "Thanks for the Memories" 2014–2016 One & Done Luke 7 Episodes, recurring role 2015 Hawaii Five-0 Mark Dupont Episode: "Poina 'ole" 2019 Chicago Fire Coach Snyder Episode: "It Wasn't About Hockey" 2020 NCIS: New Orleans James Keene Episode: "Bad Moon Rising" 2020 Station 19 Agent Prine Episode: "No Days Off" 2020 Magnum P.I. Bruce Episode: "Double Jeopardy" 2022 FBI: International Mark Douglas Episode: "Chew Toy" 2022 9-1-1: Lone Star Griffin 2 Episodes2022Grey's AnatomyMr. EpleyEpisode: "Haunted"2024S.W.A.T. Sergeant Barry JonesEpisode: "End of the Road"2024WalkerCole TillmanEpisode: "Letting Go"20251923Dr. ShillingEpisode: "Wrap Thee in Terror"2025FBI: Most WantedJay BradfordEpisode: "Trust"2025BallardKen Chastain3 Episodes2026The RookieKip WilcoxEpisode: “Grand Theft Aircraft”
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