Alma mater UCLA Role Actor Name Brian Holt | Years active 1996–present Occupation Actor | |
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Born July 6, 1969 (age 54) ( 1969-07-06 ) Waukegan, Illinois, U.S. Education University of California, Los Angeles Nominations Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Rumble Movies and TV shows Cougar Town, House of Wax, Black Hawk Down, SWAT, Wild Similar People Josh Hopkins, Ian Gomez, Dan Byrd, Chad Michael Murray, Courteney Cox | ||
Brian Van Holt (Actor) - Basic (2003)
Brian Van Holt (born July 6, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for playing Bobby Cobb on the ABC sitcom Cougar Town.
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Early life
Van Holt was born in Waukegan, Illinois, and raised in Huntington Beach, California. He is of Dutch and Irish descent. He earned a degree in sociology from UCLA.
Career
Van Holt was cast in several films and television series beginning with A Very Brady Sequel in 1996, followed by appearances in episodes of Beverly Hills, 90210, Spin City, Homicide: Life on the Street, Martial Law, and Sex and the City. He then hit his stride in a string of martial-themed, A-list films beginning with Black Hawk Down and Windtalkers, interspersed with Confidence, and continuing with Basic and S.W.A.T.. He also appeared in an episode of Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction.
He has since appeared in Man of the House, House of Wax, and the short-lived CBS series Threshold. Van Holt revisited his surfer roots when he was cast in David Milch's HBO series John from Cincinnati as Butchie Yost, son of surfing legend Mitch Yost. He also played Kyle Hobart in the TV series Sons of Anarchy. He guest-starred in the hit show CSI: Miami.
In 2008, he had a small role as himself (an actor) playing a firefighter in two fifth-season episodes of Entourage. From 2009 to 2015, Van Holt appeared as one of the seven main characters on Cougar Town as Bobby Cobb, the ex-husband of lead character Jules Cobb and father of their son Travis. He appeared in six seasons of Cougar Town, exiting the show at the beginning of the sixth and final season. He also directed the second episode of the fifth season, "Like a Diamond", which aired on January 14, 2014.
Filmography
Actor
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Way of the Warriors (filming) as
Bob Stephenson
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Boneyard (post-production) as
Detective Ortega
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Sweet Dreams (post-production) as
Mike D
2022
Joe vs. Carole (TV Mini Series) as
John Reinke
- The Florida Problem (2022) - John Reinke
- The Tiger King (2022) - John Reinke
- A Gun-Toting, Animal-Loving, Mullet-Wearing Motherf**king Star (2022) - John Reinke
- Sanctuary (2022) - John Reinke
- Survival of the Fittest (2022) - John Reinke
- Don (2022) - John Reinke
- A Fairy Tale (2022) - John Reinke
- Unwanted Animals (2022) - John Reinke
2022
Butter as
Frank
2020
Deputy (TV Series) as
Detective Cade Ward
- 10-8 Bulletproof (2020) - Detective Cade Ward
- 10-8 Agency (2020) - Detective Cade Ward
- 10-8 Paperwork (2020) - Detective Cade Ward
- 10-8 School Ties (2020) - Detective Cade Ward
- 10-8 Entitlements (2020) - Detective Cade Ward
- 10-8 Selfless (2020) - Detective Cade Ward
- 10-8 Search and Rescue (2020) - Detective Cade Ward
- 10-8 Do No Harm (2020) - Detective Cade Ward
- 10-8 Black & Blue (2020) - Detective Cade Ward
- 10-8 Firestone (2020) - Detective Cade Ward
- Deputy Down (2020) - Detective Cade Ward
- 10-8 Outlaws (2020) - Detective Cade Ward
- Graduation Day (2020) - Detective Cade Ward
2018
Age of Summer as
The Yiz
2018
Life in Pieces (TV Series) as
Wayne Winger
- Parents Ancestry Coupon Chaperone (2018) - Wayne Winger
2018
LA to Vegas (TV Series) as
Dean
- The Affair (2018) - Dean
2018
Den of Thieves as
Murph Connors
2017
Hot Break (TV Movie) as
Gillian Greene
2017
Training Day (TV Series) as
Jeff Kullen
- Wages of Sin (2017) - Jeff Kullen
2016
Grandfathered (TV Series) as
Luke
- Budget Spa (2016) - Luke
2015
Community (TV Series) as
Willy
- Laws of Robotics & Party Rights (2015) - Willy
2009
Cougar Town (TV Series) as
Bobby Cobb
- Mary Jane's Last Dance (2015) - Bobby Cobb
- Full Grown Boy (2015) - Bobby Cobb
- We Stand a Chance (2014) - Bobby Cobb
- Love Is a Long Road (2014) - Bobby Cobb
- Refugee (2014) - Bobby Cobb
- Too Good to Be True (2014) - Bobby Cobb
- Too Much Ain't Enough (2014) - Bobby Cobb
- Mystery of Love (2014) - Bobby Cobb
- Time to Move On (2014) - Bobby Cobb
- Learning to Fly (2014) - Bobby Cobb
- Hard on Me (2014) - Bobby Cobb
- The Trip to Pirate's Cove (2014) - Bobby Cobb
- Depending on You (2014) - Bobby Cobb
- Like a Diamond (2014) - Bobby Cobb
- All or Nothing (2014) - Bobby Cobb
- Don't Fade on Me (2013) - Bobby Cobb
- Have Love Will Travel (2013) - Bobby Cobb
- The Criminal Kind (2013) - Bobby Cobb
- This Old Town (2013) - Bobby Cobb
- Saving Grace (2013) - Bobby Cobb
- You Tell Me (2013) - Bobby Cobb
- Make It Better (2013) - Bobby Cobb
- You and I Will Meet Again (2013) - Bobby Cobb
- Flirting with Time (2013) - Bobby Cobb
- Restless (2013) - Bobby Cobb
- Runnin' Down a Dream (2013) - Bobby Cobb
- I Should Have Known It (2013) - Bobby Cobb
- Between Two Worlds (2013) - Bobby Cobb
- I Need to Know (2013) - Bobby Cobb
- Blue Sunday (2013) - Bobby Cobb
- My Life/Your World: Part 2 (2012) - Bobby Cobb
- My Life/Your World: Part 1 (2012) - Bobby Cobb
- Square One (2012) - Bobby Cobb
- It'll All Work Out (2012) - Bobby Cobb
- Down South (2012) - Bobby Cobb
- Southern Accents (2012) - Bobby Cobb
- Money Becomes King (2012) - Bobby Cobb
- Ways to be Wicked (2012) - Bobby Cobb
- You Can Still Change Your Mind (2012) - Bobby Cobb
- Something Big (2012) - Bobby Cobb
- A One Story Town (2012) - Bobby Cobb
- Full Moon Fever (2012) - Bobby Cobb
- Lover's Touch (2012) - Bobby Cobb
- A Mind with a Heart of Its Own (2012) - Bobby Cobb
- Ain't Love Strange (2012) - Bobby Cobb
- Something Good Coming: Part 2 (2011) - Bobby Cobb
- Something Good Coming: Part 1 (2011) - Bobby Cobb
- Free Fallin' (2011) - Bobby Cobb
- Damaged by Love (2011) - Bobby Cobb
- Lonesome Sundown (2011) - Bobby Cobb
- You're Gonna Get It! (2011) - Bobby Cobb
- Baby's a Rock 'N' Roller (2011) - Bobby Cobb
- Walls (2011) - Bobby Cobb
- Cry to Me (2011) - Bobby Cobb
- Lost Children (2011) - Bobby Cobb
- A Thing About You (2011) - Bobby Cobb
- No Reason to Cry (2011) - Bobby Cobb
- The Same Old You (2010) - Bobby Cobb
- When the Time Comes (2010) - Bobby Cobb
- Little Girl Blues (2010) - Bobby Cobb
- Fooled Again: I Don't Like It (2010) - Bobby Cobb
- You Don't Know How It Feels (2010) - Bobby Cobb
- Keeping Me Alive (2010) - Bobby Cobb
- The Damage You've Done (2010) - Bobby Cobb
- Makin' Some Noise (2010) - Bobby Cobb
- Let Yourself Go (2010) - Bobby Cobb
- All Mixed Up (2010) - Bobby Cobb
- Finding Out (2010) - Bobby Cobb
- Breakdown (2010) - Bobby Cobb
- Feel a Whole Lot Better (2010) - Bobby Cobb
- Letting You Go (2010) - Bobby Cobb
- Wake Up Time (2010) - Bobby Cobb
- Everything Man (2010) - Bobby Cobb
- Turn This Car Around (2010) - Bobby Cobb
- Counting on You (2010) - Bobby Cobb
- What Are You Doin' in My Life? (2010) - Bobby Cobb
- When a Kid Goes Bad (2010) - Bobby Cobb
- All the Wrong Reasons (2010) - Bobby Cobb
- Stop Dragging My Heart Around (2010) - Bobby Cobb
- Scare Easy (2010) - Bobby Cobb
- Rhino Skin (2010) - Bobby Cobb
- Mystery Man (2009) - Bobby Cobb
- Here Comes My Girl (2009) - Bobby Cobb
- Two Gunslingers (2009) - Bobby Cobb (credit only)
- Don't Come Around Here No More (2009) - Bobby Cobb
- A Woman in Love (It's Not Me) (2009) - Bobby Cobb
- You Wreck Me (2009) - Bobby Cobb
- I Won't Back Down (2009) - Bobby Cobb
- Don't Do Me Like That (2009) - Bobby Cobb
- Into the Great Wide Open (2009) - Bobby Cobb
- Pilot (2009) - Bobby Cobb
2014
Ascension (TV Mini Series) as
Captain William Denninger
- Chapter Three (2014) - Captain William Denninger
- Chapter Two (2014) - Captain William Denninger
- Chapter One (2014) - Captain William Denninger
2014
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV Series) as
Sebastian Derik
- The Writing on the Wall (2014) - Sebastian Derik
- A Fractured House (2014) - Sebastian Derik
2014
Wild as
Ranger
2013
The Bridge (TV Series) as
Ray Burton
- Lamia (2014) - Ray Burton
- Eye of the Deep (2014) - Ray Burton
- The Acorn (2014) - Ray Burton
- Sorrowsworn (2014) - Ray Burton
- The Crazy Place (2013) - Ray Burton
- Take the Ride, Pay the Toll (2013) - Ray Burton
- Old Friends (2013) - Ray Burton
- Vendetta (2013) - Ray Burton
- Destino (2013) - Ray Burton
- ID (2013) - Ray Burton
2012
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) as
Captain Mike Robinson
- CSI on Fire (2012) - Captain Mike Robinson
2012
Bullet to the Head as
Ronnie Earl
2011
Cougar Town: Andy's Dreams (TV Series) as
Bobby Cobb
2011
The Middle (TV Series) as
Neighbor
- Bad Choices (2011) - Neighbor (uncredited)
2010
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil (TV Series) as
Boom McCondor
- Things That Make You Go Boom!/Kyle Be Back (2010) - Boom McCondor (voice)
2009
The Cleaner (TV Series) as
Greg
- Split Ends (2009) - Greg
2009
Burn Notice (TV Series) as
Harlan
- Friends and Family (2009) - Harlan
2009
CSI: Miami (TV Series) as
Terrance Chase
- And They're Offed (2009) - Terrance Chase
2008
Entourage (TV Series) as
Malone
- Seth Green Day (2008) - Malone
- Pie (2008) - Malone
2008
The Ex List (TV Series) as
Shane Gallagher
- Do You Love Me, Do You Surfer- Boy (2008) - Shane Gallagher
2008
Sons of Anarchy (TV Series) as
Kyle Hobart
- Giving Back (2008) - Kyle Hobart
2007
John from Cincinnati (TV Series) as
Butchie Yost
- His Visit: Day Nine (2007) - Butchie Yost
- His Visit: Day Eight (2007) - Butchie Yost
- His Visit: Day Seven (2007) - Butchie Yost
- His Visit: Day Six (2007) - Butchie Yost
- His Visit: Day Five (2007) - Butchie Yost
- His Visit: Day Four (2007) - Butchie Yost
- His Visit: Day Three (2007) - Butchie Yost
- His Visit: Day Two Continued (2007) - Butchie Yost
- His Visit: Day Two (2007) - Butchie Yost
- His Visit: Day One (2007) - Butchie Yost
2006
Secrets of a Small Town (TV Series) as
Dr.Tom Wilson
- Pilot (2006) - Dr.Tom Wilson
2005
Threshold (TV Series) as
Sean Cavennaugh
- Alienville (2006) - Sean Cavennaugh
- Vigilante (2006) - Sean Cavennaugh
- Outbreak (2006) - Sean Cavennaugh
- The Crossing (2006) - Sean Cavennaugh
- Progeny (2005) - Sean Cavennaugh
- Revelations (2005) - Sean Cavennaugh
- The Order (2005) - Sean Cavennaugh
- Pulse (2005) - Sean Cavennaugh
- Shock (2005) - Sean Cavennaugh
- The Burning (2005) - Sean Cavennaugh
- Blood of the Children (2005) - Sean Cavennaugh
- Trees Made of Glass: Part 2 (2005) - Sean Cavennaugh
- Trees Made of Glass: Part 1 (2005) - Sean Cavennaugh
2005
House of Wax as
Bo
2005
Man of the House as
Eddie Zane
2004
Kat Plus One (TV Movie) as
Tommy
2003
S.W.A.T. as
Michael Boxer
2003
Basic as
Dunbar
2003
Confidence as
Miles
2002
A Day in the Life of Nancy M. Pimental (Video short) as
Tad
2002
Windtalkers as
Harrigan
2001
Black Hawk Down as
Struecker
1999
Love & Money (TV Series) as
Eamon McBride
- The Step Mummy (2000) - Eamon McBride
- The Five Week Itch (2000) - Eamon McBride
- Puff the Magic Sister (2000) - Eamon McBride
- Everybody Doesn't Love Eamon (2000) - Eamon McBride
- Diagnosis: Effie (2000) - Eamon McBride
- Guess Who's Paying for Dinner (2000) - Eamon McBride
- A Night at the Opera (2000) - Eamon McBride
- Howard's End (2000) - Eamon McBride
- Career Daze (1999) - Eamon McBride
- Make Room for Daddy (1999) - Eamon McBride
- The Music Box (1999) - Eamon McBride
- When WASPs Collide (1999) - Eamon McBride
- Pilot (1999) - Eamon McBride
2000
The $treet (TV Series) as
Chad
- Pilot (2000) - Chad
2000
Whipped as
Brad
1999
Sex and the City (TV Series) as
Wylie Ford
- The Caste System (1999) - Wylie Ford
1999
LateLine (TV Series) as
Grant Kendall
- The Christian Guy (1999) - Grant Kendall
1999
The Underground Comedy Movie as
Lifeguard
1998
Texarkana (TV Movie) as
Arkie Valdez
1998
Martial Law (TV Series) as
Lance Carter
- Cop Out (1998) - Lance Carter
1998
Sins of the City (TV Series)
- Blind Eye for Hire (1998)
1998
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (TV Series) as
Michael Rater (segment "The Plane")
- The Plane/The Gun/The Portrait/The Pass/The Caller (1998) - Michael Rater (segment "The Plane")
1998
Homicide: Life on the Street (TV Series) as
Peter Fields
- Closet Cases (1998) - Peter Fields
1997
Spin City (TV Series) as
Brent
- Radio Daze (1997) - Brent
1997
Steel Chariots (TV Movie) as
Franklin Jones
1997
Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV Series) as
Eric Anderson
- Aloha Beverly Hills: Part 2 (1997) - Eric Anderson
1997
L.A. Johns (TV Movie) as
Chris
1996
A Very Brady Sequel as
Warren Mulaney
1996
Flipper (TV Series) as
Jinx
- Surf Gang (1996) - Jinx
Director
2014
Cougar Town (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Like a Diamond (2014)
Thanks
2003
Basic: A Director's Design (Video documentary short) (special thanks)
2003
Basic Ingredients: A Writer's Perspective (Video documentary short) (special thanks)
Self
2012
Big Morning Buzz Live (TV Series) as
Self
- Men of 'Cougar Town'/Phaedra Parks/Genevieve Morton (2012) - Self
2010
Celebrity Liar (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.16 (2010) - Self
2009
We Gotta Get Buscemi (Documentary)
2009
The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 16 October 2009 (2009) - Self
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #2.46 (2005) - Self
2005
CBS Cares (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 1 January 2005 (2005) - Self
2003
Basic: A Director's Design (Video documentary short) as
Self
2003
Windtalkers: Actors Boot Camp (Video documentary short) as
Self
2002
The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down' (Video documentary) as
Self
1999
Karen Black: Actress at Work (Documentary) as
Self
References
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