My Take
Brian Van Holt is one of those actors who you instantly recognize the moment he shows up on screen, even if you can't always place the name right away. He absolutely nailed the dual role of Bo and Vincent Sinclair in the 2005 House of Wax remake — playing twin killers is a tall order, and he pulled it off with a creepy physicality that made the film genuinely unsettling. Then he completely pivoted to likable slacker comedy as Bobby Cobb on Cougar Town, and honestly? That's the move of a guy with real range. Bobby was the kind of lovable mess you root for despite everything, and Van Holt made him charming without ever tipping into annoying. UCLA-trained, Waukegan-raised, quietly building a career that doesn't always get the credit it deserves.
Overview
Brian Van Holt (born July 6, 1969) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Bo and Vincent Sinclair in the 2005 film House of Wax and Bobby Cobb on the TV series Cougar Town.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Brian Van Holt
- Name (Japanese)
- ブライアン・ヴァン・ホルト
- Reading
- ぶらいあん・ゔぁん・ほると
- Born
- July 6, 1969 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rooster
- Origin
- Waukegan, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / actor / model / television director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of California, Los Angeles
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.