Richard Brake

Richard Brake has one of those faces you recognize long before you learn the name, and I mean that as the highest compliment. The Welsh-American actor turned up early as Joe Chill, the man who kills Bruce Wayne's parents in Batman Begins, then quietly became horror's go-to harbinger of dread through films like Mandy and Barbarian. What I find compelling is his late arrival as a lead in Perfect Skin in 2018, after decades of memorable supporting and voice work. He is proof that a character actor's patience pays off, and that menace, delivered well, can be a craft all its own. I keep an eye out for his name now.

Richard Colin Brake (born 30 November 1964) is a Welsh and American actor. Following his film debut in Death Machine (1994), Brake had a supporting role as Joe Chill in Batman Begins (2005). He subsequently appeared in numerous horror films such as Doom (2005), Hannibal Rising (2007), Mandy (2018), and Barbarian (2022), as well as his first lead role in Perfect Skin (2018).

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Name (English)

Richard Brake

Name (Japanese)

リチャード・ブレイク

Reading

りちゃーど・ぶれいく

Born

November 30, 1964 (age 61)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Dragon

Origin

Ystrad Mynach, United Kingdom

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

actor / voice actor / television actor / film actor

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF

Tags

• actor
• voice actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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