Beau Knapp
{{Short description|American actor (born 1989)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Beau Knapp
| image =
| alt =
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| birth_name = Beau Christian Knapp
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|04|17}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2009–present
}}
Beau Christian Knapp (born April 17, 1989) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in The Signal (2014), Run All Night (2015), and Southpaw (2015).{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2014/08/beau-knapp-southpaw-cullen-douglas-wrong-side-of-right-816129/ |title=Beau Knapp Joins 'Southpaw'; Cullen Douglas Cast in 'Wrong Side of Right' |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=August 7, 2014 |access-date=May 11, 2018 |publisher=Penske Business Media, LLC. |archive-date=June 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608061616/https://deadline.com/2014/08/beau-knapp-southpaw-cullen-douglas-wrong-side-of-right-816129/ |url-status=live }} Knapp portrayed a lead villain in Death Wish (2018), the sixth installment of the Death Wish series.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/beau-knapp-eli-roth-death-wish-movie-1201840687/ |title=Beau Knapp Set As Lead Villain In Eli Roth's 'Death Wish' |work=Deadline Hollywood |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |date=October 21, 2016 |access-date=May 11, 2018 |publisher=Penske Business Media, LLC. |archive-date=April 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418032155/https://deadline.com/2016/10/beau-knapp-eli-roth-death-wish-movie-1201840687/ |url-status=live }} In 2021, he starred in the TV series adaptation of The Lost Symbol.
Early life
Knapp was born in Los Angeles, California.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}
Career
In 2011, Knapp made his film debut as Breen in the science-fiction adventure film Super 8. He played Denny in the horror thriller film No One Lives (2012). On television, Knapp appeared in a 2013 episode of the television series Bones.
Other film roles include the character Jonah Breck in the science fiction thriller The Signal (2014), Jackson in the drama You're Not You (2014), Kenan Boyle in the crime thriller Run All Night (2015), and Jon Jon in the boxing drama Southpaw (2015).
In 2016, Knapp played the best friend of Chris Pine's character in the disaster drama film The Finest Hours. He then played the villain Blue Face in the mystery thriller The Nice Guys, as well as violent Crack in the war film Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk.
Knapp appeared in the Netflix war drama film Sand Castle (2017), and in a co-starring role in the Netflix series Seven Seconds (2018).{{Cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/seven-seconds-david-lyons-beau-knapp-cast-netflix-veena-sud-1201842529/ |title='Seven Seconds': David Lyons & Beau Knapp To Co-Star In Netflix Drama Series |first=Patrick |last=Hipes |date=25 October 2016 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=7 January 2018 |publisher=Penske Business Media, LLC. |archive-date=June 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627022828/https://deadline.com/2016/10/seven-seconds-david-lyons-beau-knapp-cast-netflix-veena-sud-1201842529/ |url-status=live }}
Knapp appeared as the main villain, opposite Bruce Willis, in Eli Roth's remake of Death Wish. He also played the main antagonist in Measure of a Man.
In 2024, Knapp portrayed Drew Franklin in season 7 of SEAL Team.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |
|---|
| 2011
| Super 8 | Breen | |
| 2012
| Denny | |
| rowspan="2"|2014
| Jonah | |
| You're Not You
| Jackson | |
| rowspan="4"|2015
| Kenan Boyle | |
| What Lola Wants
| Marlo | |
| Southpaw
| "Jon-Jon" | |
| The Gift
| Detective Walker | |
| rowspan="4"|2016
| Mel Gouthro | |
| Vincent N Roxxy
| Daryl | |
| The Nice Guys
| "Blueface" | |
| Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
| "Crack" | |
| rowspan="2"|2017
| Sergeant Burton | |
| My Days of Mercy
| Toby | |
| rowspan="3"|2018
| Knox | |
| Measure of a Man
| Willie Rumson | |
| Destroyer
| Jason "Jay" Bird | |
| rowspan="4"|2019
| Crypto | Martin Duran | |
| Semper Fi
| "Milk" Milkowski | |
| American Skin
| Officer Mike Randall | |
| Black and Blue
| "Smitty" | |
| rowspan="3"|2021
| Ida Red | Jay | |
| Mosquito State
| Richard Boca | |
| The Guilty
| Dru Nashe (voice) | |
| rowspan=2| 2023
| Raphael "Cuco" Prado | |
| The Bikeriders
| Wahoo | |
| 2024
| Vince | |
| 2024
| West | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |
|---|
| 2013
| Bones | Zane Reynolds | Episode: "The Secret in the Siege" |
| 2015
| Edge: The Loner | Little Bill | TV movie |
| 2017
| Deputy Caleb Brooks | Main role |
| 2018
| Peter Jablonski | Main role |
| rowspan="2"|2020
| Owen Brown | Main role |
| L.A.'s Finest
| Malcolm Ward | Main role |
| 2021
| Mal'akh | Main role |
| rowspan="3"|2022
| Law & Order: Organized Crime | Mark Sirenko | Episode: "Gimme Shelter Part 1" |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
| Mark Sirenko | Episode: "Gimme Shelter Part 2" |
| Law & Order
| Mark Sirenko | Episode: "Gimme Shelter Part 3" |
| 2024
| Drew Franklin | 10 episodes |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|3354041}}
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Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American film producers