Brian Letscher
{{short description|American actor}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
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| alma_mater = University of Michigan
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2001–present
| relatives = Matt Letscher (brother)
Aaron Letscher (brother)
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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.{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60aktJg3DAQ|title=Outtake: Brian Letscher on how he decided to become an actor|date=April 10, 2016|people=Yaeger|type=Video Podcast|language=|location=YouTube|series=One Question Interviews|time=0:05|access-date=Sep 25, 2019|quote=[Y]ou had a few paths. You started with an economics degree.}} He played football for the Michigan Wolverines football team.{{cite web|title='Scandal' actor tackles artificial intelligence, love in Purple Rose world premiere|url=http://blog.mlive.com/sponsored/2016/12/scandal_actor_tackles_artifici.html|accessdate=January 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116135326/http://blog.mlive.com/sponsored/2016/12/scandal_actor_tackles_artifici.html|archive-date=January 16, 2018|url-status=live}}
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.{{cite web|title=On The Rise: Brian Letscher On His Career, ‘Scandal’ and ‘Grimm’ And Much More!|url=http://www.iconvsicon.com/2014/10/29/on-the-rise-brian-letscher-on-his-career-scandal-and-grimm-and-much-more/|publisher=iconvsicon.com|date=29 October 2014|accessdate=April 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421162650/http://www.iconvsicon.com/2014/10/29/on-the-rise-brian-letscher-on-his-career-scandal-and-grimm-and-much-more/|archive-date=21 April 2016|url-status=live}}
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.{{cite web|title=Letschers Crowdfunding ‘One And Done’ Basketball Comedy Series|url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/matt-letscher-brian-letscher-scandal-actors-launch-crowdfunding-for-one-and-done-comedy-series-845938/|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 4, 2014|access-date=April 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420122356/http://deadline.com/2014/10/matt-letscher-brian-letscher-scandal-actors-launch-crowdfunding-for-one-and-done-comedy-series-845938/|archive-date=April 20, 2016|url-status=live}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Film |
| Year
! Film ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2001
| Ad Executive | |
| 2006
| Chad | |
| 2006
| 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 film |
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2003
| Wally | Episode: "Porn Free" |
| 2003 - 2005
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Patrick McCorkle / Paramedic | Episodes: "Raw" (2005) and "Soulless" (2003) |
| 2006
| Dennis - Security Guard | Episode no 19435, 19449, 19432 and 19431 |
| 2006
| Mark Rhodes | Episode: "Cost of Capital" |
| 2007
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Julie's Brother | Episodes: "Frame" |
| 2008
| 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
| Detective Pete McGinley | Episode: "Officer Down" |
| 2009
| Bones | Amos | Episode: "The Plain in the Prodigy " |
| 2009
| Marine CPL Scott Reilly | Episode: "Ambush" |
| 2009
| The Prospector | Caleb Montgomery | Short film |
| 2010
| Mr. Gazzaro | Episode: "There's No Place Like Homecoming" |
| 2010
| Derek | Episode: "Ambush" |
| 2010
| Billy Mock | Episode: "Red Carpet Treatment" |
| 2011
| Ward | Episode: "Army of One" |
| 2012
| Derek Fielder | Episode: "Amsterdam" |
| 2012
| 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
| 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
| Mark Dupont | Episode: "Poina 'ole" |
| 2019
| Coach Snyder | Episode: "It Wasn't About Hockey" |
| 2020
| James Keene | Episode: "Bad Moon Rising" |
| 2020
| Agent Prine | Episode: "No Days Off" |
| 2020
| Bruce | Episode: "Double Jeopardy" |
| 2022
| Mark Douglas | Episode: "Chew Toy" |
| 2022
| Griffin | 2 Episodes |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1101904}}
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Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American dramatists and playwrights
Category:American male film actors
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Category:American male television actors
Category:Male actors from Michigan
Category:University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts alumni