Beau Knapp

American actor (born 1989)

Beau Knapp
Born	Beau Christian Knapp (1989-04-17) April 17, 1989 (age 35) 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).^[1] Knapp portrayed a lead villain in Death Wish (2018), the sixth installment of the Death Wish series.^[2] In 2021, he starred in the TV series adaptation of The Lost Symbol.

Early life

Knapp was born in Los Angeles, California.^{[citation needed]}

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).^[1]

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).^[3]

Knapp appeared as the main villain, opposite Bruce Willis, in Eli Roth's remake of Death Wish.^[2] He also played the main antagonist in Measure of a Man.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2011	Super 8	Breen
2012	No One Lives	Denny
2014	The Signal	Jonah
2014	You're Not You	Jackson
2015	Run All Night	Kenan Boyle
	What Lola Wants	Marlo
	Southpaw	"Jon-Jon"
	The Gift	Detective Walker
2016	The Finest Hours	Mel Gouthro
	Vincent N Roxxy	Daryl
	The Nice Guys	"Blueface"
	Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk	"Crack"
2017	Sand Castle	Sergeant Burton
2017	My Days of Mercy	Toby
2018	Death Wish	Knox
	Measure of a Man	Willie Rumson
	Destroyer	Jay
2019	Crypto	Martin Duran
	Semper Fi	"Milk" Milkowski
	American Skin	Officer Mike Randall
	Black and Blue	"Smitty"
2021	Ida Red	Jay
	Mosquito State	Richard Boca
	The Guilty	Dru Nashe (voice)
2023	The Bikeriders	Wahoo
2024	Road House	Vince

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Bones	Zane Reynolds	Episode: "The Secret in the Siege"
2015	Edge: The Loner	Little Bill	TV movie
2017	Shots Fired	Deputy Caleb Brooks	Main role
2018	Seven Seconds	Peter Jablonski	Main role
2020	The Good Lord Bird	Owen Brown	Main role
2020	L.A.'s Finest	Malcolm Ward	Main role
2021	The Lost Symbol	Mal'akh	Main role
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	SEAL Team	Drew Franklin	6 episodes

References

^ ^a ^b "Beau Knapp Joins 'Southpaw'; Cullen Douglas Cast in 'Wrong Side of Right'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media, LLC. August 7, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
^ ^a ^b N'Duka, Amanda (October 21, 2016). "Beau Knapp Set As Lead Villain In Eli Roth's 'Death Wish'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
^ Hipes, Patrick (October 25, 2016). "'Seven Seconds': David Lyons & Beau Knapp To Co-Star In Netflix Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved January 7, 2018.