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Brian Kurlander

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Brian Kurlander
Brian Kurlander is a an award winning actor and playwright. His work in film and television has had him performing opposite some of the biggest names in Hollywood including: Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman and Yellowstone star, Cole Hauser, in the international thriller "The Ritual Killer", Academy Award Winner Reese Witherspoon and Corey Stoll in the critically acclaimed "The Good Lie", as well as Hollywood legend Harvey Keitel in the dystopian sci-fi drama, "Hard Matter". Mr. Kurlander is a classically trained actor and has performed in most of the Shakespearean cannon, as well as in over 100 professional stage productions from New York to Los Angeles.

Born in Rochester, NY he distinguished himself early as an elite athlete winning numerous state and national championships as a folkstyle, collegiate and greco-roman wrestler. He represented Team USA in the Espior Greco-Roman World championships placing among the top 10 in the world. An NCAA Division I All-American, Mr. Kurlander is an inductee of the James Madison University Sports Hall of Fame.

An avid outdoor enthusiast, Mr. Kurlander has hiked, skied or mountain biked the Adirondacks, Appalachians, Rockies, Alps, and Himalayas, having trekked to Base Camp at Mount Everest in October of 2022.
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    Known for

    Morgan Freeman and Cole Hauser in The Ritual Killer (2023)
    The Ritual Killer
    4.3
    • Shelby Farner
    • 2023
    Harvey Keitel, Frank Grillo, and Tyrese Gibson in Hard Matter
    Hard Matter
    • Robert
      Josie Davis, Mark Ashworth, Thom Gossom Jr., David Schifter, Emily Topper, and Brian Kurlander in Black Balsam (2022)
      Black Balsam
      4.4
      • Bill Roth
      • 2022
      Michael Keaton, Rosario Dawson, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, John Hoogenakker, Will Poulter, and Kaitlyn Dever in Dopesick (2021)
      Dopesick
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Purdue Lawyer #3

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      • Hard Matter
        • Robert
        • Post-production
      • Home Safe
        • Det Gabe Meeks
        • Completed
      • sehen/du.
        • Lieutenant Gerhard Müller
        • In Production
        • Short



      • Give Me Back My Daughter (2025)
        Give Me Back My Daughter
        8.4
        • Judge Mcculloch
        • 2025
      • Kerry Washington, Milauna Jackson, Kylie Jefferson, Pepi Sonuga, Sarah Jeffery, Ebony Obsidian, and Shanice Shantay in Messagères de guerre (2024)
        Messagères de guerre
        6.7
        • Mr. David
        • 2024
      • Dulé Hill, Saycon Sengbloh, Laura Kariuki, and Elisha Williams in The Wonder Years (2021)
        The Wonder Years
        6.6
        TV Series
        • Duke
        • 2022–2023
      • Morgan Freeman and Cole Hauser in The Ritual Killer (2023)
        The Ritual Killer
        4.3
        • Shelby Farner
        • 2023
      • Duality (2023)
        Duality
        Short
        • Archer
        • 2023
      • Rolling Into Christmas (2022)
        Rolling Into Christmas
        5.8
        TV Movie
        • Dr. Dennard
        • 2022
      • Josie Davis, Mark Ashworth, Thom Gossom Jr., David Schifter, Emily Topper, and Brian Kurlander in Black Balsam (2022)
        Black Balsam
        4.4
        • Bill Roth
        • 2022
      • Michael Keaton, Rosario Dawson, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, John Hoogenakker, Will Poulter, and Kaitlyn Dever in Dopesick (2021)
        Dopesick
        8.6
        TV Mini Series
        • Purdue Lawyer #3
        • 2021
      • Bruh (2019)
        Bruh
        4.1
        TV Series
        • Doctor Jarvis
        • 2020
      • Angell Conwell, Tanisha Long, Rasheda Crockett, Tristen J. Winger, and Chase Anthony in Bigger (2019)
        Bigger
        7.5
        TV Series
        • Lawyer
        • 2019
      • Tales (2017)
        Tales
        6.0
        TV Series
        • Trett
        • 2019
      • Queen Latifah, Ryan Destiny, Jude Demorest, and Brittany O'Grady in Star (2016)
        Star
        6.7
        TV Series
        • Moses Goldblatt
        • 2017–2019
      • Dead Silent (2016)
        Dead Silent
        7.2
        TV Series
        • Steven Brown
        • 2019
      • Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Mary Mouser, Peyton List, Jacob Bertrand, Tanner Buchanan, Gianni DeCenzo, and Xolo Maridueña in Cobra Kai (2018)
        Cobra Kai
        8.4
        TV Series
        • PJ
        • 2018
      • Kevin (Probably) Saves the World (2017)
        Kevin (Probably) Saves the World
        7.7
        TV Series
        • Jack
        • 2018

      Writer



      • Incensed (2017)
        Incensed
        Short
        • Writer
        • 2017

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        • Brian Kurland
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        • 1.78 m

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        • Male

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        2018 JMU Sports Hall of Fame Inductee.

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