Brian Klugman (born September 15, 1975) is an American actor, screenwriter, and director. In 2012 he debuted as a co-director with Lee Sternthal on the film The Words, which they both co-wrote as well.
Early life
Klugman was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father, Gerald, is a real estate broker, and his mother, Helen, is a school teacher.1 He has an older brother, Jeffrey, a younger sister, Laurie, and a younger brother, Michael. His paternal grandfather, Reuben, is actor Jack Klugman's brother.2 He graduated from Germantown Academy and attended Carnegie Mellon University for two years.
Career
His most recent role has been Dr. Oliver Wells in Bones. He appeared in Cloverfield, The Bogus Witch Project, Dreamland, Joan of Arcadia, Can't Hardly Wait, and National Lampoon's Adam & Eve. He also played Kirby Gardner, a student, in several episodes of Frasier and activist Macleod Sinclair in s5:E15 of Psych.
Klugman appeared in the 2009 horror/thriller Vacancy 2: The First Cut in the role of "Reece".
Klugman is also credited with the story for 2010's Tron: Legacy with Lee Sternthal, and Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, the duo who wrote the screenplay.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Fly by Night | Long Island teen #1 | |
| 1997 | Wishmaster | Medical student | |
| 1998 | Can't Hardly Wait | Stoner guy | |
| Suicide, the Comedy | |||
| 1999 | Random Acts of Violence | Johnathan | |
| Teaching Mrs. Tingle | Student | Uncredited | |
| 2000 | The Bogus Witch Project | Joshua | Direct-to-videoSegment: "The Bel Air Witch Project" |
| 2004 | Burning Annie | Charles | |
| The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | Military Guard | ||
| 2005 | Adam and Eve | Munch | |
| 2006 | Griffin & Phoenix | Beach stud | |
| Dreamland | Abraham | ||
| 2008 | Cloverfield | Charlie | |
| Damn You Stephen Hawking | The K Man | Direct-to-video | |
| Vacancy 2: The First Cut | Reece | Direct-to-video | |
| 2009 | Jack the Reaper | Teddy | Short film |
| 2010 | The Words | Jason Rosen | Also director and writer |
| Tron: Legacy | — | Story by | |
| 2012 | I'm Coming Over | Todd Trumball | Short film |
| 2015 | Baby, Baby, Baby | Sydney Greenbaum | Also director and writer |
| 2023 | Maestro | Aaron Copland |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Baywatch Nights | Episode: "Zargtha" | |
| The Pretender | Tiimothy | Episode: "Over the Edge" | |
| Jenny | Jason | Episode: "A Girl's Gotta Deck the Halls" | |
| 1997–1998 | The Parent 'Hood | Big Mo | 3 episodes |
| 1998 | ER | Russell | Episode: "Of Past Regret and Future Fear" |
| American Express – Virtual Reality | Store employee | Commercial | |
| Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Engineer | Episode: "The Plane, The Gun, The Portrait, The Pass & The Caller" | |
| 1998–1999 | Felicity | Guy | 7 episodes |
| 1999 | The '60s | Wahoo | Television miniseries |
| Good vs Evil | White Chocolate | Episode: "Choose Your Own Evil" | |
| 2000 | Ladies Man | Noodle | Episode: "Jimmy Dot Com" |
| 2000–2001 | Frasier | Kirby Gardner | 6 episodes |
| 2002 | NYPD Blue | Jerry Gaviola | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Monster Makers | Brent Corman | Television film |
| 2004 | Joan of Arcadia | Cashier God | Episode: "Requiem for a Third Grade Ashtray" |
| The Dave Sheridan Show | Frank | Television film | |
| 2006 | Misconceptions | Episode: "Got to Get You Out of My Life" | |
| 2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | P.J. Turner | Episode: "Law of Gravity" |
| Mad Men | Judd | Episode: "The Hobo Code" | |
| House | Stark | Episode: "97 Seconds" | |
| Life | Sean | Episode: "Dig a Hole" | |
| 2008–2009 | Head Case | Hardwood floor guy | 2 episodesAlso writer of episode: "Live and Let Diet" |
| 2009 | Without a Trace | Josh Haber | Episode: "Hard Landing" |
| 2010 | Castle | Paul McCardle | Episode: "3XK" |
| Psych | Macleod Sinclaire | Dead Bear Walking | |
| 2013–2016 | Bones | Dr. Oliver Wells | 8 episodes |
External links
References
"Brian Klugman Biography ((?)-)". filmreference.com. Retrieved October 27, 2017. http://www.filmreference.com/film/80/Brian-Klugman.html ↩
"Reuben Klugman Obituary (2005) the Philadelphia Inquirer". Legacy.com. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/reuben-klugman-obituary?pid=14401999 ↩