Brian J. Smith

Brian J. Smith Biography

Brian J. Smith (born October 12, 1981) is an American actor who is known for his role as Trey in the 2005 independent film Hate Crime and as series regular Lt. Matthew Scott in the military science fiction television series, Stargate Universe.

Early life and education

Smith is a native of Allen, Texas. He studied at the Quad C Theatre program at Collin County Community College in Plano, Texas. After he studied one year at Stehens College in Columbia, Mo. Smith then moved to New York City to attend the Juilliard School Drama Division's four-year acting program (Group 36: 2003"2007), where one of his classmates was Nicole Beharie. Smith graduated from Juilliard with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

Career

In 2005, he portrayed Trey, a gay man facing intolerance from the son of a fundamentalist preacher, in Hate Crime, an independent film that featured at multiple gay and lesbian film festivals around the United States. Smith also portrayed roles in two more independent films, Red Hook and The War Boys. In 2008, he appeared on Broadway in the play Come Back, Little Sheba as the character Turk. Smith was cast as Lieutenant Matthew Scott, a lead role in the 2009 Stargate television series, Stargate Universe, until its cancellation in 2010.

Most recently he recurred on CW's Gossip Girl and starred in the SyFy original film Red Faction: Origins. In April 2012 he began his run as Andrei in the hit Broadway show, The Columnist, which ended in July 2012. His next projects include the mini-series Coma from producer Tony Scott and Warehouse 13 for SyFy. He has also guest-starred on the Emmy Award-winning series, Law & Order.

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Hate Crime	Trey McCoy
2009	The War Boys	George
2009	Red Hook	Chappy
2011	Red Faction: Origins	Jake Mason	Television film

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Law & Order	Derek Sherman	Episode: "Crimebusters"
2009"2010	SG·U Stargate Universe KINO	Matthew Scott	Main Role
2009"2011	Stargate Universe	Matthew Scott	Main Role
2010	Agatha Christie's Poirot	Hector MacQueen	Episode: "Murder on the Orient Express"
2011	Gossip Girl	Max Harding	Recurring (Season 5); 6 episodes
2012	Warehouse 13	Jesse Ashton	Episode: "Personal Effects"
2012	Coma	Paul Carpin	Episodes: "Part One" & "Part Two"
2012	The Good Wife	Ricky Waters	Episode: "The Art of War"
2012	Person of Interest	Shayn Coleman	Episode: "Shadow Box"
2013	Blue Bloods	Robert Carter	Episode: "Devil's Breath"
2013	Defiance	Gordon McClintlock	Episode: "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times"
2013	Unforgettable	John Curtis	Season 2 Episode 5: "Past Tense"

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