Brian Sampson was born in Los Angeles, but grew up in Northern California. His parents were both musicians and public educators when he began writing, shooting, directing and acting in his own video productions at an early age. His first science-fiction movie, "A Game of Power," won the California State Media Festival in 1983. His second ...
Is an avid cyclist who enjoys riding, customizing and restoring bicycles.
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In February of 2009, Brian visited Egypt and meditated inside the Great Pyramid at Giza.
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Has one sibling, a sister, Christine who works as an insurance agent in the East Bay area.
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Tore his ACL in 2007, (while attending college at Northridge). It took two surgeries to repair it.
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Between the year 2000 and 2012, Brian acted onstage in more than a dozen plays in Northern and Southern California.
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Brian worked on two of the modern Planet of the Apes films. In 2001, he played a Chimp fireman for Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes and in 2013 he worked as a photo double for the character Carver in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.
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Brian's first job in Hollywood came in 1990, after completing the "History of Film" summer session at U.C.L.A., when he was hired as a stand-in for actor Brendan Hughes on the set of The Howling VI.
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In 1995, Brian attended the C.S.U. Summer Arts session for advanced film production at Humboldt State University, where he worked "hands-on" with Panavision equipment and helped film a music video for The Bodeans.
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Attended two semesters of post graduate college at C.S.U. Northridge in the theater department where he worked as a prop master for the spring musical, Tommy in 2008.
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Also earned an Associate Arts Degree in Language Arts at Butte College in 1991.
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Earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from C.S.U. Chico in 1996.
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Etruscan Smile
2017
stand-in post-production
Chance
2016
TV Series stand-in - 2 episodes
Birth of the Dragon
2016
stand-in: McKee - San Francisco
Looking: The Movie
2016
TV Movie stand in: Brady
Steve Jobs
2015
stand-in: Joel
Murder in the First
2014-2015
TV Series stand-in - 6 episodes
Big Eyes
2014/I
stand-in: Walter - San Francisco - uncredited
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2014
photo double: Carver - uncredited
Need for Speed
2014
stand-in
Hemingway & Gellhorn
2012
TV Movie stand-in - uncredited
Love Bites
2011
TV Series stand-in - 1 episode
State of Play
2009
stand-in - uncredited
Meet Dave
2008
stand-in - uncredited
Life
2007
TV Series stand-in - 8 episodes
Zodiac
2007
stand-in - uncredited
Valley of the Heart's Delight
2006
stand-in - uncredited
The Darwin Awards
2006
body double: Wilmer - uncredited
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2004
stand-in
High Crimes
2002
stand-in: embry - uncredited
The Water Engine
1992
TV Movie production assistant - uncredited
Howling VI: The Freaks
1991
Video stand-in - uncredited
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
13 Reasons Why
2017
TV Series post-production
Evergreen Police Officer
Lady Bird
2017
post-production
Prospective Home-Buyer (uncredited)
Ballers
2017
TV Series
Lear Jet Pilot
Chance
2016
TV Series
Oakland Police Officer
Steve Jobs
2015
Brian Howard - Product Engineer (uncredited)
Murder in the First
2014
TV Series
Reporter
Blue Jasmine
2013
Limo Driver (uncredited)
Chasing Mavericks
2012
Blue Collar Worker / Driver (uncredited)
The Chosen One
2010
Car Shopper (uncredited)
Trauma
2010
TV Series
Bookstore Patron
My Name Is Khan
2010
Presidential Aid (uncredited)
I Love You, Man
2009
Carpool Driver (uncredited)
Better Off Ted
2009
TV Series
Lab Tech
George Lopez
2007
TV Series
Bailiff #2
Twisted
2004/I
Ambulance Tech (uncredited)
The Law and Mr. Lee
2003
TV Movie
Uniformed Police Officer
Monk
2002
TV Series
Uniformed Police
The Princess Diaries
2001
Trolley Spectator (uncredited)
Nash Bridges
1999-2001
TV Series
Uniform Police / Uni Cop
Love Boat: The Next Wave
1999
TV Series
Janitor Mopping Stairs
Diagnosis Murder
1998
TV Series
Mechanic
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1998
TV Series
Victim in cage
The Secret Lives of Men
1998
TV Series
Man shaving at mirror
Very Bad Things
1998
Wedding Videographer (uncredited)
Bella Mafia
1997
TV Movie
Waiter (uncredited)
Justice League of America
1997
TV Movie
ENO Security Officer (uncredited)
Stunts
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Etruscan Smile
2017
precision driver post-production
Cruel Intentions
2016
TV Movie precision driver: Edward's Denali - San Francisco
Chance
2016
TV Series precision driver - 1 episode
Moneyball
2011
precision driver: Billy's Truck - uncredited
Trauma
2009
TV Series precision driver - 1 episode
Role Models
2008
precision driver - uncredited
The Matrix Reloaded
2003
precision driver - uncredited
Transportation Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Etruscan Smile
2017
picture car: '97 Firebird post-production
Chance
TV Series vehicle provider - 1 episode, 2016 picture car - 1 episode, 2016
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Burly Man Chronicles
2004
Video documentary
Himself (as Brian C. Sampson)
Crash Course
2003
Video documentary short
Himself
Known for movies
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) as Miscellaneous Crew
Steve Jobs (2015) as Miscellaneous Crew
Need for Speed (2014) as Miscellaneous Crew
The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) as Miscellaneous Crew
$13 Million
