Brian Steele

Brian Steele
Born	(1963-09-27) 27 September 1963 (age 60) Milford, Michigan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1992–present

Brian Steele is an American actor who is best known for frequently playing monsters in films and television. In 2018, he appeared as The Robot in Lost in Space. Steele stands at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m).

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Career

On television, Steele was the third (of three) actors to play the Bigfoot called Harry in the series Harry and the Hendersons, starting in 1992, before moving on to play creatures in theatrical motion pictures, with roles like Mr. Wink in Hellboy 2: The Golden Army wearing over 130 pounds of makeup.^[1] Steele has portrayed Drake Beast in Blade: Trinity, Sammael in Hellboy, Lycan werewolves in Underworld and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, William Corvinus in Underworld: Evolution, T-600 in Terminator Salvation,^[2] Berzerker Predator in Predators,^[3] and a Bigfoot in the Eduardo Sánchez horror-thriller film Exists.^[4]

From 2006–2014, Steele portrayed the prank redeeming Sasquatch in over 40 "Messin' with Sasquatch" commercials for Jack Links Jerky.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

As a young child, Steele was described as perpetually hyperactive and adventurous. Growing up, he had no real career dream or direction for himself. But at the age of 24, Steele move to Los Angeles which proved to be a defining moment of his life. He first found employment at Universal Studios Theme Park working as Frankenstein, but soon found himself in an on-screen role due to his towering stature.^[5] Steele has participated in multiple ultra-distance, self-supported cycling races, including the Tour Divide mountain bike race and the Trans Am Bike Race. He was featured in the 2014 documentary "Inspired to Ride".^[6]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992–1993	Harry and the Hendersons	Harry	24 episodes
1994–1995	Earth 2	Terrian #1	22 episodes
1997	The Relic	Kothoga
1997	The Edge	Bear	Uncredited
1998	Creature	Creature Actor	TV movie
1999	Can of Worms	Thoad	TV movie
2000	Bless the Child	Throne Demon	Uncredited
2001	Monkeybone	Jumbo the Elephant God
2001	The Day the World Ended	The Creature	TV movie
2002	Men in Black II	Sharkmouth	Uncredited
2003	Underworld	Werewolf
2004	Hellboy	Sammael
2004	Blade: Trinity	Drake Creature	Uncredited
2005	The Cave	Creature Performer
2005	Doom	Hell Knight
2006	Underworld: Evolution	William
2006	Lady in the Water	Tartutic #2
2007	Resident Evil: Extinction	Rancid / Tyrant
2008	Hellboy II: The Golden Army	Wink / Cronie / Spice Shop Troll / Cathedral Head / Fragglewump
2009	Underworld: Rise of the Lycans	Big Lycan / Creature Performer
2009	Terminator Salvation	T-600 suit performer
2010	Predators	Berserker Predator / Falconer Predator
2010	Dylan Dog: Dead of Night	Tattooed Zombie / Belial
2011	Your Highness	Minotaur
2013	Grimm	Volcanalis	Episode "Volcanalis"
2013	Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues	Were-Hyena / Minotaur
2014	Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones	Creature	Uncredited
2014	Exists	Sasquatch
2015	Inspired to Ride	Himself	^[7]
2018–2021	Lost in Space	The Robot	Regular role