Bruce A. Young
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Actor Bruce A. Young defied the typecast of street-smart working-class roles commonly handed to African-American performers, courageously and dramatically expanding the boundaries of "urban" parts on his resumé to encompass a surprisingly varied spectrum of assignments. He made one of his earliest appearances as a mechanic in Michael Mann's gritty 1981 thriller Thief, then shifted gears altogether with a small but memorable turn as a kinky transvestite in the Paul Brickman-directed satire Risky Business (1983) and ushered in a performance as a colorful pool shark with an affinity for cowboy garb in Martin Scorsese's Hustler update The Color of Money (1986). Beginning with his portrayal of a hitman in the 1989 Lethal Weapon 2, Young placed a particularly heavy emphasis on action and thriller roles; projects included Basic Instinct (1992), Trespass (1992), Jurassic Park III (2001), and Enough (2002). Young also worked steadily on television in everything from one-episode guest-acting work to a regular role as Capt. Simon Banks on the UPN sci-fi adventure series The Sentinel (1996-1999).
Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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53% | Safe House |
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$126.2M | 2012 |
80% | Into Temptation |
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— | 2009 |
60% | Love Is the Drug (Addicted to Her Love) |
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— | 2006 |
No Score Yet | Mercenary for Justice |
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— | 2006 |
47% | Edmond |
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— | 2005 |
No Score Yet | An Angel on Abbey Street |
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— | 2003 |
No Score Yet | Ticker |
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— | 2002 |
48% | Undisputed |
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— | 2002 |
49% | Jurassic Park III |
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— | 2001 |
No Score Yet | Santa and Pete |
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— | 1999 |
70% | Normal Life |
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— | 1996 |
50% | Phenomenon |
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— | 1996 |
8% | The Tie That Binds |
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— | 1995 |
25% | The War |
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— | 1994 |
64% | Blink |
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— | 1994 |
No Score Yet | Pointman |
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— | 1994 |
54% | Basic Instinct |
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— | 1992 |
69% | Trespass |
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— | 1992 |
83% | Hot Shots! |
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— | 1991 |
No Score Yet | Whatever Happened To...? |
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— | 1991 |
38% | An Innocent Man |
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— | 1989 |
89% | The Color of Money |
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— | 1986 |
92% | Risky Business |
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— | 1983 |
94% | Thief |
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— | 1981 |
TV
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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The Sentinel
1996-1999
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No Score Yet |
Ghost Whisperer
2005-2010
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84% |
The Unit
2006-2009
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84% |
Grey's Anatomy
2005
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84% |
NYPD Blue
1993-2005
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No Score Yet |
Cold Case
2003-2010
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96% |
Boomtown
2002-2003
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No Score Yet |
The Guardian
2001-2004
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No Score Yet |
Becker
1998-2004
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No Score Yet |
Family Law
1999-2002
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No Score Yet |
The District
2000-2004
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No Score Yet |
The Drew Carey Show
1995-2004
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No Score Yet |
Viper
1994-1999
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No Score Yet |
Highlander
1992-1998
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75% |
The X-Files
1993-2018
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No Score Yet |
Quantum Leap
1989-1993
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No Score Yet |
Max Monroe: Loose Cannon
1990
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