‘OITNB” Actor Brad William Henke Useless at Age 56: 5 Issues to Know

A surprising loss. Orange Is the New Black alum Brad William Henke has died. He was 56.

“Brad was an extremely form man of joyous power,” Henke’s supervisor, Matt DelPiano, stated in an announcement to TMZ on Thursday, December 1. “A really proficient actor, he liked being part of this group….and we liked him again. Our ideas are along with his spouse and household.”

Based on Deadline, Henke died in his sleep on Tuesday, November 29. A explanation for dying has not but been revealed.

Born in April 1966, Henke attended faculty on the College of Arizona on a soccer scholarship earlier than getting drafted into the NFL in 1989, taking part in for the New York Giants and Denver Broncos. After sustaining accidents that compelled him to retire from skilled soccer 1994, he moved to Los Angles and commenced an intensive profession in performing by touchdown visitor spots on reveals like Chicago Hope, ER and The Pretender.

In 2001, Henke scored his first lead half on Showtime’s Going to California earlier than showing as a recurring character on Justified, Misplaced, October Street and Dexter.

The Nebraska native’s most notable function, nonetheless, was corrections officer Desi Piscatella in seasons 4 and 5 of Orange Is the New Black. In 2017, he shared a SAG award for excellent efficiency by an ensemble in a comedy sequence. The forged was nominated once more the next yr.

Three years later, Henke starred as Tom Cullen on the long-awaited adaptation of Stephen King’s novel The Stand, which sees a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental battle between good and evil.

“It’s Stephen King’s favourite novel that he’s written and so meaning rather a lot,” he informed Inform-Story TV on the time. “It was one of the best expertise I’ve had in performing thus far in my entire profession. I haven’t had very many alternatives in my profession the place I’ve been supplied this job three months earlier than it begins. So many occasions, it’s excellent earlier than it begins. So I had a lot extra time to work on it and put together and simply give it some thought, dream about it.”

Exterior of the small display, the previous skilled athlete made appearances in a number of blockbusters like 2005’s Should Love Canines, 2013’s Pacific Rim and Cut up in 2016.

Henke’s newest on-screen roles included Discovery’s Manhunt and Legislation & Order: SVU in 2020 and the 2022 movies Block Get together and Run & Gun.

The Nash Bridges alum is survived by his mom, Tammy Henke, his sister, Annette, his spouse, Sonja Henke, stepson Aaden, stepdaughter Leasa and grandchild Amirah.

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