Biografia
Brett, the son of a dockyard worker, grew up in Portsmouth, England. While working on the stage crew at the Chichester Festival Theatre and watching from the wings, he was inspired by the great Sir John Mills to pursue acting and subsequently applied to drama school. He studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in the Barbican, City of London, where he earned their Gold Medal for acting. He began his professional career back at Chichester, this time performing with the repertory company. His first role involved an exciting nightly fight sequence with Sir Donald Sinden in 'The Scarlet Pimpernel,' directed by Nicholas Hytner.
Brett has performed a wide variety of roles on stages across England, including the Royal National Theatre. Notable performances include playing Kevin in 'Single Spies' alongside Alan Bennett, Simon Callow, and Prunella Scales; appearing in 'Antony and Cleopatra' with Alan Rickman, Helen Mirren, and Samuel West; and portraying 'Eilif' opposite Diana Rigg and Lesley Sharp in 'Mother Courage.'
His television breakthrough came through the support of legendary producer Leonard Lewis on the police series Rockliffe's Babies (1987), where he portrayed the racist rookie detective Steve Hood. Since then, he has taken on both guest and leading roles in numerous British television series.
Brett’s first film role featured a scene with Charlton Heston in Treasure Island (1990), alongside Pete Postlethwaite and a young Christian Bale. His first major film role came as Taktarov, a battle-hardened Russian mercenary, in the horror film Outpost (2008), starring Ray Stevenson, Julian Wadham, and Richard Brake. He played the heroic fireman Paul in Lost Christmas (2011), opposite Jason Flemyng and Eddie Izzard, directed by John Hay. In the horror comedy Kill Me Now (2012), Brett starred as the lead character 'Driller Killer,' a serial killer seeking revenge against the laziness of American teenagers, alongside Michael Swaim, Kyle Mooney, and Beck Bennett. More recently, Brett’s roles have ranged from a director's agent in Untitled (A Film) (2017), opposite Mark Dymond, to the pedophile 'Bill Starling' in Six from Eight, directed by Steve Crowhurst.
