Brad William Henke, a longtime actor and former NFL participant identified for roles in "Orange Is the New Black" and "Justified," has died, his publicist confirmed to CBS Information Thursday. He was 56 years previous.
There was no rapid phrase on a reason for dying.
Henke had dozens of movie and tv credit relationship again to the mid-Nineteen Nineties, in keeping with IMDb. Nevertheless, he's arguably greatest identified for his position as jail safety guard Desi Piscatella in "Orange Is the New Black." It earned him and the solid a Display Actors Guild award in 2017 for greatest ensemble in a comedy collection.
Different notable credit included "Justified," "Misplaced," "October Highway," and "Draft Day." Lately, he starred within the postapocalyptic miniseries "The Stand."
Henke performed skilled soccer previous to turning into an actor. A defensive lineman, he performed faculty soccer on the College of Arizona, and was drafted by the New York Giants within the fourth spherical of the 1989 draft.
After being reduce by the Giants, he signed with the Denver Broncos and performed one season for them, showing in Tremendous Bowl XXIV in 1990. In accordance with Selection, he transitioned into performing after his soccer profession was derailed by accidents.