Nicky Katt,
No cause of death was given for the "Sin City" actor.
By Kat Stinson
Published on April 13, 2025 08:32PM EDT
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Nicky Katt photographed in Los Angeles in February 2008.Credit:
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Character actor Nicky Katt, known best for his film and television roles in
Dazed and Confused,
Boston Public, and
Boiler Room, has died at age 54.
Katt's attorney John Sloss confirmed the news to
Entertainment Weekly but did not disclose the actor's cause of death.
Born on May 11, 1970, Katt got his start at the age of 7, appearing in shows like
Code Red,
Father Murphy,
Fantasy Island, and
Herbie, the Love Bug, among numerous others.
His breakout role was the bully Clint Bruno in the 1983 classic
Dazed and Confused. Directed by
Richard Linklater, the classic coming-of-age film focused on a group of Austin teenagers celebrating the last day of high school in 1976. Katt starred in the film alongside
Matthew McConaughey,
Parker Posey, and
Ben Affleck.
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Following his
Dazed and Confused role, Katt worked with Linklater again on the films
Waking Life and
SubUrbia. The
A Time to Kill actor wed Annie Morse (
Get Over It) in 1999. The couple divorced in 2001, with Katt never remarrying.
The actor continued to film projects in Austin, starring in the 2005
Robert Rodriguez film
Sin City as the villainous character Stuka. He also had a role in Rodriguez's double feature with
Quentin Tarantino Planet Terror/Death Proof.
Katt would later reunite with his
Dazed and Confused castmates for a live script reading of the stoner film in 2020.
Nicky Katt starred in 'Boton Public' on the Fox network.
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Katt's other notable roles included that of teacher Harry Senate on the school drama
Boston Public, crooked finance associate Greg Weinstein in
Boiler Room, and detective Frank Duggar in
Speakeasy. He ventured into voice acting for video games, playing the character Atton Rand in
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. He also appeared in a 2004 off-Broadway production of the Woody Allen play,
A Second Hand Memory.
His final role was in a 2018 episode of
Casual.
Speaking to IGN in 2008 about his ability to bring humor to the dark roles he became known for, Katt explained, " I kind of am notorious for bringing a lot of humor to stuff, and not in a scene-stealing way, [but] especially if something is really kind of heavy subject matter I'm kind of like oxygen for a drowning man."
Nicky Katt appeared in 2000 drama 'Boiler Room'.
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Adding how he looked up to actors like Gary Oldman and Warren Oates because they didn't really, "fit into one [type of role]," Katt told the outlet, "I've definitely gone through streaks where that's all that people wanted me to play, the bad guy, especially after
Dazed and Confused. But I've been really lucky because I get to play all different types of guys."
