Career Details

Brawley made a name for himself as a child actor and was even nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a feature film. His father, Nick was a great role model for Brawley. Nick had accomplished a lot of the acting world and forged a path for his son to follow. Nick won many awards during his acting career and wanted to share his skills for the craft with his son.

Brawley’s mother’s name is Rebecca Linger and she is also associated with the entertainment industry. Rebecca is a former model hailing from West Virginia.

Brawley had a knack for acting and expressed it in a number of films.

Filmography

One of Brawley’s most notable roles is his part in Ransom starring Mel Gibson in the lead. Ransom was about a man’s son getting kidnapped and how he faces all odds to get his child back. At first, he tries to co-operate with the police investigation, but when all of that fails, he chooses a very smart tactic to get back his son. It was directed by Ron Howard and the movie received critical acclaim. Mel Gibson was also nominated for best actor in a drama at the Golden Globe Awards.

Mother Night was directed by Keith Gordon. Brawley enjoyed acting in this war-romance-drama.  Brawley played the role of Young Howard Campbell. The film starred Brawley’s father Nick Nolte who is a very respected and celebrated actor. His father was cast in the role of Howard Campbell. Father and son played the same character but at different ages of the character’s life.

In 1997, Brawley appeared in a movie called Affliction. This Paul Schrader film also starred Brawley’s father in the lead. The movie was a mystery thriller based on the life of a small town cop, who is trying solving a huge mystery which also affects his mental health. While Nick Nolte was seen in the role of Wade Whitehouse, Brawley was seen in the younger version of the character, young Wade Whitehouse. The movie had a very gripping script. It was once again a situation where father and son would play the same character.