Even more people caught his guest turn on a 1996 episode of NBC's "Friends", where he typically played a bully who ousts the coffee-loving pals from their Central Perk perch. As one of the perpetrators of a child's rape in Joel Schumacher's "A Time to Kill" (1996), Katt reached his widest audience to that point, and showed an onscreen ease with unsettling characters. He was featured opposite Alicia Silverstone as an insidious teenage hood in the direct-to-video "The Babysitter" (1995), perhaps a warm-up for his next prominent part. ![]() Soon Katt would earn a reputation for chilling portrayals of despicable villains, many of whom had an oddly seductive charm. He went on to play similarly small parts in the spy thriller "American Yakuza", the AIDS drama "The Cure" and the sci-fi epic "Strange Days" (all 1995). This 70s-set coming of age comedy paired him with filmmaker Richard Linklater and featured him alongside such future stars as Ben Affleck, Matthew McConaughey and Adam Goldberg. In 1993, Katt began a career upswing with a small but memorable role as belligerent hard man Clint in "Dazed and Confused". After a five-year break, he returned to features with a similarly minor role in the creepy comedy "The 'Burbs" (1989) followed three years later with a cameo role as a waiter in "Sister Act". Also in 1984, the young actor hit big screens nationwide with a small role in the popular film "Gremlins". ![]() Katt went on to land regular roles in several short-lived TV series: playing Dean Jones' stepson in "Herbie, the Love Bug" (CBS, 1982), providing a character voice on the cloying, animated "Get Along Gang" (CBS, 1984), and portraying Marc Singer's son in "V: The Series" (NBC, 1984-85). His early TV credits included guest shots on the NBC series "CHiPs" (1981), "Quincy, M.E." and "Father Murphy" and he was featured in the timely ABC special "Goldie and the Kids. A darkly handsome actor who has made an impact with memorably menacing work in gritty independents, Nicky Katt had a minor acting career as a child, took some time off and returned to the business as an adult, finding success with character parts on film and television.
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