Brooke Langton

Date of Birth

27 November 1970, Arizona, USA

Height

5' 6" (1.68 m)

Mini Biography

Brooke Langton was born in Arizona and was raised in Illinois and Texas. She attended Lawrence Dale Bell High School and San Diego State University. Langton's career in front of the camera commenced in Japan, where she worked as a model. Back stateside, in Los Angeles, Langton later studied acting with Larry Moss, and landed her first major role on the television series "Melrose Place" (1992), playing Samantha Reilly Campbell. After the conclusion of Melrose Place, she starred in "The Net" (1998), a television drama based on the 1995 film of the same name. Langton also appeared alongside 'Keanu Reeves (I)' and 'Gene Hackman (I)' in the The Replacements (2000), and had a brief role in the indie film Swingers (1996) as Nikki.
IMDb Mini Biography By: Aaron Ruffcorn

Mini Biography

Brooke Langton was born in a copper mining town in Arizona, her mother was a surgical nurse and her father was a Geologist. Her grandfather, Steven Cummings, was a B-24 pilot in WWII, his Captain was the actor James Stewart. After hearing his many stories, she fell in love with Stewart's films. Then came Spencer Tracy, Peter Sellers and Blade Runner (1982), and she was sold. She moved with her family from Illinois to Texas, and in Euless, Texas, entered the drama department in her high school, but the love of the sea sent her directly to San Diego State University, majoring in marine biology. She studied acting with Larry Moss in Los Angeles and pursued her passion for acting with an audition for the television show "Freshman Dorm" (1992). Then came her first pilot and a William Morris contract. Her first film debut was Terminal Velocity (1994) with Charlie Sheen. She has also produced and written songs for her television series "The Net" (1998) and the film Playing Mona Lisa (2000). In January of 2004, she was in her first musical "Dear Bernard".
IMDb Mini Biography By: Bruce Davidson

Trivia

Attended San Diego State University.
Began her career as a model, working primarily in Japan.
Got her acting start on the TV series "Baywatch" (1989), guesting as a character named Tanya in 1992.
Father, Jackson Langton, wrote the published novel "All Trappers Do Not Wear Fur Hats"
Good friends with Catherine Oxenberg.
Her role as the wife of Kyle Chandler's character in The Kingdom (2007), wound up on the cutting room floor.

Personal Quotes

Simple formula for the actor, prove you're creative enough to get the job, sane enough to keep the job, and hungry enough to give up everything else to keep them happy.
"Keep your eye on the dough-nut not the hole" my father always said. Now, as adult, I understand. He was saying focus on what you love, your art...and not beyond it.
On Keanu Reeves: They love Keanu and he was so generous with his responses. There was never even a hint that he found any of this intrusive.