Brent Huff (born March 11, 1961) is an American actor, writer and film director. Huff is best known for his recurring role of Smitty in the hit ABC show, The Rookie. He has also had recurring roles in Shameless, Pensacola: Wings of Gold and Black Scorpion. Some of Huff's other television appearances include, Mad Men, The West Wing, NCIS, Jag, and Cold Case. Huff has written and directed many award-winning feature films and documentaries including, The Jackie Stiles Story, It's a Rockabilly World, Cat City, Chasing Beauty, Welcome to Paradise, A Genie's Tail and 100 Mile Rule. Huff grew up in Springfield, Missouri and attended Kickapoo High School. Both Huff and Brad Pitt are members of the Kickapoo Theater Hall-of-Fame. Huff was a Theater Major at the University of Missouri. Selected filmography Actor Coach (1978) The Perils of Gwendoline in the land of the Yik Yak (1984), with Tawny Kitaen Nine Deaths of the Ninja (1985), with Sho Kosugi Deadly Passion (1985), with Ingrid Boulting Summer Fantasy (1985), with Julianne Phillips and Ted Shackelford Armed Response (1986), with David Carradine and Lee Van Cleef Stormquest (1987) Cop Game (1988) Strike Commando 2 (1988), with Richard Harris Born to Fight (1989) After the Condor (1990) Falling from Grace (1992), with John Mellencamp, John Prine and Mariel Hemingway Veterinarian Christine (1993), with Ernest Borgnine Hunt for the Blue Diamond (1993), with Barry Newman and Ernest Borgnine At the Edge of Paradise (1993), with George Hamilton and Morgan Fairchild I Spy Returns (1994), with Bill Cosby and Robert Culp Diagnosis: Murder (TV series, episode: The Plague, 1994) The Black Curse (1995), with James Brolin and Deborah Shelton Tinkercrank (1995) Oblivion: Backlash (1996) Dark Skies (TV series, episode: Moving Targets, 1996) Diagnosis: Murder (TV series, episode: Murder by Friendly Fire, 1996) Scorpio One (1996) The Bad Pack (1997), with Robert Davi, Roddy Piper and Ralf Möller Dead Tides (1997), with Roddy Piper and Tawny Kitaen Hollywood Confidential (1997), with Charlize Theron Girls' Night (1998), with Brenda Blethyn, Julie Walters and Kris Kristofferson Pensacola: Wings of Gold (TV series, 11 episodes, 1998–1999) Hitman's Run (1999), with Eric Roberts Hot Boyz (1999), with Snoop Dogg and Master P. Hijack (1999), with Jeff Fahey and Ernie Hudson Submerged (2000), with Coolio, Maxwell Caulfield, and Nicole Eggert JAG (TV series, episode: Surface Warfare, 2000) Beautiful (2000) Black Scorpion (TV series, 4 episodes, 2001) Cold Case (TV series, episode: