Brad William Henke Useless: ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Star Was 56

Brad William Henke, the previous NFL participant identified for his position as jail guard Desi Piscatella in “Orange Is the New Black,” has died. He was 56.

The actor died on Tuesday, in keeping with a rep, however no trigger was revealed.

Henke appeared in Netflix’s “Orange Is the New Black” as Desi Piscatella, a homosexual corrections officer at Litchfield Penitentiary who served as the principle antagonist of Season 4 and 5. He shared a SAG Award for excellent efficiency by an ensemble in a comedy collection in 2017.

He had a lead position within the collection “Going to California,” which ran for one season, and in addition had recurring roles on “Justified,” the place he performed Coover Bennett, “Misplaced,” “October Highway,” “Nikki” and “Dexter.”

Born on April 10, 1966, in Columbus, Neb., Henke performed faculty soccer on the College of Arizona, the place he was workforce captain. In 1990, he performed on the line of defense for the Denver Broncos in Tremendous Bowl XXIV towards the San Francisco 49ers.

After sustaining accidents that compelled him to retire from skilled soccer in 1994, he started a profession in performing and scored visitor spots on such tv collection as “Chicago Hope,” “Silk Stockings,” “ER,” “Michael Hayes,” “Arli$$” and “The Pretender.”

He later guested on “Regulation & Order,” “Life on Mars,” “Belief Me,” “Occasion Down,” “Royal Pains,” “Felony Minds,” “Shameless,” “Grimm,” “Bones” and “Fortress.” Different TV credit embody “The Bridge,” “The Stand,” “Manhunt,” “The Workplace” and “The Chicago Code.”

On the movie aspect, Henke appeared in “Break up,” “Pee-wee’s Large Vacation,” “Pure Love,” “Draft Day,” “Pacific Rim,” “The Frozen Floor,” “Jobs,” “I Am Not a Hipster,” “Magic Valley,” “The House Between,” “Choke,” “Should Love Canine” and “The Assassination of Richard Nixon.”