Brad William Henke

Brad William Henke
Publicity photo of Henke
Born(1966-04-10)April 10, 1966[1]
DiedNovember 29, 2022(2022-11-29) (aged 56)
Occupations
Years active
  • 1989–1994 (football)
  • 1994–2022 (acting)
Spouses
Katelin Chesna
(m. 2001⁠–⁠2008)
  • Sonja Henke

American football career
No. 68
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Height:6 ft 3[2] in (1.91 m)
Weight:275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school:Heritage (Littleton, Colorado)
College:Arizona (1987–1988)
NFL draft:1989 / round: 4 / pick: 105
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Brad William Henke (April 10, 1966 – November 29, 2022) was an American actor and professional football player in the National Football League (NFL) and Arena Football League (AFL). He was best known for his role as Corrections Officer Desi Piscatella on Orange Is the New Black, for which he won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2016.[3]

  1. ^ "Brad Henke". NFL.com.
  2. ^ "Brad Henke Stats, News and Video - NT". NFL.com. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  3. ^ Holmes, Jonathan (October 19, 2016). "Orange Is the New Black actor joins Will Smith's Netflix movie". Radio Times. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2017.