Bryniarski was born in from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA). He is a graduate of North Penn High School in Lansdale, PA. While visiting a friend in Hollywood, California, he was discovered by a talent scout and soon found himself in the film Hudson Hawk alongside Bruce Willis.

He has appeared in numerous films, but is best known for his work in football film playing characters such as Steve Lattimer The Program and Mad Dog Kelly from Any Given Sunday. He is also known as the character Leatherface in the 2003 remake of the 1973 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, a role that earned him a nomination as "Best Villain" for the 2004 MTV Movie Awards and People Magazine's Teen Choice Award for "Best Thriller". He reprised the role as Leatherface in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, making him the only actor to portray Leatherface in more than one film.

He is also an accomplished musician. He plays in the band Shadow Syndicate, and is a member of Black Label Society's Los Angeles chapter.

Year

Title

Role

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Dragonfight

Bar Fight Spectator

Necessary Roughness

Wyatt Beaudry

Hudson Hawk

Butterfinger

Batman Returns

Charles "Chip" Shreck

Cyborg 3: The Recycler

Jocko

The Program

Steve Lattimer

Street Fighter

Zangief

Higher Learning

Knocko

Any Given Sunday

Patrick "Madman" Kelly

Pearl Harbor

Joe, Boxer

Black Mask 2: City of Masks

Iguana/Daniel Martinez

Scooby Doo

Cavern Henchman

Rollerball

Halloran

The Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special

Lobo

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Thomas "Leatherface" Hewitt

The Curse of El Charro

El Charro

Seven Mummies

Blade

The Forest

Chasing 3000

Gang Member

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

Thomas "Leatherface" Hewitt

Bryniarski also played Crow, the lieutenant of crime lord Adelei Niska, in the Firefly episode "The Train Job" and Larry Phillips, Jr. in the tv movie 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out based on the North Hollywood shootout incident