Brian Wolfgang Bodison (born November 19, 1966) is an American actor and creative director best known for playing Lance Corporal Harold W. Dawson in the 1992 drama film A Few Good Men.
[4][6][7] At the time, Bodison had an aspiration on becoming a screenwriter and film director and would take notes on Reiner's direction.
[1][4][8] Bodison was also credited as being the picture-car coordinator for John Singleton's film, Boyz n the Hood (1991).
[9] On his review, Hartford Courant film critic Malcolm Johnson described him as "fierce" and "devoted".
[10] Writing for the Los Angeles Times, David Gritten wrote that Bodison "played it from the heart and gut.
"[12] Other films Bodison appeared in include Little Big League (1994), The Expert (1995), Freeway (1996), Goodbye America (1997), Most Wanted (1997), Joe Somebody (2001), Akeelah and the Bee (2006) and Legacy (2010).
[5][13][14][15][16] Bodison's aspiration to become a screenwriter and director came true by writing and directing the short films, Simone, Broken, Sarah's Wish, and The Long Wait, all of which have screened in major festivals worldwide.
In the latter film he also starred, along with Elizabeth Yoder, with whom he first collaborated at Playhouse West in Los Angeles.
Bodison and Yoder shared the Storytelling Achievement Award at the 2014 Laughlin International Film Festival.
"Winning the Storytelling Award means a lot because, as writer and director, my job is to tell a great story.
[5][19] Bodison is the artistic director at the Los Angeles branch of the Playhouse West School and Repertory Theatre.