 While the former was panned by critics, the latter received widespread praise.Brake had a recurring role on the crime thriller series "Absentia" as Conrad Harlow, a wealthy banker who is released from prison after FBI agent Emily Byrne (played by Stana Katic), who was hunting him down for the murders of several women, is found alive.In 2018, he landed his first lead role in the psychological horror-thriller "Perfect Skin", which premiered at Frightfest London on August 25, 2018.