 Brake made a cameo in the thriller "Cuckoo", which premiered at the Cambridge Film Festival on September 25, 2009.In 2010, he co-starred with Idris Elba in the psychological thriller "Legacy", which premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival on February 28, 2010.In 2011, he co-starred with Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson in the romantic drama "Water for Elephants", which was based on Sara Gruen's 2006 novel of the same name.