 Due to scheduling conflicts with "The Bastard Executioner", Brake was unable to reprise as The Night King for the sixth season of "Game of Thrones" and was replaced by Vladimir Furdik, one of the shows main stunt performers.Brake guest-starred on an episode of "Grimm" as a hunter with a penchant for severing a foot from his victims.He co-starred with Melissa McCarthy and Jason Statham in the action comedy "Spy", where he played Solsa Dudaev, a Chechen terrorist in pursuit of a nuclear weapon.