Billy Brown (actor)
William "Billy" Brown (born October 30, 1970 in Inglewood , California ) is an American actor . He gained fame primarily through his roles in the series Sons of Anarchy and How to Get Away with Murder .
life and career
Billy Brown comes from Inglewood, California and has been an actor since 1993. He took his first role in the film Geronimo - Eine Legende . First, other mini-roles in films followed, including Dream Rider - Unassisted , My Darling, the Tyrant and Forgotten World: Jurassic Park . From 2003 to 2003 he could be heard sporadically as Mr. Patterson in Ginger's World .
In addition to his film appearances, Brown can regularly be seen in guest roles in US series, for example in Navy CIS , Cold Case - No Victim Is Ever Forgotten , E-Ring - Military Minds , Criminal Minds , Dirt , Southland , Californication , CSI: NY or Legends . He booked other supporting roles with Cloverfield and Star Trek .
In 2011, Brown starred as Death Row Reynolds in the short-lived series Lights Out . In the same year he also took on a recurring role in the series Dexter . He became famous for his role as August Marks from Sons of Anarchy , which he played from 2012 to 2014. From 2013 to 2014 followed the role of Archer Petit in the series Hostages on the side of Toni Collette and Dylan McDermott . Since 2014 he can be seen as Nate Lahey at the side of Viola Davis in a leading role in How to Get Away with Murder .
In addition to his acting activities, Brown regularly lends his voice to characters from video games, for example in Superman: The Man of Steel , Jet Set Radio or Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords . In addition, he is the promotional voice in the commercials about the United States Marine Corps .
Filmography (selection)
- 1993: Geronimo : An American Legend
- 1993: Dream Rider - Without outside help (Dreamrider)
- 1997: The Beautician and the Beast (The Beautician and the Beast)
- 1997: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (The Lost World: Jurassic Park)
- 2000–2003: Gingers Welt ( As Told by Ginger , TV series, 4 episodes, voice)
- 2002: Adventures of the Gooseberry Family ( The Wild Thornberrys Movie , voice)
- 2004: Navy CIS ( NCIS , TV series, episode 2x08)
- 2004, 2010: CSI: NY (TV series, 2 episodes, various roles)
- 2005: Cold Case - No victim is ever forgotten ( Cold Case , TV series, episode 2x19)
- 2005: House of the Dead 2 - Dead Aim (TV movie)
- 2005–2006: E-Ring - Military Minds (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2006: Sleeper Cell (TV series, episode 2x08)
- 2007–2008: Dirt (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2007, 2010: Criminal Minds (TV series, 2 episodes, various roles)
- 2008: Cloverfield
- 2008: Lakeview Terrace
- 2009: Race to Witch Mountain (Race to Witch Mountain)
- 2009: Star Trek
- 2009: Southland (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2009: Californication (TV series, episode 3x02)
- 2011: Lights Out (TV series, 11 episodes)
- 2011–2012: Dexter (TV series, 11 episodes)
- 2012: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series, episode 13x12)
- 2012: Transformers Prime (TV series, episode 2x17, voice)
- 2012–2014: Sons of Anarchy (TV series, 14 episodes)
- 2013: The Following (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2013–2014: Hostages (TV series, 14 episodes)
- 2014: Legends (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2014–2020: How to Get Away with Murder (TV series, 90 episodes)
- 2015: Adventure Time with Finn and Jake ( Adventure Time with Finn & Jake , TV series, 3 episodes, voice)
- 2019: Working Man
Web links
- Billy Brown at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Billy Brown in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Billy Brown . American Broadcasting Companies. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ↑ Billy Brown - Biography . In: IMDb.com . Retrieved November 4, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brown, Billy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brown, William (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Inglewood , California , United States |