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W. Earl Brown

W. Earl Brown

Acting1963Murray, Kentucky, USA

Biography

William Earl Brown (born September 7, 1963) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, musician, and songwriter. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Kenny in the film Scream (1996), Warren in the film There's Something About Mary (1998), Dan Dority on the HBO series Deadwood (2004–2006), and the voice and motion capture of Bill in the video game The Last of Us (2013). He has appeared in films such as Backdraft, The Master, Being John Malkovich, The Sessions, Vanilla Sky, The Lone Ranger, and Bloodworth (which he also wrote and produced), as well as series such as Seinfeld, NYPD Blue, C.S.I., C.S.I. Miami, The X-Files, Six Feet Under, Preacher, Bates Motel, True Detective, American Horror Story, Chicago Fire, and The Mandalorian.

Acting History

Future
Red Blooded
as Deputy Joe Paul
Roadside Picnic
TVas Buzzard
2025
Fire Country
TVas Wes Fox2 eps
Sheriff Country
TVas Wes10 eps
2024
Shirley
as George Wallace
The Dead Don't Hurt
as Alan Kendall
Yellowstone
TVas Deputy Spears1 eps
2023
The Ghost and Molly McGee
TVas Lord Doom (voice)2 eps
Hello Tomorrow!
TVas Big Fred6 eps
Paul T. Goldman
TVas Royce Rocco
2022
Hacks
TVas Michael4 eps
The Book of Boba Fett
TVas Weequay Proprietor2 eps
2021
The Unforgivable
as Mac Whelan
No Man of God
as Warden Wilkenson
American Sausage Standoff
as Jimmy Jerry Lee Jones Jr.
2020
The Mandalorian
TVas Weequay Proprietor1 eps
2019
The Highwaymen
as Ivy Methvin
Deadwood: The Movie
as Dan Dority
Reprisal
TVas Witt7 eps
2018
Dad Band
as Jimbo
Dad Band
Producer
Dad Band
Writer
2017
Superstition
TVas The Dredge
2016
Spaceman
as Dick Dennis
Preacher
TVas Hugo Root10 eps
Archer
TVas Head Biker (voice)1 eps
2015
Black Mass
as John Martorano
American Crime
TVas Tom Carlin11 eps
True Detective
TVas Detective Teague Dixon5 eps
Wicked City
TVas Captain Dan Wilkinson1 eps
2014
Draft Day
as Ralph Mowry
Wild
as Frank
Chasing Ghosts
as Roger Simons
Grey's Anatomy
TVas Herb Cramer1 eps
Chicago Fire
TVas Dave Bloom3 eps
2013
The Sixth Gun
as General Oliander Hume
The Lone Ranger
as Mustached Ranger
Brother's Keeper
as Turner Monroe
Alice in Chains: AIC 23
as Alan Poole McLard
Rectify
TVas The Stranger1 eps
Longmire
TVas R.J. Watts1 eps
Bates Motel
TVas Keith Summers1 eps
2012
Killing Mr. Wright
as Thomas Dean
The Master
as Fighting Businessman
Perception
TVas Frank Prentice1 eps
2010
Bloodworth
as Brady Bloodworth
Justified
TVas Cal Wallace1 eps
Bloodworth
Producer
Bloodworth
Screenplay
2009
Hawthorne
TVas Mr. Deegan
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TVas Thomas Pickens / Roger Peet / Slick1 eps
2008
1%
as Sailor
The Mentalist
TVas Rulon Farnes1 eps
2007
Numb3rs
TVas Abner Stone1 eps
Psych
TVas Dwayne Tancana1 eps
2006
Deadwood
TVWriter1 eps
2005
Kids in America
as Boss McGinn
CSI: Miami
TVas Jesse Kramer1 eps
2004
The Alamo
as David Burnet
Killer Diller
as Holister
The Last Shot
as Willie Gratzo
Deadwood
TVas Dan Dority36 eps
Cold Case
TVas Victor Lake1 eps
2003
Dunsmore
as Ronny Roy Pritcher
Pauly Shore Is Dead
as Bucky from Kentucky
2002
The X-Files
TVas Robert M. Fassl1 eps
Six Feet Under
TVas Pete1 eps
2001
Sugar & Spice
as Hank 'Terminator' Rogers
Vanilla Sky
as Barman
Charmed
TVas Shadow / Warlock1 eps
Wolf Lake
TVas Bruce Cates
2000
Lost Souls
as William Kelson
Angel
TVas Menlo1 eps
Chicago Hope
TVas Harry Cram1 eps
1999
Being John Malkovich
as First J.M. Inc. Customer
Martial Law
TVas Larry Gambozza1 eps
1998
Deep Impact
as McCloud (uncredited)
Profiler
TVas Raymond Boudreaux1 eps
1997
Kiss the Girls
as Locksmith
Bella Mafia
as Fredrico Luciano
Diagnosis: Murder
TVas Dusty Wilton1 eps
Smart Guy
TVas Sonny1 eps
1996
The Cherokee Kid
as Calloway
Wiseguy
as Dubois
Project: ALF
as Ernie
A Season in Purgatory
as Fatty Malloy
Scream
as Kenny Brown
Caroline in the City
TVas Floyd Gerber1 eps
A Season in Purgatory
TVas Fatty Malloy
1995
Ellen
TVas Customer1 eps
The Single Guy
TVas Cabbie1 eps
Nowhere Man
TVas Roy1 eps
1994
Dead Air
as Ken
New Nightmare
as Morgue Attendant
Lily in Winter
as Sheriff Boyd
Seinfeld
TVas Al1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Guard1 eps
1992
The Babe
as Herb Pennock
1991
Backdraft
as Paramedic
Backdraft
Dialect Coach

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
9/7/1963(62 years old)
Place of Birth
Murray, Kentucky, USA