Neil Brown Jr.

Neil Brown Jr.
Neil Brown Jr.
	Brown in 2015
Born	Cornelius C. Brown Jr.; June 19, 1980 (age 44); Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1995–present
Children	2
Website	neilbrownjr.com

Cornelius C. "Neil" Brown Jr. (born June 19, 1980),^[1]^[2] is an American actor. His notable roles include Felix in South Beach (2006), Guillermo in The Walking Dead (2010), Clifford Danner in Suits (2011–2013), Chad Kerr in Insecure (2016–2021), and Ray Perry in SEAL Team (2017–2024). He also played DJ Yella in the 2015 biopic, Straight Outta Compton.^[3]

Early life

Brown was born in Orlando, Florida,^[4] to Cornelius Brown, a U.S. Marine, and Carrie Brown, an insurance underwriter.^[5]

Career

Brown appeared in the martial arts TV series WMAC Masters.^[6] He plays the smart-mouthed Marine, Lcpl. Richard "Motown" Guerrero, in the action film Battle: Los Angeles.^[7]^[8] The movie reunited him with Fast & Furious castmate Michelle Rodriguez,^[8] where he played Drug Runner and racer Malik Zon. Brown played the recurring role of Chad opposite Issa Rae and Yvonne Orji in the HBO comedy series Insecure.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Tigerland	Pvt. Jamoa Kearns
2003	Out of Time	Morgue Attendant James
2004	Mr. 3000	Rick the Clubhouse Assistant
2004	Back by Midnight	Inmate #3
2006	This That Hang from Trees	Victor
2007	Fear Itself	Marshall	Video
2008	Never Back Down	Aaron
2009	Fast & Furious	Malik Herzon
	Just Another Day	Ronny
	Scare Zone	Spider
2011	Battle: Los Angeles	LCpl. Richard "Motown" Guerrero
2012	Kidnapped Souls	Quenton
2015	Bad Blood	Deputy Diaz
	Rivers 9	Virgil Dobbs
	Straight Outta Compton	DJ Yella
2017	Pope	Dejuan
	Sand Castle	Enzo
	Naked	Officer McBride
2018	Lawless Range	Wesley Gonzalez
2018	City of Lies	Rafael Pérez
2019	Bayou Tales	Beauchamp
2021	Last Night in Rozzie	Ronnie Russo

Television

Year	TV Show	Role	Notes
1995	WMAC Masters	Jake	Episode: "Going For Gold"
1996	Second Noah	Box Boy	Episode: "God's Last Laugh"
1999	ER	Hubert Knoles	Episode: "Middle of Nowhere"
2000	Noah Knows Best	Retro	Episode: "Noah Knows Politics" & "Pink Slip-Up"
2001	America's Most Wanted	Little Boy	Episode: "Catalino Morales"
	Sheena	Nakele	Episode: "Children of the Lamistas"
	Sheena	Taya	Episode: "Unsafe Passage"
2002	Resurrection Blvd.	Teen Boxer	Episode: "En Un Momento"
	Birds of Prey	Highschool Student #1	Episode: "Slick"
	The Wonderful World of Disney	Suspect #1	Episode: "Nancy Drew"
	MDs	P.A.K.	Episode: "Family Secrets"
2006	Surface	Keith	Episode: "Episode: #1.11"
	South Beach	Felix Rodriguez	Recurring cast
	Everybody Hates Chris	Cute Boy #1	Episode: "Everybody Hates Valentine's Day"
2008	Army Wives	Foreman Sam Turner	Episode: "Thicker Than Water"
2009	Fear Clinic	Jarell	Episode: "Claustophobia"
2010	The Walking Dead	Guillermo	Episode: "Vatos"^[9]
2011	Harry's Law	Tank	Episode: "A Day in the Life"
2011–2013	Suits	Clifford Danner	Recurring cast: season 1, guest: season 3
2012	Castle	Eddie Gordon	Episode: "A Dance With Death"
	Borderline Coyotes	Paco	Recurring cast
	Heroic Daze	Oliver	Recurring cast
	Weeds	Paramedic Mike Garcia	Episode: "Messy"
2012–2014	King Bachelor's Pad	Various Roles	Recurring cast
2013	NCIS	Martin Archer	Episode: "Double Blind"
2014	NCIS: Los Angeles	Tommy Walker	Episode: "Between the Lines"
2015	CSI: Cyber	Local Detective	Episode: "Bit by Bit"
2016	Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency	Detective Joel Estevez	Recurring cast: season 1
2016–2021	Insecure	Chad Kerr	Recurring cast
2017	Family Guy	Athlete with Money (voice)	Episode: "Saturated Fat Guy"
2017	American Dad!	Scummy Guy (voice)	Episode: "Kloger"
2017–2024	SEAL Team	Chief Warrant Officer Raymond "Ray" Perry	Main cast^[10]^[11]
2024	Bel-Air	Caleb	Episode: "Black Lotus"

References

^ ^a ^b "Celebrity Neil Brown Jr". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Biography Of Neil Brown Jr". celebs101.com. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
^ "Neil Brown Jr. Beach Babe". Starrymag.com. December 1, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
^ "Neil Brown Jr". TV.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
^ "About". NeilBrownJr.com. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
^ "Neil Brown Jr. [Interview]". November 25, 2014.
^ "Battle Los Angeles Review". Shockya.com. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Battle: Los Angeles Cast and Details". TVGuide.com. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
^ "Neil Brown Jr. Teases Season Two of The Walking Dead". SciFiMafia.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
^ "Neil Brown Jr". CBS.com. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
^ "Neil Brown Jr". Deadline.com. February 23, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2019.

External links

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[RT-1] "Celebrity Neil Brown Jr". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved August 3, 2012.

[C101-2] "Biography Of Neil Brown Jr". celebs101.com. Retrieved August 3, 2012.

[3] "Neil Brown Jr. Beach Babe". Starrymag.com. December 1, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2012.

[TV.com-4] "Neil Brown Jr". TV.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.

[about-5] "About". NeilBrownJr.com. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.

[6] "Neil Brown Jr. [Interview]". November 25, 2014.

[7] "Battle Los Angeles Review". Shockya.com. Retrieved March 9, 2011.

[movies.tvguide.com-8] "Battle: Los Angeles Cast and Details". TVGuide.com. Retrieved March 9, 2011.

[9] "Neil Brown Jr. Teases Season Two of The Walking Dead". SciFiMafia.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2011.

[CBS.com-10] "Neil Brown Jr". CBS.com. Retrieved April 4, 2019.

[Deadline.com-11] "Neil Brown Jr". Deadline.com. February 23, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2019.

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