B. J. Britt

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B. J. Britt
Born (1982-04-20) April 20, 1982 (age 42)
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present

B. J. Britt (born April 20, 1982) is an American actor best known for his role as Antoine "Trip" Triplett on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe . He is also known for his roles as Paul Patterson Jr. on Being Mary Jane , Darius Beck on Unreal and Will Baker on Pitch .

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Early life

Britt was born in Wilson, North Carolina.

Career

Britt made his television debut in 2003 appearing in the recurring role of Devon Fox in One Tree Hill . Subsequently, he appeared in TV shows such as Veronica Mars , CSI: Miami , Cold Case and The Vampire Diaries . [1] He has also acted in movies such as the Victor Salva film Peaceful Warrior and in the Twilight parody film Vampires Suck . [2]

In 2013 he joined the main cast of BET series Being Mary Jane as Paul Patterson Jr., the responsible younger brother of the lead character Pauletta ("Mary Jane Paul") Patterson. [3] The series pilot episode aired on July 2, 2013. The pilot re-aired on November 3, 2013, and the series officially premiered on January 7, 2014. [3] The series ended on April 23, 2019, with a two-hour film finale. [4]

In 2014 he was cast as Agent Antoine Triplett in the ABC series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. [2] The character was supposed to die in season 1, but was kept through the first half of season 2 where he was killed off. [5] He briefly returned in season 4 as a virtual artificial intelligence version of the character when the show's lead cast is sent into a "what if" type of world known as the Framework. [6]

In 2016, he joined the main cast of the second season of Unreal , [7] while he also plays the recurring role of Will Baker in Pitch within the same year. [8]

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Peaceful Warrior Kyle
Heavens Fall Haywood Patterson
2009 The Tell-Tale Heart Rookie CopShort
SuturesScott
2010Stacy's MomRandall
Vampires Suck Antoine
Transfer Apolain / Hermann
2011FanboyIce Cream Vendor
2012Should've Been RomeoT.J.
2014 10 Things I Hate About Life NickUnreleased
2018 Sabaash Naidu Uber DriverUnreleased
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2003, 2009 One Tree Hill Devon Fox5 episodes
2006 Veronica Mars Rashard RuckerEpisode: "Rashard and Wallace Go to White Castle"
One on One Calvin3 episodes
That's So Raven DylanEpisode: "Members Only"
2007 Lincoln Heights Verne Harwyn3 episodes
2008 CSI: Miami Jared BellEpisode: "To Kill a Predator"
Cold Case Tom 'The Breeze' Bernard '73Episode: "Glory Days"
Everybody Hates Chris Walter Dickerson4 episodes
2009 Three Rivers AntoineEpisode: "Place of Life"
2010Three RiversAnton WeathersEpisode: "Win–loss"
The Vampire Diaries CarterEpisode: "Brave New World"
Bones ClintonEpisode: "The Maggots in the Meathead"
2011 Nikita Justin MerrickEpisode: "Game Change"
Prime Suspect Robber2 episodes
Wonder Woman Willis ParksUnsold TV Pilot
2012 Grimm BryanEpisode: "Last Grimm Standing"
Sons of Anarchy Darnell2 episodes
2013 Beverly Hills Cop DanteUnsold TV Pilot
Raising Hope Bobby BowmanEpisode: "Adoption"
2013–2019 Being Mary Jane Paul Patterson Jr.Main cast
2014, 2017 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Antoine Triplett Recurring (seasons 1–2, 4)
2015Welcome to the FamilyQuintonTV movie
2016 Unreal Darius BeckMain cast (season 2)
Pitch Will BakerRecurring
2017 Behind Enemy Lines Reggie MitchellaUnsold TV Pilot
2018 The Passage PeterCharacter written out of show
2019 Magnum P.I. SamEpisode: "Knights Last Forever"
2019Rediscovering ChristmasAdamTV movie
2020 A Million Little Things Issac Martin2 episodes
2022 The Holiday Stocking R.J.TV movie

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