Billy Aaron Brown

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Billy Aaron Brown
Born
Iowa, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
Known for 8 Simple Rules
Jeepers Creepers 2

Billy Aaron Brown [1] is an American actor. He is best known for playing the character Kyle on the sitcom 8 Simple Rules and he is also known for his role in Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003). [2]

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Early life and education

Brown was born in Iowa. He attended Clarinda High School, and moved to Los Angeles to become an actor at eighteen just after graduating.

Career

A year after moving to Los Angeles, Brown guest starred on the MTV show Undressed . In 2001, he made appearances on the Fox drama Boston Public in two episodes. He then made his first of four appearances alongside Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in the film Holiday in the Sun , which also starred Megan Fox and Brown's good friend Ben Easter. In 2002, Brown got his big break playing Kyle in the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules alongside John Ritter, Katey Sagal, and Kaley Cuoco. Brown has more recently appeared in Headless Horseman , The Strip and Detention . [3]

Personal life

Brown is a supporter of the Huntington's Disease Society of America as it has affected his family. [1] He has a walk/run in Los Angeles to raise money for the Huntington's Disease Society of America every autumn.

He appeared on the TV show Street Smarts , where he went under the name Aaron Brown. At the end of the show he won $3800.

Filmography

Film
YearFilmRoleNotes
2001 Holiday in the Sun ScottDirect-to-video
2002 Getting There DannyDirect-to-video
2003 The Challenge HimselfDirect-to-video
2003 Jeepers Creepers 2 Andy 'Bucky' Buck
2004 Going to the Mat John LambrixTV movie
2004SnackersMatty LivingstonShort film
2004 Searching for David's Heart David DeetonTV movie
2005Attack of the SabretoothKirkTV movie
2006These DaysJeremy
2006DeceptionBillyShort film
2007First NightJohnShort film
2007 Headless Horseman Liam
2009The Strip [4] Jeff [5]
2010 Detention [6] [7] [8] Jack
2012After ChristmasColeShort film
2016 Halfway Sean
2017LimerenceLeo
Television
YearTelevisionRoleNotes
2002–2004 8 Simple Rules Kyle
Guest appearances
YearTitleRoleEpisodes
2000 Undressed BillyEpisode #3.13
Episode #3.14
Episode #3.15
2001 Boston Public Leo Peterson"Chapter Sixteen"
"Chapter Nineteen"
2002 So Little Time Rob"The Wheelchair"
2002 First Monday Chad Davidson"Unprotected Speech"
2002 Touched by an Angel Ben"Bring on the Rain"
2005 NCIS Donny Potter / Man in Mask"Red Cell"
2007 Ghost Whisperer Curt Kouf"Mean Ghost"
2008 Imaginary Bitches [9] Ben"Three Bitches Is an Imaginary Crowd (Part Two)"
2012 Underemployed Ike"The Kids"
"The Confession"
2013 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Owen Webber"Ghosts of the Past"
2014 Chicago P.D. Michael Ganz"Chin Check"
2015 Mike & Molly Shia"No Kay Morale"

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