Brad Carter

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Brad Carter
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Born
David Bradley Carter

(1973-12-05) December 5, 1973 (age 50)
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Other namesGuy playing guitar during brain surgery
Occupations
  • Actor
  • guitarist
  • painter
  • sculptor
  • photographer
Years active2007–present
Notable work

David Bradley Carter (born December 5, 1973) is an American film and television actor, guitarist, painter, sculptor, and photographer, [1] known for playing Charlie Lange in True Detective and Leland Gruen in Sons of Anarchy .

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After suffering from brain disease and tremors that caused his hands to shake, he underwent brain surgery in 2013, which he recorded and posted on YouTube. The video went viral, and he became known as the "guy playing guitar during brain surgery". [2]

Early life and education

Carter was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and raised in Macon, Georgia. [3] [4] He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Valdosta State University, located in Valdosta, Georgia. [4]

Career

In 2010, Carter made guest appearances in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia , Disney's Zeke and Luther , Justified , True Blood , and New Girl . [5] He portrayed Rankin in one episode of the Showtime series Dexter , wherein his character was killed. [3] [5]

In 2012–13, Carter made guest appearances in The Mentalist , Bones , Longmire , and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation . [5]

In 2014, Carter made guest appearances in two episodes of HBO's True Detective opposite Matthew McConaughey as Charlie Lange, an ex-husband of murdered Dora Lange, the case around which the series revolves. [5] Later, he portrayed Leland Gruen, an Aryan Brotherhood member, in three episodes of FX's Sons of Anarchy . [3] [5] [6] Then he played John Stokes, a stockyard master, in the miniseries Ascension . [3] [6]

In 2015, Carter starred in the film Dixieland, [3] and portrayed murder victim John McIntyre in Black Mass , directed by Scott Cooper, and based on a true story. [3] Carter appeared in the drama The Revenant (2015), opposite Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. [6] He appeared in the 2018 film Eat Me opposite Michael Shamus Wiles, directed by Adrian Cruz. [7] [8]

Brain surgery

Nader Pouratian, director of UCLA's Neurosurgical Movement Disorders Program, performed brain surgery on Carter twice, in January and March 2013. The first surgery was to implant electrodes in his brain, and the second was to put wires down his neck. [1] [9] Carter had first noticed tremors in his hands in 2006, which were misdiagnosed as symptoms of Lyme disease by three specialists. [1] During the operation, Carter needed to be awake for the best results, so his doctors suggested that he play guitar during his operation to see when his tremors weakened. [9]

A video recording was made of Carter's operation, which was later posted on YouTube. The video went viral and received media attention worldwide. [1] [2] [9] Carter became known as the "guy playing guitar during brain surgery." The hospital staff had requested the video recording to help allay those suffering from similar diseases who were curious about the surgery. [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Avenging Angel Gunman #2Television film
2008Night LifeDaveTelevision film
2009Karma BitchPool Man JimShort film
2010The Boy Who Stole'd ChristmasWadeShort film
2010Red Dead Redemption: The Man from BlackwaterDeputy Marshal Jonah (voice)Short film
2012One WeekRoyShort film
2012Crash & BurnJT SteckelTelevision film
2012 Smashed Felix
2013The Sleepy ManRedShort film
2013String TheoryClintShort film
2014 Swelter Mechanic
2014The GunCrazed ScavenerShort film
2015Untitled Johnny Knoxville ProjectJukeboxTelevision film
2015 Dixieland Larry Pretty
2015 Black Mass John McIntyre
2015PariahBreederTelevision film
2015The Highway Is for GamblersSimon
2015The 7 SevensJesseShort film
2015 The Revenant JohnnieUncredited
2016 Free State of Jones Lt. Barbour
2017 The Scent of Rain and Lightning Billy
2018Eat MeBob
2018 Armed Shep/Stew
2018 White Boy Rick Weapon Salesman
2019 The Devil to Pay Dixon Runion
2020 Emperor Grady
2021 Old Henry Branigan

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 The Riches Billy1 episode
2009 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Carney1 episode
2010 Zeke and Luther Steve2 episodes
2010 Justified Bobby Joe Packer2 episodes
2010 True Blood Kris1 episode
2010 Dexter RankinEpisode: "My Bad"
2010 Criminal Minds Charlie1 episode
2011 Harry's Law Stevie Kazz1 episode
2011 Castle Bobby Spurlock1 episode
2012 House SheldonEpisode: "Runaways"
2012 New Girl Stranger1 episode
2012 CSI: NY Darius Cole1 episode
2012 MyMusic Lenny's Dad1 episode
2012 The Mentalist Phil Rawson1 episode
2013 Bones Nick Bennett1 episode
2013 Longmire Riley Manning1 episode
2013The Cheerleader DiariesCoach Eugene Hines6 episodes
2008-2013 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Gerald Tolliver / Rudy3 episodes
2014 True Detective Charlie Lange2 episodes
2014 Perception Gary Williams1 episode
2014 Sons of Anarchy Leland Gruen4 episodes
2014 Ascension John Stokes3 episodes - miniseries
2014-2015Preface to Being JadedHomeless Man2 episodes
2018 I'm Poppy Able AbrahamLead role
2021 Yellowstone Checkers2 episodes
2022 Ozark Deputy Ronnie Wycoff3 episodes

Videogames

YearTitleRole
2010 Red Dead Redemption Deputy Marshal Jonah
2010 Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare Deputy Marshal Jonah

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