Neil Brown Jr.

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Neil Brown Jr.
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Brown in 2015
Born
Cornelius C. Brown Jr.

(1980-06-19) June 19, 1980 (age 44) [1] [2]
OccupationActor
Years active1995–present
Children2
Website neilbrownjr.com

Cornelius C. "Neil" Brown Jr. (born June 19, 1980), [1] [2] is an American actor. His most recognizable role may be in the television series The Walking Dead as Guillermo, leader of the Vatos [3] and as Felix on the short-lived South Beach on the former UPN. He also played DJ Yella in the 2015 biopic, Straight Outta Compton . [4] In 2017 Brown was cast as Ray Perry on the CBS show SEAL Team . [5] [6]

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Early life

Brown was born in Orlando, Florida, [7] to Cornelius Brown, a US Marine, and Carrie Brown, an insurance underwriter. [8] In 2000 he married Catrina Robinson Brown and they welcomed two children.

Career

Brown appeared in the martial arts TV series WMAC Masters . [9] He plays the smart-mouthed Marine, Lcpl. Richard "Motown" Guerrero, in the action film Battle: Los Angeles . [10] [11] The movie reunited him with Fast & Furious castmate Michelle Rodriguez [11] where he played Drug Runner and racer Malik Zon. Neil Brown, Jr played the recurring role of Chad opposite Issa Rae and Yvonne Orji in HBO comedy series Insecure.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Tigerland Pvt. Jamoa Kearns
2003 Out of Time Morgue Attendant James
2004 Mr. 3000 Rick The Clubhouse Assistant
Back by MidnightInmate #3
Choices: The Good, the Bad, the UglyLouShort
2006This That Hang from TreesVictor
2007Fear ItselfMarshallVideo
2008 Never Back Down Aaron
2009 Fast & Furious Malik Herzon
Just Another DayRonny
Scare ZoneSpider
2011 Battle: Los Angeles LCpl. Richard "Motown" Guerrero
2012Kidnapped SoulsQuenton
What Comes AroundJamalShort
2015Fast & Furious FlowMalik HerzonShort
Bad BloodDeputy Diaz
Rivers 9Virgil Dobbs
Straight Outta Compton DJ Yella
2016Cold: ChoicesMajor John PolancoShort
2017Me + 1Tai JacksonShort
PopeDejuan
Sand Castle Enzo
Naked Officer McBride
2018Lawless RangeWesley Gonzalez
City of Lies Rafael Pérez
2019Bayou TalesBeauchamp
2021Last Night in RozzieRonnie Russo

Television

YearTV ShowRoleNotes
1995 WMAC Masters JakeEpisode: "Going For Gold"
1996 Second Noah Box BoyEpisode: "God's Last Laugh"
1999 ER Hubert KnolesEpisode: "Middle of Nowhere"
2000 Noah Knows Best RetroEpisode: "Noah Knows Politics" & "Pink Slip-Up"
2001 America's Most Wanted Little BoyEpisode: "Catalino Morales"
Sheena NakeleEpisode: "Children of the Lamistas"
Sheena TayaEpisode: "Unsafe Passage"
2002 Resurrection Blvd. Teen BoxerEpisode: "En Un Momento"
Birds of Prey Highschool Student #1Episode: "Slick"
The Wonderful World of Disney Suspect #1Episode: "Nancy Drew"
MDs P.A.K.Episode: "Family Secrets"
2006 Surface KeithEpisode: "Episode: #1.11"
South Beach Felix RodriguezRecurring cast
Everybody Hates Chris Cute Boy #1Episode: "Everybody Hates Valentine's Day"
2008 Army Wives Foreman Sam TurnerEpisode: "Thicker Than Water"
2009 Fear Clinic JarellEpisode: "Claustophobia"
2010 The Walking Dead GuillermoEpisode: "Vatos"
2011 Harry's Law TankEpisode: "A Day in the Life"
2011-13 Suits Clifford DannerRecurring cast: season 1, guest: season 3
2012 Castle Eddie GordonEpisode: "A Dance With Death"
Borderline CoyotesPacoRecurring cast
Heroic DazeOliverRecurring cast
Weeds Paramedic Mike GarciaEpisode: "Messy"
2012-14King Bachelor's PadVarious RolesRecurring cast
2013 NCIS Martin ArcherEpisode: "Double Blind"
2014 NCIS: Los Angeles Tommy WalkerEpisode: "Between the Lines"
2015 CSI: Cyber Local DetectiveEpisode: "Bit by Bit"
2016 Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Detective Joel EstevezRecurring cast: season 1
2016–21 Insecure Chad KerrRecurring cast
2017 Family Guy Athlete with Money (voice)Episode: "Saturated Fat Guy"
American Dad! Scummy Guy (voice)Episode: "Kloger"
2017– SEAL Team Chief Warrant Officer Raymond "Ray" PerryMain cast

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