Norman Towns

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Norman Towns
Born (1985-12-26) December 26, 1985 (age 38)
Alma materUniversity of Providence in Montana
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Comedian
  • Producer
Years active2014–present
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Website imdb.com/name/nm6427416/

Norman Towns (born December 26, 1985) is an actor, comedian, and producer. [1] He is best known for his roles as Bennett on HBO's Insecure and on the TV series The Affair. [2] [3]

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Early life and education

Norman Towns was born December 26, 1985, in Los Angeles, California. Towns began writing skits at the age of 14. Towns was a stand-up comedian for 4 years prior to acting.

Towns played basketball at University of Providence and graduated magna cum laude. [4] [5]

Career

In 2014 Towns landed his debut acting role portraying Muhammad Ali in the feature film - I Am Ali. [6]

Towns starred in the BET original series Games People Play, which aired in 2019. In the same year, Towns appeared in two episodes the HBO comedy series Insecure as a guest performer before returning for a recurring role in season four. [7] [8] [9]

In 2020 Towns became the executive producer of the film "The Dunbar Heist," inspired by the Dunbar Armored robbery of 1997. [10] [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 I Am Ali Young AliDocumentary
The Gambler Brodey
Heartless GameChrisShort
2016VengeanceRonnieShort
Jared and Norman Make a MovieNorman Cooper
InputMilesShort
Refugee'sMikeTV movie
2018DemetrinoxBasketball PlayerShort
LiveJosh Jones
2019StrippedRussTV movie
SmileJoeShort
2020Swipe RightMiguelShort

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014LieGuysK.P.Episode: "Def Jam Lie"
2015427GavinEpisode: "Pilot"
Mind of a Single MaleMikeEpisode: "Game Night"
Living It UpDarrius JonesEpisode: "Pilot"
2015-16Black BootsColtGuest: season 1, recurring cast: season 2
2016CarpoolDamianEpisode: "6"
Journey of a GoddessAubrey KingMain cast
2017Add-TV-Episode: "Episode #1.1"
Army of NoneSeven ReedEpisode: "Episode #1.1"
2018Pushing SkillsMarkEpisode: "Pilot"
The Affair JonathanEpisode: "Episode #4.7"
For Evan's SakeScottieEpisode: "Balls in Her Court"
2019 Those Who Can't CraigEpisode: "Those Who Could've"
Games People Play Tyreck WoolridgeEpisode: "Lover's Moon"
2016-20Alley WayLaDarkianGuest: season 1, recurring cast: season 2
2020 For the Love of Jason PierreEpisode: "The Shit Hits the Fan"
2020-22 Insecure Bennett 'BJ'Recurring cast: season 4-5
2021Tough Love: Los AngelesNikoEpisode: "Crushing It"

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