Norman Towns

Norman Towns
Born	(1985-12-26) December 26, 1985 (age 39)
Alma mater	University of Providence in Montana
Occupations	Actor Comedian Producer
Years active	2014–present
Height	6 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 the TV series The Affair. ^{[2] [3]}

Early life and education

Norman Towns was born on 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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	I Am Ali	Young Ali	Documentary
	The Gambler	Brodey
	Heartless Game	Chris	Short
2016	Vengeance	Ronnie	Short
	Jared and Norman Make a Movie	Norman Cooper
	Input	Miles	Short
	Refugee's	Mike	TV movie
2018	Demetrinox	Basketball Player	Short
	Live	Josh Jones
2019	Stripped	Russ	TV movie
	Smile	Joe	Short
2020	Swipe Right	Miguel	Short

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	LieGuys	K.P.	Episode: "Def Jam Lie"
2015	427	Gavin	Episode: "Pilot"
	Mind of a Single Male	Mike	Episode: "Game Night"
	Living It Up	Darrius Jones	Episode: "Pilot"
2015-16	Black Boots	Colt	Guest: season 1, recurring cast: season 2
2016	Carpool	Damian	Episode: "6"
	Journey of a Goddess	Aubrey King	Main cast
2017	Add-TV	-	Episode: "Episode #1.1"
	Army of None	Seven Reed	Episode: "Episode #1.1"
2018	Pushing Skills	Mark	Episode: "Pilot"
	The Affair	Jonathan	Episode: "Episode #4.7"
	For Evan's Sake	Scottie	Episode: "Balls in Her Court"
2019	Those Who Can't	Craig	Episode: "Those Who Could've"
	Games People Play	Tyreck Woolridge	Episode: "Lover's Moon"
2016-20	Alley Way	LaDarkian	Guest: season 1, recurring cast: season 2
2020	For the Love of Jason	Pierre	Episode: "The Shit Hits the Fan"
2020-22	Insecure	Bennett 'BJ'	Recurring cast: season 4-5
2021	Tough Love: Los Angeles	Niko	Episode: "Crushing It"

References

1. "Norman Towns". IMDb. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
2. "Norman Towns". linkedin.com. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
3. McNary, Dave (2018-08-24). "Film News Roundup: Release of Elton John Biopic 'Rocketman' Pushed Back Two Weeks". Variety. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
4. "Norman Towns Basketball bio and stats - Basketball Database". www.basketball-database.com. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
5. "Norman Towns Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
6. "9 MCMs Give Their Thoughts On Casual Dating, Courtship & Commitment". xoNecole: Women's Interest, Love, Wellness, Beauty. 2020-02-14. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
7. "The Source |Actor Norman Towns Talks About his Journey And Passion For Being A Creative". The Source. 2020-10-06. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
8. "Actor Norman Towns attends the BELLA Los Angeles Summer Issue Cover..." Getty Images. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
9. "Norman Towns Talks Adapting and Not Conforming". Hip Hop Weekly. 2020-10-18. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
10. McNary, Dave (2020-09-01). "Dunbar Robbery Movie in the Works From Caleeb Pinkett (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
11. "Log In | The Network Studios - Recording Studio, Podcasts, VODcasts, Voice-over". 2017-05-19. Retrieved 18 June 2021.

External links

• Norman Towns at IMDb