Robert Curtis Brown | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Yale University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1982–present |
Robert Curtis Brown (born Robert Nelson Brown, April 27, 1957) is an American television, film, and stage actor. [1]
Brown was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He began acting in high school. He graduated from the Yale School of Drama in 1982. [2]
Brown was in a production of the J. Hartley Manners play Peg O' My Heart in 1987 at Molloy College. [3]
In 1988, Brown appeared as Octavius Caesar in a New York Shakespeare Festival production of Julius Caesar at The Public Theatre. [4] [5]
He played Peter Patrone in The Heidi Chronicles in 1990, winning the Drama-Logue award and being nominated for a Helen Hayes award for his role. [6] [7] [8]
His performance in One of These Days at Matrix Theatre in Los Angeles in 1992 was well-received by T.H. McCulloh of the Los Angeles Times . [9]
He performed in productions of Green Icebergs and Night and Her Stars at the South Coast Repertory in 1994. [10] [11]
In 1999, he played John Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest . Michael Phillips of the Los Angeles Times wrote that Kaitlin Hopkins and Brown were the "aces" of the production. [12]
Brown has appeared in many TV series throughout his career, with recurring roles in Herman's Head , Matlock , Beverly Hills, 90210 , Suddenly Susan , Diagnosis Murder , Big Love , The Game , Shark , All My Children , The Young and the Restless , Perception , General Hospital , Barry , The Handmaid's Tale and Dear White People , [13] among others. His longest-running television role was as Alec Kendall in Search for Tomorrow (1984–85).
Brown has also had a long film career. He played Mr. Evans in High School Musical 2 , High School Musical 3: Senior Year and Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure , and has appeared in Trading Places , Legal Eagles , Stuart Saves His Family , Bean: The Movie , Bruce Almighty , Guess Who , [14] Who's Your Caddy? , Halloween II , It's Complicated , Audrey , [15] Undrafted , Step Sisters , [13] Take Point , Ashfall , and more.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | Trading Places | Todd | Credited as Robert Curtis-Brown |
1986 | Legal Eagles | Roger | |
1995 | Stuart Saves His Family | Andy | Credited as Robert Curtis-Brown |
Angus | Alexander | ||
1997 | Bean: The Movie | Dr. Frowning | Credited as Robert Curtis-Brown |
2002 | Catch Me If You Can | Front Desk Clerk | |
2003 | Bruce Almighty | Phil Sidleman | |
2004 | After the Sunset | Lakers FBI Agent | |
2005 | Guess Who | Dante | |
2007 | Drive-Thru | Bert McCandless | |
Spider-Man 3 | Test Site Technician | ||
Who's Your Caddy? | Frosty | ||
2008 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | Vance Evans | |
2009 | Halloween II | Kyle Van Der Klok | |
The Men Who Stare at Goats | General Brown | ||
It's Complicated | Peter | ||
2014 | Audrey | Stan | |
2016 | Undrafted | Brian Murray | |
2018 | Step Sisters | Dean Berman | |
Take Point | President McGregor | ||
2019 | Ashfall | Ambassador Wilson |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | First Affair | Donald | Television film |
1984–1985 | Search for Tomorrow | Alex Kendall | Main role |
1987 | On the Edge | Dean | Television film |
1990 | Hyde in Hollywood | David | |
1992 | Herman's Head | Sean | 2 episodes (credited as Robert Curtis-Brown) |
1992–1993 | Matlock | Assistant D.A. Gilman; Larry Boone | 4 episodes (credited as Robert Curtis-Brown) |
1994 | Inferno on US 17 | Doug | Television film |
1994–1996 | Murder, She Wrote | Various | 3 episodes (credited as Robert Curtis-Brown) |
1995 | Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story | Dr. Konialian | Television film |
The Christmas Box | George | Television film | |
1996 | Dream On | Pilot | 2 episodes (credited as Robert Curtis-Brown) |
Christmas Every Day | David Jackson | Television film | |
1996–2004 | JAG | Various | 2 episodes |
1998 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Robert | 5 episodes |
The Pretender | Mr. Brewster | 2 episodes | |
1998–2004 | NYPD Blue | Various | |
1999 | Suddenly Susan | Lester | |
1999 | Will & Grace | Will Actor | Episode: "The Big Vent" |
1999–2000 | Family Law | Various | 3 episodes |
2000 | Unauthorized: Brady Bunch—The Final Days | Robert Reed/Mike Brady | Television film |
2000–2003 | The Practice | Various | 2 episodes |
2001 | Zenon: The Zequel | Mark Kar | Television film |
2007 | High School Musical 2 | Vance Evans | |
2007 | The Game | Chuck Reilly | 2 episodes |
2007–2008 | Shark | Morgan Ride | |
2009 | Citizen Jane | Vaughn | Television film |
2010 | Big Love | Stake President Kennedy | 2 episodes |
All My Children | Paul Miller | 5 episodes | |
Look | Dan the Weatherman | 2 episodes | |
2011 | Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure | Mr. Evans | Direct-to-video |
The Young and the Restless | Judge | 3 episodes (uncredited for 2 episodes) | |
2013 | Switched at Birth | Ivan Ronan | 5 episodes |
Mom | Edward | Pilot episode | |
The Thundermans | Gerald Campbell | Episode: "Dinner Party" | |
2014 | Intelligence | Senator Thomas Bradshaw | Episode: "The Rescue" |
Kickin' It | Mr. Peters | Episode: "The Amazing Krupnick" | |
2014–2015 | Perception | Dr. Josiah Rosenthal | 4 episodes |
2015 | Hawaii Five-0 | Malcolm Leddy | Episode: "Luapo'i" |
2016 | Code Black | Senator Darren Stringer | Episode: "Blood Sport" |
Rizzoli & Isles | Noah Brenner | Episode: "For Richer or Poorer" | |
2017 | General Hospital | Raymond Berlin | 2 episodes |
Lethal Weapon | Walter Hancock | Episode: "Unnecessary Roughness" | |
NCIS: Los Angeles | David Cole | Episode: "The Silo" | |
2017–2018 | The Handmaid's Tale | Andrew Pryce | 5 episodes |
2018 | Barry | Mike Hallman | 2 episodes |
Lucifer | William Sterling | Episode: "Anything Pierce Can Do I Can Do Better" | |
My Dinner with Hervé | Merv Griffin | Television film | |
2018–2019 | Dear White People | William White | 3 episodes |
2019 | I'm Sorry | Travis | Episode: "These Are My Fingers" |
The Orville | Chief Advisor Makkal | Episode: "All the World Is Birthday Cake" | |
For the People | Judge Grant Fitzpatrick | Episode: "One Big Happy Family" | |
Raven's Home | Coast Guard Captain Rob | Episode: "Lost at Chel-Sea" | |
All Rise | Grant Lambert | Episode: "Long Day's Journey into ICE" | |
2020 | The Rookie | Roger Nithercott | Episode: "Follow-Up Day" |
Ratched | Monsignor Sullivan | 2 episodes | |
The Right Stuff | Leo DeOrsey | 1 episode (uncredited) | |
2020-–2021 | Station 19 | Paul Montgomery | Recurring |
2021 | Rutherford Falls | Beau | Episode: "Rutherford Inc." |
CSI Vegas | Undersheriff Cade Wyatt | 4 episodes | |
2021–present | The Ms. Pat Show | Paul Montgomery | 4 episodes |
2022 | Grace and Frankie | Joe Dillard | Episode: "The Wire" |
9-1-1 | Ronald | Episode: "Crash & Learn" | |
2023 | Perry Mason | Judge | Episode 2.1 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | L.A. Noire | Dick McColl [16] |