Warren Brown (actor)

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Warren Brown
Born
Warren Martin Brown

(1978-05-11) 11 May 1978 (age 45)
Warrington, Cheshire, England
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present

Warren Martin Brown (born 11 May 1978) is an English actor, best known for his roles as Donny Maguire in Shameless and Andy Holt in Hollyoaks , DS Justin Ripley in the BBC crime drama Luther and as Sergeant Thomas "Mac" McAllister in the British-American action television series Strike Back , starting with Strike Back: Retribution .

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Early life

Warren Brown was born in Warrington, England. He studied at the University of Salford.

Career

After appearing in two episodes of the television series Shameless , Warren played the evil Andy Holt in Channel 4's Hollyoaks . Despite being 27 years old at the time, it was said his youthful good looks and diminutive height helped him win the role of the student.

Brown was nominated for a number of awards for his performance in the show including Best Villain, Shortest Actor, Most Spectacular Scene and Best Exit at the 2006 British Soap Awards. [1] Brown's character Holt met his demise in February 2006.

Brown won a role in the short-lived ITV show Jane Hall in the summer of 2006. This was followed in March 2007 by his role as Tommo in ITV's Mobile . Also in 2007 he starred as Chris in one episode of Casualty . In September 2007 he starred in the second series of BBC Three's Grownups , playing barman Alex Salade and has played the part since. [2] In the 2009 Comic Relief Special of Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps , which was a crossover between Grownups, Two Pints and Coming of Age , he played Alex again.

In 2008, Brown performed the voiceover for the film trailer of Gomez: A True Story, based on the life of boxer Michael Gomez and starring Emmerdale's Kelvin Fletcher. [3] In October 2008, Brown played the role of Marky in E4's zombie drama Dead Set . [4] In November 2008, he appeared in Casualty, but not playing the same character as he did in 2007. In 2009 Brown appeared in the three part BBC Iraq war drama Occupation, alongside James Nesbitt and Stephen Graham [5] Brown has appeared in two episodes of The Bill playing Jake Clegg, who was a part of the operation of trafficking young girls illegally. These episodes were titled "The Forgotten Child".

From May 2010, he appeared as the regular character of DS Justin Ripley in the BBC drama Luther , a role that he reprised in June 2011 in the second series of Luther. Brown left the series in 2013. Brown appears in the deadmau5 music video for the song "I Remember", also starring Stephen Graham, Aston Kelly (Graham's brother), Greg Walsh and ex- Coronation Street actress Emma Edmondson. In October 2010, Brown appeared as Matt in the BBC drama Single Father. In February 2012, he played one of the main characters in the BBC drama series Inside Men . He appeared as a member of Bane's Mercenary Security in The Dark Knight Rises , the third instalment of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy.

First broadcast in August 2012, Brown starred as PC John-Paul Rocksavage in the four-part BBC police drama Good Cop . From 2017, he plays Sergeant Thomas "Mac" McAllister in Retribution, the British-American action television series, in the sixth series and second revamp of Strike Back opposite Daniel MacPherson. The eighth series finished filming and aired in February 2020.

Brown has appeared in many audio dramas for the company Big Finish Productions, the most notable of which including a recurring role in their UNIT series, a spin-off based around the military organisation that regularly appeared in Doctor Who , since 2016, and playing Keith Burrow in Big Finish's original eight-part thriller Transference. In 2020, Brown would make his debut appearance in the television series, in the episode "Praxeus", albeit as a different character, former police officer Jake Willis, who was looking for his husband.

In 2023, Brown featured as a main cast member in BBC One drama Ten Pound Poms. For his portrayal of Terry Roberts, he was awarded the Smallest Actor trophy in the Fiction portion of the Golden Nymph Awards at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival. [6]

Boxing

Brown has competed at world-level in Muay Thai (Thai kickboxing) and is a two-time World Champion. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2008Gomez: A True StoryVoice over
2012 The Dark Knight Rises Mercenary Security 1
Byzantium Wee Gareth
Borrowed TimeNigel Petite
Up There Slab Boy Joey
2014Get SomeHunter
The Great EnglishmanCaptain Matthew Webb
2015Kicking OffLittle Wigsy
2017 The Hatton Garden Job Trotter
2018GenesisSecretary Jordan Bruce Ainsney
Blood, Sweat And TerrorsHunters (segment "Get Some")

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004–2005 Shameless Donny Maguire 2 episodes
2005–2006 Hollyoaks Andy Holt 20 episodes
2006 Jane Hall Policeman 22 episodes
2007–2009 Grownups Alex12 episodes
2007 Casualty Chris RyderEpisode: "Life's Too Short"
Mobile Tiny Tommo2 episodes
2008 Casualty John FullmanEpisode: "The Line of Fire"
Coming Up CampbellEpisode: "And Kill Them"
Spooks: Code 9 Luke BlackwellEpisode #1.4
Dead Set Marky5 episodes
The Bill Jake Clegg2 episodes
2009 Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps AlexEpisode: "Comic Relief Special: When Janet Met Michelle"
Occupation Lee Hibbs3 episodes
Criminal Justice PO Paul Gibby3 episode
2010 Single Father Mattress4 episodes
Accused David Dinky WadeEpisode: "Alison's Story"
2010–2015 Luther DS Justin Ripley16 episodes
Nominated—Crime Thriller Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television
Nominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries
2011Walk Like a PantherRicky RicksonEpisode #1.1
Moving On FrankEpisode: "Donor"
2012 Inside Men Marcus4 episodes
Homefront Joe Mancetta6 episodes
Good Cop John Paul Rocksavage4 episodes
2013 Agatha Christie's Marple Arthur JacksonEpisode: "A Caribbean Mystery"
By Any Means Jack Quinn6 episodes
2015–2017 X Company Neil Mackay28 episodes
2017–2020 Strike Back Sergeant Thomas 'Mac' McAllister27 episodes
2017 Liar Tom Bailey6 episodes
2020 Doctor Who Jake WillisEpisode: "Praxeus"
2021 GamesMaster HimselfEpisode 2
2022 The Responder Raymond Mullen5 episodes
2022 Trigger Point Karl Maguire5 episodes
2023 Ten Pound Poms TerryMain cast
2023Desperate MeasuresPatrickMain cast
TBA The Gathering PaulUpcoming six-part drama [8]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion Dalton WolfeVoice

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