Brandon P. Bell

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Brandon P. Bell
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Bell in 2018
Born
Alma mater University of Southern California
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
Years active2006–present

Brandon P. Bell (born January 13) is an American actor, who is best known for his roles on the television series Hollywood Heights and Dear White People . [1]

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Early life

Born in Dallas, Texas, he attended the University of Southern California with a drama scholarship. [2] Prior to focusing full time on his acting career, Bell played soccer for seven years traveling to France and winning the USA Cup Gold Medal. [3]

Career

Bell landed the role of Jake Madsen in the 2012 television series Hollywood Heights . [1] In 2014, he starred as Troy Fairbanks in comedy-drama film Dear White People , which was adapted into a Netflix series of the same name. [1]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Mission: Impossible III Party Guestuncredited
2014 Dear White People Troy Fairbanks

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Sons of Anarchy ATF Administrator1 episode
2009 90210 Cop1 episode
2009 FlashForward Paramedic #11 episode
2010 NCIS Ranger Jake1 episode
2011Real Monkey Nuts Brian1 episode
2011 The Protector Kenny Holder1 episode
2011 Revenge Steven Gordon1 episode
2012 Switched at Birth Coach Medlock6 episodes
2012 2 Broke Girls Officer Mars2 episodes
2012 Hollywood Heights Jake Madsen77 episodes
2013 Family Tools Logan1 episode
2014 Love That Girl! Kent1 episode
2014 Ascension Aaron GaultMain cast, 3 episodes
2015 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Kyle Ellis1 episode
2015 Aquarius Dan Markham1 episode
2015 Satisfaction Chris2 episodes
2016 Insecure Dr. Michael Peete2 episodes
2017–2021 Dear White People [4] Troy FairbanksMain cast, 30 episodes
2019 Traitors Jackson Cole6 episodes
2025 Foundation Han Pritcher 3 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2015 Black Reel Awards Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, MaleDear White People (film)Nominated [5]
2017 Black Reel Awards for Television Outstanding Actor, Comedy SeriesDear White People (series)Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 3 "'Dear White People' Series Coming to Netflix". Collider . May 5, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  2. "Man Crush Mondays: 12 Things to love about Brandon Bell". SheKnows Media . December 22, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  3. "Thursday Morning Man: Brandon P. Bell!". Greg In Hollywood. December 22, 2016. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  4. Evans, Greg (July 21, 2016). "Netflix's 'Dear White People' Casts Brandon P. Bell & Logan Browning". Deadline. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  5. "Brandon P Bell - Awards". IMDb . Retrieved June 9, 2019.