Neil Brown Jr.
Brown in 2015
Born
Cornelius C. Brown Jr.

(1980-06-19) June 19, 1980[1][2]
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1995–present
Children2
Websiteneilbrownjr.com

Cornelius C. "Neil" Brown Jr. (born June 19, 1980),[1][2] is an American actor. His most recognizable role may be in the television series The Walking Dead as Guillermo, leader of the Vatos[3] and as Felix on the short-lived South Beach on the former UPN. He also played DJ Yella in the 2015 biopic, Straight Outta Compton.[4] In 2017 Brown was cast as Ray Perry on the CBS show SEAL Team.[5][6]

Early life

Brown was born in Orlando, Florida,[7] to Cornelius Brown, a US Marine, and Carrie Brown, an insurance underwriter.[8] In 2000 he married Catrina Robinson Brown and they welcomed two children.

Career

Brown appeared in the martial arts TV series WMAC Masters.[9] He plays the smart-mouthed Marine, Lcpl. Richard "Motown" Guerrero, in the action film Battle: Los Angeles.[10][11] The movie reunited him with Fast & Furious castmate Michelle Rodriguez[11] where he played Drug Runner and racer Malik Zon. Neil Brown, Jr played the recurring role of Chad opposite Issa Rae and Yvonne Orji in HBO comedy series Insecure.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Tigerland Pvt. Jamoa Kearns
2003 Out of Time Morgue Attendant James
2004 Mr. 3000 Rick The Clubhouse Assistant
Back by Midnight Inmate #3
Choices: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly Lou Short
2006 This That Hang from Trees Victor
2007 Fear Itself Marshall Video
2008 Never Back Down Aaron
2009 Fast & Furious Malik Herzon
Just Another Day Ronny
Scare Zone Spider
2011 Battle: Los Angeles LCpl. Richard "Motown" Guerrero
2012 Kidnapped Souls Quenton
What Comes Around Jamal Short
2015 Fast & Furious Flow Malik Herzon Short
Bad Blood Deputy Diaz
Rivers 9 Virgil Dobbs
Straight Outta Compton DJ Yella
2016 Cold: Choices Major John Polanco Short
2017 Me + 1 Tai Jackson Short
Pope Dejuan
Sand Castle Enzo
Naked Officer McBride
2018 Lawless Range Wesley Gonzalez
City of Lies Rafael Pérez
2019 Bayou Tales Beauchamp
2021 Last Night in Rozzie Ronnie Russo

Television

Year TV Show Role Notes
1995 WMAC Masters Jake Episode: "Going For Gold"
1996 Second Noah Box Boy Episode: "God's Last Laugh"
1999 ER Hubert Knoles Episode: "Middle of Nowhere"
2000 Noah Knows Best Retro Episode: "Noah Knows Politics" & "Pink Slip-Up"
2001 America's Most Wanted Little Boy Episode: "Catalino Morales"
Sheena Nakele Episode: "Children of the Lamistas"
Sheena Taya Episode: "Unsafe Passage"
2002 Resurrection Blvd. Teen Boxer Episode: "En Un Momento"
Birds of Prey Highschool Student #1 Episode: "Slick"
The Wonderful World of Disney Suspect #1 Episode: "Nancy Drew"
MDs P.A.K. Episode: "Family Secrets"
2006 Surface Keith Episode: "Episode: #1.11"
South Beach Felix Rodriguez Recurring cast
Everybody Hates Chris Cute Boy #1 Episode: "Everybody Hates Valentine's Day"
2008 Army Wives Foreman Sam Turner Episode: "Thicker Than Water"
2009 Fear Clinic Jarell Episode: "Claustophobia"
2010 The Walking Dead Guillermo Episode: "Vatos"
2011 Harry's Law Tank Episode: "A Day in the Life"
2011-13 Suits Clifford Danner Recurring cast: season 1, guest: season 3
2012 Castle Eddie Gordon Episode: "A Dance With Death"
Borderline Coyotes Paco Recurring cast
Heroic Daze Oliver Recurring cast
Weeds Paramedic Mike Garcia Episode: "Messy"
2012-14 King Bachelor's Pad Various Roles Recurring cast
2013 NCIS Martin Archer Episode: "Double Blind"
2014 NCIS: Los Angeles Tommy Walker Episode: "Between the Lines"
2015 CSI: Cyber Local Detective Episode: "Bit by Bit"
2016 Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Detective Joel Estevez Recurring cast: season 1
2016–21 Insecure Chad Kerr Recurring cast
2017 Family Guy Athlete with Money (voice) Episode: "Saturated Fat Guy"
American Dad! Scummy Guy (voice) Episode: "Kloger"
2017– SEAL Team Chief Warrant Officer Raymond "Ray" Perry Main cast

References

  1. 1 2 "Celebrity Neil Brown Jr". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Biography Of Neil Brown Jr". celebs101.com. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Neil Brown Jr. Teases Season Two of The Walking Dead". SciFiMafia.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Neil Brown Jr. Beach Babe". Starrymag.com. December 1, 2005. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Neil Brown Jr". CBS.com. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Neil Brown Jr". Deadline.com. February 23, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Neil Brown Jr". TV.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  8. ↑ "About". NeilBrownJr.com. Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Neil Brown Jr. [Interview]". November 25, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Battle Los Angeles Review". Shockya.com. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
  11. 1 2 "Battle: Los Angeles Cast and Details". TVGuide.com. Retrieved March 9, 2011.


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