Mehcad Brooks
Mehcad Brooks | |
---|---|
Born | Mehcad Jason McKinley Brooks October 25, 1980 Austin, Texas, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Southern California |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2002–present |
Parent(s) | Billy Brooks Alberta Phillips |
Mehcad Jason McKinley Brooks (born October 25, 1980) is an American actor and former
Early life
Brooks was born and raised in
Career
Brooks' early work includes being a Calvin Klein underwear model.
From 2005 to 2006, Brooks played the role of
Brooks appeared in the ABC documentary-style
From the series premiere until his departure in the fourth episode of the fifth season, Brooks played
On October 20, 2017, he released his debut single, "Tears Away".[6]
In 2019, he was announced to portray Jax Briggs for the Mortal Kombat reboot released on April 23, 2021.[7]
In June 2022, it was announced that Brooks would be joining the cast of the long-running crime series Law & Order as a detective in season 22.[8]
In the media
He appeared in the July 2010 issue of GQ, alongside Emanuela de Paula.[9]
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2002 | Radimi: Who Stole the Dream | Radimi Wadkins | |
2003 | A Token for Your Thoughts | The Jock | Short |
2004 | Tiger Cruise | Kenny | TV movie |
2006 | Glory Road | Harry Flournoy | |
2007 | In the Valley of Elah | Spc. Ennis Long | |
2008 | Fly Like Mercury | Hutch | |
2010 | Just Wright | Angelo Bembrey | |
2011 | Creature | Niles | |
2012 | Magic: The Gathering - The Musical | Doug | Short |
2014 | About Last Night | Derek | |
2015 | Adulterers | Damien | |
2018 | Nobody's Fool | Charlie | |
2020 | A Fall from Grace | Shannon Delong/Maurice Mills | |
2021 | Mortal Kombat | Jackson "Jax" Briggs | |
TBA | Mortal Kombat 2
|
Post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2002 | Do Over | Shawn Hodges | Episode: "Take Me Out of the Ball Game" |
Malcolm in the Middle | Big Kid | Episode: "Stupid Girl" | |
2003 | Boston Public | Russell Clark | Recurring cast: season 3 |
One on One | Mustafa | Episode: "2 Young, 2 Curious" | |
2004 | Cold Case | Herman Lester | Episode: "The Lost Soul of Herman Lester" |
2005–2006 | Desperate Housewives | Matthew Applewhite | Guest: season 1, main cast: season 2 |
2006 | Ghost Whisperer | Justin Cotter | Episode: "Giving Up the Ghost" |
2007–2008 | K-Ville | Vin Bear | Episode: "Critical Mass" & "Game Night" |
2008 | The Game
|
Jerome "Jerry" Wright | Recurring cast: season 2-3 |
2008–2010 | True Blood | Benedict "Eggs" Talley | Recurring cast: season 1-2, guest: season 3 |
2009 | Dollhouse | Sam Jennings | Episode: "Echoes" |
2010 | The Deep End | Malcolm Bennett | Main cast |
My Generation | Rolly Marks | Main cast | |
2011 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Prince Miller | Episode: "Personal Fouls" |
Necessary Roughness | Terrence King | Main cast | |
Alcatraz | Matt Tanner | Episode: "Paxton Petty" | |
Benched | George Grumbeigh Jr. | Episode: "Shark, Actually" | |
2015–2021 | Supergirl | James Olsen / Guardian
|
Main cast: season 1-5, guest: season 6 |
2022 | Law & Order: Organized Crime | Detective Jalen Shaw | Recurring Role |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | |||
2022-present | Law & Order | Main role |
Discography
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
"Tears Away"[10] | 2017 | N/A | ||||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
"Stars" | 2018 | N/A |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | TV Show | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | Image Awards
|
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Desperate Housewives | Nominated |
Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Won | ||
2007 | Nominated | |||
2010 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | True Blood | ||
2017 | Saturn Awards | Best Supporting Actor on a Television Series | Supergirl |
Personal life
He is the son of former
.Brooks has stated in an interview with IGN that he is an avid player of video games, including the Call of Duty, Medal of Honor, and Madden series.[11]
His older brother, Billy Brooks IV, was a regular on the now defunct Spill.com and currently guests on its successor Double Toasted.
He was in a relationship with Creature co-star Serinda Swan until their break-up in 2011.[12][13]
See also
References
- ^ Roe, Dale (January 23, 2010). "Austin's Mehcad Brooks dives into 'Deep End'". austin360.com. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- ^ "ABC Unveils 2010-11 Primetime Schedule". The Futon Critic. May 18, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
- ^ "Mehcad Brooks IMDB Profile". IMDB. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ Couch, Aaron (January 22, 2013). "'Necessary Roughness' Actor's Pro-Choice PSA Slammed (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ^ Swift, Andy (October 27, 2019). "Supergirl Recap: James Olsen Says Goodbye to National City". TVLine.
- ^ "Tears Away - Single by Mehcad Brooks on Apple Music". iTunes. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ Kit, Borys; Galuppo, Mia (August 16, 2019). "'Mortal Kombat' Movie Adds Fistful of Fighters (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ Kit, Borys (June 13, 2022). "'Law & Order': Mehcad Brooks Cast As Detective In season 22". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- ^ Carter Smith (28 June 2010). "Try To Keep Your Trunks On". GQ.
- ^ "Exclusive: Mehcad Brooks Talks New Single 'Tears Away' - The Knockturnal". 24 October 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ John, Gaudiosi. "Necessary Roughness Star Mehcad Brooks Talks Games". IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
- ^ Cwelich, Lorraine (30 January 2013). "Serinda Swan on 'Graceland' and Her Go-To Red-Carpet Designers". Elle. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^ "Mehcad Brooks & Serinda Swan: 'Creature' Couple!". Hollywire. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
External links
- Mehcad Brooks at IMDb
- Interview at LIFETEEN.com