Ralph Brown
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Ralph Brown | |
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 Brown on 26 March 2009 | |
| Born | Ralph William John Brown 18 June 1957 |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
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| Website | twitter |
Ralph William John Brown
Early life
Brown was born in Cambridge, the son of Heather R. and John F. W. Brown. He has 2 younger brothers, Paul and Andrew. He lived in Portsmouth, Hampshire until the age of seven, then moved to East Sussex where he attended Lewes Priory School. He graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in 1979.
Career
Films
His film roles include Dil's on-off boyfriend Dave in the
(2019).Television
Among TV appearances, Brown appeared as PC Pete Muswell in
In 2005, he appeared in
Brown played
In 2015 Brown starred in all ten episodes of
In June 2016, Brown played the role of Bob Clay in the BBC film Reg.[8]
In September 2017 Brown travelled to Guadeloupe for a guest role in the BBC show Death In Paradise.
In 2021, Brown portrayed former U.S. President
Theatre
In his early years, Brown was involved with the Moving Parts Theatre Company with Rachel Feldberg,
As a writer
Ralph Brown wrote the play Sanctuary for Joint Stock Theatre Company in 1987 which toured the UK and won the Samuel Beckett Award in 1987 for best first play.
The No-Neck Monsters Theatre Company brought the playwright and actor to Washington, D.C. from London to adapt his 1987 Samuel Beckett Award-winning new play Sanctuary.[11] Re-written as a rap musical for the "No Necks", the show became a successful and controversial production capturing homelessness, runaways and crack hitting the streets of D.C. Scott Davenport Richards wrote the music for the rap musical and it was directed by Gwendolyn Wynne.[11] The first rap musical in the region The Washington Post, NPR, American Theatre Magazine and McNeil/Lehrer Newshour amongst others reported on the production.[12] The production was nominated for three Helen Hayes Awards:[13] Outstanding Resident Musical, Outstanding Lead Actress (Deidre L. Johnson) in a Resident Musical, and Outstanding Sound Design. Performers featured were Teagle F. Bougere, Erik Todd Dellums, Paul G. Griffin, Deidra L. Johnson, Helen Patton and Barbara Robinson.
Writing
Brown has written two plays, both rap musicals: Sanctuary for Joint Stock Theatre Company (Samuel Beckett Award 1987), adapted for the stage in Washington, D.C., as Sanctuary D.C. produced by No-Neck Monsters Theatre Company (three nominations for Helen Hayes Award 1988). His second play The House That Crack Built has never been produced.
Brown wrote the screenplay for the film New Year's Day directed by Suri Krishnamma in 1999, released in 2001 after screening at Sundance Film Festival and winning Raindance Film Festival award in 2001 and Sapporo Film Festival in the same year.
Brown also wrote the screenplays for the abandoned films Red Light Runners, High Times and In God's Footsteps.
He was a regular contributor to the Readers Recommend music blog in The Guardian, now at Song-Bar.com
Social media
Brown joined Twitter in November 2008.[14] His blog is titled My Pop Life.
Personal life
Brown has been married to actress
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1982 | The Merry Wives of Windsor | John | TV film |
| 1984 | The Hit | Second Man | |
| 1985-1986 | The Bill | P.C. Pete Muswell | 11 episodes |
| 1986 | London's Burning: The Movie | Second Policeman | TV film |
| 1987 | Withnail & I
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Danny | |
| 1988 | Screenplay | Insp. Drury | 1 episode |
| Buster | Ronnie Biggs | ||
| Christabel | Lange | TV mini-series 1 episode | |
| 1989 | Scandal | Paul Mann | |
| Rules of Engagement | Mick Rendall | TV mini-series 5 episodes | |
| Diamond Skulls | Jack | ||
| 1990 | Mistress of Suspense | Detective Inspector Rollason | 1 episode |
| 1991 | 4 Play | Archie Heckle | 1 episode |
| Impromptu | Eugène Delacroix | ||
| The Pope Must Die | Doctor | ||
| 1992 | Van der Valk
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Inspector Rep | 1 episode |
| Alien 3 | Francis Aaron ("85") | ||
| The Crying Game | Dave | ||
| The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Peter Mullin | 1 episode | |
| 1993 | Undercover Blues | Leamington | |
| Between the Lines | D.A.C. John Convey | 1 episode | |
| Wayne's World 2 | Del Preston | ||
| 1994 | Don't Get Me Started | Larry Swift | |
| Requiem Apache | Mick | TV film | |
| 1995 | Devil's Advocate | Demagio | TV film |
| 1996 | A Touch of Frost | Captain Carlisle | 1 episode |
| Dalziel and Pascoe | Sam Connon | 1 episode | |
| Karaoke | Peter Beasley | 1 episode | |
| Cold Lazarus | Peter Beasley | 1 episode | |
| 1997 | The Place of the Dead | Sgt Bob Mann | TV film |
| Ivanhoe | Prince John | TV mini-series 6 episodes | |
| Jonathan Creek | Roy Pilgrim | 1 episode | |
| Amistad | Lieutenant Gedney | ||
| 1998 | Up 'n' Under | Phil | |
| A Respectable Trade | Dr. Hadley | TV mini-series 2 episodes | |
| 1999 | Peak Practice | Stephen Westwood | 1 episode |
| The Last Train | Jonathan Geddes | 2 episodes | |
| Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace | Ric Olié
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| Cleopatra | Guevarius | TV mini-series 2 episodes | |
| Extremely Dangerous | Joe Connor | 4 episodes | |
| 2000 | Lexx | Duke | 4 episodes |
| New Year's Day | Mr. Diamond | Also writer | |
| Lock, Stock... | Miami Vice | 7 episodes | |
| 2001 | NCS: Manhunt | Ray du Barriatte | TV film |
| The Grimleys | Frankie Fate | 1 episode | |
| Waking the Dead | Mike Coleman | 2 episodes | |
| Last Run | Simon | ||
| Mean Machine | Burton | ||
| 2002 | NCS: Manhunt | Ray du Barriatte | 5 episodes |
| A Tribute to the Likely Lads | Gary | TV film | |
| The Final Curtain | Timothy (Channel Controller) | ||
| 2003 | The Agency | Andrei Kachan | 1 episode |
| I'll Be There | Digger | ||
| 2004 | Exorcist: The Beginning | Sergeant Major | |
| Lawless | Phil Howell | TV film | |
| 2005 | Big Dippers | Dave | TV film |
| Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist | Sergeant Major | ||
| Puritan | Mickey Conway | ||
| Stoned | Gysin | ||
| Nighty Night | Jacques | 6 episodes | |
| Spooks | Paul Seymour | 1 episode | |
| Coronation Street | Barney | 6 episodes | |
| 2006 | Cattle Drive | Truesdale | 4 episodes |
| Eragon | Psychic Twins | Additional Scene | |
| Modern Toss | Various | 6 episodes | |
| 2007 | Cold Blood | Bob Massum | 7 episodes |
| Flood | Mel's Dad | ||
Life on Mars
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Frank Morgan | 2 episodes | |
| Straightheads | Jamie | ||
| The Contractor | Jeremy Collins | Direct-to-Video Film | |
| Cape Wrath | Wintersgill | 8 episodes | |
| Nearly Famous | Dominic Soloman | 5 episodes | |
| 2008 | Caught in the Act | Joep | |
| 2009 | The Boat That Rocked | DJ Bob | |
| 2010 | The Guards | Sutton | TV film |
| Mission London | Detective Collway | ||
| The Kid | Gordon Peters | ||
| Sus | Karn | ||
| Huge | Neil | ||
| Copelia | Hathaway | Short | |
| 2010–2013 | Him & Her | Nigel | 8 episodes |
| 2011 | The Trigger | Gamekeeper | Short |
| Killing Bono | Leo | ||
| 2012 | I, Anna | George Stone | |
| Dark Tide | Brady | ||
| Tower Block | Neville | ||
| 2013 | Stoker | Sheriff Howard | |
| Jack the Giant Slayer | General Entin | ||
| All Things to All Men | McDeer | ||
| Walking with the Enemy | Grudez | ||
| 2014 | Elementary | Tim Sherrington | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Agent Carter | Johann Fennhoff / Ivchenko
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4 episodes |
| The Blacklist | Roger Hobbs | Episode: "Vanessa Cruz (No. 117)" | |
| Legends | Terrence Graves | 10 episodes | |
| Hard Tide | Gaz | ||
| 2015–2017 | Turn: Washington's Spies | General Henry Clinton | 12 episodes |
| 2016 | Reg | Bob Clay | TV movie |
| Jackie | Dave Powers | ||
| 2017 | Genius: Einstein | Max Planck | 6 episodes |
| 2018 | Death in Paradise | Charlie Blake | S7E7 |
| Final Score | Steed | ||
| 2019 | Gemini Man | Del Patterson | |
| 2021–2023 | Godfather of Harlem | President Lyndon Johnson
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4 episodes |
| 2022 | New Amsterdam | Sid Chiltern | Episode: "The Crossover" |
| 2023 | Leverage: Redemption | Ramsey | Episode: "The Museum Makeover Job" |
| Genie | Sorcerer |
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption II
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The Local Pedestrian Population |
| 2022 | Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga | Ric Olié |
References
- ^ a b "Ralph Brown Biography (1957–)". filmreference.com.
- ^ "Withnail's Ralph Brown". Telegraph. 2016.
- ^ "Actor Ralph Brown: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know".
- ISBN 978-1838281908.
- ^ "The Bill Podcast 17 - Ralph Brown (PC Pete Muswell)". The Bill Podcast.
- ^ "Actor Ralph Brown: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy on Marvel.
- ^ "Ralph Brown & Klara Issova Round Out 'Legends' Cast". Deadline. 9 July 2015.
- ^ "BBC One: Reg". BBC Online. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ "EPIX | Hit Movies, TV Series and More". www.epix.com.
- ^ "BWW Exclusive: Meet Broadway Couple Jenny Jules and Ralph Brown!".
- ^ a b Brown, Joe (6 December 1988). "The Washington Post". Sanctuary: Worthy but Unresolved.
- ^ Greer, Ann (1 January 1989). "American Theatre Magazine". "Rap Musical About D.C's Homeless, Ralph Brown's Sanctuary crosses the Atlantic".
- ^ Brown, Joe (22 March 1989). "The Washington Post". Arena Top Hayes Nominee, Local Theater Awards Contenders Announced.
- ^ "Ralph Brown Official Twitter". Twitter.
- ^ "'Goosebump moments', Greasy Chip Butties & Ange's Angels – how clubs soundtrack their victories". The Athletic. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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