Richard Brooks (actor)
Richard Brooks | |
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| Born | Richard L. Brooks December 9, 1962 |
| Education | Interlochen Center for the Arts |
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| Years active | 1983–present |
Richard L. Brooks (born December 9, 1962) is an American actor, singer, and director. He played the eccentric bounty hunter
Paul Robinette in the NBC drama series Law & Order from 1990 to 1993, later appearing as a defense attorney on that same show. In 2013, he began starring as Patrick Patterson in the BET drama series, Being Mary Jane
.
Early life
Born and raised in
voice work at Interlochen Academy of Arts in Michigan. Later, he moved to New York City and was a student of the Circle in the Square Professional Theater School.[1]
Career
While in New York, Brooks performed in the
made-for-TV features such as Badge of the Assassin (1985) and Resting Place (1986). With Teen Wolf (1985), The Hidden (1987), Off Limits (1988), Shakedown (1988), and Shocker (1989), Brooks began his work in the world of feature films. Brooks appeared as OD in the award-winning film 84C MoPic (1989), directed by Patrick Sheane Duncan
.
Throughout the 1990s, most of his popularity came from his widespread exposure in his role as
Detective Ehrle in the short-lived Fox series Drive, alongside Nathan Fillion
, with whom Brooks had worked on Firefly.
Brooks founded his own production company, Flat Top Entertainment LLC. At the dawn of the millennium, Brooks released his first solo
R&B
album, Smooth Love, on Flat Top Records.
In March 2011, Brooks played the role of Harmond Wilkes in Radio Golf, written by August Wilson, at Geva Theatre Center in Rochester, New York.[3] He played Frederick Douglass in the 2013 PBS series The Abolitionists.
Brooks starred as Patrick in the
Gregory Wolfe in season 4 of The Flash,[4] and Dwight Wise in Seasons 5 and 6 of the show Bosch.[5] Brooks played Augustus Barringer on the UMC network comedy The Rich and the Ruthless
(2017–2021).
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | With Intent to Kill | Eddie Cox | TV movie |
| 1985 | Teen Wolf | Lemonade | |
| Badge of the Assassin | Anthony "Tony" Bottom | TV movie | |
| 1986 | Resting Place | Booker T. Douglas | TV movie |
| Good to Go | Chemist | ||
| 1987 | A Special Friendship | Matt Bowser | TV movie |
| The Hidden | Sanchez | ||
| 1988 | Saxo | Joe | |
| Off Limits | Preacher | ||
| Shakedown | Michael Jones | ||
| 1989 | Terror on Highway 91 | - | TV movie |
| 84C MoPic | OD | ||
| Shocker | Rhino | ||
| The Neon Empire | Tampa | TV movie | |
| 1990 | To Sleep with Anger | Babe Brother | |
| 1992 | Memphis | Eben Kinship | TV movie |
| 1995 | Chameleon | Tom Wilson | |
| 1996 | Black Rose of Harlem | Yancey | |
| The Substitute | Wellman | ||
| The Crow: City of Angels | Judah Earl | ||
| Code Name: Wolverine | Special Agent John Baines | TV movie | |
| 1998 | The Wedding | Lincoln Odis | TV movie |
| Johnny B Good | - | ||
| The Adventures of Ragtime | Agent Dooley | ||
| Acid Rain | - | ||
| 1999 | In Too Deep | Wesley | |
| 2004 | Lexie | Ricardo French | Video |
| 2006 | Spy Games: The Black Wolf Hunt | - | TV movie |
| 2009 | Dough Boys | Detective Nichols | |
| 2010 | Who Da Man? | Dante | Short |
| 2011 | In My Pocket | Dr. Barry | |
| 2013 | Officer Down | McAlister's Lawyer | |
| 2015 | The Sin Seer | Jake Ballard | |
| 2016 | You Can't Hurry Love | Pastor Avery | TV movie |
| 2020 | Noah's Arc: The 'Rona Chronicles | Wade's Dad | Short |
| Troubled Waters | Floyd Cash | ||
| Steele Justice | Alex |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Hill Street Blues | Tyrone Crane | Episode: "The Russians Are Coming" |
| 1988 | Spenser: For Hire | Robert | Episode: "The Siege" |
| 1989 | Tour of Duty | Private First Class Marsten | Episode: "True Grit" |
| Almost Grown | Curtis | Episode: "Jersey Blues" | |
| 1990–2006 | Law & Order | Paul Robinette
|
Main Cast: Season 1-3, guest: Season 6 & 16-17 |
| 1994 | ER | Mr. Freeman | Episode: "Chicago Heat" |
| Chicago Hope | Henry Lavelle | Episode: "Shutt Down" | |
| Diagnosis: Murder | Mercury "The Heat" Jones | Episode: "Standing Eight Count" | |
| 1995 | Renegade | Barry | Episode: "Repo Raines" |
| 1997 | Nash Bridges | Max Moore | Episode: "Found Money" |
| Renegade | Agent Marcus Donner | Episode: "Top Ten with a Bullet" | |
| 1998 | Brimstone | Hasdrabul Skaras | Episode: "Slayer" |
| NYPD Blue | Everette McRae | Episode: "Hammer Time" | |
| 1999 | WWE Raw | Henry McNeil | Episode: "Rebellion Results" |
| Judging Amy | Mr. Plymouth | Episode: "Presumed Innocent" | |
| 1999–2000 | G vs E | Henry McNeil | Main Cast |
| 2001 | NYPD Blue | Captain Eric Knowlton | Episode: "Franco, My Dear, I Don't Give a Damn" |
| Dead Last | Tyrell Nitro "TNT" Thompson | Episode: "The Problem with Corruption" | |
| 2002 | Firefly | Jubal Early | Episode: "Objects in Space" |
| 2003 | Skin | - | Episode: "Pilot" |
| NCIS | Lieutenant Colonel Walsh | Episode: "Marine Down" | |
| 2006 | Close to Home | Phil Raab | Episode: "Community" |
| 2007 | Drive | Detective Ehrle | Recurring cast |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | Mark Boulware | Episode: "Life is Priceless" |
| 2011 | Childrens Hospital | Robert | Episode: "Father's Day" |
| Charlie's Angels | Richard Umbaque | Episode: "Royal Angels" | |
| 2013 | American Experience | Frederick Douglass | Episode: "The Abolitionists: Part 1-3" |
| Person of Interest | Lead Marshal Pollack | Episode: "The Devil's Share" | |
| 2013–19 | Being Mary Jane | Patrick Patterson | Main Cast |
| 2015 | Elementary | Detective Demps | Episode: "For All You Know" |
| 2016 | The Good Wife | Ace Barnstone | Episode: "Targets" |
| 2017 | Chicago Justice | Defense Attorney Paul Robinette
|
Episode: "Uncertainty Principle" [6] |
| 2017–18 | The Flash | Warden Gregory Wolfe
|
Recurring cast: Season 4 |
| 2017–21 | The Rich and the Ruthless | Augustus Barringer | Main Cast |
| 2018–19 | Jacqueline and Jilly | Magnus Mitchell | Main Cast |
| 2019 | The Blacklist
|
Mitchell Young | Episode: "Olivia Olson (No. 115)" |
| All Rise | Assistant Chief Jack Healy | Episodes: "Pilot" & "A View from the Bus" | |
| 2019–20 | Bosch | Dwight Wise | Recurring cast: Season 5-6 |
| 2019–21 | Good Trouble | Joseph | Recurring cast: Season 2-3 |
| 2020 | The Haves and the Have Nots | Al | Recurring cast: Season 7, guest: Season 8 |
| 2021 | Chicago P.D. | Lieutenant Mike Carey | Episode: "Tender Age" |
| Shameless Hall of Shame | Big Liam | Episode: "Frank: Ghosts of Gallagher Past" | |
| 2022 | Abbott Elementary | Gerald | Episode: "Gifted Program" |
| 2022 | 9-1-1 | Chief Simpson | 5 episodes |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series | The Rich and the Ruthless | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b "Richard Brooks - About This Person". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2007. Archived from the original on November 19, 2007. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
- ^ "'Law & Order's' Richard Brooks to Star in Geva Theater's RADIO GOLF, 3/22 - 4/17". BroadwayWorld.com. 2011-02-23. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ Lomax, Janet (2011-03-24). "Former Law and Order star takes the stage at Geva in Radio Golf". WHEC.com. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ "The Flash Adds Law & Order Alum In Recurring Role". Screen Rant. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ Frederick, Brittany (April 21, 2020). "Bosch season 6 features Chicago Med and Chicago Justice alums". onechicagocenter.com. One Chicago Center. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ^ Stanhope, Kate (January 10, 2017). "'Law & Order' Star to Reprise Role on 'Chicago Justice'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Richard Brooks (actor).
- Richard Brooks at IMDb
