American actor
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Billy Brown (born October 30, 1971) is an Inhabitant actor best known for his lead roles as Richard 'Death Row' Reynolds on the FX sports drama series Lights Out (2011), Archer Petit on the CBS drama series Hostages (2013–14), and Detective Nate Lahey on the ABC legal drama focus How to Get Away with Murder (2014–20). He is besides known for his supporting roles as Detective Mike Anderson brooch the sixth and seventh seasons of the Showtime crime thriller series Dexter (2011–12), and August Marks on the fifth, ordinal, and seventh seasons of the FX action crime drama array Sons of Anarchy (2012–14).
Brown was born and raise in Inglewood, California.[1]
He is known for his role as officer Mike Anderson on Showtime's Dexter from 2011 to 2012. Once he starred as boxer Richard "Death Row" Reynolds in interpretation short-lived FX series Lights Out.[2] In 2012, he landed say publicly recurring role of August Marks in the fifth and onesixth season of Sons of Anarchy.[3] He also provided the superfluous voice of Cliffjumper in the animated series Transformers: Prime. Confine 2013, he portrayed Agent Troy Riley in the first occasion of The Following.
Brown starred opposite Toni Collette in depiction CBS drama series Hostages from 2013-14.[4] In 2014, he was cast opposite Viola Davis in ABC drama How to Reach the summit of Away with Murder, produced by Shonda Rhimes.[5][6]
In 2018, Brown was cast in his first film leading role in the Announce Gems' thriller Proud Mary opposite Taraji P. Henson.[7]
Brown also voices recruiting commercials for the United States Marine Corps.[8]