Rob Brown

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Actor

Birth Date: March 1, 1984

Age: 40 years old

Birth Place: Harlem, New York City, New York

Rob Brown had zero experience with acting when he auditioned to appear as an extra in the film "Finding Forrester" (2000). Born in Harlem in 1984 and raised in Brooklyn, Brown was only a high schooler at the time, with a main interest in paying off a whopping $300 cell phone bill when he was unexpectedly cast in the film's lead role as a gifted but troubled young writer. Brown's impressive performance in the movie (forever known for Sean Connery's exclamation to Brown "You da man now, dawg!") earned him instant acclaim. After taking a short break from acting to study and play football at Amherst College, Brown returned to the screen and appeared in a number of acclaimed sports dramas including "Coach Carter" (2005) and "The Express" (2008). Eventually, Brown found his way to television, memorably playing Delmond Lambreaux on the HBO series "Treme" (HBO, 2010-13). Brown would go on to appear in the massively successful "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012) as well as Joseph Gordon-Levitt's acclaimed comedy-drama "Don Jon" (2013) before joining the cast of the mystery series "Blindspot" (NBC, 2015- ). Just a short while later, Brown took on the role of Donny on the political thriller series "Shooter" (USA, 2016-).

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We Own This CityStream

Actor
Maurice Ward
Series
2022
93%

ShooterStream

Guest Star
Series
2016

BlindspotStream

Actor
Edgar Reade
Series
2015

Blindspot: Extras

Actor
Edgar Reade:
Show
2015

Criminal Activities

Actor
Bryce
Movie
2015

The Visit

Director
Show
2013

The Visit

Producer
Show
2013

Don JonStream

Actor
Bobby
Movie
2013
80%

Good Bye Planet Earth

Actor
Movie
2011

TremeStream

Actor
Delmond Lambreaux
Series
2010
97%

Echoes

Director
Show
2009

Echoes

Writer
Show
2009

Echoes

Director
Movie
2009

Open Skies

Director
Show
2008

Open Skies

Writer
Show
2008

Stop-Loss

Actor
Isaac "Eyeball" Butler
Movie
2008

The ExpressStream

Actor
Ernie Davis
Movie
2008
62%

Live!

Actor
Byron
Movie
2007

Take the Lead

Actor
Rock
Movie
2006

The Sixth Element

Cinematography
Movie
2006

Coach CarterStream

Actor
Kenyon Stone
Movie
2005
64%

Satsuma

Director
Show
2002

Finding ForresterStream

Actor
Jamal
Movie
2000
74%

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