W. Earl Brown

Acting

W. Earl Brown

Born September 7, 1963Murray, Kentucky, USA119 credits

William Earl Brown (born September 7, 1963) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, musician, and songwriter. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Kenny in the film Scream (1996), Warren in the film There's Something About Mary (1998), Dan Dority on the HBO series Deadwood (2004–2006), and the voice and motion capture of Bill in the video game The Last of Us (2013). He has appeared in films such as Backdraft, The Master, Being John Malkovich, The Sessions, Vanilla Sky, The Lone Ranger, and Bloodworth (which he also wrote and produced), as well as series such as Seinfeld, NYPD Blue, C.S.I., C.S.I. Miami, The X-Files, Six Feet Under, Preacher, Bates Motel, True Detective, American Horror Story, Chicago Fire, and The Mandalorian.

Known For

Filmography

The Dead Don't Hurt
2024The Dead Don't Hurt
as Alan KendallMovie
Shirley
2024Shirley
as George WallaceMovie
Hello Tomorrow!
2023Hello Tomorrow!
as Big FredTV
Paul T. Goldman
2023Paul T. Goldman
as Royce RoccoTV
Fire Country
2022Fire Country
as Wes FoxTV
The Book of Boba Fett
2021The Book of Boba Fett
as Weequay ProprietorTV
The Unforgivable
2021The Unforgivable
as Mac WhelanMovie
The Ghost and Molly McGee
2021The Ghost and Molly McGee
as Lord Doom (voice)TV
American Sausage Standoff
2021American Sausage Standoff
as Jimmy Jerry Lee Jones Jr.Movie
No Man of God
2021No Man of God
as Warden WilkensonMovie
Hacks
2021Hacks
as MichaelTV
Reprisal
2019Reprisal
as WittTV
The Mandalorian
2019The Mandalorian
as Weequay ProprietorTV
Deadwood: The Movie
2019Deadwood: The Movie
as Dan DorityMovie
The Highwaymen
2019The Highwaymen
as Ivy MethvinMovie
Yellowstone
2018Yellowstone
as Deputy SpearsTV
Dad Band
2018Dad Band
as JimboMovie
The Legend of 420
2017The Legend of 420
as HimselfMovie
Superstition
2017Superstition
as The DredgeTV
Spaceman
2016Spaceman
as Dick DennisMovie
Preacher
2016Preacher
as Hugo RootTV
Wicked City
2015Wicked City
as Captain Dan WilkinsonTV
Black Mass
2015Black Mass
as John MartoranoMovie
American Crime
2015American Crime
as Tom CarlinTV
Wild
2014Wild
as FrankMovie
Draft Day
2014Draft Day
as Ralph MowryMovie
Chasing Ghosts
2014Chasing Ghosts
as Roger SimonsMovie
True Detective
2014True Detective
as Detective Teague DixonTV
A Single Shot
2013A Single Shot
as PuffyMovie
The Lone Ranger
2013The Lone Ranger
as Mustached RangerMovie
The Sixth Gun
2013The Sixth Gun
as General Oliander HumeMovie
Rectify
2013Rectify
as The StrangerTV
Brother's Keeper
2013Brother's Keeper
as Turner MonroeMovie
Alice in Chains: AIC 23
2013Alice in Chains: AIC 23
as Alan Poole McLardMovie
Bates Motel
2013Bates Motel
as Keith SummersTV
Chicago Fire
2012Chicago Fire
as Dave BloomTV
The Master
2012The Master
as Fighting BusinessmanMovie
Perception
2012Perception
as Frank PrenticeTV
Longmire
2012Longmire
as R.J. WattsTV
The Sessions
2012The Sessions
as RodMovie
Blue-Eyed Butcher
2012Blue-Eyed Butcher
as Thomas DeanMovie
American Horror Story
2011American Horror Story
as Phil CritterTV
Justified
2010Justified
as Cal WallaceTV
Bloodworth
2010Bloodworth
as Brady BloodworthMovie
Archer
2009Archer
as Head Biker (voice)TV
Hawthorne
2009Hawthorne
as Mr. DeeganTV
1%
20081%
as SailorMovie
The Mentalist
2008The Mentalist
as Rulon FarnesTV
Burn Notice
2007Burn Notice
as ZechariahTV
Psych
2006Psych
as Dwayne TancanaTV
The Big White
2005The Big White
as JimboMovie
Kids in America
2005Kids in America
as Boss McGinnMovie
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomy
as Herb CramerTV
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rs
as Abner StoneTV
The Last Shot
2004The Last Shot
as Willie GratzoMovie
The Alamo
2004The Alamo
as David BurnetMovie
Deadwood
2004Deadwood
as Dan DorityTV
Killer Diller
2004Killer Diller
as HolisterMovie
Cold Case
2003Cold Case
as Victor LakeTV
Dunsmore
2003Dunsmore
as Ronny Roy PritcherMovie
Pauly Shore Is Dead
2003Pauly Shore Is Dead
as Bucky from KentuckyMovie
CSI: Miami
2002CSI: Miami
as Jesse KramerTV
Vanilla Sky
2001Vanilla Sky
as BarmanMovie
Wolf Lake
2001Wolf Lake
as Bruce CatesTV
Sugar & Spice
2001Sugar & Spice
as Hank 'Terminator' RogersMovie
Lost Souls
2000Lost Souls
as William KelsonMovie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Thomas Pickens / Roger PeetTV
Being John Malkovich
1999Being John Malkovich
as First J.M. Inc. CustomerMovie
Angel
1999Angel
as MenloTV
Charmed
1998Charmed
as Shadow / WarlockTV
Martial Law
1998Martial Law
as Larry GambozzaTV
Deep Impact
1998Deep Impact
as McCloud (uncredited)Movie
Bella Mafia
1997Bella Mafia
as Fredrico LucianoMovie
Kiss the Girls
1997Kiss the Girls
as LocksmithMovie
Smart Guy
1997Smart Guy
as SonnyTV
Scream
1996Scream
as Kenny BrownMovie
The Cherokee Kid
1996The Cherokee Kid
as CallowayMovie
Profiler
1996Profiler
as Raymond BoudreauxTV
A Season in Purgatory
1996A Season in Purgatory
as Fatty MalloyMovie
A Season in Purgatory
1996A Season in Purgatory
as Fatty MalloyTV
Wiseguy
1996Wiseguy
as DuboisMovie
Project: ALF
1996Project: ALF
as ErnieMovie
Vampire in Brooklyn
1995Vampire in Brooklyn
as ThrasherMovie
Caroline in the City
1995Caroline in the City
as Floyd GerberTV
Lily in Winter
1994Lily in Winter
as Sheriff BoydMovie
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994Wes Craven's New Nightmare
as Morgue AttendantMovie
Dead Air
1994Dead Air
as KenMovie
Chicago Hope
1994Chicago Hope
as Harry CramTV
Ellen
1994Ellen
as CustomerTV
Diagnosis: Murder
1993Diagnosis: Murder
as Dusty WiltonTV
The X-Files
1993The X-Files
as Robert M. FasslTV
Rookie of the Year
1993Rookie of the Year
as Billy FrickMovie
Excessive Force
1993Excessive Force
as Vinnie DiMarcoMovie
The Babe
1992The Babe
as Herb PennockMovie
Backdraft
1991Backdraft
as ParamedicMovie
Red Blooded
Red Blooded
as Deputy Joe PaulMovie