Portrait of Brad Carter

Brad Carter

Acting

Biography

David Bradley Carter (born 5 December 1973) is an American film and television actor, stuntman, guitarist, painter, sculptor, and photographer. After suffering from brain disease and tremors that caused his hands to shake, he underwent brain surgery in 2013, which he recorded and posted on YouTube. The video went viral, and he became known as the "guy playing guitar during brain surgery".

Born: December 5, 1973

Place of Birth: Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Filmography

2025
2025
2024
Eating 38 Cheeseburgers

as Director Jacob

2023
2023
Chipper

as Brother

2023
Dog Gone

as Matt Kessler

2023
Candy Land

as Theo

2022
The Rookie: Feds

as David 'Fatback' Eaton

2021
Old Henry

as Branigan

2021
NCIS: Hawaiʻi

as Kevin Rooker

2020
The Devil to Pay

as Dixon Runion

2020
Emperor

as Grady

2019
2018
White Boy Rick

as Bob the Gun Show Dealer

2018
White Boy Rick

as Gun Show Dealer Bob

2018
Armed

as Shep/Stew

2018
Jameson

as Jameson

2018
Yellowstone

as Checkers

2018
Eat Me

as Bob

2018
I'm Poppy

as Able Abraham

2018
I'm Poppy: The Film

as Able Abraham

2017
The Gifted

as Wire

2017
Ozark

as Deputy Ronnie Wycoff

2016
Free State of Jones

as Lieutenant Barbour

2015
The Revenant

as Johnnie (uncredited)

2015
Dixieland

as Larry Pretty

2015
Black Mass

as John McIntyre

2015
Bosch

as Chilton Hardy

2014
Ascension

as John Stokes

2014
The Night Shift

as Lee Harris

2014
Swelter

as Mechanic

2014
True Detective

as Charlie Lange

2012
Perception

as Gary Williams

2012
Longmire

as Riley Manning

2012
Smashed

as Felix

2011
New Girl

as Stranger

2011
Harry's Law

as Stevie Kazz

2010
Justified

as Bobby Joe Packer

2009
Castle

as Bobby Spurlock

2008
The Mentalist

as Phil Rawson

2008
True Blood

as Kris

2008
Sons of Anarchy

as Leland Gruen

2006
Dexter

as Rankin

2005
Bones

as Nick Bennett

2004
House

as Sheldon

2000