Portrait of W. Earl Brown

W. Earl Brown

Acting

Biography

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.

Born: September 7, 1963

Place of Birth: Murray, Kentucky, USA

Filmography

2025
2024
The Dead Don't Hurt

as Alan Kendall

2024
Shirley

as George Wallace

2023
Hello Tomorrow!

as Big Fred

2023
Paul T. Goldman

as Royce Rocco

2022
Fire Country

as Wes Fox

2021
The Book of Boba Fett

as Weequay Proprietor

2021
The Unforgivable

as Mac Whelan

2021
The Ghost and Molly McGee

as Lord Doom (voice)

2021
American Sausage Standoff

as Jimmy Jerry Lee Jones Jr.

2021
No Man of God

as Warden Wilkenson

2021
Hacks

as Michael

2019
Reprisal

as Witt

2019
The Mandalorian

as Weequay Proprietor

2019
2019
Deadwood: The Movie

as Dan Dority

2019
The Highwaymen

as Ivy Methvin

2018
Yellowstone

as Deputy Spears

2018
Dad Band

as Jimbo

2017
2017
Superstition

as The Dredge

2016
Spaceman

as Dick Dennis

2016
Preacher

as Hugo Root

2015
Wicked City

as Captain Dan Wilkinson

2015
Black Mass

as John Martorano

2015
American Crime

as Tom Carlin

2014
Wild

as Frank

2014
Draft Day

as Ralph Mowry

2014
Chasing Ghosts

as Roger Simons

2014
True Detective

as Detective Teague Dixon

2013
2013
2013
The Lone Ranger

as Mustached Ranger

2013
The Sixth Gun

as General Oliander Hume

2013
Rectify

as The Stranger

2013
Brother's Keeper

as Turner Monroe

2013
Alice in Chains: AIC 23

as Alan Poole McLard

2013
Bates Motel

as Keith Summers

2012
Chicago Fire

as Dave Bloom

2012
The Master

as Fighting Businessman

2012
Perception

as Frank Prentice

2012
Longmire

as R.J. Watts

2012
2012
Blue-Eyed Butcher

as Thomas Dean

2011
American Horror Story

as Phil Critter

2010
Justified

as Cal Wallace

2010
Bloodworth

as Brady Bloodworth

2009
Archer

as Head Biker (voice)

2009
Hawthorne

as Mr. Deegan

2008
1%

as Sailor

2008
The Mentalist

as Rulon Farnes

2007
Burn Notice

as Zechariah

2006
Psych

as Dwayne Tancana

2005
2005
Kids in America

as Boss McGinn

2005
Grey's Anatomy

as Herb Cramer

2005
Numb3rs

as Abner Stone

2004
The Last Shot

as Willie Gratzo

2004
The Alamo

as David Burnet

2004
Deadwood

as Dan Dority

2004
Killer Diller

as Holister

2003
Cold Case

as Victor Lake

2003
Dunsmore

as Ronny Roy Pritcher

2003
Pauly Shore Is Dead

as Bucky From Kentucky

2002
CSI: Miami

as Jesse Kramer

2001
Vanilla Sky

as Barman

2001
Wolf Lake

as Bruce Cates

2001
2001
Sugar & Spice

as Hank 'Terminator' Rogers

2000
Lost Souls

as William Kelson

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Thomas Pickens / Roger Peet

1999
Being John Malkovich

as First J.M. Inc. Customer

1999
Angel

as Menlo

1998
Charmed

as Shadow / Warlock

1998
1998
Deep Impact

as McCloud (uncredited)

1997
Bella Mafia

as Fredrico Luciano

1997
Kiss the Girls

as Locksmith

1997
Smart Guy

as Sonny

1996
Scream

as Kenny Brown

1996
The Cherokee Kid

as Calloway

1996
Profiler

as Raymond Boudreaux

1996
A Season in Purgatory

as Fatty Malloy

1996
Wiseguy

as Dubois

1996
Project: ALF

as Ernie

1995
1995
1995
Caroline in the City

as Floyd Gerber

1995
1995
1994
Lily in Winter

as Sheriff Boyd

1994
New Nightmare

as Morgue Attendant

1994
Dead Air

as Ken

1994
Ellen

as Customer

1993
Diagnosis: Murder

as Dusty Wilton

1993
The X-Files

as Robert M. Fassl

1993
Rookie of the Year

as Billy Frick

1993
Excessive Force

as Vinnie DiMarco

1992
The Babe

as Herb Pennock

1991
Backdraft

as Paramedic

1989
1984
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Red Blooded

as Deputy Joe Paul