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W. Earl Brown
Although he's made waves in the entertainment industry for his memorable work in "Scream" (1996) and "Deadwood" (HBO, 2004-06), to most casual moviegoers, W. Earl Brown is primarily known for playing Cameron Diaz's mentally handicapped brother in "There's Something About Mary" (1998). Yet despite being a nameless face to millions, Brown, who prefers to be called by his middle name Earl, remains one of Hollywood's most consistently prolific actors. Throughout his decades-long career, Brown has appeared in dozens of noteworthy films and television shows, including 2012's "The Master" and "The Sessions" - both of which were nominated for Academy Awards - while also having recently added writer and producer to his long list of acting credits.
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W. Earl Brown
Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85% |
|
The Dead Don't Hurt | Alan Kendall (Character) | - | 2023 |
| 38% |
|
The Unforgivable | Mac Whelan (Character) | - | 2021 |
| 36% |
|
American Sausage Standoff | Jimmy Jerry Lee Jones Jr. (Character) | - | 2019 |
| 98% |
|
Deadwood: The Movie | Dan Dority (Character) | - | 2019 |
| 58% |
|
The Highwaymen | Ivy Methvin (Character) | - | 2019 |
| 0% |
|
Spaceman | Dick Dennis (Character) | - | 2016 |
| 73% |
|
Black Mass | Johnny Martorano (Character) | $62.6M | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chasing Ghosts | Roger Simons (Character) | - | 2014 |
| 88% |
|
Wild | Frank (Character) | $37.7M | 2014 |
| 63% |
|
Knights of Badassdom | Randy (Character) | $86.8K | 2014 |
| 62% |
|
Beneath the Harvest Sky | Roger (Character) | $28.1K | 2013 |
| 48% |
|
A Single Shot | Puffy (Character) | - | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sixth Gun | General Oliander Hume (Character) | - | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Brother's Keeper | Turner Monroe (Character) | - | 2012 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Blue-Eyed Butcher | Thomas Dean (Character) | - | 2012 |
| 91% |
|
The Sessions | Rod (Character) | $6.0M | 2012 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Pickin' & Grinnin' | Parson (Character) | - | 2010 |
| 43% |
|
Bloodworth |
Brady Bloodworth (Character), Screenwriter, Producer |
$9.6K | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Smash | Narrator | - | 2009 |
| No Score Yet |
|
The Last Rites of Ransom Pride | Matthew (Character) | - | 2009 |
| 17% |
|
Kids in America | Boss McGinn (Character) | $440.2K | 2005 |
| 30% |
|
The Big White | Jimbo (Character) | - | 2005 |
| 40% |
|
Killer Diller | Holister (Character) | $17.3K | 2004 |
| 29% |
|
The Alamo | David Burnet (Character) | $22.4M | 2004 |
| 54% |
|
Pauly Shore Is Dead | Bucky From Kentucky (Character) | - | 2004 |
| 62% |
|
The Last Shot | Willie Gratzo (Character) | $463.7K | 2004 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Dunsmore | Ronny Roy Pritcher (Character) | - | 2003 |
| 30% |
|
Sugar & Spice | Hank (Character) | $13.3M | 2001 |
| 22% |
|
Dancing at the Blue Iguana | Bobby (Character) | $61.1K | 2000 |
| 8% |
|
Lost Souls | William Kelson (Character) | $16.8M | 2000 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Meat Loaf: To Hell and Back | Meat Loaf (Character) | - | 2000 |
| 84% |
|
There's Something About Mary | Warren Jensen (Character) | $176.5M | 1998 |
| 77% |
|
Scream | Kenny, the cameraman (Character) | $103.7M | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Season in Purgatory | Fatty Malloy (Character) | - | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lily in Winter | Sherrif Boyd (Character) | - | 1994 |
| 20% |
|
Excessive Force | Vinnie DiMarco (Character) | $1.1M | 1993 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53% | 80% | Reprisal | Witt (Character) | 2019 |
| 87% | 74% | Preacher | Sherriff Hugo Root (Character) | 2016-2017 |
| 24% | 65% | Training Day | Chief Wade (Guest Star) | 2017 |
| 91% | 84% | Archer | Head Biker (Guest Voice) | 2016 |
| 18% | 66% | Wicked City | Captain Dan Wilkinson (Guest Star) | 2015 |
| 79% | 59% | True Detective | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
| 96% | 88% | American Crime | Tom Carlin (Character) | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | 88% | Chicago Fire | Dave Bloom (Guest Star) | 2014 |
| 84% | 72% | Grey's Anatomy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
| 88% | 92% | Longmire | R.J. Watts (Guest Star) | 2013 |
| 96% | 92% | Rectify | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | 75% | Major Crimes | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
| 77% | 66% | American Horror Story | Phil Critter (Guest Star) | 2011 |
| 88% | 95% | Burn Notice | Zechariah (Guest Star) | 2011 |
| 31% | No Score Yet | Three Rivers | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
| 0% | 86% | Miami Medical | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
| 97% | 95% | Justified | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | 81% | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | HawthoRNe | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | 90% | The Mentalist | Rulon Farnes (Guest Star) | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | 93% | Numb3ers | Abner Stone (Guest Star) | 2007 |
| 23% | No Score Yet | Standoff | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
| 92% | 95% | Deadwood |
Dan Dority (Character), Writer |
2004-2006 |
| No Score Yet | 65% | CSI: Miami | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | 95% | Cold Case | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
| 83% | 95% | NYPD Blue | Bruce Rhodes (Guest Star) | 2000 2003 |
| 50% | No Score Yet | Push, Nevada | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
| 81% | 96% | Six Feet Under | Pete (Guest Star) | 2002 |
| 74% | 86% | The X-Files | Robert M. Fassl (Guest Star) | 2002 |
| 64% | No Score Yet | Philly | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
| 20% | 88% | Wolf Lake | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 90% | Charmed |
Shadow/ |
2001 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chicago Hope | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bella Mafia | Unknown (Character) | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Diagnosis Murder | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nowhere Man | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
| 89% | 92% | Seinfeld | Al (Guest Star) | 1994 |