W. Earl Brown
Known for Acting · 120 credits
- Born
- 1963-09-07 (age 62)
- Place of birth
- Murray, Kentucky, USA
- Also known as
- William Earl Brown · Earl Brown · У. Эрл Браун
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.
Known For
TV Shows (56)
The Mentalist
2008
as Rulon Farnes
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Herb Cramer
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Thomas Pickens / Roger Peet / Slick
The Boys
2019
as Reverend Greg Dupree
Yellowstone
2018
as Deputy Spears
CSI: Miami
2002
as Jesse Kramer
Chicago Fire
2012
as Dave Bloom
The X-Files
1993
as Robert M. Fassl
Seinfeld
1989
as Al
Charmed
1998
as Shadow / Warlock
American Horror Story
2011
as Phil Critter
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Guard
Psych
2006
as Dwayne Tancana
True Detective
2014
as Detective Teague Dixon
Chicago Hope
1994
as Harry Cram
Cold Case
2003
as Victor Lake
Hacks
2021
as Michael
Numb3rs
2005
as Abner Stone
The Mandalorian
2019
as Weequay Proprietor
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Dusty Wilton
Angel
1999
as Menlo
Justified
2010
as Cal Wallace
The Ghost and Molly McGee
2021
as Lord Doom (voice)
Archer
2009
as Head Biker (voice)
Burn Notice
2007
as Zechariah
Longmire
2012
as R.J. Watts
Six Feet Under
2001
as Pete
Fire Country
2022
as Wes Fox
Bates Motel
2013
as Keith Summers
Deadwood
2004
as Dan Dority
Preacher
2016
as Hugo Root
Profiler
1996
as Raymond Boudreaux
Ellen
1994
as Customer
Caroline in the City
1995
as Floyd Gerber
Perception
2012
as Frank Prentice
Martial Law
1998
as Larry Gambozza
The Book of Boba Fett
2021
as Weequay Proprietor
American Crime
2015
as Tom Carlin
Sheriff Country
2025
as Wes Fox
Hawthorne
2009
as Mr. Deegan
Smart Guy
1997
as Sonny
The Single Guy
1995
as Cabbie
Rectify
2013
as The Stranger
Nowhere Man
1995
as Roy
Hello Tomorrow!
2023
as Big Fred
The Untouchables
1993
Reprisal
2019
as Witt
Miami Medical
2010
Superstition
2017
as The Dredge
Wolf Lake
2001
as Bruce Cates
Wicked City
2015
as Captain Dan Wilkinson
FreakyLinks
2000
Paul T. Goldman
2023
as Royce Rocco
Push, Nevada
2002
A Season in Purgatory
1996
as Fatty Malloy
Roadside Picnic
as Buzzard
Movies (64)
Scream
1996
as Kenny Brown
Deep Impact
1998
as McCloud (uncredited)
There's Something About Mary
1998
as Warren Jensen
The Unforgivable
2021
as Mac Whelan
Vanilla Sky
2001
as Barman
The Big White
2005
as Jimbo
The Lone Ranger
2013
as Mustached Ranger
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994
as Morgue Attendant
Kiss the Girls
1997
as Locksmith
The Master
2012
as Fighting Businessman
Being John Malkovich
1999
as First J.M. Inc. Customer
The Highwaymen
2019
as Ivy Methvin
Backdraft
1991
as Paramedic
Black Mass
2015
as John Martorano
The Sessions
2012
as Rod
Wild
2014
as Frank
The Dead Don't Hurt
2024
as Alan Kendall
Draft Day
2014
as Ralph Mowry
The Babe
1992
as Herb Pennock
Rookie of the Year
1993
as Billy Frick
Lost Souls
2000
as William Kelson
The Alamo
2004
as David Burnet
Deadwood: The Movie
2019
as Dan Dority
Blue-Eyed Butcher
2012
as Thomas Dean
Bloodworth
2010
as Brady Bloodworth
The Last Shot
2004
as Willie Gratzo
Sugar & Spice
2001
as Hank 'Terminator' Rogers
No Man of God
2021
as Warden Wilkenson
Vampire in Brooklyn
1995
as Thrasher
Spaceman
2016
as Dick Dennis
A Single Shot
2013
as Puffy
Scream: The Inside Story
2011
as Self
Bella Mafia
1997
as Fredrico Luciano
A Season in Purgatory
1996
as Fatty Malloy
Pauly Shore Is Dead
2003
as Bucky from Kentucky
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
2001
as Bobby
Project: ALF
1996
as Ernie
The Cherokee Kid
1996
as Calloway
Shirley
2024
as George Wallace
Brother's Keeper
2013
as Turner Monroe
Kids in America
2005
as Boss McGinn
Meat Loaf: To Hell and Back
2000
as Meat Loaf
Dad Band
2018
as Jimbo
Pickin' and Grinnin'
2010
as Parson
American Sausage Standoff
2021
as Jimmy Jerry Lee Jones Jr.
Chasing Ghosts
2014
as Roger Simons
The Sixth Gun
2013
as General Oliander Hume
The Legend of 420
2017
as Himself
Excessive Force
1993
as Vinnie DiMarco
Without Evidence
1995
as Grace
The Last Rites of Ransom Pride
2010
as Matthew
Red Blooded
as Deputy Joe Paul
Beneath the Harvest Sky
2013
as Roger Cyr
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
2011
as Self
Lily in Winter
1994
as Sheriff Boyd
Alice in Chains: AIC 23
2013
as Alan Poole McLard
Grounded: Making The Last of Us
2013
as Self
Dead Air
1994
as Ken
1%
2008
as Sailor
I Lost My Mother's Ashes
2019
as Mortician
Killer Diller
2004
as Holister
The Woman Who Loved Elvis
1993
as Pete
Wiseguy
1996
as Dubois
Dunsmore
2003
as Ronny Roy Pritcher
About W. Earl Brown
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 produce… With 120 credits spanning from 1984 to 2025, W. Earl Brown has appeared in 64 films and 56 TV shows.
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Most Popular W. Earl Brown Movies
- Scream (1996) — as Kenny Brown
- Deep Impact (1998) — as McCloud (uncredited)
- There's Something About Mary (1998) — as Warren Jensen
- The Unforgivable (2021) — as Mac Whelan
- Vanilla Sky (2001) — as Barman
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