Arlen Escarpeta
Known for Acting · 44 credits
- Born
- 1981-04-09 (age 45)
- Place of birth
- Belize, Central America
- Also known as
- Arlen Alexander Escarpeta
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Arlen Alexander Escarpeta (born April 9, 1981) is a Belizean actor.
In 2004, Escarpeta earned critical acclaim for his breakout film role as an honor student caught with a handgun at school in the independent drama American Gun. The film, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, also starred Forrest Whitaker, Marcia Gay Harden and Donald Sutherland. The following year, he co-starred with Matthew McConaughey and Matthew Fox in McG's true-life drama We Are Marshall, about the aftermath of the 1970 plane crash that killed Marshall University's football team.
Escarpeta was more recently seen in David Wain's comedy, The Ten, which premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. He had earlier appeared in Carls Franklin's coutroom thriller High Crimes, starring Morgan Freeman and Ashely Judd.
Escarpeta first gained attention on the small screen when he starred in the NBC series American Dreams. He played Sam Walker, a young black man dealing with the changing times of the turbulent '60s. His television work also includes guest roles in on such series as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Without A Trace, Cold Case, Judging Amy, ER, The Shield, Boomtown, 7th Heaven and Boston Public.
Known For
TV Shows (24)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Ezra Odami
NCIS
2003
as Randall White
House
2004
as Brant
S.W.A.T.
2017
as Devlin
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Chester Wilkins
Grimm
2011
as Clay Pittman
Without a Trace
2002
as Peter Taha
ER
1994
as Adrian
Cold Case
2003
as Clyde Taylor
The Shield
2002
as Sonny
Judging Amy
1999
as Driver / Anhel
Boston Public
2000
as Scott
The Magicians
2015
as Prince Ess
7th Heaven
1996
as Detention Student #2
American Dreams
2002
as Sam Walker
The Client List
2012
as Bobby Burnett
Extant
2014
as Tim Dawkins
Boomtown
2002
as Cantrel LaFontaine
Found
2023
as Zeke Wallace
The Oath
2018
as Damon Byrd
The Secret Circle
2011
Mental
2009
David Makes Man
2019
as Adult JG
Players
2002
Movies (20)
Final Destination 5
2011
as Nathan
Star Trek Into Darkness
2013
as Additional Voices (voice)
Friday the 13th
2009
as Lawrence
Into the Storm
2014
as Daryl
High Crimes
2002
as Guard #2
We Are Marshall
2006
as Reggie Oliver
The Ten
2007
as Todd Jaffe
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013
as Self
Lennon or McCartney
2014
as Self
American Gun
2005
as Jay
Wolves at the Door
2016
as Officer
Brotherhood
2010
as Mike
Whitney
2015
as Bobby Brown
Dough Boys
2009
as Corey
The Substance of Things Hoped For
2006
as Patrolman Powers
Discovering Ella
2023
as Chick Webb
Midnight Son
2011
as Russell
Privileged
2010
as Deshaun
The Playaz Court
2000
as Reggie
The Newlyweds: Blood at the Altar
2025
as Akil Peoples
About Arlen Escarpeta
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Arlen Alexander Escarpeta (born April 9, 1981) is a Belizean actor. In 2004, Escarpeta earned critical acclaim for his breakout film role as an honor student caught with a handgun at school in the independent drama American Gun. The film, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, also starred Forrest Whitaker, Marcia Gay Harden and Donald Sutherland. The following year, he co-starred with Matthew McConaughey and Matthew Fox in McG's true-life drama We Are Marshall, about the aftermath of the 1970 plan… With 44 credits spanning from 1994 to 2025, Arlen Escarpeta has appeared in 20 films and 24 TV shows.
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- Final Destination 5 (2011) — as Nathan
- Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) — as Additional Voices (voice)
- Friday the 13th (2009) — as Lawrence
- Into the Storm (2014) — as Daryl
- High Crimes (2002) — as Guard #2
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