W. Earl Brown

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 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.

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Filmography

2024

Shirley
Shirley
as George Wallace
Movie - Released: 3/15/2024
The Dead Don't Hurt
The Dead Don't Hurt
as Alan Kendall
Movie - Released: 5/1/2024

2023

Paul T. Goldman
Paul T. Goldman
as Royce Rocco
TV - Released: 1/1/2023
Hello Tomorrow!
Hello Tomorrow!
as Big Fred
TV - Released: 2/16/2023

2022

Fire Country
Fire Country
as Wes Fox
TV - Released: 10/7/2022

2021

The Unforgivable
The Unforgivable
as Mac Whelan
Movie - Released: 11/24/2021
American Sausage Standoff
American Sausage Standoff
as Jimmy Jerry Lee Jones Jr.
Movie - Released: 8/27/2021
No Man of God
No Man of God
as Warden Wilkenson
Movie - Released: 8/19/2021
The Ghost and Molly McGee
The Ghost and Molly McGee
as Lord Doom (voice)
TV - Released: 10/1/2021
The Book of Boba Fett
The Book of Boba Fett
as Weequay Proprietor
TV - Released: 12/29/2021
Hacks
Hacks
as Michael
TV - Released: 5/13/2021

2019

Deadwood: The Movie
Deadwood: The Movie
as Dan Dority
Movie - Released: 5/31/2019
The Highwaymen
The Highwaymen
as Ivy Methvin
Movie - Released: 3/15/2019
I Lost My Mother's Ashes
I Lost My Mother's Ashes
as Mortician
Movie - Released: 7/18/2019
Reprisal
Reprisal
as Witt
TV - Released: 12/6/2019
The Mandalorian
The Mandalorian
as Weequay Proprietor
TV - Released: 11/12/2019

2018

Dad Band
Dad Band
as Jimbo
Movie - Released: 6/6/2018
Yellowstone
Yellowstone
as Deputy Spears
TV - Released: 6/20/2018

2017

The Legend of 420
The Legend of 420
as Himself
Movie - Released: 12/1/2017
Superstition
Superstition
as The Dredge
TV - Released: 10/20/2017

2016

Spaceman
Spaceman
as Dick Dennis
Movie - Released: 8/19/2016
Preacher
Preacher
as Sheriff Hugo Root
TV - Released: 5/22/2016
Preacher
Preacher
as Hugo Root
TV - Released: 5/22/2016

2015

Black Mass
Black Mass
as John Martorano
Movie - Released: 9/17/2015
American Crime
American Crime
as Tom Carlin
TV - Released: 3/5/2015
Wicked City
Wicked City
as Captain Dan Wilkinson
TV - Released: 10/27/2015

2014

Chasing Ghosts
Chasing Ghosts
as Roger Simons
Movie - Released: 4/6/2014
Draft Day
Draft Day
as Ralph Mowry
Movie - Released: 4/11/2014
Wild
Wild
as Frank
Movie - Released: 12/5/2014
True Detective
True Detective
as Detective Teague Dixon
TV - Released: 1/12/2014

2013

The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
as Mustached Ranger
Movie - Released: 7/3/2013
A Single Shot
A Single Shot
as Puffy
Movie - Released: 9/19/2013
Brother's Keeper
Brother's Keeper
as Turner Monroe
Movie - Released: 4/5/2013
The Sixth Gun
The Sixth Gun
as General Oliander Hume
Movie - Released: 1/1/2013
Beneath the Harvest Sky
Beneath the Harvest Sky
as Roger Cyr
Movie - Released: 9/8/2013
Grounded: Making The Last of Us
Grounded: Making The Last of Us
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/14/2013
Alice in Chains: AIC 23
Alice in Chains: AIC 23
as Alan Poole McLard
Movie - Released: 4/3/2013
Bates Motel
Bates Motel
as Keith Summers
TV - Released: 3/18/2013
Rectify
Rectify
as The Stranger
TV - Released: 4/22/2013

2012

The Sessions
The Sessions
as Rod
Movie - Released: 5/2/2012
The Master
The Master
as Fighting Businessman
Movie - Released: 9/14/2012
Blue-Eyed Butcher
Blue-Eyed Butcher
as Thomas Dean
Movie - Released: 3/3/2012
Perception
Perception
as Frank Prentice
TV - Released: 7/9/2012
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire
as Dave Bloom
TV - Released: 10/10/2012
Longmire
Longmire
as R.J. Watts
TV - Released: 6/3/2012

2011

Scream: The Inside Story
Scream: The Inside Story
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/6/2011
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
American Horror Story
American Horror Story
as Phil Critter
TV - Released: 10/5/2011

2010

Movie
Pickin' and Grinnin'
as Parson
Movie - Released: 4/17/2010
The Last Rites of Ransom Pride
The Last Rites of Ransom Pride
as Matthew
Movie - Released: 6/17/2010
Bloodworth
Bloodworth
as Brady Bloodworth
Movie - Released: 2/6/2010
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/4/2010
Miami Medical
Miami Medical
TV - Released: 4/2/2010
Justified
Justified
as Cal Wallace
TV - Released: 3/16/2010

2009

Archer
Archer
as Head Biker (voice)
TV - Released: 9/17/2009
Hawthorne
Hawthorne
as Mr. Deegan
TV - Released: 6/16/2009

2008

Movie
1%
as Sailor
Movie - Released: 12/31/2008
The Mentalist
The Mentalist
as Rulon Farnes
TV - Released: 9/23/2008

2007

Burn Notice
Burn Notice
as Zechariah
TV - Released: 6/28/2007

2006

Psych
Psych
as Dwayne Tancana
TV - Released: 7/7/2006

2005

The Big White
The Big White
as Jimbo
Movie - Released: 10/27/2005
Kids in America
Kids in America
as Boss McGinn
Movie - Released: 10/21/2005
Numb3rs
Numb3rs
TV - Released: 1/23/2005
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
as Herb Cramer
TV - Released: 3/27/2005

2004

Killer Diller
Killer Diller
as Holister
Movie - Released: 1/1/2004
The Last Shot
The Last Shot
as Willie Gratzo
Movie - Released: 9/24/2004
Deadwood
Deadwood
as Dan Dority
TV - Released: 3/21/2004

2003

Pauly Shore Is Dead
Pauly Shore Is Dead
as Bucky From Kentucky
Movie - Released: 3/11/2003
Dunsmore
Dunsmore
as Ronny Roy Pritcher
Movie - Released: 9/20/2003
Cold Case
Cold Case
as Victor Lake
TV - Released: 9/28/2003

2002

CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
as Jesse Kramer
TV - Released: 9/23/2002
Push, Nevada
Push, Nevada
TV - Released: 9/17/2002

2001

Dancing at the Blue Iguana
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
as Bobby
Movie - Released: 10/10/2001
Sugar & Spice
Sugar & Spice
as Hank 'Terminator' Rogers
Movie - Released: 1/24/2001
Vanilla Sky
Vanilla Sky
as Barman
Movie - Released: 12/14/2001
Six Feet Under
Six Feet Under
as Pete
TV - Released: 6/3/2001
Wolf Lake
Wolf Lake
as Bruce Cates
TV - Released: 9/19/2001

2000

Meat Loaf: To Hell and Back
Meat Loaf: To Hell and Back
as Meat Loaf
Movie - Released: 1/5/2000
Lost Souls
Lost Souls
as William Kelson
Movie - Released: 10/13/2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Thomas Pickens / Roger Peet
TV - Released: 10/6/2000
FreakyLinks
FreakyLinks
TV - Released: 10/6/2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Slick
TV - Released: 10/6/2000

1999

Being John Malkovich
Being John Malkovich
as First J.M. Inc. Customer
Movie - Released: 10/29/1999
Angel
Angel
as Menlo
TV - Released: 10/5/1999

1998

There's Something About Mary
There's Something About Mary
as Warren Jensen
Movie - Released: 7/15/1998
Deep Impact
Deep Impact
as McCloud (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/8/1998
Martial Law
Martial Law
TV - Released: 9/26/1998
Charmed
Charmed
as Shadow / Warlock
TV - Released: 10/7/1998

1997

Bella Mafia
Bella Mafia
as Fredrico Luciano
Movie - Released: 11/16/1997
Kiss the Girls
Kiss the Girls
as Locksmith
Movie - Released: 9/29/1997
Smart Guy
Smart Guy
TV - Released: 3/26/1997

1996

Scream
Scream
as Kenny Brown
Movie - Released: 12/20/1996
Wiseguy
Wiseguy
as Dubois
Movie - Released: 5/2/1996
The Cherokee Kid
The Cherokee Kid
as Calloway
Movie - Released: 12/14/1996
Project: ALF
Project: ALF
as Ernie
Movie - Released: 2/17/1996
A Season in Purgatory
A Season in Purgatory
as Fatty Malloy
Movie - Released: 5/5/1996
Profiler
Profiler
TV - Released: 9/21/1996

1995

Without Evidence
Without Evidence
as Grace
Movie - Released: 10/12/1995
Vampire in Brooklyn
Vampire in Brooklyn
as Thrasher
Movie - Released: 10/26/1995
Nowhere Man
Nowhere Man
as Roy
TV - Released: 8/28/1995
The Single Guy
The Single Guy
as Cabbie
TV - Released: 9/21/1995
Caroline in the City
Caroline in the City
as Floyd Gerber
TV - Released: 9/21/1995

1994

New Nightmare
New Nightmare
as Morgue Attendant
Movie - Released: 10/13/1994
Dead Air
Dead Air
as Ken
Movie - Released: 10/6/1994
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope
TV - Released: 9/18/1994
Ellen
Ellen
as Customer
TV - Released: 3/29/1994

1993

Rookie of the Year
Rookie of the Year
as Billy Frick
Movie - Released: 7/7/1993
Excessive Force
Excessive Force
as Vinnie DiMarco
Movie - Released: 5/14/1993
The Woman Who Loved Elvis
The Woman Who Loved Elvis
as Pete
Movie - Released: 4/18/1993
The X-Files
The X-Files
as Robert M. Fassl
TV - Released: 9/10/1993
The Untouchables
The Untouchables
TV - Released: 1/11/1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder
as Dusty Wilton
TV - Released: 10/29/1993

1992

The Babe
The Babe
as Herb Pennock
Movie - Released: 4/17/1992

1991

Backdraft
Backdraft
as Paramedic
Movie - Released: 5/24/1991

1989

Seinfeld
Seinfeld
as Al
TV - Released: 7/5/1989

1984

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Guard
TV - Released: 9/30/1984

Unknown

Red Blooded
Red Blooded
as Deputy Joe Paul
Movie
TV
Roadside Picnic
as Buzzard
TV
TV
Sheriff Country
as Wes
TV