Brennan Brown Explained

Brennan Brown
Birth Date:November 23, 1968
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2000–present
Children:1

Brennan Brown (born November 23, 1968) is an American film, television, and stage actor. He currently plays Dr. Samuel Abrams on NBC's Chicago Med. He played Robert Childan on Amazon's Man in the High Castle.

Career

He received his MFA in acting from the Yale School of Drama.[1]

He first came to widespread attention in the UK for playing "Mr. Dresden" the spoof film board executive in Orange UK's long-running series of cinema adverts.[2] Brown's other film and television credits include I Love You Phillip Morris with Jim Carrey;[3] Focus opposite Will Smith and Margot Robbie;[4] State of Play; Turn the River; two seasons playing Edward Biben on Amazon's Mozart in the Jungle;[5] HBO's John Adams playing Robert Treat Paine; and two seasons playing Special Agent Nicholas Donnelly on Person of Interest.

Brown has appeared in numerous Broadway and Off-Broadway stage productions. At the Atlantic Theater he appeared in Harold Pinter's Celebration and Ethan Cohen's Offices. At the National Actor's Theater he appeared in Aeschylus' The Persians and Pirandello's Right You Are (If You Think You Are). He played Snobby Price in The Roundabout Theatre Company's Major Barbara.

Filmography

Film and Television
YearFilmRoleNotes
2000-2001Attorney Brendan Walsh
Defense Attorney
"Asunder"
"Paranoia" [uncredited]
2001DeadlineEngineer"Somebody's Fool"
The Education of Max BickfordRon Zinn"A Very Great Man"
2001–09Law & OrderForensic Technician
Donald Houseman
Attorney Hoyt
3 episodes
2002Monday Night MayhemBob GoodrichTV movie
2003–09Jerry Rivers
Merrill
2 episodes
2006KidnappedPaul Levine"Sorry, Wrong Number"
2007The Girl in the ParkMan Fan
Turn the RiverRandolph
2008John AdamsRobert Treat Paine2 episodes
Gossip GirlMr. Smith"Bonfire of the Vanity"
2009I Love You Phillip MorrisLarry Birkheim
DamagesArthur Phillips"I Agree, It Wasn't Funny"
State of PlayAndrew Pell
Ugly BettyMiles Foster2 episodes
2010Billy GreenThe LA ExecutiveUnknown episodes
Agatha Christie's MarpleHailey Preston"The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side"
2011DetachmentGreg Raymond
2012–13Person of InterestSpecial Agent Nicholas Donnelly 9 episodes
2013Gilded LilysMr. LavageTV movie
Breaking BadUS Attorney"Granite State"
2014The BlacklistDr. Nikolaus Vogel"Berlin (No. 8)"
ElementaryKevin Elspeth"Enough Nemesis To Go Around"
2014–15Beauty & the BeastCaptain/Chief Ward8 episodes
Mozart in the JungleEdward Biben8 episodes
2015FocusHorst
2015–2019The Man in the High CastleRobert Childan series regular (season 2–4), recurring (season 1)
2015–presentChicago Med[6] Dr. Sam AbramsRecurring Role
2018The SinnerLionel Jeffries3 episodes
2019The Wolf Hour[7] Hans
MidwayCommander Joseph Rochefort[8]
BullAttorney Steve Perry"Labor Days"
2022Not OkayHarold

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Graduating actors to perform in 'Richard III'. archives.news.yale.edu. 2022-03-01. 2021-04-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20210420161426/http://archives.news.yale.edu/v28.n24/story9.html. live.
  2. Web site: Orange cinema ads: Mr Dresden's back again . The Guardian . 13 August 2019 . 2 February 2007 . 7 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240607152255/https://www.theguardian.com/media/organgrinder/2007/feb/02/orangecinemaadsmrdresdens . live .
  3. News: A Winning Smile Makes the Scamming a Breeze. Stephen. Holden. The New York Times. December 2, 2010. NYTimes.com. March 1, 2022. March 1, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220301161854/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/03/movies/03ilove.html. live.
  4. Web site: 'Focus': Film Review. Todd. McCarthy. The Hollywood Reporter. February 25, 2015. March 1, 2022. March 1, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220301160335/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/focus-film-review-777163/. live.
  5. Web site: Brennan Brown Joins Amazon's 'Man In The High Castle'; Noah Harpster In Untitled Tig Notaro Pilot. Denise. Petski. August 13, 2015. March 1, 2022. March 1, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220301160334/https://deadline.com/2015/08/brennan-brown-castamazon-the-man-in-the-high-castle-noah-harpster-tig-notaro-1201498368/. live.
  6. Web site: Chicago Med season 6, episode 2 photos: Those Things Hidden In Plain Sight. November 17, 2020. March 1, 2022. March 1, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220301160344/https://onechicagocenter.com/2020/11/17/chicago-med-season-6-episode-2-photos/. live.
  7. Web site: Film News Roundup: Jennifer Ehle, Emory Cohen Join Naomi Watts' Thriller 'Wolf Hour'. Dave. McNary. November 29, 2017. March 1, 2022. June 7, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240607152300/https://variety.com/2017/film/news/jennifer-ehle-emory-cohen-naomi-watts-thriller-wolf-hour-1202624877/. live.
  8. Web site: Midway: watch a clip from Joe Rochefort: Breaking the Japanese Code featurette. Pip. Ellwood-Hughes. 2 March 2020. 1 March 2022. 1 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220301160336/https://entertainment-focus.com/2020/03/02/midway-watch-a-clip-from-joe-rochefort-breaking-the-japanese-code-featurette/. live.