| Norman Towns | |
| Birth Date: | 26 December 1985 |
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Norman Towns (born December 26, 1985) is an actor, comedian, and producer.[1] He is best known for his roles as Bennett on HBO's Insecure and the TV series The Affair.[2] [3]
Norman Towns was born on December 26, 1985, in Los Angeles, California. Towns began writing skits at the age of 14. Towns was a stand-up comedian for 4 years prior to acting.
Towns played basketball at University of Providence and graduated magna cum laude.[4] [5]
In 2014 Towns landed his debut acting role portraying Muhammad Ali in the feature film - I Am Ali.[6]
Towns starred in the BET original series Games People Play, which aired in 2019. In the same year, Towns appeared in two episodes the HBO comedy series Insecure as a guest performer before returning for a recurring role in season four.[7] [8] [9]
In 2020 Towns became the executive producer of the film "The Dunbar Heist," inspired by the Dunbar Armored robbery of 1997.[10] [11]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | I Am Ali | Young Ali | Documentary | |
| The Gambler | Brodey | |||
| Heartless Game | Chris | Short | ||
| 2016 | Vengeance | Ronnie | Short | |
| Jared and Norman Make a Movie | Norman Cooper | |||
| Input | Miles | Short | ||
| Refugee's | Mike | TV movie | ||
| 2018 | Demetrinox | Basketball Player | Short | |
| Live | Josh Jones | |||
| 2019 | Stripped | Russ | TV movie | |
| Smile | Joe | Short | ||
| 2020 | Swipe Right | Miguel | Short |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | LieGuys | K.P. | Episode: "Def Jam Lie" | |
| 2015 | 427 | Gavin | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Mind of a Single Male | Mike | Episode: "Game Night" | ||
| Living It Up | Darrius Jones | Episode: "Pilot" | ||
| 2015-16 | Black Boots | Colt | Guest: season 1, recurring cast: season 2 | |
| 2016 | Carpool | Damian | Episode: "6" | |
| Journey of a Goddess | Aubrey King | Main cast | ||
| 2017 | Add-TV | - | Episode: "Episode #1.1" | |
| Army of None | Seven Reed | Episode: "Episode #1.1" | ||
| 2018 | Pushing Skills | Mark | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| The Affair | Jonathan | Episode: "Episode #4.7" | ||
| For Evan's Sake | Scottie | Episode: "Balls in Her Court" | ||
| 2019 | Those Who Can't | Craig | Episode: "Those Who Could've" | |
| Games People Play | Tyreck Woolridge | Episode: "Lover's Moon" | ||
| 2016-20 | Alley Way | LaDarkian | Guest: season 1, recurring cast: season 2 | |
| 2020 | For the Love of Jason | Pierre | Episode: "The Shit Hits the Fan" | |
| 2020-22 | Insecure | Bennett 'BJ' | Recurring cast: season 4-5 | |
| 2021 | Tough Love: Los Angeles | Niko | Episode: "Crushing It" |