Robert Curtis Brown (born Robert Nelson Brown, April 27, 1957) is an American television, film, and stage actor.[1]
Robert Curtis Brown | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 27, 1957 |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1982–present |
Early life
editBrown was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He began acting in high school. He graduated from the Yale School of Drama in 1982.[2]
Career
editBrown was in a production of the J. Hartley Manners play Peg O' My Heart in 1987 at Molloy College.[3]
In 1988, Brown appeared as Octavius Caesar in a New York Shakespeare Festival production of Julius Caesar at The Public Theatre.[4][5]
He played Peter Patrone in The Heidi Chronicles in 1990, winning the Drama-Logue award and being nominated for a Helen Hayes award for his role.[6][7][8]
His performance in One of These Days at Matrix Theatre in Los Angeles in 1992 was well-received by T.H. McCulloh of the Los Angeles Times.[9]
He performed in productions of Green Icebergs and Night and Her Stars at the South Coast Repertory in 1994.[10][11]
In 1999, he played John Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest. Michael Phillips of the Los Angeles Times wrote that Kaitlin Hopkins and Brown were the "aces" of the production.[12]
Brown has appeared in many TV series throughout his career, with recurring roles in Herman's Head, Matlock, Beverly Hills, 90210, Suddenly Susan, Diagnosis Murder, Big Love, The Game, Shark, All My Children, The Young and the Restless, Perception, General Hospital, Barry, The Handmaid's Tale and Dear White People,[13] among others. His longest-running television role was as Alec Kendall in Search for Tomorrow (1984–85).
Brown has also had a long film career. He played Mr. Evans in High School Musical 2, High School Musical 3: Senior Year and Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure , and has appeared in Trading Places, Legal Eagles, Stuart Saves His Family, Bean: The Movie, Bruce Almighty, Guess Who,[14] Who's Your Caddy?, Halloween II, It's Complicated, Audrey,[15] Undrafted, Step Sisters,[13] Take Point, Ashfall, and more.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Trading Places | Todd | Credited as Robert Curtis-Brown |
| 1986 | Legal Eagles | Roger | |
| 1995 | Stuart Saves His Family | Andy | Credited as Robert Curtis-Brown |
| Angus | Alexander | ||
| 1997 | Bean: The Movie | Dr. Frowning | Credited as Robert Curtis-Brown |
| 2002 | Catch Me If You Can | Front Desk Clerk | |
| 2003 | Bruce Almighty | Phil Sidleman | |
| 2004 | After the Sunset | Lakers FBI Agent | |
| 2005 | Guess Who | Dante | |
| 2007 | Drive-Thru | Bert McCandless | |
| Spider-Man 3 | Test Site Technician | ||
| Who's Your Caddy? | Frosty | ||
| 2008 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | Vance Evans | |
| 2009 | Halloween II | Kyle Van Der Klok | |
| The Men Who Stare at Goats | General Brown | ||
| It's Complicated | Peter | ||
| 2014 | Audrey | Stan | |
| 2016 | Undrafted | Brian Murray | |
| 2018 | Step Sisters | Dean Berman | |
| Take Point | President McGregor | ||
| 2019 | Ashfall | Ambassador Wilson |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | First Affair | Donald | Television film |
| 1984–1985 | Search for Tomorrow | Alex Kendall | Main role |
| 1987 | On the Edge | Dean | Television film |
| 1990 | Hyde in Hollywood | David | |
| 1992 | Herman's Head | Sean | 2 episodes (credited as Robert Curtis-Brown) |
| 1992–1993 | Matlock | Assistant D.A. Gilman; Larry Boone | 4 episodes (credited as Robert Curtis-Brown) |
| 1994 | Inferno on US 17 | Doug | Television film |
| 1994–1996 | Murder, She Wrote | Various | 3 episodes (credited as Robert Curtis-Brown) |
| 1995 | Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story | Dr Konialian | Television film |
| 1996 | Dream On | Pilot | 2 episodes (credited as Robert Curtis-Brown) |
| Christmas Every Day | David Jackson | Television film | |
| 1996–2004 | JAG | Various | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Robert | 5 episodes |
| The Pretender | Mr. Brewster | 2 episodes | |
| 1998–2004 | NYPD Blue | Various | |
| 1999 | Suddenly Susan | Lester | |
| 1999 | Will & Grace | Will Actor | Episode: "The Big Vent" |
| 1999–2000 | Family Law | Various | 3 episodes |
| 2000 | Unauthorized: Brady Bunch—The Final Days | Robert Reed/Mike Brady | Television film |
| 2000–2003 | The Practice | Various | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Zenon: The Zequel | Mark Kar | Television film |
| 2007 | High School Musical 2 | Vance Evans | |
| 2007 | The Game | Chuck Reilly | 2 episodes |
| 2007–2008 | Shark | Morgan Ride | |
| 2009 | Citizen Jane | Vaughn | Television film |
| 2010 | Big Love | Stake President Kennedy | 2 episodes |
| All My Children | Paul Miller | 5 episodes | |
| Look | Dan the Weatherman | 2 episodes | |
| 2011 | Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure | Mr. Evans | Direct-to-video |
| The Young and the Restless | Judge | 3 episodes (uncredited for 2 episodes) | |
| 2013 | Switched at Birth | Ivan Ronan | 5 episodes |
| Mom | Edward | Pilot episode | |
| 2014 | Intelligence | Senator Thomas Bradshaw | Episode: "The Rescue" |
| Kickin' It | Mr. Peters | Episode: "The Amazing Krupnick" | |
| 2014–2015 | Perception | Dr. Josiah Rosenthal | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Hawaii Five-0 | Malcolm Leddy | Episode: "Luapo'i" |
| 2016 | Code Black | Senator Darren Stringer | Episode: "Blood Sport" |
| Rizzoli & Isles | Noah Brenner | Episode: "For Richer or Poorer" | |
| 2017 | General Hospital | Raymond Berlin | 2 episodes |
| Lethal Weapon | Walter Hancock | Episode: "Unnecessary Roughness" | |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | David Cole | Episode: "The Silo" | |
| 2017–2018 | The Handmaid's Tale | Andrew Pryce | 5 episodes |
| 2018 | Barry | Mike Hallman | 2 episodes |
| Lucifer | William Sterling | Episode: "Anything Pierce Can Do I Can Do Better" | |
| My Dinner with Hervé | Merv Griffin | Television film | |
| 2018–2019 | Dear White People | William White | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | I'm Sorry | Travis | Episode: "These Are My Fingers" |
| The Orville | Chief Advisor Makkal | Episode: "All the World Is Birthday Cake" | |
| For the People | Judge Grant Fitzpatrick | Episode: "One Big Happy Family" | |
| Raven's Home | Coast Guard Captain Rob | Episode: "Lost at Chel-Sea" | |
| All Rise | Grant Lambert | Episode: "Long Day's Journey into ICE" | |
| 2020 | The Rookie | Roger Nithercott | Episode: "Follow-Up Day" |
| Ratched | Monsignor Sullivan | 2 episodes | |
| The Right Stuff | Leo DeOrsey | 1 episode (uncredited) | |
| 2020-2021 | Station 19 | Paul Montgomery | Recurring |
| 2021 | Rutherford Falls | Beau | Episode: "Rutherford Inc." |
| CSI Vegas | Undersheriff Cade Wyatt | 4 episodes | |
| 2021-present | The Ms. Pat Show | Paul Montgomery | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | Grace and Frankie | Joe Dillard | Episode: "The Wire" |
| 9-1-1 | Ronald | Episode: "Crash & Learn" | |
| 2023 | Perry Mason | Judge | Episode 2.1 |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | L.A. Noire | Dick McColl[16] |
References
edit- ^ "Theater : Plenty of 'Icebergs' but No Obstacles : From His Earliest Acting Forays to His Current SCR Role, Robert Curtis-Brown Has Been a Critical Success". Los Angeles Times. 1994-11-11. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ "Growing Into a Tough Role". Los Angeles Times. 1998-07-19. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
- ^ "Sweetly Sophisticated 'Peg O' My Heart'". Newsday (Suffolk Edition). 1987-06-08. p. 113. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ^ "'Caesar' Sparkles; 'Gospel' Flat". Daily News. 1988-04-01. p. 189. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ^ Rich, Frank (1988-03-23). "Review/Theater; Some Romans and Countrymen Conspire Anew to Murder Caesar". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ^ Teen. "Legit: Road - The Heidi Chronicles". Variety. Oct 22, 1990; 341, 2. pg. 76. Via Proquest.
- ^ "Legit: Silver Kass & Massetti Ltd.". Variety. Jun 1, 1992; 347, 7. pg. 75. Via Proquest.
- ^ Sommers, Pamela (1992-03-10). "Signature's 'Sweeney' Triumph". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ^ McCulloh, T.H. (1992-06-05). "Another One of Those Wacky 'Days' from Sitcom of Life". The Los Angeles Times. p. 105. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ^ Shirley, Don. "Romance Goes With Comedic Floe in SCR's 'Green Icebergs'". Los Angeles Times. Oct 24, 1994. P. OCF1. Via Proquest.
- ^ Stayton, Richard. 'Night' Delivers Unfocused Message on TV's Influence. Los Angeles Times. Mar 7, 1994. Pg. OCF1. Via Proquest.
- ^ Phillips, Michael (1999-05-18). "'Being Earnest' Comes Back to Brim with Bliss". The Los Angeles Times. p. 81. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ^ a b Jake Nevins (20 January 2018). "Step Sisters review – hits and misses in Netflix's cultural appropriation comedy". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ Andy Vineberg (24 March 2005). "Courier Times article". Bucks County Courier Times. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ Justin Lowe (10 July 2014). "'Audrey': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Robert Curtis Brown". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
