Cornelius C. "Neil" Brown Jr. (born June 19, 1980), is an American actor. His notable roles include Felix in South Beach (2006), Guillermo in The Walking Dead (2010), Clifford Danner in Suits (2011–2013), Chad Kerr in Insecure (2016–2021), and Ray Perry in SEAL Team (2017–2024). He also played DJ Yella in the 2015 biopic, Straight Outta Compton.
Early life Brown was born in Orlando, Florida, to Cornelius Brown, a U.S. Marine, and Carrie Brown, an insurance underwriter.
Career Brown appeared in the martial arts TV series WMAC Masters. He plays the smart-mouthed Marine, Lcpl. Richard "Motown" Guerrero, in the action film Battle: Los Angeles. The movie reunited him with Fast & Furious castmate Michelle Rodriguez, where he played Drug Runner and racer Malik Zon. Brown played the recurring role of Chad opposite Issa Rae and Yvonne Orji in the HBO comedy series Insecure.
Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes 2000 Tigerland Pvt. Jamoa Kearns 2003 Out of Time Morgue Attendant James 2004 Mr. 3000 Rick the Clubhouse Assistant Back by Midnight Inmate #3 2006 This That Hang from Trees Victor 2007 Fear Itself Marshall Video 2008 Never Back Down Aaron 2009 Fast & Furious Malik Herzon Just Another Day Ronny Scare Zone Spider 2011 Battle: Los Angeles LCpl. Richard "Motown" Guerrero 2012 Kidnapped Souls Quenton 2015 Bad Blood Deputy Diaz Rivers 9 Virgil Dobbs Straight Outta Compton DJ Yella 2017 Pope Dejuan Sand Castle Enzo Naked Officer McBride 2018 Lawless Range Wesley Gonzalez City of Lies Rafael Pérez 2019 Bayou Tales Beauchamp 2021 Last Night in Rozzie Ronnie Russo 2026 That Friend Bill
Television Year TV series Role Notes 1995 WMAC Masters Jake Episode: "Going For Gold" 1996 Second Noah Box Boy Episode: "God's Last Laugh" 1999 ER Hubert Knoles Episode: "Middle of Nowhere" 2000 Noah Knows Best Retro Episode: "Noah Knows Politics" & "Pink Slip-Up"2001 America's Most Wanted Little Boy Episode: "Catalino Morales" Sheena Nakele Episode: "Children of the Lamistas" Sheena Taya Episode: "Unsafe Passage"2002 Resurrection Blvd. Teen Boxer Episode: "En Un Momento" Birds of Prey Highschool Student #1 Episode: "Slick" The Wonderful World of Disney Suspect #1 Episode: "Nancy Drew" MDs P.A.K. Episode: "Family Secrets"2006 Surface Keith Episode: "Episode: #1.11" South Beach Felix Rodriguez Recurring cast Everybody Hates Chris Cute Boy #1 Episode: "Everybody Hates Valentine's Day" 2008 Army Wives Foreman Sam Turner Episode: "Thicker Than Water" 2009 Fear Clinic Jarell Episode: "Claustophobia" 2010 The Walking Dead Guillermo Episode: "Vatos" 2011 Harry's Law Tank Episode: "A Day in the Life" 2011–2013 Suits Clifford Danner Guest cast: season 1 - 32012 Castle Eddie Gordon Episode: "A Dance With Death" Borderline Coyotes Paco Recurring cast Heroic Daze Oliver Recurring cast Weeds Paramedic Mike Garcia Episode: "Messy" 2012–2014 King Bachelor's Pad Various Roles Recurring cast 2013 NCIS Martin Archer Episode: "Double Blind" 2014 NCIS: Los Angeles Tommy Walker Episode: "Between the Lines" 2015 CSI: Cyber Local Detective Episode: "Bit by Bit" 2016 Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Detective Joel Estevez Recurring cast: season 1 2016–2021 Insecure Chad Kerr Recurring cast2017 Family Guy Athlete with Money (voice) Episode: "Saturated Fat Guy" American Dad! Scummy Guy (voice) Episode: "Kloger" 2017–2024 SEAL Team Chief Warrant Officer Raymond "Ray" Perry Main cast 2024 Bel-Air Caleb Episode: "Black Lotus" 2025 The Equalizer James Munoz 2 episodes 2026 The Varnell Hill Show Thad Main Cast
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