Marcus Lyle Brown is an actor and film producer. His film credits include Eve's Bayou (1997), Monster's Ball (2001), The Great Debaters (2007), Battleship (2012), 12 Years a Slave (2013), and The Host (2013). He has also produced the films A Sort of Homecoming (2015) and Dirt Road to Lafayette (2018).
Early life and education Brown studied at Louisiana State University, where he earned bachelor's degrees in theatre and communication in 1995 and a Master of Fine Arts in performance in 1996. His master's production thesis examined the role of Bynum Walker in August Wilson's play Joe Turner's Come and Gone.
Career Brown developed his screen career while remaining in Louisiana. A 2019 profile reported that a 1996 encounter with filmmaker Steven Soderbergh helped persuade him that he could build a career in the state rather than relocate. His early film credits included Eve's Bayou (1997), Lush (2000), Monster's Ball (2001), Venom (2005), Big Momma's House 2 (2006), Premonition (2007), and The Great Debaters (2007). In 2007, Brown's company Believe Entertainment created and managed the Lafayette Entertainment Initiative, which was intended to promote Lafayette as a destination for creative-content production.
By 2013, Brown's work included an appearance in 12 Years a Slave and television roles in Nashville, Drop Dead Diva and Star-Crossed. That year, he and Yvette Brown were also seeking financing to produce A Sort of Homecoming, written by Brown's former school debate teammate Lynn Reed and planned for production in Lafayette.
Brown subsequently co-produced A Sort of Homecoming, directed by Maria Burton, with Yvette Brown, Reed and Sean Rankin. After the film was completed, he continued working as a producer and in 2015 was developing Dirt Road to Lafayette. The film, released in 2018, credits Brown, Yvette Brown and Carole Sheridan as producers.
Selected filmography
Film YearTitleRoleRef1997Eve's Bayou Hosea2000LushRookie Cop2001Monster's BallPhil Huggins2002The BadgeDeputy Jackson2005VenomTerry Parker2006Big Momma's House 2 Erskine2007PremonitionBobThe Great DebatersHoward Debater No.12010House of BonesGreg Fisher2011Seeking JusticeDetective Green2012BattleshipRegent Land CommanderStolenMatthewsBullet to the HeadDetective Towne201312 Years a SlaveJasperThe Host Healer Fords2014Of Mind and MusicSam2015Hot PursuitLouA Sort of HomecomingKeith CarterSelf/lessLab TechnicianThe RunnerChris WilcoxThe Big ShortMerrill Lynch representativeZipperTony Sanchez 2016Cold MoonWalter PerryElvis & NixonWhite House guardMisconduct Joe Bilson2017Shock and AweIntelligence official2018Dirt Road to LafayetteHenry2020The Eagle and the AlbatrossDr. Swat202357 SecondsKenn Bigg
Television YearTitleRoleNotesRef1996The Big EasyMartin2002The ShieldCromoGuest role 2003NCISDominic DiMarco2003-2006One Tree HillFather Gillespie2005Elvis (miniseries)Wynonie Harris2010-2014Drop Dead DivaA.D.A Paul Saginaw13 episodes2012Common LawJake2013-2016NashvilleJournalist / Tim2014Star-CrossedAssistantNCIS: New OrleansMaster-at-Arms Daryl BrownGuest role2017SixCIA Agent Barlow2018The FirstLaunch Director 2019True DetectiveDoctor 1 episode
Producer YearTitleCreditRef2015A Sort of HomecomingProducer2018Dirt Road to LafayetteProducerYou Might Be the KillerSupervising Producer202357 SecondsCo-producer
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