Robert Curtis Brown (born Robert Nelson Brown, April 27, 1957) is an American television, film, and stage actor.[1]
Robert Curtis Brown | |
---|---|
Born | (1957-04-27) April 27, 1957 (age 65) Bucks County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Alma mater | Yale University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1982–present |
Brown was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and was raised in Yardley, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The middle of three children, he graduated from Pennsbury High School in 1975 and from Yale University in 1979 with a bachelor's degree in English and Theatre Studies from Yale College, and later a master's degree in 1982 from the Yale School of Drama.[2]
Brown 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 a doctor 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]
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.[10]
Brown has appeared in countless 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,[11] 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,[12] Who's Your Caddy?, Halloween II, It's Complicated, Audrey,[13] Undrafted, Step Sisters,[11] Take Point, Ashfall, and more.
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 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | First Affair | Donald | TV movie |
1984–1985 | Search for Tomorrow | Alex Kendall | Main role |
1987 | On the Edge | Dean | TV movie |
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 | TV movie |
1994–1996 | Murder, She Wrote | Various | 3 episodes (credited as Robert Curtis-Brown) |
1995 | Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story | Dr Konialian | TV movie |
1996 | Dream On | Pilot | 2 episodes (credited as Robert Curtis-Brown) |
Christmas Every Day | David Jackson | TV movie | |
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 | |
1999–2000 | Family Law | Various | 3 episodes |
2000 | Unauthorized: Brady Bunch—The Final Days | Robert Reed/Mike Brady | TV movie |
2000–2003 | The Practice | Various | 2 episodes |
2001 | Zenon: The Zequel | Mark Kar | TV movie |
2007 | High School Musical 2 | Vance Evans | |
2007 | The Game | Chuck Reilly | 2 episodes |
2007–2008 | Shark | Morgan Ride | |
2009 | Citizen Jane | Vaughn | TV movie |
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 movie |
The Young and the Restless | Judge | 3 episodes (uncredited for 2 episodes) | |
2013 | Switched at Birth | Ivan Ronan | 5 episodes |
Mom | Edward | Pilot episode | |
2014–2015 | Perception | Dr. Josiah Rosenthal | 4 episodes |
2017 | General Hospital | Raymond Berlin | 2 episodes |
2017–2018 | The Handmaid's Tale | Andrew Pryce | 5 episodes |
2018 | Barry | Mike Hallman | 2 episodes |
2018–2019 | Dear White People | William White | 3 episodes |
2020 | Station 19 | Paul Montgomery | Recurring |
2021 | CSI Vegas | Undersheriff Cade Wyatt |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2011 | L.A. Noire | Dick McColl (voice)[14] | |