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'' on the former UPN. He also played

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in the 2015 biopic, ''

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''. In 2017 Brown was cast as Ray Perry on the CBS show '' SEAL Team''.

Early life

Brown was born in

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, Florida, to Cornelius Brown, a US Marine, and Carrie Brown, an insurance underwriter. In 2000 he married Catrina Robinson Brown and they welcomed two children.

Career

Brown appeared in the martial arts TV series ''

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''. He plays the smart-mouthed Marine, Lcpl. Richard "Motown" Guerrero, in the action film '' Battle: Los Angeles''. The movie reunited him with ''

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'' castmate

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where he played Drug Runner and racer Malik Zon. Neil Brown, Jr played the recurring role of Chad opposite Issa Rae and Yvonne Orji in HBO comedy series Insecure.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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