Brandon P. Bell (born January 13) is an American actor, who is best known for his roles on the television series '' Hollywood Heights'' and ''

Dear White People ''Dear White People'' is a 2014 American comedy-drama film written, directed and co-produced by Justin Simien. The film focuses on escalating racial tensions at a fictitious, prestigious Ivy League college from the perspective of several black ...

''.

Early life

Born in

Dallas, Texas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

, he attended the

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...

with a drama scholarship. Prior to focusing full time on his acting career, Bell played soccer for seven years traveling to France and winning the USA Cup Gold Medal.

Career

Bell landed the role of Jake Madsen in the 2012 television series '' Hollywood Heights''. In 2014, he starred as Troy Fairbanks in comedy-drama film ''

'', which was adapted into a

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series of the

same name ''Same Name'' is an American reality television series in which an average person swaps lives with a celebrity of the same first and last name. It premiered on July 24, 2011 on CBS. The series received low ratings, and CBS pulled it after four-ep ...

Filmography

Films

Television series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bell, Brandon P. Male actors from Dallas American male film actors 21st-century American male actors American male television actors 1985 births Living people University of Southern California alumni 21st-century African-American male actors 20th-century African-American male actors 20th-century American male actors