Acting · Murray, Kentucky, USA · Born September 7, 1963
William Earl Brown (born September 7, 1963) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, musician, and songwriter. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Kenny in the film Scream (1996), Warren in the film There's Something About Mary (1998), Dan Dority on the HBO series Deadwood (2004–2006), and the voice and motion capture of Bill in the video game The Last of Us (2013). He has appeared in films such as Backdraft, The Master, Being John Malkovich, The Sessions, Vanilla Sky, The Lone Ranger, and Bloodworth (which he also wrote and produced), as well as series such as Seinfeld, NYPD Blue, C.S.I., C.S.I. Miami, The X-Files, Six Feet Under, Preacher, Bates Motel, True Detective, American Horror Story, Chicago Fire, and The Mandalorian.
TVSheriff Country
2025
as Wes Fox
MovieThe Dead Don't Hurt
2024
as Alan Kendall
MovieShirley
2024
as George Wallace
TVHello Tomorrow!
2023
as Big Fred
TVPaul T. Goldman
2023
as Royce Rocco
TVFire Country
2022
as Wes Fox
TVThe Book of Boba Fett
2021
as Weequay Proprietor
MovieThe Unforgivable
2021
as Mac Whelan
TVThe Ghost and Molly McGee
2021
as Lord Doom (voice)
MovieAmerican Sausage Standoff
2021
as Jimmy Jerry Lee Jones Jr.
MovieNo Man of God
2021
as Warden Wilkenson
TVHacks
2021
as Michael
TVReprisal
2019
as Witt
TVThe Mandalorian
2019
as Weequay Proprietor
TVThe Boys
2019
as Reverend Greg Dupree
MovieI Lost My Mother's Ashes
2019
as Mortician
MovieDeadwood: The Movie
2019
as Dan Dority
MovieThe Highwaymen
2019
as Ivy Methvin
TVYellowstone
2018
as Deputy Spears
MovieDad Band
2018
as Jimbo
MovieThe Legend of 420
2017
as Himself
TVSuperstition
2017
as The Dredge
MovieSpaceman
2016
as Dick Dennis
TVPreacher
2016
as Hugo Root
TVWicked City
2015
as Captain Dan Wilkinson
MovieBlack Mass
2015
as John Martorano
TVAmerican Crime
2015
as Tom Carlin
MovieWild
2014
as Frank
MovieDraft Day
2014
as Ralph Mowry
MovieChasing Ghosts
2014
as Roger Simons
TVTrue Detective
2014
as Detective Teague Dixon
MovieA Single Shot
2013
as Puffy
MovieBeneath the Harvest Sky
2013
as Roger Cyr
MovieThe Lone Ranger
2013
as Mustached Ranger
MovieGrounded: Making The Last of Us
2013
as Self
MovieThe Sixth Gun
2013
as General Oliander Hume
TVRectify
2013
as The Stranger
MovieBrother's Keeper
2013
as Turner Monroe
MovieAlice in Chains: AIC 23
2013
as Alan Poole McLard
TVBates Motel
2013
as Keith Summers
TVChicago Fire
2012
as Dave Bloom
MovieThe Master
2012
as Fighting Businessman
TVPerception
2012
as Frank Prentice
TVLongmire
2012
as R.J. Watts
MovieThe Sessions
2012
as Rod
MovieBlue-Eyed Butcher
2012
as Thomas Dean
TVAmerican Horror Story
2011
as Phil Critter
MovieStill Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
2011
as Self
MovieScream: The Inside Story
2011
as Self
MovieThe Last Rites of Ransom Pride
2010
as Matthew
Pickin' and Grinnin'
2010
as Parson
TVMiami Medical
2010
TVJustified
2010
as Cal Wallace
MovieBloodworth
2010
as Brady Bloodworth
TVArcher
2009
as Head Biker (voice)
TVHawthorne
2009
as Mr. Deegan
Movie1%
2008
as Sailor
TVThe Mentalist
2008
as Rulon Farnes
TVBurn Notice
2007
as Zechariah
TVPsych
2006
as Dwayne Tancana
MovieThe Big White
2005
as Jimbo
MovieKids in America
2005
as Boss McGinn
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Herb Cramer
TVNumb3rs
2005
as Abner Stone
MovieThe Last Shot
2004
as Willie Gratzo
MovieThe Alamo
2004
as David Burnet
TVDeadwood
2004
as Dan Dority
MovieKiller Diller
2004
as Holister
TVCold Case
2003
as Victor Lake
MovieDunsmore
2003
as Ronny Roy Pritcher
MoviePauly Shore Is Dead
2003
as Bucky from Kentucky
TVCSI: Miami
2002
as Jesse Kramer
TVPush, Nevada
2002
MovieVanilla Sky
2001
as Barman
MovieDancing at the Blue Iguana
2001
as Bobby
TVWolf Lake
2001
as Bruce Cates
TVSix Feet Under
2001
as Pete
MovieSugar & Spice
2001
as Hank 'Terminator' Rogers
MovieLost Souls
2000
as William Kelson
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Thomas Pickens / Roger Peet
TVFreakyLinks
2000
MovieMeat Loaf: To Hell and Back
2000
as Meat Loaf
MovieBeing John Malkovich
1999
as First J.M. Inc. Customer
TVAngel
1999
as Menlo
TVCharmed
1998
as Shadow / Warlock
TVMartial Law
1998
as Larry Gambozza
MovieThere's Something About Mary
1998
as Warren Jensen
MovieDeep Impact
1998
as McCloud (uncredited)
MovieBella Mafia
1997
as Fredrico Luciano
MovieKiss the Girls
1997
as Locksmith
TVSmart Guy
1997
as Sonny
MovieScream
1996
as Kenny Brown
MovieThe Cherokee Kid
1996
as Calloway
TVProfiler
1996
as Raymond Boudreaux
MovieA Season in Purgatory
1996
as Fatty Malloy
TVA Season in Purgatory
1996
as Fatty Malloy
MovieWiseguy
1996
as Dubois
MovieProject: ALF
1996
as Ernie
MovieVampire in Brooklyn
1995
as Thrasher
MovieWithout Evidence
1995
as Grace
TVThe Single Guy
1995
as Cabbie
TVCaroline in the City
1995
as Floyd Gerber
TVNowhere Man
1995
as Roy
MovieLily in Winter
1994
as Sheriff Boyd
MovieWes Craven's New Nightmare
1994
as Morgue Attendant
MovieDead Air
1994
as Ken
TVChicago Hope
1994
as Harry Cram
TVEllen
1994
as Customer
TVDiagnosis: Murder
1993
as Dusty Wilton
TVThe X-Files
1993
as Robert M. Fassl
MovieRookie of the Year
1993
as Billy Frick
MovieExcessive Force
1993
as Vinnie DiMarco
MovieThe Woman Who Loved Elvis
1993
as Pete
TVThe Untouchables
1993
MovieThe Babe
1992
as Herb Pennock
MovieBackdraft
1991
as Paramedic
TVSeinfeld
1989
as Al
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Guard
MovieRed Blooded
as Deputy Joe Paul
Roadside Picnic
as Buzzard
