W. Earl Brown
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Mentalist
Rulon Farnes
2008
Series
Grey's Anatomy
Herb Cramer
2005
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Thomas Pickens / Roger Peet
2000
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Slick
2000
Series
The Boys
Reverend Greg Dupree
2019
Series
Yellowstone
Deputy Spears
2018
Series
Chicago Fire
Dave Bloom
2012
Series
American Horror Story
Phil Critter
2011
Series
CSI: Miami
Jesse Kramer
2002
Series
The X-Files
Robert M. Fassl
1993
Series
Seinfeld
Al
1989
Series
Charmed
Shadow / Warlock
1998
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Guard
1984
Series
Psych
Dwayne Tancana
2006
Series
True Detective
Detective Teague Dixon
2014
Series
Chicago Hope
Harry Cram
1994
Series
The Mandalorian
Weequay Proprietor
2019
Series
Cold Case
Victor Lake
2003
Series
Diagnosis: Murder
Dusty Wilton
1993
Series
Hacks
Michael
2021
Series
Six Feet Under
Pete
2001
Series
Numb3rs
Abner Stone
2005
Series
Archer
Head Biker (voice)
2009
Series
Justified
Cal Wallace
2010
Series
Fire Country
Wes Fox
2022
Series
Angel
Menlo
1999
Series
Burn Notice
Zechariah
2007
Series
Bates Motel
Keith Summers
2013
Series
Longmire
R.J. Watts
2012
Series
Deadwood
Dan Dority
2004
Series
Ellen
Customer
1994
Series
Preacher
Hugo Root
2016
Series
The Ghost and Molly McGee
Lord Doom (voice)
2021
Series
Profiler
Raymond Boudreaux
1996
Series
The Book of Boba Fett
Weequay Proprietor
2021
Series
Perception
Frank Prentice
2012
Series
Sheriff Country
Wes Fox
2025
Series
Caroline in the City
Floyd Gerber
1995
Film
Scream
Kenny
1996
Series
Martial Law
Larry Gambozza
1998
Film
Deep Impact
McCloud (uncredited)
1998
Series
American Crime
Tom Carlin
2015
Series
Smart Guy
Sonny
1997
Series
Rectify
The Stranger
2013
Film
Kiss the Girls
Locksmith
1997
Film
Vanilla Sky
Barman
2001
Film
The Lone Ranger
Mustached Ranger
2013
Series
Hello Tomorrow!
Big Fred
2023
Series
The Single Guy
Cabbie
1995
Series
Nowhere Man
Roy
1995
Film
Black Mass
John Martorano
2015
Film
There's Something About Mary
Warren Jensen
1998
Film
Being John Malkovich
First J.M. Inc. Customer
1999
Series
Hawthorne
Mr. Deegan
2009
Film
The Master
Fighting Businessman
2012
Film
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Morgue Attendant
1994
Film
Backdraft
Paramedic
1991
Film
The Unforgivable
Mac Whelan
2021
Series
The Untouchables
1993
Series
Miami Medical
2010
Film
The Big White
Jimbo
2005
Film
The Highwaymen
Ivy Methvin
2019
Film
The Dead Don't Hurt
Alan Kendall
2024
Film
The Sessions
Rod
2012
Series
Wolf Lake
Bruce Cates
2001
Film
Draft Day
Ralph Mowry
2014
Film
Wild
Frank
2014
Series
Reprisal
Witt
2019
Film
Deadwood: The Movie
Dan Dority
2019
Series
Superstition
The Dredge
2017
Series
Wicked City
Captain Dan Wilkinson
2015
Film
The Last Shot
Willie Gratzo
2004
Film
Rookie of the Year
Billy Frick
1993
Film
The Alamo
David Burnet
2004
Series
FreakyLinks
2000
Film
No Man of God
Warden Wilkenson
2021
Film
Sugar & Spice
Hank 'Terminator' Rogers
2001
Film
Lost Souls
William Kelson
2000
Film
Project: ALF
Ernie
1996
Film
Vampire in Brooklyn
Thrasher
1995
Series
A Season in Purgatory
Fatty Malloy
1996
Film
A Single Shot
Puffy
2013
Series
Push, Nevada
2002
Series
Paul T. Goldman
Royce Rocco
2023
Film
The Babe
Herb Pennock
1992
Film
Shirley
George Wallace
2024
Film
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
Bobby
2001
Film
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Bucky from Kentucky
2003
Film
Bella Mafia
Fredrico Luciano
1997
Film
Bloodworth
Brady Bloodworth
2010
Film
Blue-Eyed Butcher
Thomas Dean
2012
Film
The Last Rites of Ransom Pride
Matthew
2010
Film
Dad Band
Jimbo
2018
Film
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
Self
2011
Film
The Cherokee Kid
Calloway
1996
Film
Spaceman
Dick Dennis
2016
Film
Excessive Force
Vinnie DiMarco
1993
Film
A Season in Purgatory
Fatty Malloy
1996
Roadside Picnic
Buzzard
Film
Without Evidence
Grace
1995
Film
Chasing Ghosts
Roger Simons
2014
Film
Kids in America
Boss McGinn
2005
Film
Brother's Keeper
Turner Monroe
2013
Film
Scream: The Inside Story
Self
2011
Film
Beneath the Harvest Sky
Roger Cyr
2013
Film
American Sausage Standoff
Jimmy Jerry Lee Jones Jr.
2021
Film
Meat Loaf: To Hell and Back
Meat Loaf
2000
Pickin' and Grinnin'
Parson
2010
Film
Wiseguy
Dubois
1996
Film
Killer Diller
Holister
2004
Film
The Sixth Gun
General Oliander Hume
2013
Film
Dead Air
Ken
1994
Film
Grounded: Making The Last of Us
Self
2013
Film
The Woman Who Loved Elvis
Pete
1993
Film
Lily in Winter
Sheriff Boyd
1994
Film
The Legend of 420
Himself
2017
Film
Dunsmore
Ronny Roy Pritcher
2003
Film
Red Blooded
Deputy Joe Paul
Film
1%
Sailor
2008
Film
Alice in Chains: AIC 23
Alan Poole McLard
2013
Film
I Lost My Mother's Ashes
Mortician
2019