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Mehcad Brooks

1980 - Today

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Mehcad Jason McKinley Brooks (born October 25, 1980) is an American actor and former fashion model. He is known for his roles as Matthew Applewhite in the second season of ABC's series Desperate Housewives (2005–2006), Jerome in The Game, "Eggs" Benedict Talley in the first and second seasons of HBO's series True Blood, his leading role as Terrance "TK" King in the USA series Necessary Roughness (2011–2013) and James Olsen in the CBS/The CW series Supergirl. From 2022 to 2025, he portrayed one of the lead roles, that of NYPD Detective Jalen Shaw on the NBC police procedural drama Law & Order. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mehcad Brooks is the 10,650th most popular actor (down from 10,299th in 2019), the 15,838th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,995th in 2019) and the 5,011th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Mehcad Brooks ranks 10,650 out of 13,578. Before him are Ben Shenkman, Mallika Sherawat, Maika Monroe, Alexandra Shipp, Ebru Özkan, and Pavel Derevyanko. After him are Kelly Stables, Mohammad Reza Golzar, Cathryn Damon, Joanna Scanlan, Hwang Chan-sung, and Ashley Bell.

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Among people born in 1980, Mehcad Brooks ranks 616. Before him are Roxanne McKee, Kristine Lunde-Borgersen, Kazumichi Takagi, Adékambi Olufadé, Dorin Goian, and Florin Cernat. After him are Shahin Najafi, Rojda Felat, Samuel Dumoulin, Nneka, Marama Vahirua, and Pontus Farnerud.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mehcad Brooks ranks 15,845 out of 20,380. Before him are Cleanth Brooks (1906), Maika Monroe (1993), Alexandra Shipp (1991), Joni James (1930), Toro y Moi (1986), and Evan Spiegel (1990). After him are Freda Payne (1942), Kelly Stables (1978), Mark Hatfield (1922), Cathryn Damon (1930), Peter Hedges (1962), and Latrell Sprewell (1970).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Mehcad Brooks ranks 5,014. Before him are Joe Piscopo (1951), Hamish Linklater (1976), Peggie Castle (1927), Ben Shenkman (1968), Maika Monroe (1993), and Alexandra Shipp (1991). After him are Kelly Stables (1978), Cathryn Damon (1930), Ashley Bell (1986), Tati Gabrielle (1996), Danielle Campbell (1995), and Erin Daniels (1973).

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