W. Earl Brown
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.
Acted in
The Dead Don't Hurt
2024
as Alan Kendall
Shirley
2024
as George Wallace
Hello Tomorrow!
2023
as Big Fred
Paul T. Goldman
2023
as Royce Rocco
The Book of Boba Fett
2021
as Weequay Proprietor
The Unforgivable
2021
as Mac Whelan
The Ghost and Molly McGee
2021
as Lord Doom (voice)
American Sausage Standoff
2021
as Jimmy Jerry Lee Jones Jr.
No Man of God
2021
as Warden Wilkenson
Hacks
2021
Reprisal
2019
as Witt
The Mandalorian
2019
as Weequay Proprietor
I Lost My Mother’s Ashes
2019
as Mortician
Deadwood: The Movie
2019
as Dan Dority
The Highwaymen
2019
as Ivy Methvin
Yellowstone
2018
as Deputy Spears
Dad Band
2018
as Jimbo
The Legend of 420
2017
as Himself
Superstition
2017
as The Dredge
Spaceman
2016
as Dick Dennis
Preacher
2016
as Sheriff Hugo Root
Preacher
2016
as Hugo Root
Wicked City
2015
as Captain Dan Wilkinson
Black Mass
2015
as John Martorano
American Crime
2015
as Tom Carlin
Wild
2014
as Frank
Draft Day
2014
as Ralph Mowry
Chasing Ghosts
2014
as Roger Simons
True Detective
2014
as Detective Teague Dixon
A Single Shot
2013
as Puffy
Beneath the Harvest Sky
2013
as Roger
The Lone Ranger
2013
as Mustached Ranger
Grounded: Making The Last of Us
2013
as Self
Rectify
2013
as The Stranger
Brother's Keeper
2013
as Turner Monroe
Alice in Chains: AIC 23
2013
as Alan Poole McLard
Bates Motel
2013
as Keith Summers
The Sixth Gun
2013
as General Oliander Hume
Chicago Fire
2012
as Dave Bloom
The Master
2012
as Fighting Businessman
Perception
2012
as Frank Prentice
Longmire
2012
as R.J. Watts
The Sessions
2012
as Rod
Blue-Eyed Butcher
2012
as Thomas Dean
American Horror Story
2011
as Phil Critter
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
2011
as Self
Scream: The Inside Story
2011
as Self
The Last Rites of Ransom Pride
2010
as Matthew
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Pickin' and Grinnin'
2010
as Parson
Miami Medical
2010
Justified
2010
as Cal Wallace
Bloodworth
2010
as Brady Bloodworth
Archer
2009
as Head Biker (voice)
Hawthorne
2009
as Mr. Deegan
The Mentalist
2008
as Rulon Farnes
Burn Notice
2007
as Zechariah
Psych
2006
as Dwayne Tancana
The Big White
2005
as Jimbo
Kids in America
2005
as Boss McGinn
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Herb Cramer
Numb3rs
2005
The Last Shot
2004
as Willie Gratzo
Deadwood
2004
as Dan Dority
Killer Diller
2004
as Holister
Cold Case
2003
as Victor Lake
Dunsmore
2003
as Ronny Roy Pritcher
Pauly Shore Is Dead
2003
as Bucky From Kentucky
CSI: Miami
2002
as Jesse Kramer
Push, Nevada
2002
Vanilla Sky
2001
as Barman
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
2001
as Bobby
Wolf Lake
2001
as Bruce Cates
Six Feet Under
2001
as Pete
Sugar & Spice
2001
as Hank 'Terminator' Rogers
Lost Souls
2000
as William Kelson
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Thomas Pickens / Roger Peet
FreakyLinks
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Slick
Meat Loaf: To Hell and Back
2000
as Meat Loaf
Being John Malkovich
1999
as First J.M. Inc. Customer
Angel
1999
as Menlo
Charmed
1998
as Shadow / Warlock
Martial Law
1998
There's Something About Mary
1998
as Warren Jensen
Deep Impact
1998
as McCloud
Bella Mafia
1997
as Fredrico Luciano
Kiss the Girls
1997
as Locksmith
Smart Guy
1997
Scream
1996
as Kenny Brown
The Cherokee Kid
1996
as Calloway
Profiler
1996
A Season in Purgatory
1996
as Fatty Malloy
Wiseguy
1996
as Dubois
Project: ALF
1996
as Ernie
Vampire in Brooklyn
1995
as Thrasher
Without Evidence
1995
as Grace
The Single Guy
1995
as Cabbie
Caroline in the City
1995
as Floyd Gerber
Nowhere Man
1995
as Roy
New Nightmare
1994
as Morgue Attendant
Dead Air
1994
as Ken
Chicago Hope
1994
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Dusty Wilton
The X-Files
1993
as Robert M. Fassl
Rookie of the Year
1993
as Billy Frick
Excessive Force
1993
as Vinnie DiMarco
The Woman Who Loved Elvis
1993
as Pete
The Untouchables
1993
The Babe
1992
as Herb Pennock
Backdraft
1991
as Paramedic
Seinfeld
1989
as Al
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Guard
Slightly French
1949
as Carnie (uncredited)
Red Blooded
as Deputy Joe Paul
Roadside Picnic
as Buzzard