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Mehcad Brooks

  • Birthplace: Austin, Texas, USA
  • Birthday: October 25, 1980

Actor Mehcad Brooks possessed a winning personality and a confident swagger that commanded attention even before he stepped foot in front of the camera. First lauded as a star athlete-turned-model, Brooks began making his mark in Hollywood with appearances on dramas like "Boston Public" (Fox, 2000-04) and "Cold Case" (CBS, 2003-2010), before landing a career-making role on ABC's hit series, "Desperate Housewives" (2004- ), as a presumed good guy who with a murderous past. In 2008, Brooks joined the ensemble cas…more

Credits

Actor

Career Milestones

  • 2010

    Co-starred opposite Queen Latifah in "Just Wright"

  • 2008

    Appeared in the supernatural drama series "True Blood"

  • 2007

    Co-starred in Paul Haggis' "In the Valley of Elah"

  • 2006

    Starred opposite Josh Lucas in "Glory Road," the story of the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to win the NCAA national championship

  • 2005

    Joined the cast of the popular ABC drama "Desperate Housewives," as Matthew Applewhite

Awards

  • 2006

    Screen Actors Guild: Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series