Brian Austin Green

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Biography

Teen stardom cemented public opinion of Brian Austin Green as an early 1990s actor-turned-rap star wannabe, but in his later career, Green began to turn public opinion back in his favor with a string of well-received performances. Literally growing up on camera, Green worked as a child actor before Aaron Spelling cast him on the seminal "Beverly Hills, 90210" (FOX, 1990-2000) as David Silver. While his Tiger Beat looks, romance with Donna …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Music

Born

Brian Green on July 15, 1973 in Van Nuys, California, USA

Career Milestones

1986

First recurring role, played the son of Abby Cunningham Ewing (Donna Mills) on the CBS prime time soap opera, "Knots Landing"

1990

Cast as David Silver on the FOX series, "Beverly Hills, 90210"

1990

First notable film role, "Kid"

1991

Played second lead in feature film, "An American Summer"

1995

Released the poorly received rap album, One Stop Carnival

1997

Reprised role in the CBS mini-series, "Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac"

2000

Cast as a law student in the Showtime series, "Resurrection Blvd."

2002

Cast in the independent feature, "Ronnie"

2003

Made feature film directorial debut with "Fish Without a Bicycle"

2005

Appeared on the short-lived ABC sitcom, "Freddie"

2005

Played himself in the Tony Scott directed thriller, "Domino"

2008

Had a recurring role as Derek Reese, the uncle of John Connor in the FOX series, "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles"; became a series regular in the second season

2009

Cast in a recurring role on "Smallville" as killer cyborg Metallo

2010

Cast as Bree's (Marcia Cross) hunky handyman on ABC's "Desperate Housewives"