W. Earl Brown
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.
TV Shows(56)
Sheriff Country
Wes Fox
2025
Hello Tomorrow!
Big Fred
2023
Paul T. Goldman
Royce Rocco
2023
Fire Country
Wes Fox
2022
The Book of Boba Fett
Weequay Proprietor
2021
The Ghost and Molly McGee
Lord Doom (voice)
2021
Hacks
Michael
2021
Reprisal
Witt
2019
The Mandalorian
Weequay Proprietor
2019
The Boys
Reverend Greg Dupree
2019
Yellowstone
Deputy Spears
2018
Superstition
The Dredge
2017
Preacher
Hugo Root
2016
Wicked City
Captain Dan Wilkinson
2015
American Crime
Tom Carlin
2015
True Detective
Detective Teague Dixon
2014
Rectify
The Stranger
2013
Bates Motel
Keith Summers
2013
Chicago Fire
Dave Bloom
2012
Perception
Frank Prentice
2012
Longmire
R.J. Watts
2012
American Horror Story
Phil Critter
2011
Miami Medical
2010
Justified
Cal Wallace
2010
Archer
Head Biker (voice)
2009
Hawthorne
Mr. Deegan
2009
The Mentalist
Rulon Farnes
2008
Burn Notice
Zechariah
2007
Psych
Dwayne Tancana
2006
Grey's Anatomy
Herb Cramer
2005
Numb3rs
Abner Stone
2005
Deadwood
Dan Dority
2004
Cold Case
Victor Lake
2003
CSI: Miami
Jesse Kramer
2002
Push, Nevada
2002
Wolf Lake
Bruce Cates
2001
Six Feet Under
Pete
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Thomas Pickens / Roger Peet
2000
FreakyLinks
2000
Angel
Menlo
1999
Charmed
Shadow / Warlock
1998
Martial Law
Larry Gambozza
1998
Smart Guy
Sonny
1997
Profiler
Raymond Boudreaux
1996
A Season in Purgatory
Fatty Malloy
1996
The Single Guy
Cabbie
1995
Caroline in the City
Floyd Gerber
1995
Nowhere Man
Roy
1995
Chicago Hope
Harry Cram
1994
Ellen
Customer
1994
Diagnosis: Murder
Dusty Wilton
1993
The X-Files
Robert M. Fassl
1993
The Untouchables
1993
Seinfeld
Al
1989
Murder, She Wrote
Guard
1984
Roadside Picnic
Buzzard
Movies(65)
The Dead Don't Hurt
Alan Kendall
2024
Shirley
George Wallace
2024
The Unforgivable
Mac Whelan
2021
American Sausage Standoff
Jimmy Jerry Lee Jones Jr.
2021
No Man of God
Warden Wilkenson
2021
I Lost My Mother's Ashes
Mortician
2019
Deadwood: The Movie
Dan Dority
2019
The Highwaymen
Ivy Methvin
2019
Dad Band
Jimbo
2018
The Legend of 420
Himself
2017
Spaceman
Dick Dennis
2016
Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee
Mitch Dagonda
2015
Black Mass
John Martorano
2015
Wild
Frank
2014
Draft Day
Ralph Mowry
2014
Chasing Ghosts
Roger Simons
2014
A Single Shot
Puffy
2013
Beneath the Harvest Sky
Roger Cyr
2013
The Lone Ranger
Mustached Ranger
2013
Grounded: Making The Last of Us
Self
2013
The Sixth Gun
General Oliander Hume
2013
Brother's Keeper
Turner Monroe
2013
Alice in Chains: AIC 23
Alan Poole McLard
2013
The Master
Fighting Businessman
2012
The Sessions
Rod
2012
Blue-Eyed Butcher
Thomas Dean
2012
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
Self
2011
Scream: The Inside Story
Self
2011
The Last Rites of Ransom Pride
Matthew
2010
Pickin' and Grinnin'
Parson
2010
Bloodworth
Brady Bloodworth
2010
1%
Sailor
2008
The Big White
Jimbo
2005
Kids in America
Boss McGinn
2005
The Last Shot
Willie Gratzo
2004
The Alamo
David Burnet
2004
Killer Diller
Holister
2004
Dunsmore
Ronny Roy Pritcher
2003
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Bucky from Kentucky
2003
Vanilla Sky
Barman
2001
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
Bobby
2001
Sugar & Spice
Hank 'Terminator' Rogers
2001
Lost Souls
William Kelson
2000
Meat Loaf: To Hell and Back
Meat Loaf
2000
Being John Malkovich
First J.M. Inc. Customer
1999
There's Something About Mary
Warren Jensen
1998
Deep Impact
McCloud (uncredited)
1998
Bella Mafia
Fredrico Luciano
1997
Kiss the Girls
Locksmith
1997
Scream
Kenny Brown
1996
The Cherokee Kid
Calloway
1996
A Season in Purgatory
Fatty Malloy
1996
Wiseguy
Dubois
1996
Project: ALF
Ernie
1996
Vampire in Brooklyn
Thrasher
1995
Without Evidence
Grace
1995
Lily in Winter
Sheriff Boyd
1994
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Morgue Attendant
1994
Dead Air
Ken
1994
Rookie of the Year
Billy Frick
1993
Excessive Force
Vinnie DiMarco
1993
The Woman Who Loved Elvis
Pete
1993
The Babe
Herb Pennock
1992
Backdraft
Paramedic
1991
Red Blooded
Deputy Joe Paul