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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1980-10-25 (44 years old)

Place of Birth

Austin, Texas, USA

Mehcad Brooks

Biography:

Mehcad Jason McKinley Brooks (born October 25, 1980) is an American actor and former fashion model. He is known for his roles as NYPD Detective Jalen Shaw on NBC's Law & Order (2022-), James "Jimmy" Olsen / Guardian on the CBS/The CW series Supergirl, Terrance "TK" King in the USA series Necessary Roughness (2011-2013), "Eggs" Benedict Talley on HBO's True Blood, Jerome on The Game, and Matthew Applewhite on the second season of ABC's Desperate Housewives.

Known For

Acting

2025

Mortal Kombat II as Jackson 'Jax' Briggs

2021

Mortal Kombat as Jax Briggs
Law & Order: Organized Crime as Detective Jalen Shaw

2020

2018

Nobody's Fool as Charlie

2016

Adulterers as Damien

2015

Supergirl as James 'Jimmy' Olsen / Guardian

2014

Benched as George Grumbeigh Jr.

2012

Alcatraz as Matt Tanner

2011

Creature as Niles
Necessary Roughness as Terrence King

2010

Just Wright as Angelo Bembrey
The Deep End as Malcolm Bennett
My Generation as Rolly Marks

2009

Dollhouse as Sam Jennings

2008

True Blood as Eggs

2007

In the Valley of Elah as Specialist Ennis Long

2006

Glory Road as Harry Flournoy

2005

Ghost Whisperer as Justin Cotter

2004

Tiger Cruise as Kenny
Desperate Housewives as Matthew Applewhite

2003

Cold Case as Herman Lester

2002

2001

One on One as Mustafa

2000

Boston Public as Russell Clark

1999

1997

The View as Self

1990

Law & Order as Jalen Shaw

1981

Production

2016

Adulterers as Producer