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Mehcad Brooks

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Mehcad Jason McKinley Brooks (born October 25, 1980) is an American actor and former fashion model. He is known for his roles as Matthew Applewhite in the second season of ABC's series Desperate Housewives (2005–2006), Jerome in The Game, "Eggs" Benedict Talley in the first and second seasons of HBO's series True Blood, his leading role as Terrance "TK" King in the USA series Necessary Roughness (2011–2013) and James Olsen in the CBS/The CW series Supergirl. From 2022 to 2025, he portrayed one of the lead roles, that of NYPD Detective Jalen Shaw, on the NBC police procedural drama Law & Order. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Mehcad Brooks is the 11,007th most popular actor (down from 10,300th in 2024), the 16,015th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,995th in 2019) and the 5,068th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Mehcad Brooks ranks 11,007 out of 13,578. Before him are Mallika Sherawat, Maika Monroe, Yoon Kyun-sang, Alexandra Shipp, Ebru Özkan, and Pavel Derevyanko. After him are Kelly Stables, Mohammad Reza Golzar, Cathryn Damon, Joanna Scanlan, Hwang Chan-sung, and Ashley Bell.

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Among people born in 1980, Mehcad Brooks ranks 644. Before him are Roxanne McKee, Kristine Lunde-Borgersen, Kazumichi Takagi, Adékambi Olufadé, Dorin Goian, and Florin Cernat. After him are Shahin Najafi, Rojda Felat, Samuel Dumoulin, Nneka, Marama Vahirua, and Pontus Farnerud.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mehcad Brooks ranks 16,022 out of 20,380. Before him are Cleanth Brooks (1906), Maika Monroe (1993), Alexandra Shipp (1991), Joni James (1930), Toro y Moi (1986), and Evan Spiegel (1990). After him are Freda Payne (1942), Kelly Stables (1978), Mark Hatfield (1922), Cathryn Damon (1930), Peter Hedges (1962), and Latrell Sprewell (1970).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Mehcad Brooks ranks 5,071. Before him are Joe Piscopo (1951), Hamish Linklater (1976), Peggie Castle (1927), Ben Shenkman (1968), Maika Monroe (1993), and Alexandra Shipp (1991). After him are Kelly Stables (1978), Cathryn Damon (1930), Ashley Bell (1986), Tati Gabrielle (1996), Danielle Campbell (1995), and Erin Daniels (1973).

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