Clancy Brown
Clancy Brown
Clarence John "Clancy" Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor. Prolific in film and television since the 1980s, Brown is often cast in villainous and authoritative roles. His film roles include Rawhide in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), the Kurgan in Highlander (1986), Sheriff Gus Gilbert in Pet Sematary Two (1992), Capt. Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Sgt. Charles Zim in Starship Troopers (1997), Surtur in Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Stanley Thomas in Promising Young Woman (2020), and the Harbinger in John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023). On television, he has played Brother Justin Crowe on the HBO series Carnivàle (2003–2005), Waylon "Jock" Jeffcoat on the Showtime series Billions (2018–2019, 2023), Kurt Caldwell on the Showtime series Dexter: New Blood (2021–2022), and Sal Maroni in The Penguin (2024). In animation, Brown has voiced Lex Luthor in the DC Animated Universe (1996–2006) and Mr. Krabs on SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–present). His other animated roles include Long Feng in Avatar: The Last Airbender (2006) and Savage Opress in Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011–2013). He has also voiced video game characters such as Doctor Neo Cortex and Uka Uka in the Crash Bandicoot franchise (1997–2003) and Hank Anderson in Detroit: Become Human (2018). Clarence J. Brown III was born on January 5, 1959, in Urbana, Ohio, and had an older sister, Beth, who died in 1964. Their mother, Joyce Helen (née Eldridge), was a conductor, composer and concert pianist. The siblings' father, Clarence J. "Bud" Brown Jr., was a newspaper publisher who helped manage the Brown Publishing Company, the family-owned newspaper business started by Clancy's grandfather, Congressman Clarence J. Brown. From 1965 to 1983, Bud Brown also served as a congressman, in the same seat as his own father, and later as Chairman of the Board of Brown Publishing. The family continued to operate the business until 2010. Brown graduated from St. Albans School in Washington, D.C., and Northwestern University. At St. Albans, Brown performed the role of Deputy Governor Thomas Danforth in The Crucible.
Acted Movies
Director: Dave Needham
Writers: Chris Viscardi,
Cast: Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence, Clancy Brown, Dee Bradley Baker, Jill Talley, Lori Alan, Mary Jo Catlett, Mr. Lawrence, Rodger Bumpass, Tom Kenny,
Director: Chad Stahelski
Writers: Michael Finch,
Cast: Bill Skarsgård, Clancy Brown, Donnie Yen, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ian McShane, Keanu Reeves, Lance Reddick, Laurence Fishburne, Rina Sawayama, Scott Adkins,
Director: Tim Kirkby
Writers: Howard Michael Gould,
Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Clancy Brown, Dominic Monaghan, Jacob Scipio, Lucy Fry, Mel Gibson, Method Man, Morena Baccarin, Paul Ben-Victor, Rupert Friend,
Director: Emerald Fennell
Writers: Emerald Fennell,
Cast: Adam Brody, Alison Brie, Bo Burnham, Carey Mulligan, Chris Lowell, Clancy Brown, Connie Britton, Jennifer Coolidge, Laverne Cox, Molly Shannon,
Director: Ryan Spindell
Writers: Ryan Spindell,
Cast: Barak Hardley, Ben Hethcoat, Caitlin Custer, Christine Kilmer, Clancy Brown, Jacob Elordi, James Bachman, Jennifer Irwin, Mike C. Nelson, Sarah Hay,
Director: Tim Hill
Writers: Tim Hill,
Cast: Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence, Clancy Brown, Jill Talley, Keanu Reeves, Mary Jo Catlett, Matt Berry, Mr. Lawrence, Rodger Bumpass, Tom Kenny,
Director: Ethan Coen
Writers: Ethan Coen,
Cast: Alejandro Patiño, Clancy Brown, Danny McCarthy, David Krumholtz, E.E. Bell, Thomas Wingate, Tim Blake Nelson, Tim DeZarn, Tom Proctor, Willie Watson,
Director: David Gordon Green
Writers: John Pollono,
Cast: Clancy Brown, Danny McCarthy, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kate Fitzgerald, Lenny Clarke, Miranda Richardson, Nate Richman, Patty O'Neil, Richard Lane Jr., Tatiana Maslany,
Director: Ramin Bahrani
Writers: Amir Naderi,
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Clancy Brown, Cullen Moss, J.D. Evermore, Laura Dern, Michael Shannon, Nicole Barré, Noah Lomax, Tim Guinee, Wayne Pére,
Director: Gary Fleder
Writers: Sylvester Stallone,
Cast: Christa Campbell, Clancy Brown, Frank Grillo, Izabela Vidovic, James Franco, Jason Statham, Kate Bosworth, Omar Benson Miller, Rachelle Lefevre, Winona Ryder,
Director: J.T. Petty
Writers: J.T. Petty,
Cast: Andre Royo, Clancy Brown, Clifton Collins Jr., Dan Fogler, Edoardo Ballerini, Larry Fessenden, Macon Blair, Robyn Rikoon, Samantha Buck, Stephen Gevedon,
Director: Anthony Leonardi III
Writers: Jonathan W.C. Mills,
Cast: Anne Heche, Clancy Brown, Ethan Peck, Heather Roop, J.D. Evermore, James Tupper, Jennifer Stone, Michelle DeVito, Rebekah Brandes, Wayne Pére,
Director: Don Coscarelli
Writers: Don Coscarelli,
Cast: Chase Williamson, Clancy Brown, Daniel Roebuck, Doug Jones, Fabianne Therese, Glynn Turman, Jimmy Wong, Paul Giamatti, Rob Mayes, Tai Bennett,
Director: Ramin Bahrani
Writers: Ramin Bahrani,
Cast: Ben Marten, Chelcie Ross, Clancy Brown, Dennis Quaid, Heather Graham, Kim Dickens, Maika Monroe, Red West, Stephen Louis Grush, Zac Efron,
Director: Jon Favreau
Writers: Damon Lindelof,
Cast: Adam Beach, Clancy Brown, Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Keith Carradine, Noah Ringer, Olivia Wilde, Paul Dano, Sam Rockwell, Walton Goggins,
Director: Sam Liu
Writers: Greg Johnson,
Cast: Alistair Abell, Ashleigh Ball, Chris Britton, Clancy Brown, Jay Brazeau, Matthew Wolf, Paul Dobson, Rick Gomez, Ron Halder, Tara Strong,
Director: Samuel Bayer
Writers: Eric Heisserer,
Cast: Clancy Brown, Connie Britton, Jackie Earle Haley, Julianna Damm, Katie Cassidy, Kellan Lutz, Kyle Gallner, Lia D. Mortensen, Rooney Mara, Thomas Dekker,
Director: Andrew Davis
Writers: Ron L. Brinkerhoff,
Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Benny Ciaramello, Bryce Cass, Clancy Brown, Dulé Hill, Kevin Costner, Melissa Sagemiller, Neal McDonough, Omari Hardwick, Sela Ward,
Director: Moisés Kaufman
Writers: Moisés Kaufman,
Cast: Bill Irwin, Clancy Brown, Clea DuVall, Dylan Baker, Janeane Garofalo, Jeremy Davies, Joshua Jackson, Peter Fonda, Steve Buscemi, Tom Bower,
Director: Norman Jewison
Writers: Dan Gordon,
Cast: Clancy Brown, Dan Hedaya, David Paymer, Debbi Morgan, Deborah Kara Unger, Denzel Washington, Harris Yulin, John Hannah, Liev Schreiber, Vicellous Shannon,
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Writers: Edward Neumeier,
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Clancy Brown, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, Jake Busey, Michael Ironside, Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Muldoon, Rue McClanahan, Seth Gilliam,
Director: Frank Darabont
Writers: Frank Darabont,
Cast: Bob Gunton, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows, James Whitmore, Jeffrey DeMunn, Larry Brandenburg, Mark Rolston, Morgan Freeman, Tim Robbins, William Sadler,
Director: Mary Lambert
Writers: Richard Outten,
Cast: Anthony Edwards, Clancy Brown, Darlanne Fluegel, Edward Furlong, Jared Rushton, Jason McGuire, Jim Peck, Len Hunt, Lisa Waltz, Sarah Trigger,
Director: Martin Campbell
Writers: Joseph Dougherty,
Cast: Alexandra Powers, Arnetia Walker, Charles Hallahan, Clancy Brown, David Warner, Fred Ward, Julianne Moore, Lee Tergesen, Peter Allas, Raymond O'Connor,
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Writers: Eric Red,
Cast: Clancy Brown, Elizabeth Peña, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Dunn, Louise Fletcher, Markus Flanagan, Mary Mara, Philip Bosco, Richard Jenkins, Ron Silver,
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Writers: Larry Ferguson,
Cast: Alan North, Beatie Edney, Christopher Lambert, Clancy Brown, Hugh Quarshie, Jon Polito, Peter Diamond, Roxanne Hart, Sean Connery, Sheila Gish,
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Writers: Richard Di Lello,
Cast: Ally Sheedy, Clancy Brown, Eric Gurry, Esai Morales, Jim Moody, John Zenda, Reni Santoni, Robert Lee Rush, Sean Penn, Tony Mockus Jr.,