Acting

Mehcad Brooks

Born 1980-10-25 · Austin, Texas, USA

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.

Credits

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Mortal Kombat II
as Jax Briggs
2026
And Just Like That…
as Marion Odin
2021
Mortal Kombat
as Jax
2021
Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Jalen Shaw
2021
A Fall from Grace
as Shannon
2020
Nobody's Fool
as Charlie
2018
Adulterers
as Damien
2016
Adulterers
Producer
2016
Supergirl
as Jimmy Olsen / Guardian
2015
Benched
as George Grumbeigh Jr.
2014
About Last Night
as Derek
2014
Magic: The Gathering - The Musical
as Doug
2012
Alcatraz
as Matt Tanner
2012
Creature
as Niles
2011
Necessary Roughness
as Terrence King
2011
My Generation
as Rolly Marks
2010
Just Wright
as Angelo Bembrey
2010
The Deep End
as Malcolm Bennett
2010
Dollhouse
as Sam Jennings
2009
True Blood
as Eggs
2008
K-Ville
2007
In the Valley of Elah
as Specialist Ennis Long
2007
The Game
as Jerome Wright
2006
Glory Road
as Harry Flournoy
2006
Ghost Whisperer
as Justin Cotter
2005
Desperate Housewives
as Matthew Applewhite
2004
Tiger Cruise
as Kenny
2004
Cold Case
as Herman Lester
2003
Do Over
2002
One on One
as Mustafa
2001
Boston Public
as Russell Clark
2000
Malcolm in the Middle
as Big kid
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Prince Miller
1999
The View
as Self
1997
Law & Order
as Jalen Shaw
1990
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
1981