Billy Brown ( actor ) - wikipedia Billy Brown ( actor ) Not to be confused with actor Billy Aaron Brown. Billy Brown October 30 Inglewood, California Occupation Actor Years active 1993 -- present Billy Brown is an American actor. In 2014, Brown began starring as Detective Nate Lahey in the Shonda Rhimes drama series, How to Get Away with Murder. He is also known for his roles in the television series Lights Out, Dexter, Sons of Anarchy, and Hostages. Contents 1 Life and career 2 Filmography 2.1 Film 2.2 Television 2.3 Video games 3 References 4 External links Life and career Brown was born and raised in Inglewood, California. He is known for his role as detective Mike Anderson on Showtime 's Dexter from 2011 to 2012. Previously he starred as boxer Richard `` Death Row '' Reynolds in the short - lived FX series Lights Out. In 2012, he landed the recurring role of August Marks in the fifth season of Sons of Anarchy. He also provides the second voice of Cliffjumper in the animated series Transformers : Prime. In 2013, he portrayed Agent Troy Riley in the first season of The Following. Brown starred opposite Toni Collette in the CBS drama series Hostages from 2013 - 14. In 2014, he was cast opposite Viola Davis in ABC drama How to Get Away with Murder, produced by Shonda Rhimes. In 2017, Brown was cast in his first film leading role in the Screen Gems ' thriller Proud Mary opposite Taraji P. Henson. Voices for the Marines commercials. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1993 Geronimo : An American Legend Native American 1993 Dreamrider Boy in Boston 1997 The Beautician and the Beast Fireman 1997 The Lost World : Jurassic Park InGen Worker Second Coming N / A 2002 The Wild Thornberrys Movie Rhino Voice 2005 House of the Dead 2 Griffin 2008 I Am Bubba Bubba Short film 2008 Cloverfield Staff Sgt. Pryce 2008 Lakeview Terrace Patrolman 2009 Race to Witch Mountain Carson 2009 Star Trek Med Evac Pilot 2017 Proud Mary Television Year Title Role Notes 2000 -- 2003 As Told by Ginger Mr. Patterson / Delivery Guy ( voices ) 4 episodes ( as Mr. Patterson ), 3 episodes ( as Delivery Guy ) Starship Troopers 2 : Hero of the Federation Private Ottis Brick Television film CSI : NY George Thomas Episode : `` Grand Master '' NCIS Chief Petty Officer Velat Episode : `` Heart Break '' 2005 Cold Case Donald Williams Episode : `` Strange Fruit '' 2005 -- 2006 E-Ring MSgt. Meeks 3 episodes 2007 Criminal minds Det. Ware Episode : `` Fear and Loathing '' 2007 Backyards & Bullets Craig Winslow Unsold TV pilot 2007 -- 2008 Dirt Tweety McDaniel 3 episodes 2009 Southland Talib 2 episodes 2009 Californication Marcy 's Date Episode : `` The Land of Rape and Honey '' CSI : NY Business Pedestrian Episode : `` Unfriendly Chat '' 2011 Reconstruction Sam Unsold TV pilot 2011 Lights Out Richard ' Death Row ' Reynolds 11 episodes 2012 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Joe Marshall Episode : `` Official Story '' 2011 -- 2012 Dexter Det. Mike Anderson 11 episodes Nominated -- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series 2013 The Following Troy Riley 3 episodes 2012 -- 2014 Sons of Anarchy August Marks 14 episodes 2013 -- 2014 Hostages Archer Petit 15 episodes 2014 Legends Robert McCombs Episode : `` Rogue '' 2014 -- present How to Get Away with Murder Detective Nate Lahey 45 episodes 2015 Adventure Time The Vampire King 3 episodes Video games Year Title Role Notes 2000 Jet Set Radio DJ Professor K Voice 2002 Jet Set Radio Future DJ Professor K Voice Hot Shots Golf Fore ! T - Bone Voice References ^ Jump up to : `` Billy Brown ''. American Broadcasting Companies. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2014. Jump up ^ `` ' Lights Out ' Actor Joins ' Dexter ' in Key Role ( Exclusive ) ''. The Hollywood Reporter. May 25, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Billy Brown to play opposite Harold Perrineau in ' Sons of Anarchy ' ''. Digital Spy. June 8, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Billy Brown compares his roles on ' Hostages ' and ' Sons of Anarchy ' ''. Entertainment Weekly. September 23, 2013. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( 2014 - 03 - 02 ). `` Aimee Garcia Cast In CBS Pilot ' Red Zone ' ; Billy Brown In ABC 's ' How To Get Away ' ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 10. Jump up ^ `` ABC Picks Up Shonda Rhimes Drama, Renews ' Resurrection ' and ' Once Upon a Time ' ''. TheWrap. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 10. Jump up ^ Kroll, Justin ( February 22, 2017 ). `` ' How to Get Away With Murder 's ' Billy Brown to Star With Taraji P. Henson in ' Proud Mary ' ( EXCLUSIVE ) ''. Retrieved March 8, 2017. Jump up ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0113117/ External links Billy Brown on IMDb Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Billy_Brown_(actor)&oldid=791722419 '' Categories : American male television actors American male voice actors Living people Male actors from Inglewood, California 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from February 2015 Articles with hCards Year of birth missing ( living people ) Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español فارسی Français 한국어 Հայերեն Italiano עברית Nederlands Português Русский Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 22 July 2017, at 02 : 25. About Wikipedia

Question: who plays august marks on sons of anarchy
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