# Arjay Smith

Arjay L. M. Smith (born November 27, 1983) is an American actor best known for his teenage role portraying the title character of the Nickelodeon children's television series The Journey of Allen Strange. Smith portrayed terrorist Laurent Dubaku during Season 7 of the FOX thriller/drama 24. Smith also portrayed Max Lewicki on the TNT television series Perception.

## Career

Smith's first acting role was in the sitcom Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher, playing Jared. He portrayed Brian Parks in the film The Day After Tomorrow alongside Jake Gyllenhaal and Tanner in Vacancy 2: The First Cut. He was in the film To Save a Life as Matt McQueen. He has also appeared in television shows such as Sons of Anarchy, NYPD Blue, Criminal Minds, Bones, Like Family, Strong Medicine, Cold Case, Without a Trace, Charmed, Masters of Horror, Step by Step, That's So Raven, Boston Public, The West Wing, The Drew Carey Show, ER, Figure It Out, Medium, The Bernie Mac Show and ‘’The Journey of Allen Strange’’. Smith had recurring roles in Malcolm in the Middle as Cadet Ken Finley, and The Rookie as James Murray.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1997 | Toothless | Phil |
| 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow | Brian Parks |
| 2008 | First Sunday | Preston |
| 2008 | Be Kind Rewind | Manny |
| 2008 | Vacancy 2: The First Cut | Tanner |
| 2008 | Finding Chance | Jayden |
| 2009 | To Save a Life | Matt McQueen |
| 2012 | We Made This Movie | Eric 'LeBron' James |

### TV Series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | Step by Step | Nelson | Episode: "Three Girls and a Baby"" |
| 1996–1997 | Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher | Jared | |
| 1997 | ER | Brian | Episode: "When the Bough Breaks" |
| 1997–2000 | The Journey of Allen Strange | Allen Strange | Main Role |
| 2000 | The Drew Carey Show | Richard | Episode: "Drew Can't Carey a Tune" |
| 2000–2001 | Malcolm in the Middle | Ken Finley | 9 episodes |
| 2001 | Strong Medicine | Kyle | Episode: "Bloodwork" |
| 2001–2004 | NYPD Blue | Anthony Woodside/Mickey Economides/Tyler Newell | 3 episodes |
| 2002–2004 | The Bernie Mac Show | Reggie | Episodes: "Stop Having Sex", "Love Bug" |
| 2003 | That's so Raven | Gabriel | Episode: "Ye Olde Dating Game" |
| 2003 | Like Family | Brad | Episode: Pilot |
| 2003 | Boston Public | Taylor Graham | Episode: "Chapter Seventy-one" |
| 2004 | Cold Case | Derek Jackson | Episode: "The Badlands" |
| 2005 | Charmed | Speed | Episode: "Battle of the Hexes" |
| 2006 | Without a Trace | Darnell Williams | Episode: "White Balance" |
| 2007 | My Name Is Earl | Clint | Episode: "G.E.D." |
| 2008 | Medium | Evan Sabow (young) | Episode: "Aftertaste" |
| 2009 | 24 | Laurent Dubaku | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Saving Grace | Terrance Metarie | Episode: "But There's Clay" |
| 2009 | Raising the Bar | James "Prez" Madison | Episode: "Rules of Engagement" |
| 2009 | Bones | Tony Salinas | Episode: "The Plain in the Prodigy" |
| 2009 | FlashForward | Louis | Episode: "Black Swan" |
| 2009 | CSI: Miami | Greg Ballard | Episode: "Point of Impact" |
| 2009 | Three Rivers | Jared | Episode: "A Roll of Dice" |
| 2010 | NCIS | Roy | Episode: "Masquerade" |
| 2010 | Ghost Whisperer | Scott | Episode: "Blood Money" |
| 2010 | Detroit 1-8-7 | JB | Episode: "Broken Engagement/Trashman" |
| 2012 | The Finder | Trey | Episode: "A Life After Death" |
| 2012 | Criminal Minds | Tony Anders | Episode: "God Complex" |
| 2012–2015 | Perception | Max Lewicki | Main Role |
| 2013 | Men at Work | Donald | Episode: Uncle Gibbs |
| 2014 | Sons of Anarchy | Grant McQueen | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | Major Crimes | Dennis Price | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | Designated Survivor | Nelson | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2017 | NCIS: New Orleans | Carlton Boone | Episode: "Knockout" |
| 2017 | MacGyver | Detective Turner | Episode: "Bullet + Pen" |
| 2018 | The Good Doctor | Daniel Porter | Episode: "36 Hour" |
| 2021 | Sacrifice | Bobby Howard | 6 episodes |
| 2021–present | The Rookie | James Murray | Recurring Role |