# Brian J. White

Brian Joseph White (born April 21, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in films such as The Family Stone (2005), The Game Plan (2007), 12 Rounds (2009), I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009), Good Deeds (2012), and The Cabin in the Woods (2012). On television, White had prominent roles in Men of a Certain Age (2009–11), Beauty & the Beast (2012–13), and Ambitions (2019).

## Early life

White was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Estela Bowser, a financial advisor, and Jo Jo White, a Hall of Fame basketball player for the Boston Celtics, sports executive, and restaurateur. He is the oldest of six children. White graduated from Newton South High School and Dartmouth College, where he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
Before becoming a professional actor, White passed his Series 7 exam and worked for some time as a stockbroker.

## Career

White began acting in a number of television series such as Moesha, The Parkers, Spyder Games, Second Time Around, and The Shield. He then moved into film roles, appearing in The Family Stone, Brick, Stomp the Yard, The Game Plan, and In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale. He had a recurring role as Lieutenant Carl Davis on Moonlight. In 2009, White appeared in the films Fighting and 12 Rounds. He starred in I Can Do Bad All by Myself, and followed this with a regular role in the series Men of a Certain Age.
In 2011, White starred in The Heart Specialist and Politics of Love. He then began touring with the David E. Talbert stage play What My Husband Doesn't Know. The tour ran from May 8 to December 18. White became the co-host of the UNCF national "Empower Me" tour and starred in the music video for Monica's song "Until it's Gone". In 2012, he appeared in Good Deeds and The Cabin in the Woods. In 2015, he appeared in the television series Scandal as the love interest of Olivia Pope. In 2014, he starred in the music video from Indonesian singer Agnez Mo titled "Coke Bottle" and "As Long As I Get Paid". He had a recurring role as Captain Dallas Patterson in season 4 of NBC's Chicago Fire.
In 2016 he hosted the Miss Grand International 2016 pageant in Las Vegas, United States on October 25th 2016 where Indonesia's Ariska Putri Pertiwi won the title.
In 2018, White began starring in the two Urban Movie Channel drama series, Bronx SIU and Monogamy. In 2019 and 2020, he received Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series for Bronx SIU. In 2019, he starred opposite Robin Givens in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera, Ambitions.

## Personal life

White and Paula Da Silva married in 2010. They have a daughter who was born in 2014.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | The Matchmaker | Jason | |
| 1999 | The Best Man | Bachelor Party and Wedding Guest | |
| 2000 | Something to Sing About | Robert | TV movie |
| 2001 | Me and Mrs. Jones | Tracy Wainwright | |
| 2002 | For Mature Audiences Only | Model | Short |
| 2003 | The Lone Ranger | Joseph Freedman | TV movie |
| 2003 | The Movie Hero | Antoine Thompson/The Sidekick | |
| 2003 | This Girl's Life | DB | |
| 2003 | Malibooty! | Jamal Webber | Video |
| 2003 | Redemption | Christian Rayne | Video |
| 2004 | Mr. 3000 | T-Rex Pennebaker | |
| 2004 | Trois: The Escort | Trent Meyer | Video |
| 2005 | Brick | Brad Bramish | |
| 2005 | Dirty | Officer Sayed | |
| 2005 | The Family Stone | Patrick Thomas | |
| 2005 | Venice Underground | Thomas Bendenelli | |
| 2006 | DOA: Dead or Alive | Zack | |
| 2007 | Stomp the Yard | Sylvester | |
| 2007 | Daddy's Little Girls | Christopher | |
| 2007 | In the Name of the King | Commander Tarish | |
| 2007 | Motives 2 | Donovan Cook | Video |
| 2007 | The Game Plan | Jamal Webber | |
| 2007 | Football Wives | Kyle Jameson | TV movie |
| 2009 | 12 Rounds | Detective Hank Carver | |
| 2009 | Fighting | Evan Hailey | |
| 2009 | I Can Do Bad All by Myself | Randy | |
| 2011 | The Heart Specialist | Dr. Ray Howard | |
| 2011 | Politics of Love | Kyle Franklin | |
| 2011 | The Cabin in the Woods | Daniel Truman | |
| 2012 | What My Husband Doesn't Know | Paul | Video |
| 2012 | Good Deeds | Walter Deeds | |
| 2013 | Someone to Love | Darrell Brent | |
| 2014 | Getting Even | Ike Williamson | |
| 2015 | Walter | Darren | |
| 2015 | My Favorite Five | Christopher Michaels | |
| 2015 | With This Ring | Damon | TV movie |
| 2015 | Bachelors | Miles | |
| 2015 | Where Children Play | Jeremy Spencer | |
| 2016 | 36 Hour Layover | Quincy | |
| 2016 | Only for One Night | William | |
| 2017 | Media | Michael Jones | TV movie |
| 2018 | Amateur | Vince | |
| 2018 | We Belong Together | Detective Daily | |
| 2018 | Never Heard | Manuel Jackson | |
| 2019 | Black Privilege | Alderman Tryone Burke | TV movie |
| 2019 | Dear Frank | Frank | |
| 2019 | A Shot for Justice | Brandon Williams | |
| 2021 | The Men in My Life | Kevin | |
| 2023 | Every Breath She Takes | Billy | TV movie |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Felicity | Student #1 | Episode: "Running Mates" |
| 2000 | Moesha | Gabe | Recurring Cast: Season 5 |
| 2001 | Spyder Games | Alex Peters | Recurring Cast |
| 2001 | The Parkers | Omar | Episode: "Crazy Love" |
| 2002 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Sweet Money | Episode: "Nancy Drew" |
| 2003 | Lizzie McGuire | Pizza Guy | Episode: "The Gordo Shuffle" |
| 2003-08 | The Shield | Detective Tavon Garris | Recurring Cast: Season 2-3, Guest: Season 7 |
| 2004-05 | Second Time Around | Nigel Muse | Main Cast |
| 2006 | In Justice | Scott Burrows | Episode: "Victims" |
| 2007 | Ghost Whisperer | Officer Barrett | Episode: "The Cradle Will Rock" & "Children of Ghosts" |
| 2007-08 | Moonlight | Lieutenant Carl Davis | Recurring Cast |
| 2009 | CSI: Miami | Kurt Sabin | Episode: "Head Case" |
| 2009-11 | Men of a Certain Age | Marcus | Main Cast |
| 2011 | Body of Proof | Brian Hall | Episode: "Letting Go" |
| 2011 | 9ine | Michael | Recurring Cast |
| 2011 | Love Bites | Dante | Episode: "Stand and Deliver" |
| 2012 | CSI: Miami | Greg McCallister | Episode: "Terminal Velocity" |
| 2012 | Burn Notice | Agent Woods | Episode: "Unchained" |
| 2012-13 | Beauty & the Beast | Joe Bishop | Main Cast: Season 1 |
| 2013-14 | Hostages | Colonel Thomas Blair | Recurring Cast |
| 2014 | Major Crimes | DDA Jeff Lee | Episode: "Letting It Go" |
| 2014 | Hawaii Five-0 | Jason Hollier | Episode: "Ka Makuakaneka" |
| 2015 | Suits | Garrett Brady | Episode: "Respect" |
| 2015 | Another Period | Chauncey Alistair | Episode: "Senate" |
| 2015 | Mistresses | Blair Patterson | Recurring Cast: Season 3 |
| 2015 | Chicago P.D. | Dallas Patterson | Episode: "A Dead Kid, a Notebook, and a Lot of Maybes" |
| 2015 | Scandal | Franklin Russell | Recurring Cast: Season 4, Guest: Season 5 |
| 2015 | Chicago Fire | Dallas Patterson | Recurring Cast: Season 4 |
| 2016 | Colony | George | Episode: "A Brave New World" |
| 2017 | APB | Reggie Walker | Episode: "Above & Beyond" |
| 2017-18 | Ray Donovan | Jay White | Recurring Cast: Season 5-6 |
| 2018 | Taken | Julius Vox | Episode: "OPSEC" |
| 2018 | Young & Hungry | Eric | Episode: "Young & Bullseye" |
| 2018-19 | Bronx SIU | Jimmy Blue | Main Cast |
| 2018-21 | Monogamy | Dallas | Main Cast |
| 2019 | Ambitions | Evan Lancaster | Main Cast |
| 2020 | Stereoscope | Lewis Thomas | Main Cast |
| 2022-24 | The Black Hamptons | Jeffery Bowen | Main Cast |
| 2023 | Fosters Law | Edward Foster | Main Cast |
| 2024 | The Rookie | Mark Greer | Episode: "The Vow" |
| 2024 | Criminal Minds | Vincent Orlov | Recurring Cast: Season 17 |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
| 2019 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series | Bronx SIU | Nominated |
| 2020 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series | Bronx SIU | Nominated |
| 2020 | Indie Series Awards | Indie Series Award for Best Lead Actor — Drama | Bronx SIU | Nominated |

## Stage

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2010 | What My Husband Doesn't Know | Paul |