Brandon T. Jackson

**Brandon Timothy Jackson** (born March 7, 1984) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is known for his roles in the films _Roll Bounce_ (2005), _Tropic Thunder_ (2008), _Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief_ (2010), _Lottery Ticket_ (2010), _Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son_ (2011), _Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters_ (2013), and Roofie Jackson in _Deadbeat_ (2014–2016).

## Personal life

Jackson was born in Detroit, Michigan. His parents are Beverly Yvonne and Wayne Timothy Jackson. All are pastors. His maternal grandfather, Royal Titus Bozeman, was a Pentecostal child preacher named a "Boy Wonder" by Indiana newspapers.

### Film

|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Title|scope="col"|Role|scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan=2|2001|_Nikita Blues_|Tyrone|||||
|_Ali_|Club Goer|||||||
|2002|_8 Mile_|Chin Tiki Club Goer||||||
|rowspan=3|2005|_Envy_||||||
|_Roll Bounce_|Junior|||||||
|_House of Grimm_||||||||
|rowspan=2|2007|_This Christmas_|El Rey MC|||||
|_Big Stan_|Deshawn|||||||
|rowspan=4|2008|_Tropic Thunder_|Alpa Chino|||||
|_Days of Wrath_|"Lil One"|||||||
|_The Day the Earth Stood Still_|Target Tech|||||||
|_Cuttin' da Mustard_|Rolo|||||||
|2009|_Fast & Furious_|Alex||||||
|rowspan=5|2010|_Tooth Fairy_|Duke|||||
|_Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief_|Grover Underwood|||||||
|_Dark Moon_||Short film||||||
|_Operation: Endgame_|Tower|||||||
|_Lottery Ticket_|Benny|||||||
|rowspan=2|2011|_Big Tweet_|Big Tweet|Short film||||
|_Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son_|Trent Pierce / Charmaine Daisy Pierce|||||||
|2012|_Thunderstruck_|Alan||||||
|rowspan=2|2013|_Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters_|Grover Underwood|||||
|_Approaching Midnight_|Corporal Artie "AJ" Culpepper|||||||
|rowspan=2|2016|_Get a Job_|Luke|||||
|_Eloise_|Dell Richards|||||||
|rowspan=2|2017|_The Year of Spectacular Men_|Logan|||||
|_Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town_|Dick|||||||
|2018|_A Talent for Trouble_|Niles Wellington||||||
|2019|_All the Way with You_|Malik||||||
|rowspan=2|2024|_Trap City_|DeShawn|||||
|_I'm Beginning to See the Light_|Sam|||||||

### Television

|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Title|scope="col"|Role|scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1999|_The Norm Show_|Buster|Episode: "Artie Comes to Town"|||||
|2001–2002|_The Zeta Project_|Blair / Jason Foley|Voice; 2 episodes|||||
|2007|_Super Sweet 16: The Movie_|Brian|Television film|||||
|rowspan=2|2011|_Raising Hope_|Justin|Episode: "Romeo and Romeo"||||
|_Hail Mary_|KZ|Television film||||||
|2013|_Beverly Hills Cop_|Aaron Foley|Unaired pilot|||||
|rowspan=2|2014|_Californication_|Hashtag|Recurring cast (season 7)||||
|_Drunk History_|Robert Smalls|Episode: "Charleston"||||||
|2014–2015|_Deadbeat_|Rufus "Roofie" Jones|Main cast (seasons 1-2)|||||
|2015|_Mr. Robinson_|Ben Robinson|Main cast|||||
|2015–2020|_BoJack Horseman_|Corduroy Jackson-Jackson|Voice; recurring role|||||
|rowspan=2|2017|_Love by the 10th Date_|Dante|Television film||||
|_Face Value_|Team Captain|||||||
|2019|_Historical Roasts_|Barack Obama|Episode: "Martin Luther King Jr."|||||
|rowspan="2"|2025|_The Family Business_|Marquis Duncan|Guest role||||
|_The Family Business: New Orleans_|Marquis Duncan|Main role||||||

## Awards and nominations

|Year|Award|Category|Title|Result||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2006|rowspan=3|Black Reel Award|Black Reel Award for Best Breakthrough Performance|_Roll Bounce_||
|2009|rowspan=2|Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor|_Tropic Thunder_|||
|2011|_Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief_|||||
|2012|Golden Raspberry Award|Worst Supporting Actress <small>(as Charmaine)</small>|_Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son_|||

## Singles

- _Imma Do It Big_ (featuring T-Pain and One Chance)

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Brandon T. Jackson
- **image**: Brandon T. Jackson 2012.jpg
- **caption**: Jackson in 2012
- **birth name**: Brandon Timothy Jackson
- **birth place**: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
- **occupation**: Actor, comedian
- **years active**: 1997–present
- **children**: 4