Arlen Alexander Escarpeta is a Belizean-born American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films ''

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'', '' Into the Storm'' (2014), and most notably, his portrayal of Bobby Brown in the 2015 film ''

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Career

In 2000, Escarpeta received his first on-screen role in Greg Morgan's ''The Playaz Court''. In the following years, he appeared in various television programs such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Judging Amy ''Judging Amy'' is an American legal drama television series that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character (Brenneman) is a judge who serves in a ...

'' and ''

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''. In 2002, Escarpeta appeared in ''

High Crimes ''High Crimes'' is a 2002 American legal thriller film directed by Carl Franklin and starring Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman, reunited from the 1997 film '' Kiss the Girls''. The screenplay by Yuri Zeltser and Grace Cary Bickley is based on Jose ...

''. In that same year, he was cast as Sam Walker in the

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series ''

American Dreams ''American Dreams'' is an American drama television series that ran on NBC for three seasons & 61 episodes, from September 29, 2002, to March 30, 2005. The show tells the story of the Pryor family of Philadelphia during the mid-1960s, with many ...

'', which aired on

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. Escarpeta then appeared in '' American Gun''. He also appeared television shows '' ER'' and ''

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''. The following year, he co-starred with

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and

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in true-life drama '' We Are Marshall''. In 2007, Escarpeta appeared in David Wain's comedy film, ''

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''. He made appearances on '' Law and Order: SVU'' and ''

Without a Trace ''Without a Trace'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Hank Steinberg that aired on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009 with the total of seven seasons and 160 episodes. The series focuses the cases of ...

'', respectively. In 2009, he starred in Preston Whitmore's '' Dough Boys''. He also starred as a young

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officer on patrol during the racial gang war in the drama ''818'', on which Escarpeta also serves co-producer. He appeared as Lawrence in the 2009 version of ''

''. He followed the film with an additional television appearance on the short-lived medical drama, '' Mental''. Escarpeta followed ''Friday the 13th'' with leading roles in several features, including ''

''. Escarpeta had a role in ''

'' as Nathan Sears, and he dubbed the same role in the Latin Spanish dub. It was the fifth film in the horror franchise, and was featured in 3D. In November 2011, Escarpeta made an appearance on The CW's ''

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''. He also appeared in an episode of FOX's ''

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'' (2012), NBC's ''

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'' (2014), and CBS' ''

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'' (2014). Escarpeta played the role of

Bobby Brown Robert Barisford Brown (born February 5, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. Brown, alongside frequent collaborator Teddy Riley, is noted as one of the pioneers of new jack swing: a fusion of hip hop and R&B. Brown started h ...

in the new

Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress. Nicknamed "The Voice", she is one of the bestselling music artists of all time, with sales of over 200 million records worldwide. Houston in ...

biopic, ''

'', airing on Lifetime on January 17, 2015.

Filmography

Film and TV Movies

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Escarpeta, Arlen 1981 births African-American male actors Living people American television actors American people of Belizean descent 21st-century American male actors American male film actors Belizean emigrants to the United States 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people