Brad Hawkins (born January 13, 1976) is an American actor, best known for playing Ryan Steele in Saban's action adventure science fantasy series ''

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'' (1994–1996, and with 92 total episode appearances) and for his role in the 2014 film '' Boyhood''. He also provided the (uncredited) voice of Trey of Triforia, the Gold Ranger in ''

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''. In 1999, he starred as Tyler Hart in the CBS

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'' Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story'', filmed in North Carolina (

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and Mooresville). Before becoming an actor, he attended

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, graduating in 1992. He was a country music singer for three years in

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. His country song "We Lose" became a No. 1 video hit on

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and

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country music television channels. He starred in the

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'' Shredder'' in 2003. His most recent acting role was as a motion capture actor for

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's '' Doom 2016''. He also works as a voice actor, often with

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, including roles in ''

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'', '' Dragonaut: The Resonance'', and ''

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''.

Discography

Singles

Music videos

Filmography

Anime

* ''

A Certain Scientific Railgun is a Japanese manga series written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Motoi Fuyukawa, which began serialization in the April 2007 issue of ASCII Media Works' ''Dengeki Daioh'' magazine. The manga is a spin-off of Kamachi's ''A Certa ...

'' – Wataru Kurozuma * ''

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'' – Lotus Whomalt * ''

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'' – Igor * ''

'' –

Tyki Mikk The ''D.Gray-man'' anime and manga series features a cast of characters created by Katsura Hoshino. The series is set at the end of a fictional 19th century during which the Black Order searches for Exorcists, the "Apostles of God" chosen to wie ...

* '' Dragonaut: The Resonance'' – Howlingstar * ''

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'' – Bloodman * '' Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood'' – Yakovlev * ''

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'' – Marco Ikusaba (7th) * ''

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'' – Amari * ''

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'' – Shikkui Makabe * ''

One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chapte ...

'' – Vigaro, Diamante (Funimation dub) * '' Trigun: Badlands Rumble'' –

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Live-action

* '' Step by Step'' – Chuck * ''

'' – Ryan Steele * '' Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story'' – Tyler Hart * ''

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'' – Tough Guy No. 2, Cop No. 2 * ''

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'' – Kurt Wolff (Season 3 Episode ' Mr. Monk and the Panic Room') * ''

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'' – Vassen * ''

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'' – Tough Guy No. 2, Cop No. 2; Justin Mack (Season 4 Episode ' Turn of the Screws') * ''

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'' – Ajax * '' The Good Guys'' – TV Stark * ''

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'' – SOG Marshall Barnes * ''

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'' – Darius Grady * ''Continuum'' (web series) – Tipton * '' Boyhood'' – Jim

Voice over

* ''

'' – Trey of Triforia/Gold Ranger

Video games

* '' Comic Jumper: The Adventures of Captain Smiley'' – Brad (vocals)

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* * 1976 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors American male video game actors American male voice actors American martial artists Male actors from Dallas 21st-century American male actors 20th-century American male actors People from Carrollton, Texas {{US-actor-stub