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Warren Martin Brown (born 11 May 1978) is an English actor, best known for his roles as Donny Maguire in '' Shameless'' and Andy Holt in ''

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'', DS Justin Ripley in the

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crime drama ''

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'' and as Sergeant Thomas "Mac" McAllister in the British-American action television series Strike Back, starting with '' Strike Back: Retribution''.

Early life

Warren Brown was born in

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, England. He studied at the

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Career

After appearing in two episodes of the television series '' Shameless'', Warren played the evil Andy Holt in Channel 4's ''

''. Despite being 27 years old at the time, it was said his youthful good looks and diminutive height helped him win the role of the student. Brown was nominated for a number of awards for his performance in the show including Best Villain, Most Spectacular Scene, and Best Exit at the 2006

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. Brown's character Holt met his demise in February 2006. Brown won a role in the short-lived

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show '' Jane Hall'' in the summer of 2006. This was followed in March 2007 by his role as Tommo in ITV's ''

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''. Also in 2007 he starred as Chris in one episode of ''

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''. In September 2007 he starred in the second series of

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's '' Grownups'', playing barman Alex Salade and has played the part since. In the 2009

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Special of ''

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'', which was a crossover between ''Grownups'', ''Two Pints'' and ''

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'', he played Alex again. In 2008, Brown performed the voiceover for the film trailer of ''Gomez: A True Story'', based on the life of boxer

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and starring ''

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's''

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. In October 2008, Brown played the role of Marky in E4's

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drama ''

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''. In November 2008, he appeared in ''Casualty'', but not playing the same character as he did in 2007. In 2009 Brown appeared in the three part BBC Iraq war drama ''Occupation'', alongside

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and

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Brown has appeared in two episodes of ''

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'' playing Jake Clegg, who was a part of the operation of trafficking young girls illegally. These episodes were titled "The Forgotten Child". From May 2010, he appeared as the regular character of DS Justin Ripley in the BBC drama ''

'', a role that he reprised in June 2011 in the second series of ''Luther''. Brown left the series in 2013. Brown appears in the

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music video for the song " I Remember", also starring

, Aston Kelly (Graham's brother), Greg Walsh and ex-''

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'' actress

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. In October 2010, Brown appeared as Matt in the BBC drama ''

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.'' In February 2012, he played one of the main characters in the BBC drama series ''

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''. He appeared as a member of

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's Mercenary Security in ''

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'', the third instalment of

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trilogy. First broadcast in August 2012, Brown starred as PC John-Paul Rocksavage in the four-part BBC police drama ''

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''. From 2017, he plays Sergeant Thomas "Mac" McAllister in ''Retribution'', the

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action television series, in the sixth series and second revamp of '' Strike Back'' opposite

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. The eighth series finished filming and aired in February 2020. Brown has appeared in many audio dramas for the company

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, the most notable of which including a recurring role in their UNIT series, a spin-off based around the military organisation that regularly appeared in

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, since 2016, and playing Keith Burrow in Big Finish's original 8 part thriller ‘Transference’. In 2020, Brown would make his debut appearance in the Television series in the episode

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albeit as a different character, former police officer Jake Willis, who was looking for his husband.

Boxing

Brown has competed at world-level in Muay Thai (Thai boxing) and is twice a World Champion.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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Warren Brown Interview at Best British TV
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