Steven Brand (born 26 June 1969) is a Scottish actor. His feature debut was ''
The Scorpion King
''The Scorpion King'' is a 2002 American sword and sorcery action adventure film directed by Chuck Russell, starring Dwayne Johnson, Steven Brand, Kelly Hu, Grant Heslov and Michael Clarke Duncan. It is both a prequel and spin-off of '' ...
'' (2002), where he portrayed Memnon. He has had many guest appearances on television series, and in 2015, Brand was nominated
Best Guest Starring Role on Television at the
Saturn Awards
The Saturn Awards are American awards presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The awards were created to honor science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, but have since grown to reward other films bel ...
for his performance in ''
Teen Wolf
''Teen Wolf'' is a 1985 American coming-of-age romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Rod Daniel and written by Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman. Michael J. Fox stars as the title character, a high school student whose ordinary life is changed ...
''.
The upcoming ''Joe Baby'' (2023) is set to be Brand's feature directorial debut. He previously directed a television film.
Career
Steven Brand was born on 26 June 1969 in
Dundee,
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to th ...
.
After several minor roles in television series, Brand made his feature film debut in ''
The Scorpion King
''The Scorpion King'' is a 2002 American sword and sorcery action adventure film directed by Chuck Russell, starring Dwayne Johnson, Steven Brand, Kelly Hu, Grant Heslov and Michael Clarke Duncan. It is both a prequel and spin-off of '' ...
'' (2002). He starred as Memnon, the main antagonist, alongside Mathayus (
Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972), also known by his ring name The Rock, is an American actor and former professional wrestler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he was integral to the develop ...
). Brand also voiced Alexander Anderson and Richard Hellsing in the English dubs of
''Hellsing'' and ''Hellsing Ultimate''.
Brand played lawyer
Ned Baker in ''
Saving Lincoln'' (2013), before starring in the horror film ''
Echoes
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* Echo (phenomenon)
Film and television
* ''Echoes'' (2014 film), an American supernatural horror film
* ''Echoes'' (miniseries), a 2022 Netflix original drama series
* "Echoes" (''Fear Itself''), an episode of ''Fear Itse ...
'' the following year. In 2015, Brand was nominated
Best Guest Starring Role on Television at the
Saturn Awards
The Saturn Awards are American awards presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The awards were created to honor science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, but have since grown to reward other films bel ...
for his performance in ''
Teen Wolf
''Teen Wolf'' is a 1985 American coming-of-age romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Rod Daniel and written by Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman. Michael J. Fox stars as the title character, a high school student whose ordinary life is changed ...
'' as Dr. Gabriel Valack. He has narrated over fifty audiobooks.
Brand directed the television film ''He’s Watching'' for
MarVista Entertainment
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. He portrayed Marsh in "24/7", the fifth episode of ''
The Sandman'' (2022).
Brand directed and produced the upcoming
noir film
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''Joe Baby'', starring
Dichen Lachman
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,
Willa Fitzgerald,
Harvey Keitel
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and
Ron Perlman
Ronald Perlman (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor. His credits include the roles of Amoukar in '' Quest for Fire'' (1981), Salvatore in ''The Name of the Rose'' (1986), Vincent in the television series ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1987–19 ...
, in his directorial debut. Based on a novel by Drew Fine, it is set for a 2023 release. After production in Mississippi ended in June 2022,
Brand signed on to appear in the upcoming ''
Saw X'' (2023) in an undisclosed role.
He is represented by Global Artists Agency.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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Living people
Male actors from Dundee
Scottish male film actors
Scottish male television actors
1969 births