---
name: "Neil Brown Jr."
canonical: "https://film.one/person/neil-brown-jr"
fi1m_id: "neil-brown-jr"
imdb_id: "nm0112932"
tmdb_id: 55091
wikidata_id: "Q6988320"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 June 1980"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-05T11:25:40.734825+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Neil Brown Jr.

## Identity

Neil Brown Jr.

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/neil-brown-jr
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** neil-brown-jr
- **IMDb ID:** nm0112932
- **TMDB ID:** 55091
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6988320
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Brown_Jr., https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6988320, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0112932/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/55091

Actor. Born 19 June 1980 in Orlando, Florida, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 June 1980, Orlando, Florida, USA
- **Active:** 2009–2017
- **Also known as:** Cornelius C. Brown Jr., Cornelius C. Brown , Neil Brown, NBJ, Cornelius C. Brown, Jr., 小尼爾·布朗
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 54 (1), 2010s 78 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 68 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Action 1, Comedy 1, Crime 1, History 1, Music 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $565m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Brown_Jr., https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6988320, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0112932/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/55091

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Straight Outta Compton*](https://film.one/film/straight-outta-compton.md) (76)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Neil Brown Jr. is an American actor born on 19 June 1980 in Orlando, Florida. He began acting after being cast in the martial arts series WMAC Masters while training in karate.

He is known for his role as Guillermo in the television series The Walking Dead (2010) and as DJ Yella in the 2015 film Straight Outta Compton. Other credits include Clifford Danner in Suits (2011), Chad Kerr in Insecure (2016–2021) and Ray Perry in SEAL Team (2017–2024). Film roles include appearances in Tigerland (2000), Fast & Furious (2009) and Battle: Los Angeles (2011).

*Sources: imdb.com, rottentomatoes.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Insecure* (2016), Fi1m 81, as Chad Kerr — [page](https://film.one/tv/insecure.md)
- *Straight Outta Compton* (2015), Fi1m 76, as DJ Yella — [page](https://film.one/film/straight-outta-compton.md)
- *Fast & Furious* (2009), Fi1m 54, as Drug Runner — [page](https://film.one/film/fast-and-furious.md)

## Complete filmography (40)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *That Friend* (2026), as Bill
- *Bel-Air* (2022), series, as Caleb
- *Last Night in Rozzie* (2021), as Ronnie Russo
- *The Equalizer* (2021), series, as James Munoz
- *City of Lies* (2018), as Rafael Perez
- *SEAL Team* (2017), series, as Ray Perry
- *Naked* (2017), as Officer McBride
- *Sand Castle* (2017), as Enzo
- *Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency* (2016), series, as Detective Estevez
- *Insecure* (2016), series, as Chad Kerr — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/insecure.md)
- *Straight Outta Compton* (2015), as DJ Yella — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/straight-outta-compton.md)
- *Rivers 9* (2015), as Virgil Dobbs
- *Bad Blood* (2015), as Deputy Rich Diaz
- *Kidnapped Souls* (2012), as Quenton
- *Suits* (2011), series, as Clifford Danner
- *Battle: Los Angeles* (2011), as LCpl. Richard Guerrero
- *Harry's Law* (2011), series, as Tank
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), series, as Guillermo — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *Just Another Day* (2009), as Ronny
- *NCIS: Los Angeles* (2009), series, as Tommy Walker
- *Scare Zone* (2009), as Spider
- *Fast & Furious* (2009), as Drug Runner — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/fast-and-furious.md)
- *Castle* (2009), series, as Eddie Gordon — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md)
- *Never Back Down* (2008), as Aaron
- *Army Wives* (2007), series, as Sam (Foreman)
- *Fear Itself* (2007), as Marshall
- *The Jake Effect* (2006), series, as Student #1
- *Surface* (2005), series, as Keith
- *Weeds* (2005), series, as Mike Garcia — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/weeds.md)
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Scummy Guy (voice)
- *Back By Midnight* (2005), as Inmate #3 (uncredited)
- *Mr. 3000* (2004), as Clubhouse Assistant
- *Out of Time* (2003), as Morgue Attendant
- *NCIS* (2003), series, as Martin Archer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *Sheena* (2000), series, as Nakele, Taya · Utility Stunts
- *Tigerland* (2000), as Pvt. Jamoa Kearns
- *Family Guy* (1999), series, as Athlete with Money (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)
- *Second Noah* (1996), series, Actor
- *ER* (1994), series, as Hubert — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Don't Open the Door*, as Dan

## Gallery

- ![Neil Brown Jr.](https://film.one/media/person/123245/gallery-88271cf81e10.jpg) Neil Brown Jr. — Daniel Hartwig, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Neil_Brown_Jr.jpg/1280px-Neil_Brown_Jr.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Neil Brown Jr. (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/123245/gallery-357d80312747.jpg) Neil Brown Jr. (2015) — Daniel Hartwig, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Neil_Brown_Jr_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Neil_Brown_Jr_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Neil Brown Jr.](https://film.one/media/person/123245/gallery-741464f82bfe.jpg) Neil Brown Jr. — Image via TMDB

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