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W. Earl Brown

W. Earl Brown

30 movies on Netflix

Biography

W. Earl Brown is an American actor whose work also includes screenwriting, producing, and music. Born in Golden Pond, Kentucky, he earned an MFA from the DePaul University Theatre School in 1989. An outreach production of Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge with Steppenwolf Theatre Company became his breakout stage role, leading to film and television work. He appeared in early films such as Rookie of the Year (1993), then played Kenny, a news cameraman, in Scream (1996) and Warren in There's Something About Mary (1998). Later film roles included Being John Malkovich (1999), Vanilla Sky (2001), The Sessions (2012), and Wild (2014). On television, he is best known as Dan Dority on HBO's Deadwood from 2004 to 2006, and he has guest starred on Seinfeld and The Mandalorian. In 2009 he wrote, produced, and appeared in Bloodworth. For the video game The Last of Us, he provided the voice and motion capture for the character Bill.

63years old

Turns 64 on September 7in 300 days

  • Born Golden Pond
  • Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
  • Also credited as William Earl Brown

Movie Career

Films
30
Career span
31 years1993 to 2024

Genres

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  1. Big break

    W. Earl Brown's breakout performance came in Steppenwolf Theatre Company's outreach staging of Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge, which led to his television and film work.

  2. Early training

    Brown got a bachelor's degree at Murray State University, then went to Chicago and in 1989 received an MFA from DePaul University Theatre School.

W. Earl Brown movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Being John Malkovich1999 Comedy, Drama, Fantasyas First J.M. Inc. Customer

    IMDb rating 7.7371K votes

  2. Scream1996 Horror, Mysteryas Kenny

    IMDb rating 7.4453K votes

  3. There's Something About Mary1998as Warren

    IMDb rating 7.1351K votes

  4. The Highwaymen2019as Ivy Methvin

    IMDb rating 6.9115K votes

  5. Wild2014as Frank

    IMDb rating 7.1147K votes

  6. Deadwood: The Movie2019as Dan Dority

    IMDb rating 7.330K votes

  7. The Sessions2012as Rod

    IMDb rating 7.245K votes

  8. The Big White2005as Jimbo

    IMDb rating 6.316K votes

Most often with

Wes Craven directed two of these films. Cameron Diaz appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Cameron Diaz, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Cameron DiazWoody Harrelson, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Woody HarrelsonWilliam H. Macy, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with William H. MacyKris Kristofferson, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Kris KristoffersonDavid Arquette, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with David ArquetteTim Blake Nelson, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Tim Blake NelsonWes CravenDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Wes Craven

Films together

Box office

What W. Earl Brown's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.0 billion

17 of the 30 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 30 films: 17 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 3 streaming, short cinema run; 5 figure not found.

  • 17Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 4Never in cinemas
  • 3Streaming, short cinema run
  • 5Figure not found

Top grosser

There's Something About Mary1998as Warren$370 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    There's Something About Mary1998as Warren
    $370M36.2% of the total
  2. 2
    Vanilla Sky2001as Barman
    $203M19.9% of the total
  3. 3
    Scream1996as Kenny
    $173M16.9% of the total
  4. 4
    Black Mass2015as John Martorano
    $100M9.8% of the total
  5. 5
    Rookie of the Year1993as Billy Frick
    $57M5.5% of the total
  6. 6
    Wild2014as Frank
    $53M5.1% of the total
  7. 7
    Being John Malkovich1999as First J.M. Inc. Customer
    $23M2.2% of the total
  8. 8
    Vampire in Brooklyn1995as Thrasher
    $20M1.9% of the total
Sugar & Spice (2001), $13.3 millionThe Sessions (2012), $9.1 millionThe Dead Don't Hurt (2024), $970,119The Big White (2005), $541,840The Last Shot (2004), $541,330Knights of Badassdom (2013), $86,746A Single Shot (2013), $18,642Bloodworth (2010), $12,971Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003), $11,000

$24.6 millionfrom the other 9 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total

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