Brad Leland

Brad Leland
Leland in 2011
Born	Brad Leland (1954-09-15) September 15, 1954 (age 70) Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
Education	Texas Tech University (BA)
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Freda Ramsey
Children	2

Brad Leland (born September 15, 1954) is an American film and television actor best known for his role as Buddy Garrity in the NBC/DirecTV series Friday Night Lights. He has appeared in over 100 feature films and television shows and numerous theater performances.[1]

Early life

In 1980, Leland graduated from Texas Tech University with a bachelor's degree in acting and directing.[2]

Career

Leland played a part in one episode of the TV series Dallas and in an episode of In the Heat of the Night.[3] He later appeared in seven episodes of the TV series Walker, Texas Ranger, in the 2003 Texas Chain Saw Massacre remake, and as an executive in the film Hancock.[4] His most visible roles, though, remain those of football booster John Aubrey in the film Friday Night Lights and of the similar character, Buddy Garrity, in the TV series of the same name.[2]

Personal life

Leland is married to actress Freda Ramsey and has two daughters.[5]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Silverado	Trooper
1987	Square Dance	Drunk Cowboy
	Winners Take All	Scrutineer #2
	Blood Rage	Teen Boy at Drive-In
	Shy People	Larry
	Under Cover	Terry Ray Gray
1989	Blaze	Dufee
1992	Ruby	Patrolman
1994	Love and a .45	Armored Truck Driver
1995	The Underneath	Man Delivering Money
1996	Cadillac Ranch	Booking Deputy
1997	The Only Thrill	Louis Quillet
	Painted Hero	Deputy
	The Curse of Inferno	Vince Clark
1998	The Patriot	Big Bob
1999	Shadows of the Past	Barnard
2000	The Operator	Husband
	75 Degrees in July	Highway Policeman
2001	American Outlaws	Sheriff
2002	The Anarchist Cookbook	Truck Driver
2003	Rolling Kansas	Dot the Waitress
	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre	Big Rig Bob
2004	World Without Waves	Earl
	Friday Night Lights	John Aubrey
2005	The Ringer	Mr. Henderson
2006	Inside Man	Ronnie
	The Return	Mr. Marlin
2008	Hancock	Executive
	Miracle at St. Anna	Trueheart Frazier
2013	Möbius	Agent CIA Möbius
	The Bystander Theory	Seamus Fuller
2014	Flutter	Dr. Hughes
	The Song	Mr. Harrison
	The One I Wrote for You	Mr. Harrison
2016	Deepwater Horizon	Kaluza
2018	The Domestics	Pit Boss Gambler
2019	The Great Alaskan Race	Mayor Maynard
	The Last Whistle	Victor Trenton
2021	Land	Colt
2022	Hostile Territory	Frank Smith
2023	LaRoy, Texas	Adam Ledoux
	Accidental Texan	Max Dugan

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Dalton: Code of Vengeance II	Deputy Hackett	Television film
	Dallas	Man in Bar 1	Episode: "Trompe L'Oeil"
	Houston: The Legend of Texas	Sgt. Quinn	Television film
1987	CBS Summer Playhouse	Travis	Episode: "Travelin' Man"
1988	Longarm	Range	Television film
	In the Heat of the Night	Mace Trapnell	Episode: "Fate"
1989	The Young Riders	Dill	Episode: "Ten-Cent Hero"
1991	Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter	Fire Captain	Television film
	A Seduction in Travis County	Officer Grissom	Television film
	Stranger at My Door	Alan Fletcher	Television film
1992	Trial: The Price of Passion	Officer Manley	Television film
	An American Story	Andy Buckley	Television film
	Revenge on the Highway	Jimmy Fortune	Television film
	Unnatural Pursuits	Valet	Episode: "I Don't Do Cuddles"
1993	Dangerous Curves	Frank Banner	Episode: "The French Defection"
	Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald	First Cop	Television film
1994	Witness to the Execution	Police Officer	Television film
	North & South: Book 3, Heaven & Hell	Beaufort	3 episodes
1994–1998	Walker, Texas Ranger	Joey Dunbar / Carl Wade / Luke	7 episodes
1995	Texas Justice	Stan Farr	Television film
1998	Dallas: War of the Ewings	Deputy Sheriff	Television film
	Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack	Tubby	Television film
2006–2011	Friday Night Lights	Buddy Garrity	Recurring role; 73 episodes
2007	Walking Tall: The Payback	Mitch	Video
2009–2010	CSI: Miami	John 'Sully' Sullivan	4 episodes
2010	The Cleveland Show	Slim Biggins (voice)	Episode: "Cleveland's Angels"
2012	Parks and Recreation	Fester Trim	Episode: "The Debate"
2012–2016	Veep	Senator Bill O'Brien	6 episodes
2013	The Sixth Gun	Constantine	Television film
2014	Killer Women	Wily Whitman	Episode: "La Sicaria"
	The Leftovers	Congressman Witten	Episode: "Pilot"
	Camp Abercorn: Shorts	Russell	Television miniseries
	Damaged Goods	Ed	Television film
2015	Justified	Calhoun Schreier	3 episodes
2015–2016	The Bureau	Peter Cassidy	12 episodes
2016	Camp Abercorn	Tom Russell	Episode: "Pilot"
2017	Last Man Standing	Wayne	Episode: "The Friending Library"
	Angie Tribeca	Arnold Waifer	Episode: "Brockman Turner Overdrive"
2021	Alisters (TV Series)		Episode: Interview with Brad Leland
2023	The Last of Us	Max Adler	Episode: "When You're Lost in the Darkness"
	Love & Death	Chief Royce Abbott	3 episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Mafia III	Lou "Uncle Lou" Marcano	Voice and motion capture role.

References

1. "The Top 5 'Friday Night Lights' Moments According to Brad Leland". Austin Monthly Magazine. September 30, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
2. Texas Tech University :: Brad Leland: Ready for Prime Time Archived 2010-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Highlights". The Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. March 22, 1988. p. 37. Retrieved June 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Adams, Erik (December 19, 2016). "Brad Leland on redeeming Buddy Garrity and taking a punch from Walker, Texas Ranger". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
5. "'Friday Night Lights' Cast: Where Are They Now?". Us Weekly. June 1, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.

External links

• Brad Leland at IMDb