Brandon P. Bell

Brandon P. Bell
Bell in 2018
Born (1985-01-13) January 13, 1985 (age 40)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
Years active2006–present

Brandon P. Bell (born January 13, 1985) is an American actor, who is best known for his roles on the television series Hollywood Heights and Dear White People.[1]

Early life

Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he attended the University of Southern California with a drama scholarship.[2] Prior to focusing full time on his acting career, Bell played soccer for seven years traveling to France and winning the USA Cup Gold Medal.[3]

Career

Bell landed the role of Jake Madsen in the 2012 television series Hollywood Heights.[1] In 2014, he starred as Troy Fairbanks in comedy-drama film Dear White People, which was adapted into a Netflix series of the same name.[1]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Mission: Impossible III Party Guest uncredited
2014 Dear White People Troy Fairbanks

Television series

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Sons of Anarchy ATF Administrator 1 episode
2009 90210 Cop 1 episode
2009 FlashForward Paramedic #1 1 episode
2010 NCIS Ranger Jake 1 episode
2011 Real Monkey Nuts Brian 1 episode
2011 The Protector Kenny Holder 1 episode
2011 Revenge Steven Gordon 1 episode
2012 Switched at Birth Coach Medlock 6 episodes
2012 2 Broke Girls Officer Mars 2 episodes
2012 Hollywood Heights Jake Madsen 77 episodes
2013 Family Tools Logan 1 episode
2014 Love That Girl! Kent 1 episode
2014 Ascension Aaron Gault Main cast, 3 episodes
2015 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Kyle Ellis 1 episode
2015 Aquarius Dan Markham 1 episode
2015 Satisfaction Chris 2 episodes
2016 Insecure Dr. Michael Peete 2 episodes
2017–2021 Dear White People[4] Troy Fairbanks Main cast, 30 episodes
2019 Traitors Jackson Cole 6 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 Black Reel Awards Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male Dear White People (film) Nominated [5]
2017 Black Reel Awards for Television Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series Dear White People (series) Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b c "'Dear White People' Series Coming to Netflix". Collider. May 5, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "Man Crush Mondays: 12 Things to love about Brandon Bell". SheKnows Media. December 22, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "Thursday Morning Man: Brandon P. Bell!". Greg In Hollywood. December 22, 2016. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  4. ^ Evans, Greg (July 21, 2016). "Netflix's 'Dear White People' Casts Brandon P. Bell & Logan Browning". Deadline. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  5. ^ "Brandon P Bell - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved June 9, 2019.