William "Billy" Brown (born October 30, 1970, in Inglewood, California) is an American actor and voice artist. Brown is best known for his film and television roles, most notably as Detective Nate Lahey in the series How to Get Away with Murder. His other most notable role comes in the form of the personification of Large Ham Radio himself, DJ Professor K.
As of 2015, he does the voice over narration for the United State Marine Corps recruiting commercials.
Selected Filmography
Film
- Geronimo: An American Legend (1993) - Native American
- Dreamrider (1993) - Boy in Boston
- The Beautician and the Beast (1997) - Fireman
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) - InGen Worker
- The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) - Rhino, voice
- Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004) - Private Ottis Brick, television film
- House of the Dead II: Dead Aim (2005) - Griffin
- Cloverfield (2008) - Staff Sgt. Pryce
- Lakeview Terrace (2008) - Patrolman
- Race to Witch Mountain (2009) - Mr. Carson
- Star Trek (2009) - Med Evac Pilot
- Proud Mary (2018) - Tom Spencer
- Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay (2018) - Ben Turner/Bronze Tiger, voice
- Working Man (2020) - Walter Brewer
Live-Action Television
- Lights Out (2011) - Richard 'Death Row' Reynolds, 11 episodes
- Dexter (2011–12) - Det. Mike Anderson, 11 episodes
- Sons of Anarchy (2012–14) - August Marks, 14 episodes
- Hostages (2013–14) - Archer Petit, 15 episodes
- How to Get Away with Murder (2014–20) - Detective Nate Lahey, 90 episodes
Western Animation
- As Told by Ginger (2000–03) Mr. Patterson/Delivery Guy, 4 episodes
- Transformers: Prime (2012) - Cliffjumper, one episode: "Out of the Past"
- Adventure Time (2015) - The Vampire King, 3 episodes
- Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake (2023) - The Vampire King, one episode: "The Star"
Video Games
- Jet Set Radio and Jet Set Radio Future (2000-2002) - DJ Professor K
- Hot Shots Golf Fore! (2004) - T-Bone
- Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (2004) - Zez-Kai Ell
- Command & Conquer: Tiberium Wars (2007) - Nod Announcer
- Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (2012) - DJ Professor K, archive footage
- Sega Heroes (2018) - DJ Professor K, archive footage
