Rob Brown
Rob Brown first achieved both national recognition and critical acclaim when
Gus Van Sant chose him to star opposite
Sean Connery in the feature film
Finding Forester. Over the next few years, Brown deftly handled the challenge of balancing his education with a burgeoning acting career by attending college at Amherst while starring alongside Samuel Jackson in
Coach Carter and
Antonio Banderas in
Take the Lead. In 2007, he wrapped a huge supporting role in the gritty independent film
Live! opposite
Eva Mendes and
Jay Hernandez (Isaac
Eyeball Butler) first achieved both national recognition and critical acclaim when Gus Van Sant chose him to star opposite Sean Connery in the feature film
Finding Forester. Over the next few years, Brown deftly handled the challenge of balancing his education with a burgeoning acting career by attending college at Amherst while starring alongside Samuel Jackson in
Coach Carter and Antonio Banderas in
Take the Lead. In 2007, he wrapped a huge supporting role in the gritty independent film
Live! opposite Eva Mendes and Jay Hernandez
Brown recently wrapped filming the title role in Universal's The Express aka The Ernie Davis Story," which Gary Fleder directed. It is the true story of college football superstar Ernie Davis, who, in 1961, became the first black man to win the Heisman trophy. He went first in the NFL draft, but didn't play after being diagnosed with leukemia.
Rob Brown Facts
Selected Filmography
