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Richard L. Brooks is an American actor, singer, and director. He is best known for his one-off role as the eccentric bounty hunter Jubal Early in the space-western Firefly, and assistant district attorney Paul Robinette in the NBC drama series Law & Order from 1990 to 1993 and reprising his role as a defense attorney on that same show. In 2013, he began starring as Patrick Patterson in the BET drama series, Being Mary Jane.
Born
Sunday, 09 December 1962
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Abbott Elementary | Gerald | 2021 |
| Troubled Waters | Floyd Cash | 2020 |
| All Rise | Assistant Chief Jack Healy | 2019 |
| Good Trouble | Joseph | 2019 |
| The Rich & the Ruthless | Augustus Barringer | 2017 |
| Chicago Justice | Defense Attorney Paul Robinette | 2017 |
| You Can't Hurry Love | Pastor Avery | 2016 |
| The Sin Seer | Jake Ballard | 2015 |
| The Flash | Warden Gregory Wolfe | 2014 |
| Unsung Hollywood | Self | 2014 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Abbott Elementary | Gerald | 2021 |
| Troubled Waters | Floyd Cash | 2020 |
| All Rise | Assistant Chief Jack Healy | 2019 |
| Good Trouble | Joseph | 2019 |
| The Rich & the Ruthless | Augustus Barringer | 2017 |
| Chicago Justice | Defense Attorney Paul Robinette | 2017 |
| You Can't Hurry Love | Pastor Avery | 2016 |
| The Sin Seer | Jake Ballard | 2015 |
| The Flash | Warden Gregory Wolfe | 2014 |
| Unsung Hollywood | Self | 2014 |
| Bosch | Dwight Wise | 2014 |
| Chicago P.D. | Lieutenant Mike Carey | 2014 |
| The Blacklist | Mitchell Young | 2013 |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | Self - Guest | 2013 |
| The Real | Self | 2013 |
| Being Mary Jane | Patrick Patterson | 2013 |
| The Haves and the Have Nots | Al | 2013 |
| Officer Down | McAlister's Lawyer | 2013 |
| Home & Family | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Elementary | Detective Demps | 2012 |
| Shameless Hall of Shame | Big Liam | 2012 |
| Person of Interest | Lead Marshal Pollack | 2011 |
| Charlie's Angels | Richard Umbaque | 2011 |
| In My Pocket | Dr. Barry | 2011 |
| Dough Boys | Detective Nichols | 2009 |
| Lie to Me | Mark Boulware | 2009 |
| Childrens Hospital | Robert | 2008 |
| Drive | Detective Ehrle | 2007 |
| Close to Home | Phil Raab | 2005 |
| If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely | Ricardo French | 2004 |
| NCIS | Lieutenant Colonel Walsh | 2003 |
| Firefly | Jubal Early | 2002 |
| Dead Last | 'TNT' Tyrell Nitro Thompson | 2001 |
| Judging Amy | Mr. Plymouth | 1999 |
| In Too Deep | Wesley | 1999 |
| Good vs Evil | Henry McNeil | 1999 |
| Brimstone | Hasdrabul Skaras | 1998 |
| Johnny B Good | 1998 | |
| The Wedding | Lincoln Odis | 1998 |
| The Adventures of Ragtime | Agent Dooley | 1998 |
| Code Name: Wolverine | Special Agent John Baines / John Baines | 1996 |
| The Crow: City of Angels | Judah Earl | 1996 |
| The Substitute | Wellman | 1996 |
| Nash Bridges | Max Moore | 1996 |
| Chameleon | Tom Wilson | 1996 |
| Black Rose of Harlem | Yancey | 1996 |
| ER | Mr. Freeman | 1994 |
| Diagnosis Murder | Mercury 'The Heat' Jones | 1993 |
| NYPD Blue | Everette McRae | 1993 |
| WWE Raw | Henry McNeil | 1993 |
| Renegade | Barry / Agent Marcus Donner | 1992 |
| Memphis | Eben Kinship | 1992 |
| To Sleep with Anger | Babe Brother | 1990 |
| Law & Order | ADA Paul Robinette / Paul Robinette / Defense Attorney Paul Robinette / A.D.A. Paul Robinette | 1990 |
| Shocker | Rhino | 1989 |
| The Neon Empire | Tampa | 1989 |
| 84C MoPic | OD | 1989 |
| Terror on Highway 91 | 1989 | |
| Almost Grown | Curtis | 1988 |
| American Experience | Frederick Douglass | 1988 |
| Shakedown | Michael Jones | 1988 |
| Off Limits | Preacher | 1988 |
| Saxo | Joe | 1988 |
| The Hidden | Sanchez | 1987 |
| Tour of Duty | Private First Class Martsen | 1987 |
| Good to Go | Chemist | 1986 |
| Resting Place | Booker T. Douglas | 1986 |
| Spenser: For Hire | Robert | 1985 |
| Teen Wolf | Lemonade | 1985 |
| Badge of the Assassin | Anthony 'Tony' Bottom | 1985 |
| With Intent to Kill | Eddie Cox | 1984 |
| Hill Street Blues | Tyrone Crane | 1981 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Johnny B Good | 1998 |
Producer Filmography
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