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Mehcad Brooks

(1980) Actor United States

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Mehcad Brooks is an actor from the United States.

Quick Facts About Mehcad Brooks

Born: October 25, 1980
Nationality: United States
Profession: Actor

About Mehcad Brooks

Mehcad Jason McKinley Brooks is an American actor and former fashion model. He is known for his roles as Matthew Applewhite in the second season of ABC's series Desperate Housewives (2005–2006), Jerome in The Game, "Eggs" Benedict Talley in the first and second seasons of HBO's series True Blood, his leading role as Terrance "TK" King in the USA series Necessary Roughness (2011–2013) and James Olsen in the CBS/The CW series Supergirl. From 2022 to 2025, he portrayed one of the lead roles, that of NYPD Detective Jalen Shaw, on the NBC police procedural drama Law & Order.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Mehcad Brooks

I am part of the demographic and I love it.

Demographics

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I don't pay too much attention to the positive reviews or the negative reviews because if you believe one, you've gotta believe…

Attention

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I've played sports pretty much my whole life, and that teaches you how to work with anyone, whether you like that person…

Along

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Actors have a different kind of existence because they blow up over night into superstars in their early 20s. Let's say you…

Actors

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I'm such a huge sports video game fan. These games are getting so realistic, it's amazing.

Amazing

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There are so many of us that just do things to pay bills, but I never wanted that to be me.

Bills

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I basically modeled my way through college, doing local runway shows in L.A. that don't pay a lot and a couple of…

Around

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I'm a huge Rachel Maddow fan. There's not a bigger Rachel Maddow fan. I'm a Maddowphile. I'm a definite Maddowphile.

Bigger

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I'm a human rights activist and it doesn't make any sense not to treat everybody the exact same way. It just doesn't…

Activist

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I feel like the human body is what it is, and the more you make yourself comfortable with it, the better off…

Better

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Time heals everything. Time corrects everything. Time is the solution to every problem, I believe. A lot of things can happen with…

Believe

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Rachel Maddow is a national treasure. I think that we need honest voices like that and we need journalism like that.

Honest

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I didn't act in college, per se, because I didn't want an acting degree. I don't know what you do with that…

About

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When I jump into something, I really do it to the fullest extent that my time and energy will allow me. I'm…

About

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I think that Rachel Maddow is probably the most assertive, politically motivated and accurate voice of my generation.

Accurate

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I'm a nerd; I enjoy educating myself and learning things.

Education

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I'm doing what I love to do and I'm going to go as far as I allow myself to go and I'm…

Love

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I like playing characters that are true to life, and there's no guarantee that any of us are going to be okay,…

Any

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I love 'Call of Duty;' I'm a huge fan, but I started off with 'Medal of Honor' and I stuck with what…

Across

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Actors make a bunch of money and they are superstars and then all of a sudden they are 35 and they are…

Actors

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All success is quite temporary if you don't work hard enough to maintain where you are. Talent can get you somewhere but…

Character

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I've certainly never helped anybody save the day, in any capacity. If anybody is going to understand making a few mistakes, it's…

Capacity

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Family is everything to me. Family and health are the two most important things to me.

Everything

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If you can contribute 45 minutes - one hour a day a week exercising, you're going to be a healthy person. You…

Contribute

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I really believe in being health conscious and trying to eat in a way that makes you feel comfortable. I've been working…

About

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