Brandon T. Jackson

Brandon T. Jackson
Jackson in 2012
Born
Brandon Timothy Jackson

(1984-03-07) March 7, 1984 (age 42)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Years active1997–present
Children4[source?]

Brandon Timothy Jackson (born March 7, 1984) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is known for his roles in the films Roll Bounce (2005), Tropic Thunder (2008), Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010), Lottery Ticket (2010), Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011), Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013), and Roofie Jackson in Deadbeat (2014–2016).

Personal life

Jackson was born in Detroit, Michigan. His parents are Beverly Yvonne and Wayne Timothy Jackson. All are pastors. His maternal grandfather, Royal Titus Bozeman, was a Pentecostal child preacher named a "Boy Wonder" by Indiana newspapers.

Filmography

Jackson on January 15, 2009

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Nikita Blues Tyrone
Ali Club Goer
2002 8 Mile Chin Tiki Club Goer
2005 Envy
Roll Bounce Junior
House of Grimm
2007 This Christmas El Rey MC
Big Stan Deshawn
2008 Tropic Thunder Alpa Chino
Days of Wrath "Lil One"
The Day the Earth Stood Still Target Tech
Cuttin' da Mustard Rolo
2009 Fast & Furious Alex
2010 Tooth Fairy Duke
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Grover Underwood
Dark Moon Short film
Operation: Endgame Tower
Lottery Ticket Benny
2011 Big Tweet Big Tweet Short film
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son Trent Pierce / Charmaine Daisy Pierce
2012 Thunderstruck Alan
2013 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters Grover Underwood
Approaching Midnight Corporal Artie "AJ" Culpepper
2016 Get a Job Luke
Eloise Dell Richards
2017 The Year of Spectacular Men Logan
Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town Dick
2018 A Talent for Trouble Niles Wellington
2019 All the Way with You Malik
2024 Trap City DeShawn
I'm Beginning to See the Light Sam

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1999 The Norm Show Buster Episode: "Artie Comes to Town"
2001–2002 The Zeta Project Blair / Jason Foley Voice; 2 episodes
2007 Super Sweet 16: The Movie Brian Television film
2011 Raising Hope Justin Episode: "Romeo and Romeo"
Hail Mary KZ Television film
2013 Beverly Hills Cop Aaron Foley Unaired pilot
2014 Californication Hashtag Recurring cast (season 7)
Drunk History Robert Smalls Episode: "Charleston"
2014–2015 Deadbeat Rufus "Roofie" Jones Main cast (seasons 1-2)
2015 Mr. Robinson Ben Robinson Main cast
2015–2020 BoJack Horseman Corduroy Jackson-Jackson Voice; recurring role
2017 Love by the 10th Date Dante Television film
Face Value Team Captain
2019 Historical Roasts Barack Obama Episode: "Martin Luther King Jr."
2025 The Family Business Marquis Duncan Guest role
The Family Business: New Orleans Marquis Duncan Main role

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Title Result
2006 Black Reel Award Black Reel Award for Best Breakthrough Performance Roll Bounce Won
2009 Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor Tropic Thunder Nominated
2011 Percy Jackson & the Olympians:
The Lightning Thief		 Nominated
2012 Golden Raspberry Award Worst Supporting Actress (as Charmaine) Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son Nominated

Singles

References

  1. ↑ Williams, Kam (2008). "Brandon on Breakout Role in Tropic Thunder". AALBC.com. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  2. ↑ "Howard-E-Griffin-Greensboro - User Trees - Genealogy.com". familytreemaker.genealogy.com.
  3. ↑ Cooper, Desiree (2006-11-26). "Queen of the Castle: Living Large in Detroit". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2010-11-25.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "Elder Royal T. Bozeman Bio". Great Faith on Demand. 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2010-11-25.

Other websites

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