Mehcad Brooks

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1980-10-25 (44 years old)

Place of Birth Austin, Texas, USA

Also Known As Μεχκάντ Μπρουκς

Mehcad Brooks

Biography

Mehcad Jason McKinley Brooks (born October 25, 1980) is an American actor and former fashion model. He is known for his roles as NYPD Detective Jalen Shaw on NBC's Law & Order (2022-), James "Jimmy" Olsen / Guardian on the CBS/The CW series Supergirl, Terrance "TK" King in the USA series Necessary Roughness (2011-2013), "Eggs" Benedict Talley on HBO's True Blood, Jerome on The Game, and Matthew Applewhite on the second season of ABC's Desperate Housewives.

Known For

Actor

2025
Mortal Kombat 2

as Jackson 'Jax' Briggs

2021
Mortal Kombat

as Jax Briggs

2021
Law & Order: Organized Crime

as Detective Jalen Shaw

2020
2018
Nobody's Fool

as Charlie

2016
Adulterers

as Damien

2015
Supergirl

as James 'Jimmy' Olsen / Guardian

2014
2014
Benched

as George Grumbeigh Jr.

2012
Alcatraz

as Matt Tanner

2011
Creature

as Niles

2011
Necessary Roughness

as Terrence King

2010
Just Wright

as Angelo Bembre

2010
My Generation

as Rolly Marks

2010
The Deep End

as Malcolm Bennett

2009
Dollhouse

as Sam Jennings

2008
True Blood

as Eggs

2007
In the Valley of Elah

as Specialist Ennis Long

2006
Glory Road

as Harry Flournoy

2005
Ghost Whisperer

as Justin Cotter

2004
Tiger Cruise

as Kenny

2004
Desperate Housewives

as Matthew Applewhite

2003
Cold Case

as Herman Lester

2001
One on One

as Mustafa

2000
Boston Public

as Russell Clark

2000
1997
The View

as Self

1990
Law & Order

as Jalen Shaw

Producer

2016
Adulterers

as Producer