Born in Austin, Texas, Mehcad Brooks grew up excelling at academics while being immersed in sports - becoming an all-state basketball player. He landed his first big acting break in 2005, securing the role of Matthew Applewhite on the award-winning series Desperate Housewives.
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Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021)
Guest starring as Detective Jalen Shaw
- Episode 3x01: Gimme Shelter, Part I (Sep 22, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
Supergirl (2015)
Starring as James "Jimmy" Olsen / Guardian
(82 episodes)
- Episode 5x04: In Plain Sight (Oct 27, 2019)
- Episode 5x03: Blurred Lines (Oct 20, 2019)
- Episode 5x02: Stranger Beside Me (Oct 13, 2019)
- Episode 5x01: Event Horizon (Oct 6, 2019)
- Episode 4x22: The Quest for Peace (May 19, 2019)
- Episode 4x20: Will the Real Miss Tessmacher Please Stand Up? (May 5, 2019)
- Episode 4x19: American Dreamer (Apr 28, 2019)
- Episode 4x18: Crime and Punishment (Apr 21, 2019)
- Episode 4x17: All About Eve (Mar 31, 2019)
- Episode 4x16: The House of L (Mar 24, 2019)
- Episode 4x15: O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Mar 17, 2019)
- Episode 4x14: Stand and Deliver (Mar 10, 2019)
- Episode 4x13: What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way? (Mar 3, 2019)
- Episode 4x12: Menagerie (Feb 17, 2019)
- Episode 4x11: Blood Memory (Jan 27, 2019)
- Episode 4x10: Suspicious Minds (Jan 20, 2019)
- Episode 4x09: Elseworlds, Part 3 (Dec 11, 2018)
- Episode 4x08: Bunker Hill (Dec 2, 2018)
- Episode 4x07: Rather the Fallen Angel (Nov 25, 2018)
- Episode 4x06: Call to Action (Nov 18, 2018)
- Episode 4x05: Parasite Lost (Nov 11, 2018)
- Episode 4x04: Ahimsa (Nov 4, 2018)
- Episode 4x03: Man of Steel (Oct 28, 2018)
- Episode 4x02: Fallout (Oct 21, 2018)
- Episode 4x01: The American Alien (Oct 14, 2018)
- Episode 3x23: Battles Lost and Won (Jun 18, 2018)
- Episode 3x22: Make It Reign (Jun 11, 2018)
- Episode 3x21: Not Kansas (Jun 4, 2018)
- Episode 3x20: Dark Side of the Moon (May 28, 2018)
- Episode 3x19: The Fanatical (May 21, 2018)
- Episode 3x18: Shelter from the Storm (May 14, 2018)
- Episode 3x17: Trinity (May 7, 2018)
- Episode 3x16: Of Two Minds (Apr 30, 2018)
- Episode 3x15: In Search of Lost Time (Apr 23, 2018)
- Episode 3x14: Schott Through the Heart (Apr 16, 2018)
- Episode 3x12: For Good (Jan 29, 2018)
- Episode 3x10: Legion of Super-Heroes (Jan 15, 2018)
- Episode 3x09: Reign (Dec 4, 2017)
- Episode 3x07: Wake Up (Nov 20, 2017)
- Episode 3x05: Damage (Nov 6, 2017)
- Episode 3x04: The Faithful (Oct 30, 2017)
- Episode 3x03: Far from the Tree (Oct 23, 2017)
- Episode 3x02: Triggers (Oct 16, 2017)
- Episode 3x01: Girl of Steel (Oct 9, 2017)
- Episode 2x22: Nevertheless, She Persisted (May 22, 2017)
- Episode 2x21: Resist (May 15, 2017)
- Episode 2x20: City of Lost Children (May 8, 2017)
- Episode 2x18: Ace Reporter (Apr 24, 2017)
- Episode 2x17: Distant Sun (Mar 27, 2017)
- Episode 2x16: Star-Crossed (Mar 20, 2017)
- Episode 2x15: Exodus (Mar 6, 2017)
- Episode 2x13: Mr. & Mrs. Mxyzptlk (Feb 20, 2017)
- Episode 2x12: Luthors (Feb 13, 2017)
- Episode 2x10: We Can Be Heroes (Jan 30, 2017)
- Episode 2x09: Supergirl Lives (Jan 23, 2017)
- Episode 2x08: Medusa (Nov 28, 2016)
- Episode 2x07: The Darkest Place (Nov 21, 2016)
- Episode 2x06: Changing (Nov 14, 2016)
- Episode 2x05: Crossfire (Nov 7, 2016)
- Episode 2x03: Welcome to Earth (Oct 24, 2016)
- Episode 2x02: The Last Children of Krypton (Oct 17, 2016)
- Episode 2x01: The Adventures of Supergirl (Oct 10, 2016)
- Episode 1x20: Better Angels (Apr 18, 2016)
- Episode 1x19: Myriad (Apr 11, 2016)
- Episode 1x18: Worlds Finest (Mar 28, 2016)
- Episode 1x17: Manhunter (Mar 21, 2016)
- Episode 1x16: Falling (Mar 14, 2016)
- Episode 1x15: Solitude (Feb 29, 2016)
- Episode 1x14: Truth, Justice and the American Way (Feb 22, 2016)
- Episode 1x13: For the Girl Who Has Everything (Feb 8, 2016)
- Episode 1x12: Bizarro (Feb 1, 2016)
- Episode 1x11: Strange Visitor from Another Planet (Jan 25, 2016)
- Episode 1x10: Childish Things (Jan 18, 2016)
- Episode 1x09: Blood Bonds (Jan 4, 2016)
- Episode 1x08: Hostile Takeover (Dec 14, 2015)
- Episode 1x07: Human for a Day (Dec 7, 2015)
- Episode 1x06: Red Faced (Nov 30, 2015)
- Episode 1x05: How Does She Do It? (Nov 23, 2015)
- Episode 1x04: Livewire (Nov 16, 2015)
- Episode 1x03: Fight or Flight (Nov 9, 2015)
- Episode 1x02: Stronger Together (Nov 2, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Oct 26, 2015)
Guest starring as Guardian (Earth-X)
- Episode 3x08: Crisis on Earth-X, Part 1 (Nov 27, 2017) [Uncredited]
Guest starring as James "Jimmy" Olsen / Guardian
- Episode 6x20: Kara (Nov 9, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
Necessary Roughness (2011)
Starring as Terrence "T.K." King
(10 episodes)
- Episode 2x16: There's the Door (Feb 20, 2013)
- Episode 2x15: Regret Me Not (Feb 13, 2013)
- Episode 2x14: The Fall Guy (Feb 6, 2013)
- Episode 2x13: Hits and Myths (Jan 30, 2013)
- Episode 2x12: Frozen Fish Sticks (Jan 23, 2013)
- Episode 2x11: All the King's Horses (Aug 29, 2012)
- Episode 2x10: Double Fault (Aug 22, 2012)
- Episode 2x09: Might as Well Face It (Aug 15, 2012)
- Episode 2x08: A Load of Bull (Aug 1, 2012)
- Episode 2x07: Spell It Out (Jul 25, 2012)
My Generation (2010)
Starring as Rolly Marks
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: Home Movies (Sep 30, 2010)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 23, 2010)
The Deep End (2010)
Starring as Malcolm Bennet
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: White Lies, Black Ties (Feb 25, 2010)
- Episode 1x05: An Innocent Man (Feb 18, 2010)
- Episode 1x04: Nothing Personal (Feb 11, 2010)
- Episode 1x03: To Have and to Hold (Feb 4, 2010)
- Episode 1x02: Where There's Smoke (Jan 28, 2010)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Jan 21, 2010)
True Blood (2008)
Starring as "Eggs" Benedict Talley
(12 episodes)
- Episode 2x12: Beyond Here Lies Nothin' (Sep 13, 2009)
- Episode 2x11: Frenzy (Aug 30, 2009)
- Episode 2x10: New World in My View (Aug 23, 2009)
- Episode 2x09: I Will Rise Up (Aug 16, 2009)
- Episode 2x08: Timebomb (Aug 9, 2009)
- Episode 2x07: Release Me (Aug 2, 2009)
- Episode 2x06: Hard-Hearted Hannah (Jul 26, 2009)
- Episode 2x05: Never Let Me Go (Jul 19, 2009)
- Episode 2x04: Shake and Fingerpop (Jul 12, 2009)
- Episode 2x03: Scratches (Jun 28, 2009)
- Episode 2x02: Keep This Party Going (Jun 21, 2009)
- Episode 2x01: Nothing But the Blood (Jun 14, 2009)
Guest starring as "Eggs" Benedict Talley
- Episode 1x12: You'll Be the Death of Me (Nov 23, 2008)
The Game (2006)
Guest starring as Jerome
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2x20: Baby Come Back (May 18, 2008)
- Episode 2x16: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Apr 20, 2008)
- Episode 2x15: The Commitments (Apr 13, 2008)
- Episode 2x11: Je-Rome Wasn't Built in a Day (Feb 4, 2008)
Desperate Housewives (2004)
Guest starring as Matthew Applewhite
(26 episodes)
- Episode 2x24: Remember (2) (May 21, 2006)
- Episode 2x23: Remember (1) (May 21, 2006)
- Episode 2x22: No One Is Alone (May 14, 2006)
- Episode 2x21: I Know Things Now (May 7, 2006)
- Episode 2x20: It Wasn't Meant to Happen (Apr 30, 2006)
- Episode 2x19: Don't Look at Me (Apr 16, 2006)
- Episode 2x18: Everybody Says Don't (Apr 2, 2006)
- Episode 2x17: Could I Leave You? (Mar 26, 2006)
- Episode 2x16: There Is No Other Way (Mar 12, 2006)
- Episode 2x15: Thank You So Much (Feb 19, 2006)
- Episode 2x14: Silly People (Feb 12, 2006)
- Episode 2x13: There's Something About a War (Jan 22, 2006)
- Episode 2x12: We're Gonna Be All Right (Jan 15, 2006)
- Episode 2x11: One More Kiss (Jan 8, 2006)
- Episode 2x10: Coming Home (Dec 4, 2005)
- Episode 2x09: That's Good, That's Bad (Nov 27, 2005)
- Episode 2x08: The Sun Won't Set (Nov 20, 2005)
- Episode 2x07: Color and Light (Nov 13, 2005)
- Episode 2x06: I Wish I Could Forget You (Nov 6, 2005)
- Episode 2x05: They Asked Me Why I Believe In You (Oct 23, 2005)
- Episode 2x04: My Heart Belongs to Daddy (Oct 16, 2005)
- Episode 2x03: You'll Never Get Away From Me (Oct 9, 2005)
- Episode 2x02: You Could Drive a Person Crazy (Oct 2, 2005)
- Episode 2x01: Next (Sep 25, 2005)
- Episode 1x23: One Wonderful Day (May 22, 2005)
- Episode 1x22: Goodbye for Now (May 15, 2005)
Cold Case (2003)
Guest starring as Herman Lester
- Episode 1x17: The Lost Soul of Herman Lester (Mar 14, 2004)
Do Over (2002)
Guest starring as Shawn Hodges
- Episode 1x05: Take Me out of the Ballgame (Oct 17, 2002) [Co-Star]
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Guest starring as Prince Miller
- Episode 13x02: Personal Fouls (Sep 28, 2011)
Guest starring as Detective Jalen Shaw
- Episode 24x01: Gimme Shelter, Part II (Sep 22, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
Law & Order (1990)
Starring as Detective Jalen Shaw
(51 episodes)
- Episode 24x18: Inherent Bias (Apr 10, 2025)
- Episode 24x15: Crossing Lines (Mar 13, 2025)
- Episode 24x14: A Price to Pay (Feb 27, 2025)
- Episode 24x13: In God We Trust (Feb 20, 2025)
- Episode 24x12: Duty to Protect (Feb 13, 2025)
- Episode 24x11: The Hardest Thing (Jan 30, 2025)
- Episode 24x10: Greater Good (Jan 23, 2025)
- Episode 24x09: Enemy of the State (Jan 16, 2025)
- Episode 24x08: Bad Apple (Nov 21, 2024)
- Episode 24x07: Truth and Consequences (Nov 14, 2024)
- Episode 24x06: Time Will Tell (Nov 7, 2024)
- Episode 24x05: Report Card (Oct 31, 2024)
- Episode 24x04: The Meaning of Life (Oct 24, 2024)
- Episode 24x03: Big Brother (Oct 17, 2024)
- Episode 24x02: The Perfect Man (Oct 10, 2024)
- Episode 24x01: Catch and Kill (Oct 3, 2024)
- Episode 23x13: In Harm's Way (May 16, 2024)
- Episode 23x12: No Good Deed (May 9, 2024)
- Episode 23x11: Castle in the Sky (May 2, 2024)
- Episode 23x10: Inconvenient Truth (Apr 18, 2024)
- Episode 23x09: Family Ties (Apr 11, 2024)
- Episode 23x08: Facade (Mar 21, 2024)
- Episode 23x07: Balance of Power (Mar 14, 2024)
- Episode 23x06: On the Ledge (Feb 29, 2024)
- Episode 23x05: Last Dance (Feb 22, 2024)
- Episode 23x04: Unintended Consequences (Feb 8, 2024)
- Episode 23x03: Turn the Page (Feb 1, 2024)
- Episode 23x02: Human Innovation (Jan 25, 2024)
- Episode 23x01: Freedom of Expression (Jan 18, 2024)
- Episode 22x22: Open Wounds (May 18, 2023)
- Episode 22x21: Appraisal (May 11, 2023)
- Episode 22x20: Class Retreat (May 4, 2023)
- Episode 22x19: Private Lives (Apr 27, 2023)
- Episode 22x18: Collateral Damage (Apr 6, 2023)
- Episode 22x17: Bias (Mar 30, 2023)
- Episode 22x16: Deadline (Mar 23, 2023)
- Episode 22x15: Fear and Loathing (Feb 23, 2023)
- Episode 22x14: Heroes (Feb 16, 2023)
- Episode 22x13: Mammon (Feb 2, 2023)
- Episode 22x12: Almost Famous (Jan 26, 2023)
- Episode 22x11: Second Chance (Jan 12, 2023)
- Episode 22x10: Land of Opportunity (Jan 5, 2023)
- Episode 22x09: The System (Dec 8, 2022)
- Episode 22x08: Chain of Command (Nov 17, 2022)
- Episode 22x07: Only the Lonely (Nov 10, 2022)
- Episode 22x06: Vicious Cycle (Nov 3, 2022)
- Episode 22x05: 12 Seconds (Oct 27, 2022)
- Episode 22x04: Benefit of the Doubt (Oct 13, 2022)
- Episode 22x03: Camouflage (Oct 6, 2022)
- Episode 22x02: Battle Lines (Sep 29, 2022)
- Episode 22x01: Gimme Shelter, Part III (Sep 22, 2022)