Brad Leland (born September 15, 1954) is an American film and
television actor best known for his role as Buddy Garrity in the
NBC/DirecTV series Friday Night Lights. He has appeared in over 100
feature films and television shows and numerous theater
performances.Leland was born in Lubbock, Texas, but his father's
military career moved his family to Japan when he was five years old.
Later, the family moved to Plano during his sophomore year in high
school. While in Plano, Leland played football for Plano High School.
He sustained a serious knee injury the year the Wildcats won the 1971
AAA State Championship. This injury forced him to leave behind
athletics and transition into theater.In 1980, Leland graduated from
Texas Tech with a bachelor's degree in acting and directing.Brad
Leland returned to the states where he first appeared onstage at
Disneyland at 6 years old in a Wild West show. That began his dream of
being an entertainer. After graduating from college, Leland moved to
Dallas where he worked in local theatre and found an agent. He also
got a part in one episode of the TV series Dallas and in an episode of
In the Heat of the Night. He later appeared in seven episodes of the
TV series Walker, Texas Ranger, in the 2003 Texas Chain Saw Massacre
remake, and as an executive in the film Hancock. His most visible
roles, though, remain those of football booster John Aubrey in the
film Friday Night Lights and of the similar character, Buddy Garrity,
in the TV series of the same name.
television actor best known for his role as Buddy Garrity in the
NBC/DirecTV series Friday Night Lights. He has appeared in over 100
feature films and television shows and numerous theater
performances.Leland was born in Lubbock, Texas, but his father's
military career moved his family to Japan when he was five years old.
Later, the family moved to Plano during his sophomore year in high
school. While in Plano, Leland played football for Plano High School.
He sustained a serious knee injury the year the Wildcats won the 1971
AAA State Championship. This injury forced him to leave behind
athletics and transition into theater.In 1980, Leland graduated from
Texas Tech with a bachelor's degree in acting and directing.Brad
Leland returned to the states where he first appeared onstage at
Disneyland at 6 years old in a Wild West show. That began his dream of
being an entertainer. After graduating from college, Leland moved to
Dallas where he worked in local theatre and found an agent. He also
got a part in one episode of the TV series Dallas and in an episode of
In the Heat of the Night. He later appeared in seven episodes of the
TV series Walker, Texas Ranger, in the 2003 Texas Chain Saw Massacre
remake, and as an executive in the film Hancock. His most visible
roles, though, remain those of football booster John Aubrey in the
film Friday Night Lights and of the similar character, Buddy Garrity,
in the TV series of the same name.
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