Mehcad Jason McKinley Brooks (born October 25, 1980) 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
(2005â€"2006), Jerome in The Game, his leading role as Terrance "TK"
King in the USA series Necessary Roughness from 2011 until 2013 and
James Olsen in the CBS and The CW series Supergirl.Brooks was born and
raised in Austin, Texas, where he attended L.C. Anderson High School.
Brooks is the son of Austin American-Statesman editorial writer
Alberta Phillips and former pro football player Billy Brooks; his
stepfather is lawyer Gary Bledsoe. After graduating from high school
in 1999, he attended the University of Southern California's School of
Cinema-Television. Brooks mentioned on a September 2010 episode of The
Wendy Williams Show that he turned down basketball scholarships and
offers from Ivy League schools in favor of going to USC. He then left
to pursue an acting career.Brooks' early work includes being a Calvin
Klein underwear model.From 2005 to 2006, Brooks played the role of
Matthew Applewhite on the ABC TV drama Desperate Housewives. He
appeared in Glory Road, portraying Harry Flournoy, an athlete at Texas
Western University when the five starting black players beat Kentucky
for the national championship. He acted in the 2007 film In the Valley
of Elah. He starred opposite Tia Mowry as her boyfriend, Jerome, on
the TV series The Game in 2008. In 2009 he appeared on FOX's TV series
Dollhouse. Brooks played Benedict "Eggs" Talley in the second season
of HBO's True Blood. Beginning January 2010, he appeared as attorney
Malcolm Bennet in the now-canceled ABC series The Deep End. He plays
the "new boyfriend" in a recent State Farm Insurance television
commercial alongside former The Game co-star Gabrielle Dennis.
actor and former fashion model. He is known for his roles as Matthew
Applewhite in the second season of ABC's series Desperate Housewives
(2005â€"2006), Jerome in The Game, his leading role as Terrance "TK"
King in the USA series Necessary Roughness from 2011 until 2013 and
James Olsen in the CBS and The CW series Supergirl.Brooks was born and
raised in Austin, Texas, where he attended L.C. Anderson High School.
Brooks is the son of Austin American-Statesman editorial writer
Alberta Phillips and former pro football player Billy Brooks; his
stepfather is lawyer Gary Bledsoe. After graduating from high school
in 1999, he attended the University of Southern California's School of
Cinema-Television. Brooks mentioned on a September 2010 episode of The
Wendy Williams Show that he turned down basketball scholarships and
offers from Ivy League schools in favor of going to USC. He then left
to pursue an acting career.Brooks' early work includes being a Calvin
Klein underwear model.From 2005 to 2006, Brooks played the role of
Matthew Applewhite on the ABC TV drama Desperate Housewives. He
appeared in Glory Road, portraying Harry Flournoy, an athlete at Texas
Western University when the five starting black players beat Kentucky
for the national championship. He acted in the 2007 film In the Valley
of Elah. He starred opposite Tia Mowry as her boyfriend, Jerome, on
the TV series The Game in 2008. In 2009 he appeared on FOX's TV series
Dollhouse. Brooks played Benedict "Eggs" Talley in the second season
of HBO's True Blood. Beginning January 2010, he appeared as attorney
Malcolm Bennet in the now-canceled ABC series The Deep End. He plays
the "new boyfriend" in a recent State Farm Insurance television
commercial alongside former The Game co-star Gabrielle Dennis.
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