Brandon P. Bell
{{short description|American actor}}
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| birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.
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| alma_mater = University of Southern California
| occupation = {{Hlist|Actor|producer}}
| years_active = 2006–present
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Brandon P. Bell (born January 13) is an American actor, who is best known for his roles on the television series Hollywood Heights and Dear White People.{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/dear-white-people-netflix-series/|title='Dear White People' Series Coming to Netflix|work=Collider|date=May 5, 2016|access-date=July 27, 2018}}
Early life
Born in Dallas, Texas, he attended the University of Southern California with a drama scholarship.{{cite web|url=https://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/1066921/man-crush-mondays-12-things-to-love-about-brandon-bell|title=Man Crush Mondays: 12 Things to love about Brandon Bell|work=SheKnows Media|date=December 22, 2016|access-date=July 27, 2018}} Prior to focusing full time on his acting career, Bell played soccer for seven years traveling to France and winning the USA Cup Gold Medal.{{cite web|url=http://greginhollywood.com/thursday-morning-man-brandon-p-bell-139178|title=Thursday Morning Man: Brandon P. Bell!|work=Greg In Hollywood|date=December 22, 2016|access-date=July 27, 2018|archive-date=July 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727084914/http://greginhollywood.com/thursday-morning-man-brandon-p-bell-139178|url-status=dead}}
Career
Bell landed the role of Jake Madsen in the 2012 television series Hollywood Heights. In 2014, he starred as Troy Fairbanks in comedy-drama film Dear White People, which was adapted into a Netflix series of the same name.
Filmography
=Films=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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| 2006
|Party Guest |uncredited |
| 2014
| Troy Fairbanks | |
=Television series=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2008
| ATF Administrator | 1 episode |
| 2009
| 90210 | Cop | 1 episode |
| 2009
| Paramedic #1 | 1 episode |
| 2010
| NCIS | Ranger Jake | 1 episode |
| 2011
| Real Monkey Nuts | Brian | 1 episode |
| 2011
| Kenny Holder | 1 episode |
| 2011
| Revenge | Steven Gordon | 1 episode |
| 2012
| Coach Medlock | 6 episodes |
| 2012
| Officer Mars | 2 episodes |
| 2012
| Jake Madsen | 77 episodes |
| 2013
| Logan | 1 episode |
| 2014
| Kent | 1 episode |
| 2014
| Aaron Gault | Main cast, 3 episodes |
| 2015
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Kyle Ellis | 1 episode |
| 2015
| Aquarius | Dan Markham | 1 episode |
| 2015
| Chris | 2 episodes |
| 2016
| Insecure | Dr. Michael Peete | 2 episodes |
| 2017–2021
| Dear White People{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/dear-white-people-netflix-logan-browning-brandon-p-bell-1201789815/ |title=Netflix's 'Dear White People' Casts Brandon P. Bell & Logan Browning |last=Evans |first=Greg |date=July 21, 2016 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |access-date=January 14, 2018}} | Troy Fairbanks | Main cast, 30 episodes |
| 2019
| Traitors | Jackson Cole | 6 episodes |
Awards and nominations
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| scope="col" | Year
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| 2015
|Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male |Dear White People (film) |{{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|{{cite web|title=Brandon P Bell - Awards|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3133334/awards|work=IMDb|access-date=June 9, 2019}} |
| 2017
|Black Reel Awards for Television |Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series |Dear White People (series) |{{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|3133334}}
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Category:Male actors from Dallas
Category:American male film actors
Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:University of Southern California alumni
Category:21st-century African-American male actors