Norman Towns
{{Short description|American actor, comedian, and producer (born 1985)}}
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Norman Towns (born December 26, 1985) is an actor, comedian, and producer.{{cite web |title=Norman Towns |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6427416/?ref_=rvi_nm |website=IMDb |access-date=18 June 2021}} He is best known for his roles as Bennett on HBO's Insecure and the TV series The Affair.{{cite web |title=Norman Towns |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/norman-towns-63254668/ |website=linkedin.com |access-date=18 June 2021}}{{cite web |last1=McNary |first1=Dave |title=Film News Roundup: Release of Elton John Biopic 'Rocketman' Pushed Back Two Weeks |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/release-elton-john-biopic-rocketman-1202916086/ |website=Variety |access-date=18 June 2021 |date=2018-08-24}}
Early life and education
Norman Towns was born on December 26, 1985, in Los Angeles, California. Towns began writing skits at the age of 14. Towns was a stand-up comedian for 4 years prior to acting.
Towns played basketball at University of Providence and graduated magna cum laude.{{cite web |title=Norman Towns Basketball bio and stats - Basketball Database |url=https://www.basketball-database.com/csgc/player/norman-towns/791113 |website=www.basketball-database.com |access-date=18 June 2021}}{{cite web |title=Norman Towns Stats, News, Bio |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/38619/norman-towns |website=ESPN |access-date=18 June 2021 |language=en}}
Career
In 2014 Towns landed his debut acting role portraying Muhammad Ali in the feature film - I Am Ali.{{cite web |title=9 MCMs Give Their Thoughts On Casual Dating, Courtship & Commitment |url=https://www.xonecole.com/men-thoughts-casual-dating-courtship-commitment/ |website=xoNecole: Women's Interest, Love, Wellness, Beauty |access-date=18 June 2021 |language=en |date=2020-02-14}}
Towns starred in the BET original series Games People Play, which aired in 2019. In the same year, Towns appeared in two episodes the HBO comedy series Insecure as a guest performer before returning for a recurring role in season four.{{cite web |title=The Source {{!}}Actor Norman Towns Talks About his Journey And Passion For Being A Creative |url=https://thesource.com/2020/10/06/actor-norman-towns-talks-about-his-journey-and-passion-for-being-a-creative/ |website=The Source |access-date=18 June 2021 |date=2020-10-06}}{{cite web |title=Actor Norman Towns attends the BELLA Los Angeles Summer Issue Cover... |url=https://www.gettyimages.ae/detail/news-photo/actor-norman-towns-attends-the-bella-los-angeles-summer-news-photo/800251560 |website=Getty Images |date=24 June 2017 |access-date=18 June 2021 |language=en-gb}}{{cite web |title=Norman Towns Talks Adapting and Not Conforming |url=https://hiphopweekly.com/norman-towns-talks-adapting-and-not-conforming/ |website=Hip Hop Weekly |access-date=18 June 2021 |date=2020-10-18}}
In 2020 Towns became the executive producer of the film "The Dunbar Heist," inspired by the Dunbar Armored robbery of 1997.{{cite web |last1=McNary |first1=Dave |title=Dunbar Robbery Movie in the Works From Caleeb Pinkett (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/dunbar-robbery-movie-caleeb-pinkett-1234744105/ |website=Variety |access-date=18 June 2021 |date=2020-09-01}}{{cite web |title=Log In {{!}} The Network Studios - Recording Studio, Podcasts, VODcasts, Voice-over |url=https://thenetworkstudios.com/login/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fthenetworkstudios.com%2Fwp-admin%2F&reauth=1 |access-date=18 June 2021 |date=2017-05-19}}
Filmography
=Film=
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!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| rowspan="3"| 2014
| I Am Ali | Young Ali | Documentary |
| The Gambler
| Brodey | |
| Heartless Game
| Chris | Short |
| rowspan="4"| 2016
| Vengeance | Ronnie | Short |
| Jared and Norman Make a Movie
| Norman Cooper | |
| Input
| Miles | Short |
| Refugee's
| Mike | TV movie |
| rowspan="2"| 2018
| Demetrinox | Basketball Player | Short |
| Live
| Josh Jones | |
| rowspan="2"| 2019
| Stripped | Russ | TV movie |
| Smile
| Joe | Short |
| 2020
| Swipe Right | Miguel | Short |
=Television=
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |
| 2014
| LieGuys | K.P. | Episode: "Def Jam Lie" |
| rowspan="3"| 2015
| 427 | Gavin | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Mind of a Single Male
| Mike | Episode: "Game Night" |
| Living It Up
| Darrius Jones | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2015-16
| Black Boots | Colt | Guest: season 1, recurring cast: season 2 |
| rowspan="2"| 2016
| Carpool | Damian | Episode: "6" |
| Journey of a Goddess
| Aubrey King | Main cast |
| rowspan="2"| 2017
| Add-TV | - | Episode: "Episode #1.1" |
| Army of None
| Seven Reed | Episode: "Episode #1.1" |
| rowspan="3"| 2018
| Pushing Skills | Mark | Episode: "Pilot" |
| The Affair
| Jonathan | Episode: "Episode #4.7" |
| For Evan's Sake
| Scottie | Episode: "Balls in Her Court" |
| rowspan="2"| 2019
| Craig | Episode: "Those Who Could've" |
| Games People Play
| Tyreck Woolridge | Episode: "Lover's Moon" |
| 2016-20
| Alley Way | LaDarkian | Guest: season 1, recurring cast: season 2 |
| 2020
| Pierre | Episode: "The Shit Hits the Fan" |
| 2020-22
| Insecure | Bennett 'BJ' | Recurring cast: season 4-5 |
| 2021
| Tough Love: Los Angeles | Niko | Episode: "Crushing It" |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=nm6427416}}
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