Brad Carter

Brad Carter

Known for
Acting
Born
December 5, 1973 (age 52)
Birthplace
Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Biography

David Bradley Carter (born 5 December 1973) is an American film and television actor, stuntman, guitarist, painter, sculptor, and photographer. After suffering from brain disease and tremors that caused his hands to shake, he underwent brain surgery in 2013, which he recorded and posted on YouTube. The video went viral, and he became known as the "guy playing guitar during brain surgery".

Known For

Filmography

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Signing Day

Signing Day

Movie · as Ronnie Raymond

2026
A Southern Haunting poster

A Southern Haunting

Movie · as Lt. Day

2026
A Simple Machine poster

A Simple Machine

Movie · as Karl

2026
Signing Tony Raymond poster

Signing Tony Raymond

Movie · as Ronnie Raymond

2025
The Devil and the Daylong Brothers poster

The Devil and the Daylong Brothers

Movie · as Stumpwater

2025
Day of Reckoning poster

Day of Reckoning

Movie · as Billy

2025
9-1-1: Nashville poster

9-1-1: Nashville

TV · as Willy Davis · 1 ep

2024
Eating 38 Cheeseburgers poster

Eating 38 Cheeseburgers

Movie · as Director Jacob

2023
Candy Land poster

Candy Land

Movie · as Theo

2023
Chipper poster

Chipper

Movie · as Brother

2023
Dog Gone poster

Dog Gone

Movie · as Matt Kessler

2022
Spirit Halloween: The Movie poster

Spirit Halloween: The Movie

Movie · as Frank

2022
The Rookie: Feds poster

The Rookie: Feds

TV · as David 'Fatback' Eaton · 1 ep

2021
Old Henry poster

Old Henry

Movie · as Branigan

2021
NCIS: Hawaiʻi poster

NCIS: Hawaiʻi

TV · as Kevin Rooker · 1 ep

2020
The Devil to Pay poster

The Devil to Pay

Movie · as Dixon Runion

2020
Emperor poster

Emperor

Movie · as Grady

2019
Run with the Hunted poster

Run with the Hunted

Movie · as Persey

2018
Jameson poster

Jameson

Movie · as Jameson

2018
The Scent of Rain & Lightning poster

The Scent of Rain & Lightning

Movie · as Billy

2018
White Boy Rick poster

White Boy Rick

Movie · as Bob the Gun Show Dealer, Gun Show Dealer Bob

2018
Armed poster

Armed

Movie · as Shep/Stew

2018
Eat Me poster

Eat Me

Movie · as Bob

2018
I'm Poppy: The Film poster

I'm Poppy: The Film

Movie · as Able Abraham

2018
Yellowstone poster

Yellowstone

TV · as Checkers · 2 eps

2018
I'm Poppy poster

I'm Poppy

TV · as Able Abraham · 1 ep

2017
Ozark poster

Ozark

TV · as Deputy Ronnie Wycoff · 3 eps

2017
The Gifted poster

The Gifted

TV · as Wire · 1 ep

2016
Free State of Jones poster

Free State of Jones

Movie · as Lieutenant Barbour

2015
Dixieland poster

Dixieland

Movie · as Larry Pretty

2015
The Revenant poster

The Revenant

Movie · as Johnnie (uncredited)

2015
Black Mass poster

Black Mass

Movie · as John McIntyre

2015
Bosch poster

Bosch

TV · as Chilton Hardy · 1 ep

2014
Swelter poster

Swelter

Movie · as Mechanic

2014
The Gun

The Gun

Movie · as Crazed Scavenger

2014
True Detective poster

True Detective

TV · as Charlie Lange · 2 eps

2014
Ascension poster

Ascension

TV · as John Stokes · 3 eps

2014
The Night Shift poster

The Night Shift

TV · as Lee Harris · 1 ep

2012
Smashed poster

Smashed

Movie · as Felix

2012
Perception poster

Perception

TV · as Gary Williams · 1 ep

2012
Longmire poster

Longmire

TV · as Riley Manning · 1 ep

2011
New Girl poster

New Girl

TV · as Stranger · 1 ep

2011
Harry's Law poster

Harry's Law

TV · as Stevie Kazz · 1 ep

2010
Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater poster

Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater

Movie · as Jonah (voice)

2010
Justified poster

Justified

TV · as Bobby Joe Packer · 2 eps

2009
Castle poster

Castle

TV · as Bobby Spurlock · 1 ep

2008
Sons of Anarchy poster

Sons of Anarchy

TV · as Leland Gruen · 3 eps

2008
The Mentalist poster

The Mentalist

TV · as Phil Rawson · 1 ep

2008
True Blood poster

True Blood

TV · as Kris · 1 ep

2006
Dexter poster

Dexter

TV · as Rankin · 1 ep

2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia poster

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

TV · as Carney · 1 ep

2005
Bones poster

Bones

TV · as Nick Bennett · 1 ep

2004
House poster

House

TV · as Sheldon · 1 ep

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV · as Gerald Tolliver, Rudy · 2 eps