Shannon Brown

An American actor and producer, Shannon Brown has starred in upwards of 100 projects, ranging from short and feature films to commercials and stage. With upwards of 60 film credits alone, Shannon has been cast as a lead in over 40 of them. Known for his seemingly unlimited range, Brown has played a wide variety of roles in the full spectrum of genres. Based out of Chicago and LA, Shannon has also worked in NY and Miami, as well as several other markets.After starting his professional career in 1999 on NBC's hit sit com, Friends, Shannon's career was on the upswing. He continued to stay busy in LA for the next four years. Due to a terrible family tragedy, he was forced to move back to his home town of Chicago. After taking seven years off, Shannon could not put his passion on hold any longer. In 2010, he jumped back in the business and did so with great vigor.Focusing purely on TV, film and commercials, Shannon added over 40 SAG credits to his resume since his return to the business. The most recent to hit the theaters, Vertical Entertainment's dramatic thriller, The Crash (2016) Produced by Hilary Shor (The Butler) Directed by Aram Rappaport (Syrup) and starring Minnie Driver, Frank Grillo, Dianna Agron, Ed Westwick, John Leguizamo, Maggie Q and Anna Sophia Robb, among others.In 2015, Shannon was cast as the lead in the raunchy, dark comedy - Halloweed, directed by LazRael Lison. Also starring Danny Trejo, Simon Rex, Jason Mewes Tom Sizemore, Ray Wise and Jim O'Heir, among others. Shortly after, he was also cast as the lead in Weichert Media's comedy, Smothered by Mothers. Directed by Brian Herzlinger (My Date with Drew; Baby on Board) and also starring Heather Matarazzo, Burt Young, Jim O'Heir, Alice Amter, Jamie Bernadette, Juliette Bennet and Robert Craighead. All three features are due in 2016.Most recently, in 2017, Brown was cast as the lead, opposite Kelly Thiebaud, in the dramatic true story, Every 21 Seconds.Late in 2013, Shannon also launched his production company, Two 9 Productions, along with his wife, actress and producer, Suzette Brown. Although an actor first and foremost, Brown and his team at Two 9 have been very busy, with four feature films and over a dozen shorts already under their belt. He is definitely a talent to keep your eye on in 2017! Show less «