{{short description|American actor}} {{Infobox person | name = Brian Anthony Wilson | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1960|2|22}} | birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1997–present | spouse = {{marriage|Greer M. Richardson|2005}} | partner = | website = }} '''Brian Anthony Wilson''' (born February 22, 1960) is an American film and television actor. He first appeared in the 1997 film ''The Postman'' as Woody.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Barsanti |first=Chris |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G4GDBwAAQBAJ&dq=Brian+Anthony+Wilson+Postman&pg=PA287 |title=The Sci-Fi Movie Guide: The Universe of Film from Alien to Zardoz |date=2014-09-22 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |isbn=978-1-57859-533-4 |language=en}}</ref> Wilson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is of African American heritage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.phillymag.com/things-to-do/2022/11/10/brian-anthony-wilson-actor/|title=Meet Philly's Busiest Actor: Brian Anthony Wilson|first=Victor|last=Fiorillo|date=November 10, 2022}}</ref> He has been married to Greer M. Richardson since 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mt. Airy TV/movie actor starring in 'Beauty and Beast' |url=https://chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/mt-airy-tvmovie-actor-starring-in-beauty-and-beast,6030 |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=The Chestnut Hill Local |language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==

=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1997 |''The Postman'' |Woody | |- |1998 |''Snake Eyes'' |Casino Security #2 | |- |1998 |''Rounders'' |Derald | |- |1999 |''Cold Hearts'' |Spear | |- |2000 |''Animal Factory'' |Poncie | |- |2000 |''Keeping the Faith'' |T-Bone | |- |2000 |''Let's Talk'' |Audience Member #14 | |- |2001 |''Diary of a City Priest'' |Loc | |- |2001 |''Prison Song'' |Prison C.O. | |- |2001 |''Down'' |Policeman #1 | |- |2001 |''Killer Instinct'' |Carl | |- |2002 |''Crazy Little Thing'' |Phil | |- |2002 |''For da Love of Money'' |Kelvin | |- |2002 |''Ice Grill'' |Damon J | |- |2002 |''Casanova's Demise'' |Judge | |- |2003 |''The Good Thief'' |Louis | |- |2003 |''Bad Boys II'' |Tapia Muscle Crew |Uncredited |- |2003 |''Dirty Laundry (Air It Out)'' |Jerome | |- |2004 |''X, Y'' |Cox | |- |2004 |''The Amazing Floydini'' |Willy | |- |2005 |''White Men Can't Rap'' |Buck | |- |2006 |''The Good Student'' |Detective Dick Moon | |- |2006 |''Shadow: Dead Riot'' |Male Guard | |- |2007 |''Eye See Me'' |KC's Attorney | |- |2007 |''A Diamond in the Sky'' |Coach Michael Bailey | |- |2008 |''Leaf'' |Mr. Joel | |- |2008 |''Explicit Ills'' |Demetri's Dad | |- |2008 |''The Happening'' |Arguing Man in Crowd | |- |2009 |''Oral Fixation'' |Guard Jones | |- |2009 |''Law Abiding Citizen'' |Homeland Security Supervisor | |- |2009 |''The Mind'' |Big Daddy | |- |2009 |''After You're Gone'' |Morgenthau | |- |2010 |''6 Souls'' |Virgil | |- |2010 |''See You in September'' |Cop | |- |2010 |''The Best and the Brightest'' |Shareef |Uncredited |- |2010 |''The Bucks County Massacre'' |Bucks County Police Detective | |- |2011 |''Another Happy Day'' |Jason - EMT#1 | |- |2011 |''Limitless'' |Detective | |- |2011 |''Close-Up'' |The NA Mentor | |- |2011 |''The Fields'' |Charlie | |- |2011 |''The Red Corvette'' |Agent Murray | |- |2011 |''Punch Me'' |Father | |- |2011 |''99 Percent Sure'' |Rufus | |- |2011 |''High Stakes'' |Trainer | |- |2011 |''Booted'' |Frank Castilleano | |- |2011 |''Bamboo Shark'' |Johnny X | |- |2012 |''Safe'' |Shelter Security 2 | |- |2012 |''Changing the Game'' |McCormick | |- |2012 |''6 Degrees of Hell'' |Officer Hendricks | |- |2012 |''Silver Linings Playbook'' |Orderly |Uncredited |- |2012 |''We Made This Movie'' |Mr. James | |- |2012 |''9-Ball'' |Red | |- |2012 |''My Friends'' |Bookie Bob | |- |2013 |''The Golden Scallop'' |Wilson | |- |2013 |''All Around the World: Jermaine Jones'' |Music Executive #1 | |- |2013 |''Dreams'' |Ben Hodda | |- |2014 |''Assumption of Risk'' |Thurgood Mitchell | |- |2014 |''Apocalypse Kiss'' |The Wizard | |- |2014 |''Myra's Angel'' |Detective Dutton | |- |2014 |''Jersey Justice'' |Jules | |- |2014 |''Time'' |Rick | |- |2015 |''ZK: Elephant's Graveyard'' |Doc | |- |2015 |''The Benefactor'' |Jesse | |- |2015 |''Swooped'' |The Narrator | |- |2015 |''A Place in Hell'' |Det. Wilson | |- |2015 |''Creed'' |James | |- |2015 |''Voiceless'' |Will Taylor | |- |2015 |''Battle'' |Tony Formann | |- |2016 |''Crooked & Narrow'' |Warren Mercer | |- |2016 |''Medicine Bow'' |Odell | |- |2016 |''Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea'' |Kelly | |- |2017 |''Title VII'' |Charles Watson | |- |2017 |''The Avenue'' |Antonio Butan | |- |2017 |''How to Get Girls'' |Mr. Diaz | |- |2017 |''Harvie and the Magic Museum'' |Grumpy |Voice |- |2017 |''Sinner City'' |Detective Parsons | |- |2017 |''The Mint'' |Russell | |- |2017 |''Jason's Letter'' |Mr. Willie | |- |2018 |''They Are Strangers'' |Terry | |- |2018 |''Ocean's 8'' |American Wing Guard | |- |2018 |''Zeroes'' |Fred | |- |2018 |''Without You'' |Mr. Davies | |- |2018 |''The Unholy Disciple'' |Houston Fox | |- |2019 |''Glass'' |Security Guard in Car | |- |2019 |''Offstage Elements'' |Ozzie Dietrick | |- |2019 |''Right Before Your Eyes'' |Ambrose | |- |2020 |''The Arrangement'' |Senator Milton Howard | |- |2020 |''The Jealous Mirror on My Wall'' | rowspan="2" |Larry | |- |2020 |''Mirror on My Wall'' | |- |2021 |''Love You Right: An R&B Musical'' |Will II | |- |2021 |''Room 9'' |Zion Miller | |- |2021 |''Shimmer'' |Captain Peter Rose | |- |2021 |''Twenty-Nine'' |Steven Anders | |- |2022 |''Nork'' |Jonah Ryan | |- |2022 |''Mulatto'' |Big Ron | |- |2022 |''Desert Dick'' |Bryan Dilkins | |- |2024 |''They Turned Us Into Killers'' |Zion Miller |<ref>{{Cite web |last=McAndrews |first=Mary Beth |date=2024-01-09 |title='They Turned Us Into Killers' Exclusive: Scout Taylor-Compton Is Ready For Revenge [Watch] |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/471813/they-turned-us-into-killers-exclusive-scout-taylor-compton-is-ready-for-revenge-watch/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=Dread Central |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |2025 |''825 Forest Road'' |Terrence | |- |TBA |''Abused Again!'' |Big John Security Guard | |- |}

=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1999 |''Homicide: Life on the Street'' |Diener #1 |Episode: "Identity Crisis" |- |2001 |''The Sopranos'' |Warren Dupree |Episode: "Fortunate Son" |- |2001 |''Proximity'' |Twin's father |Television film |- |2002 |''Hack'' |Raymond Henley |Episode: "Bad Choices" |- |2002–2008 |''The Wire'' |Vernon Holley |19 episodes |- |2003 |''As the World Turns'' |Crater |Episode #1.12162 |- |2007, 2008 |''Law & Order: SVU'' |Det. Jawarski / Milton Sarlove | rowspan="2" |2 episodes |- |2009 |''Bleeder'' |Detective Gardner |- |2010 |''Outlaw'' |Pit Boss |Episode: "Pilot" |- |2010 |''Badges'' |Sarge |Television film |- |2011 |''Onion SportsDome'' |Pile Analyst #4 |Episode #1.3 |- |2011 |''Finders Keepers'' |Det. Grimes |Episode: "Thanks for Nothin' Grimes" |- |2011 |''Game Over'' |Doctor Watson |Episode: "Launch Party" |- |2011 |''Unforgettable'' |Bert |Episode: "Road Block" |- |2013 |''Do No Harm'' |Watts Sr. |Episode: "Six Feet Deep" |- |2013–2014 |''Atlantic City Chronicles'' |D.A. Garfield Armstrong | rowspan="2" |4 episodes |- |2014 |''Underground Kings'' |Ricardo 'Cuban' Martinez |- |2015 |''Broad City'' |Detective |Episode: "Mochalatta Chills" |- |2015 |''Allegiance'' |Maintenance Man |Episode: "Chasing Ghosts" |- |2016 |''Blue Bloods'' |Dino Mancini |Episode: "Back in the Day" |- |2016 |''Sell Out'' |Rick |Television film |- |2016 |''The Jim Gaffigan Show'' |Nick |Episode: "Ugly" |- |2017 |''Gotham'' |Harbor Master |Episode: "Heroes Rise: These Delicate and Dark Obsessions" |- |2017 |''Bloodline'' |Agent Kimball |Episode: "Part 33" |- |2018 |''Bull'' |Controller #3 |Episode: "Keep Your Friends Close" |- |2018 |''Siren'' |Capt. Sean McClure |3 episodes |- |2018 |''Stages'' |Mayor Chad Warwick III |Miniseries |- |2018 |''Dietland'' |Bob the Builder |Episode: "Pilot" |- |2018 |''Cicatrix'' |Detective | rowspan="3" |Television film |- |2018 |''Land of Misfits'' |Sariel |- |2018 |''Green Piece'' |Detective B. Johnson |- |2019, 2021 |''Wu-Tang: An American Saga'' |Ron 'Fufu' Mott | rowspan="2" |2 episodes |- |2020 |''Dispatches from Elsewhere'' |Sal (Young) / Mr. Salazar |- |2020 |''Fluff'' |Cosmo |Television film |- |2021 |''FBI: Most Wanted'' |James Martin |Episode: "Anonymous" |- |2021 |''Mare of Easttown'' |Medic |Episode: "Poor Sisyphus" |- |2021 |''Phase 6'' |Charles Williams |4 episodes |- |2022 |''Servant'' |Exterminator |Episode: "Hive" |- |2022 |''American Masters'' |Orpheus Fisher |Episode: "Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands" |- |2022 |''We Own This City'' |Andre Davis |Episode: "Part Five" |- |2022 |''Interview with the Vampire'' |Andre Davis |Episode: "The Ruthless Pursuit of Blood with All a Child's Demanding" |- |2025 |''Tires'' |Customer #2 |Episode: "Misery Has Company" |- |}

===Narrative podcasts=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |- | 2023 | ''The Foxes of Hydesville'' | Father | | <ref name = "FoxesOfHydesville">{{cite web | title = Carey Mulligan To Lead Podcast ‘The Foxes Of Hydesville’ About Sisters Who Claimed They Could Speak To The Dead | last = Wiseman | first = Andreas | date = February 24, 2023 | website=Deadline Hollywood | url = https://deadline.com/2023/04/carey-mulligan-mckenna-grace-podcast-fox-sisters-hydesville-qcode-1235334759/ | access-date = February 24, 2023 }}</ref> |- |}

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|933096|Brian Anthony Wilson}}

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