Brad Hawkins (actor)

For the politician, see Brad Hawkins (politician).

Brad Hawkins
Hawkins in 1998
Born1973 or 1974 (age 50–51)[1]
Summerville, South Carolina, U.S.
EducationPlano Senior High School
Occupations
  • Actor
  • martial artist
Years active1994–present

Brad Hawkins (born 1974 or 1975)[2] is an American actor and martial artist, best known for playing Ryan Steele in Saban's action adventure science fantasy series VR Troopers (1994–1996, and with 92 total episode appearances) and for his role in the 2014 film Boyhood. He also provided the (uncredited) voice of Trey of Triforia, the Gold Ranger in Power Rangers Zeo. In 1999, he starred as Tyler Hart in the CBS miniseries Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story, filmed in North Carolina (Charlotte and Mooresville).

Before becoming an actor, he attended Plano Senior High School in Plano, Texas, graduating in 1992.[3] He was a country music singer for three years in Nashville. His country song "We Lose" became a No. 1 video hit on Country Music Television and Great American Country country music television channels. He starred in the slasher film Shredder in 2003. He also provided motion capture for early prototypes of id Software's Doom 2016.[4] He also works as a voice actor, often with Funimation, including roles in D.Gray-man, Dragonaut: The Resonance, and Goblin Slayer.

  1. ^ Wieck, Elizabeth (July 10, 2014). "Q&A: Local Actor Brad Hawkins, on Landing a Role in Boyhood". dmagazine.
  2. ^ Local actor Brad Hawkins on landing a role in Boyhood", dmagazine.com. Accessed November 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Brad Hawkins". April 25, 2015.
  4. ^ Mahmood Ali (February 9, 2009). "The Doom 4 mo-cap interview: First production shots revealed!". GGL.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2009.