Clancy Brown | |
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 Brown at the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | Clarence John Brown III January 5, 1959 Urbana, Ohio, U.S. |
| Education | Northwestern University (BS) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse |
Jeanne Johnson (m. 1993) |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | Bud Brown |
| Relatives | Clarence J. Brown (grandfather) |
Clarence John Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor. Prolific in film and television since the 1980s, Brown is often cast in villainous and authoritative roles.
His film roles include Rawhide in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), the Kurgan in Highlander (1986), Sheriff Gus Gilbert in Pet Sematary Two (1992), Capt. Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Sgt. Charles Zim in Starship Troopers (1997), Stanley Thomas in Promising Young Woman (2020), and the Harbinger in John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023). On television, he has played Brother Justin Crowe on the HBO series Carnivàle (2003–2005), Waylon "Jock" Jeffcoat on the Showtime series Billions (2018–2019, 2023), Kurt Caldwell on the Showtime series Dexter: New Blood (2021–2022), and Sal Maroni in The Penguin (2024).
In animation, Brown has voiced Lex Luthor in the DC Animated Universe (1996–2006) and Mr. Krabs on SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–present). His other voice roles include Doctor Neo Cortex and Uka Uka in the Crash Bandicoot franchise (1997–2003), Long Feng in Avatar: The Last Airbender (2006), Savage Opress in Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011–2013), Surtur in Thor: Ragnarok (2017), and Hank Anderson in Detroit: Become Human (2018), for which he also provided motion capture.