Richard Brooks (actor)

Richard Brooks
Born	Richard L. Brooks (1962-12-09) December 9, 1962 (age 61) Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Education	Interlochen Center for the Arts
Occupations	Actor singer director
Years active	1983–present

Richard L. Brooks (born December 9, 1962) is an American actor, singer, and director. He played the eccentric bounty hunter Jubal Early in the space-western Firefly and assistant district attorney Paul Robinette in the NBC drama series Law & Order from 1990 to 1993, later appearing as a defense attorney on that same show. In 2013, he began starring as Patrick Patterson in the BET drama series, Being Mary Jane.