Acting
Brad Carter
Born 1973-12-05
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
David Bradley Carter (born 5 December 1973) is an American film and television actor, stuntman, guitarist, painter, sculptor, and photographer. After suffering from brain disease and tremors that caused his hands to shake, he underwent brain surgery in 2013, which he recorded and posted on YouTube. The video went viral, and he became known as the "guy playing guitar during brain surgery".
Known For
Prominent works featuring Brad Carter
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The Revenant
2015
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House
2004
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The Mentalist
2008
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Dexter
2006
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Bones
2005
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True Detective
2014
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Yellowstone
2018
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Sons of Anarchy
2008
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Black Mass
2015
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Castle
2009
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (56 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | A Southern Haunting | Lt. Day | Movie | 2026 |
 | Signing Tony Raymond | Ronnie Raymond | Movie | 2026 |
 | 9-1-1: Nashville | Willy Davis | TV Series | 2025 |
 | A Simple Machine | Karl | Movie | 2025 |
 | Day of Reckoning | Billy | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Devil and the Daylong Brothers | Stumpwater | Movie | 2025 |
 | Eating 38 Cheeseburgers | Director Jacob | Movie | 2024 |
 | Chipper | Brother | Movie | 2023 |
 | Dog Gone | Matt Kessler | Movie | 2023 |
 | Candy Land | Theo | Movie | 2023 |
 | Spirit Halloween: The Movie | Frank | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Rookie: Feds | David 'Fatback' Eaton | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Old Henry | Branigan | Movie | 2021 |
 | NCIS: Hawaiʻi | Kevin Rooker | TV Series | 2021 |
 | The Devil to Pay | Dixon Runion | Movie | 2020 |
 | Emperor | Grady | Movie | 2020 |
 | Run with the Hunted | Persey | Movie | 2019 |
 | White Boy Rick | Bob the Gun Show Dealer | Movie | 2018 |
 | Armed | Shep/Stew | Movie | 2018 |
| White Boy Rick | Gun Show Dealer Bob | Movie | 2018 |
 | Jameson | Jameson | Movie | 2018 |
 | Yellowstone | Checkers | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Eat Me | Bob | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Scent of Rain & Lightning | Billy | Movie | 2018 |
 | I'm Poppy | Able Abraham | TV Series | 2018 |
 | I'm Poppy: The Film | Able Abraham | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Gifted | Wire | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Ozark | Deputy Ronnie Wycoff | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Free State of Jones | Lieutenant Barbour | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Revenant | Johnnie (uncredited) | Movie | 2015 |
 | Dixieland | Larry Pretty | Movie | 2015 |
 | Black Mass | John McIntyre | Movie | 2015 |
 | Bosch | Chilton Hardy | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Ascension | John Stokes | TV Series | 2014 |
| The Gun | Crazed Scavenger | Movie | 2014 | |
 | The Night Shift | Lee Harris | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Swelter | Mechanic | Movie | 2014 |
 | True Detective | Charlie Lange | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Perception | Gary Williams | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Longmire | Riley Manning | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Smashed | Felix | Movie | 2012 |
 | New Girl | Stranger | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Harry's Law | Stevie Kazz | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater | Jonah (voice) | Movie | 2010 |
 | Justified | Bobby Joe Packer | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Castle | Bobby Spurlock | TV Series | 2009 |
 | The Mentalist | Phil Rawson | TV Series | 2008 |
 | True Blood | Kris | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Sons of Anarchy | Leland Gruen | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Dexter | Rankin | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Bones | Nick Bennett | TV Series | 2005 |
 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Carney | TV Series | 2005 |
 | House | Sheldon | TV Series | 2004 |
 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Gerald Tolliver | TV Series | 2000 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Rudy | TV Series | 2000 |
| Signing Day | Ronnie Raymond | Movie | — |