Acting credits
52
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Brad Carter
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.8
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Movies: 27Series: 25
TMDB ID: 1126405
IMDb ID: nm1012967
Known for: Acting
Born: December 5, 1973
Age: 52
Place of birth: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2000 - 2026
Years active: 27
Average TMDB rating: 7.1
Wikidata: Q20676079
Also known as
David Bradley Carter
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".
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Brad Carter.
Signing Tony Raymond
as Ronnie Raymond
2026 Movie
6.0
A Simple Machine
as Karl
2025 Movie
6.4
Day of Reckoning
as Billy
2025 Movie
8.5
The Devil and the Daylong Brothers
as Stumpwater
2025 Movie
Eating 38 Cheeseburgers
as Director Jacob
2024 Movie
6.6
A Southern Haunting
as Lt. Day
2023 Movie
7.0
Chipper
as Brother
2023 Movie
6.2
Dog Gone
as Matt Kessler
2023 Movie
6.0
Candy Land
as Theo
2023 Movie
5.7
Spirit Halloween: The Movie
as Frank
2022 Movie
7.3
Old Henry
as Branigan
2021 Movie
6.4
The Devil to Pay
as Dixon Runion
2020 Movie
7.6
Emperor
as Grady
2020 Movie
4.7
Run with the Hunted
as Persey
2019 Movie
6.4
White Boy Rick
as Bob the Gun Show Dealer
2018 Movie
4.3
Armed
as Shep/Stew
2018 Movie
4.8
Jameson
as Jameson
2018 Movie
3.5
Eat Me
as Bob
2018 Movie
5.0
The Scent of Rain & Lightning
as Billy
2018 Movie
6.7
I'm Poppy: The Film
as Able Abraham
2018 Movie
6.8
Free State of Jones
as Lieutenant Barbour
2016 Movie
7.5
The Revenant
as Johnnie (uncredited)
2015 Movie
4.8
Dixieland
as Larry Pretty
2015 Movie
6.5
Black Mass
as John McIntyre
2015 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Brad Carter.
7.9
9-1-1: Nashville
as Willy Davis • 1 eps
2025 Series
7.2
The Rookie: Feds
as David 'Fatback' Eaton • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.7
NCIS: Hawaiʻi
as Kevin Rooker • 1 eps
2021 Series
8.3
Yellowstone
as Checkers • 2 eps
2018 Series
8.3
I'm Poppy
as Able Abraham • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.6
The Gifted
as Wire • 1 eps
2017 Series
8.2
Ozark
as Deputy Ronnie Wycoff • 3 eps
2017 Series
7.9
Bosch
as Chilton Hardy • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.6
Ascension
as John Stokes • 3 eps
2014 Series
7.5
The Night Shift
as Lee Harris • 1 eps
2014 Series
8.3
True Detective
as Charlie Lange • 2 eps
2014 Series
7.2
Perception
as Gary Williams • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.7
Longmire
as Riley Manning • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.4
New Girl
as Stranger • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.3
Harry's Law
as Stevie Kazz • 1 eps
2011 Series
8.0
Justified
as Bobby Joe Packer • 2 eps
2010 Series
8.0
Castle
as Bobby Spurlock • 1 eps
2009 Series
8.4
The Mentalist
as Phil Rawson • 1 eps
2008 Series
7.6
True Blood
as Kris • 1 eps
2008 Series
8.4
Sons of Anarchy
as Leland Gruen • 3 eps
2008 Series
8.2
Dexter
as Rankin • 1 eps
2006 Series
8.2
Bones
as Nick Bennett • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.3
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Carney • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.6
House
as Sheldon • 1 eps
2004 Series