Steven Brand (born 1969)[1] is a Scottish actor. His feature debut was The Scorpion King (2002), where he portrayed Memnon. He has had many guest appearances on television series, and in 2015, Brand was nominated for Best Guest Starring Role on Television at the Saturn Awards for his performance in Teen Wolf.

Steven Brand
Brand in 2022
Born1969 (age 54–55)
CitizenshipScottish
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
AgentGlobal Artists Agency
Known forThe Scorpion King (2002)
Teen Wolf

The upcoming Joe Baby (2023) is set to be Brand's feature directorial debut. He previously directed a television film.

Career

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After several minor roles in television series, Brand made his feature film debut in The Scorpion King (2002). He starred as Memnon, the main antagonist, alongside Mathayus (Dwayne Johnson).[2] Brand also voiced Alexander Anderson and Richard Hellsing in the English dubs of Hellsing and Hellsing Ultimate.[3]

Brand played lawyer Ned Baker in Saving Lincoln (2013), before starring in the horror film Echoes the following year.[4] In 2015, Brand was nominated Best Guest Starring Role on Television at the Saturn Awards for his performance in Teen Wolf as Dr. Gabriel Valack.[5] He has narrated over fifty audiobooks.

Brand directed the television film He’s Watching for MarVista Entertainment. He portrayed Marsh in "24/7", the fifth episode of The Sandman (2022).[6]

Brand directed and produced the upcoming noir film Joe Baby, starring Dichen Lachman, Willa Fitzgerald, Harvey Keitel and Ron Perlman, in his directorial debut. Based on a novel by Drew Fine, it is set for a 2023 release. After production in Mississippi ended in June 2022,[7] Brand appeared in Saw X (2023) as Parker Sears.[8] He is represented by Global Artists Agency.[7]

Filmography

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Film

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List of films and roles
Year Title Role Notes
1994 Beyond Bedlam Turnball
2002 The Scorpion King Memnon
2007 Treasure Raiders Michael Nazzaro
2007 Say It in Russian Andrew Lamont
2008 Stone & Ed Mr. Black
2008 XII Agent Naughton
2008 The Human Contract Boyd
2011 Hellraiser: Revelations Ross Craven
2013 Saving Lincoln Ned Baker
2013 The Cloth Father Johnson
2014 Telling of the Shoes Blaine
2014 Echoes Paul Wagner
2016 Trial Connor
2017 Mayhem John 'The Boss' Towers
2017 Demons Eddie
2019 Safe Inside Richard
2023 Joe Baby N/A Directed and produced
2023 Saw X Parker Sears

Television

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List of television appearances and roles
Year Title Role Notes
1993 The Darling Buds of May Tom Sargent Guest role (4 episodes)
1994–95 Casualty Adam Cooke Recurring role (series 9)
1998 Taggart Peter Letham "Dead Reckoning"
1998 Babes in the Wood Gary "1.4"
1999 Wing and a Prayer Stewart Patterson "2.5"
1999 The Bill Mervyn Castle "Sleeping with the Enemy"
1999 Psychos Iain Telfer TV miniseries
1999 Love in the 21st Century Peter TV series
2000 Heartbeat Dr. Ian Peters "The Good Doctor"
2000–01 Doctors Chris Rawlings Recurring role (series 2)
2001 The Savages Richard "The Ex Files"
2001 The Mind of the Married Man Andrew TV series
2001–02 Hellsing Alexander Anderson (voice) Main role
2003 The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer John Rimbauer TV miniseries
2003 Mystery Woman Elliot McCallister TV film
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dr. Malaga "Crow's Feet"
2004 Still Life Whit Gagne "Caught", "Not Fade Away", "Gravity"
2005 McBride: The Chameleon Murder Hanson Collier TV film
2005 NCIS Ian 'Bulldog' Hitch "Pop Life"
2005 Alien Express Paul Fitzpatrick TV film
2005–06 Point Pleasant Graham "Missing", "Let the War Commence", "Mother's Day"
2006–2011 Hellsing Ultimate Alexander Anderson / Richard Hellsing (voice) Recurring role
2007 The Nine Mark "You're Being Watched"
2007 Shark Eli Weber "In Absentia"
2008 Samurai Girl Severin TV miniseries
2008 The Apostles Howard Davidson TV film
2009 CSI: Miami Patrick Garrety "Target Specific"
2009 Mistresses Jack Hudson Recurring role (season 2)
2009 90210 Jason Epstein "To New Beginnings!"
2010 Covert Affairs James Elliot "Walter's Walk"
2010 NCIS: Los Angeles Jon Craig "Black Widow"
2010 Triassic Attack Sheriff Jake Roundtree TV film
2011 Human Target Marshall Pucci "Marshall Pucci"
2011 The Cabin Conor MacDougal TV film
2012 Castle Trevor Haynes "Dial M for Mayor"
2012 Magic City Cliff Wells "Castles Made of Sand", "Time and Tide"
2012 The Asset Sean McDevitt TV film
2014 Men at Work David "Post-Posal"
2014 Enormous Hopkins "Enormous"
2014 Galyntine Britt TV film
2014–2016 Teen Wolf Dr. Gabriel Valack Recurring role (seasons 4–5)
2015 Secrets and Lies Joseph Richardson Recurring role (season 1)
2015 The Syndicate Eddie Garcia "3.1", "3.2"
2016 Accidental Switch Conner TV film
2016 New Blood Paul Douglas "Case 3: Parts 1 & 2"
2016 Agatha Raisin Inspector Jessop "Witch of Wyckhadden"
2016 No Tomorrow Hamish Stegner Sr. "No Soup for You"
2017 The Same Sky Howard Cutter TV miniseries
2017 Hawaii Five-0 John Walcott "Kau pahi, ko'u kua. Kau pu, ko'u po'o"
2020 Alex Rider Michael Roscoe 2 episodes
2022 The Sandman Marsh Janowski "24/7"
2023 Vikings: Valhalla Vitomir 3 episodes

Video games

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List of voice roles in video games
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Star Wars: The Old Republic Darth Mortis, Kel'eth Ur, Colonel Valda Voice role
2013 Star Wars: The Old Republic – Rise of the Hutt Cartel Additional voices
2015 The Order: 1886 Commissioner Doyle, Lord Dunglass Voice role
2019 Star Wars: The Old Republic – Onslaught Additional voices
2021 Call of Duty: Vanguard Henry Baker Voice and likeness
2023 Immortals of Aveum Sandrak Voice role

References

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  1. ^ a b MacDonald, Ben (7 October 2023). "Dundee-born actor tops UK box office charts with role in Saw X". The Courier. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  2. ^ Manuel, Adrian (17 April 2022). "20 Years Ago, 'Scorpion King' Turned The Rock Into a Movie Star". Inverse. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Steven BRAND". Anime News Network. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. ^ Barton, Steve (4 March 2015). "A Trailer Echoes Through the Internet". Dread Central. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Past Winners". Saturn Awards. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  6. ^ Holub, Christian (6 August 2022). "How Netflix's The Sandman brought the scariest issue of Neil Gaiman's comic to screen". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  7. ^ a b Grobar, Matt (27 June 2022). "'Severance's Dichen Lachman, Willa Fitzgerald, Ron Perlman & Harvey Keitel To Topline Noir 'Joe Baby'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  8. ^ Grobar, Matt (8 December 2022). "'Saw' Alum Shawnee Smith Circling 10th Installment As Synnøve Macody Lund, Steven Brand & Michael Beach Sign On". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
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