Brandon T. Jackson

Brandon T. Jackson
Jackson in 2012
Born	Brandon Timothy Jackson (1984-03-07) March 7, 1984 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, comedian
Years active	1997–present
Children	4

Brandon Timothy Jackson (born March 7, 1984) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is known for his roles in the films Roll Bounce (2005), Tropic Thunder (2008), Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010), Lottery Ticket (2010), Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011), Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013), and Roofie Jackson in Deadbeat (2014–2016).

Personal life

Jackson was born in Detroit, Michigan. His parents are Beverly Yvonne and Wayne Timothy Jackson. All are pastors. His maternal grandfather, Royal Titus Bozeman, was a Pentecostal child preacher named a "Boy Wonder" by Indiana newspapers.

Filmography

Jackson on January 15, 2009

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Nikita Blues	Tyrone
	Ali	Club Goer
2002	8 Mile	Chin Tiki Club Goer
2005	Envy
	Roll Bounce	Junior
	House of Grimm
2007	This Christmas	El Rey MC
	Big Stan	Deshawn
2008	Tropic Thunder	Alpa Chino
	Days of Wrath	"Lil One"
	The Day the Earth Stood Still	Target Tech
	Cuttin' da Mustard	Rolo
2009	Fast & Furious	Alex
2010	Tooth Fairy	Duke
	Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief	Grover Underwood
	Dark Moon		Short film
	Operation: Endgame	Tower
	Lottery Ticket	Benny
2011	Big Tweet	Big Tweet	Short film
	Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son	Trent Pierce / Charmaine Daisy Pierce
2012	Thunderstruck	Alan
2013	Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters	Grover Underwood
	Approaching Midnight	Corporal Artie "AJ" Culpepper
2016	Get a Job	Luke
	Eloise	Dell Richards
2017	The Year of Spectacular Men	Logan
	Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town	Dick
2018	A Talent for Trouble	Niles Wellington
2019	All the Way with You	Malik
2024	Trap City	DeShawn
	I'm Beginning to See the Light	Sam

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	The Norm Show	Buster	Episode: "Artie Comes to Town"
2001–2002	The Zeta Project	Blair / Jason Foley	Voice; 2 episodes
2007	Super Sweet 16: The Movie	Brian	Television film
2011	Raising Hope	Justin	Episode: "Romeo and Romeo"
	Hail Mary	KZ	Television film
2013	Beverly Hills Cop	Aaron Foley	Unaired pilot
2014	Californication	Hashtag	Recurring cast (season 7)
	Drunk History	Robert Smalls	Episode: "Charleston"
2014–2015	Deadbeat	Rufus "Roofie" Jones	Main cast (seasons 1-2)
2015	Mr. Robinson	Ben Robinson	Main cast
2015–2020	BoJack Horseman	Corduroy Jackson-Jackson	Voice; recurring role
2017	Love by the 10th Date	Dante	Television film
	Face Value	Team Captain
2019	Historical Roasts	Barack Obama	Episode: "Martin Luther King Jr."
2025	The Family Business	Marquis Duncan	Guest role
	The Family Business: New Orleans	Marquis Duncan	Main role

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result
2006	Black Reel Award	Black Reel Award for Best Breakthrough Performance	Roll Bounce	Won
2009		Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor	Tropic Thunder	Nominated
2011			Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief	Nominated
2012	Golden Raspberry Award	Worst Supporting Actress (as Charmaine)	Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son	Nominated

Singles

• Imma Do It Big (featuring T-Pain and One Chance)

Other websites

• Brandon T. Jackson on IMDb