Rob Brown is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the films Finding Forrester (2000), Coach Carter (2005), Take the Lead (2006), and The Express: The Ernie Davis Story (2008), and for starring in the HBO series Treme (2010–13). He is currently cast in the NBC drama Blindspot as FBI Agent Edgar Reade. Brown shot into the spotlight after starring opposite Sean Connery in the 2000 film Finding Forrester. He had neither professional nor amateur acting experience prior to taking this role. Brown tried out as an extra after finding a flyer hanging on a bulletin board in his school and wound up winning the role of Jamal Wallace. In 2005, he played the role of Kenyon Stone, a basketball player for the Richmond High School Oilers in Coach Carter, starring Samuel L. Jackson. He was one of the lead roles alongside Ashanti. Brown played Ernie Davis in the film The Express: The Ernie Davis Story, based on the life of the former Heisman Trophy winner and Syracuse University alumnus. Production began in March 2007, and the film was released in October 2008; afterwards he starred in Treme from 2010-2013. He is currently cast on Blindspot as FBI Agent Edgar Reade.

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