Brad Carter

Acting

Brad Carter

Born 5 December 1973 · Fort Worth, Texas, USA · 52

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

Highlights

House2004 · Series · Sheldon
The Revenant2015 · Film · Johnnie (uncredited)
The Mentalist2008 · Series · Phil Rawson
Dexter2006 · Series · Rankin
True Detective2014 · Series · Charlie Lange
Sons of Anarchy2008 · Series · Leland Gruen

Filmography

Movies

27 films

A Southern Haunting2026 · Film · Lt. Day
A Simple Machine2026 · Film · Karl
Signing Tony Raymond2026 · Film · Ronnie Raymond
Day of Reckoning2025 · Film · Billy
The Devil and the Daylong Brothers2025 · Film · Stumpwater
Eating 38 Cheeseburgers2024 · Film · Director Jacob
Chipper2023 · Film · Brother
Dog Gone2023 · Film · Matt Kessler
Candy Land2023 · Film · Theo
Spirit Halloween: The Movie2022 · Film · Frank
Old Henry2021 · Film · Branigan
The Devil to Pay2020 · Film · Dixon Runion
Emperor2020 · Film · Grady
Run with the Hunted2019 · Film · Persey
White Boy Rick2018 · Film · Bob the Gun Show Dealer
Armed2018 · Film · Shep/Stew
Jameson2018 · Film · Jameson
Eat Me2018 · Film · Bob
The Scent of Rain & Lightning2018 · Film · Billy
I'm Poppy: The Film2018 · Film · Able Abraham
Free State of Jones2016 · Film · Lieutenant Barbour
The Revenant2015 · Film · Johnnie (uncredited)
Dixieland2015 · Film · Larry Pretty
Black Mass2015 · Film · John McIntyre
Swelter2014 · Film · Mechanic
Smashed2012 · Film · Felix
Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater2010 · Film · Jonah (voice)

Filmography

Series

25 shows

9-1-1: Nashville2025 · Series · Willy Davis
The Rookie: Feds2022 · Series · David 'Fatback' Eaton
NCIS: Hawaiʻi2021 · Series · Kevin Rooker
Yellowstone2018 · Series · Checkers
I'm Poppy2018 · Series · Able Abraham
The Gifted2017 · Series · Wire
Ozark2017 · Series · Deputy Ronnie Wycoff
Bosch2015 · Series · Chilton Hardy
Ascension2014 · Series · John Stokes
The Night Shift2014 · Series · Lee Harris
True Detective2014 · Series · Charlie Lange
Perception2012 · Series · Gary Williams
Longmire2012 · Series · Riley Manning
New Girl2011 · Series · Stranger
Harry's Law2011 · Series · Stevie Kazz
Justified2010 · Series · Bobby Joe Packer
Castle2009 · Series · Bobby Spurlock
The Mentalist2008 · Series · Phil Rawson
True Blood2008 · Series · Kris
Sons of Anarchy2008 · Series · Leland Gruen
Dexter2006 · Series · Rankin
Bones2005 · Series · Nick Bennett
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia2005 · Series · Carney
House2004 · Series · Sheldon
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · Series · Gerald Tolliver