Mehcad Brooks
Biography
Mehcad Jason McKinley Brooks (born October 25, 1980) is an American actor and former fashion model. He is known for his roles as NYPD Detective Jalen Shaw on NBC's Law & Order (2022-), James "Jimmy" Olsen / Guardian on the CBS/The CW series Supergirl, Terrance "TK" King in the USA series Necessary Roughness (2011-2013), "Eggs" Benedict Talley on HBO's True Blood, Jerome on The Game, and Matthew Applewhite on the second season of ABC's Desperate Housewives.
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Acting History
2026
Mortal Kombat II as Jackson 'Jax' Briggs
2021And Just Like That… as Marion Odin
2021Mortal Kombat as Jax
2021Law & Order: Organized Crime as Detective Jalen Shaw
2020A Fall from Grace as Shannon
2018Nobody's Fool as Charlie
2016Adulterers as Damien
2015Supergirl as James 'Jimmy' Olsen / Guardian
2014Benched as George Grumbeigh Jr.
2014About Last Night as Derek
2012Magic: The Gathering - The Musical as Doug
2012Alcatraz as Matt Tanner
2011Creature as Niles
2011Necessary Roughness as Terrence King
2010My Generation as Rolly Marks
2010Just Wright as Angelo Bembrey
2010The Deep End as Malcolm Bennett
2009Dollhouse as Sam Jennings
2008True Blood as Eggs
2007K-Ville
2007In the Valley of Elah as Specialist Ennis Long
2006The Game
2006Glory Road as Harry Flournoy
2005Ghost Whisperer as Justin Cotter
2004Desperate Housewives as Matthew Applewhite
2004Tiger Cruise as Kenny
2003Cold Case as Herman Lester
2002Do Over
2001One on One as Mustafa
2000Boston Public as Russell Clark
2000Malcolm in the Middle as Big kid
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Prince Miller
1997The View as Self
1990Law & Order as Jalen Shaw
1981Entertainment Tonight as Self