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Aliases: Arlen Alexander Escarpeta

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Belize, Central America

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Movie Involvements: 15

TV Involvements: 17


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Arlen Alexander Escarpeta (born April 9, 1981) is a Belizean actor. In 2004, Escarpeta earned critical acclaim for his breakout film role as an honor student caught with a handgun at school in the independent drama American Gun. The film, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, also starred Forrest Whitaker, Marcia Gay Harden and Donald Sutherland. The following year, he co-starred with Matthew McConaughey and Matthew Fox in McG's true-life drama We Are Marshall, about the aftermath of the 1970 plane crash that killed Marshall University's football team. Escarpeta was more recently seen in David Wain's comedy, The Ten, which premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. He had earlier appeared in Carls Franklin's coutroom thriller High Crimes, starring Morgan Freeman and Ashely Judd. Escarpeta first gained attention on the small screen when he starred in the NBC series American Dreams. He played Sam Walker, a young black man dealing with the changing times of the turbulent '60s. His television work also includes guest roles in on such series as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Without A Trace, Cold Case, Judging Amy, ER, The Shield, Boomtown, 7th Heaven and Boston Public. In 2009 he played Lawrence, in the horror slasher Friday the 13th. Arlen follows Friday the 13th with leading roles in several features. He next stars in the drama Roslyn, followed by Preston Whitmore's Dough Boys. He also stars as a young LAPD officer on patrol during the racial gang war in the drama 818, on which Escarpeta also serves co-producer. Escarpeta has also been cast in Final Destination 5, the fifth film in the hit horror franchise.

Most Famous Work

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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8
House
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9

House

(2004) Brant
Grimm
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8

Grimm

(2011) Clay Pittman
The Magicians
Average
8

The Magicians

(2015) Prince Ess
The Shield
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8

The Shield

(2002) Sonny
ER
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8

ER

(1994) Adrian
Cold Case
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8

Cold Case

(2003) Clyde Taylor
Without a Trace
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7

Without a Trace

(2002) Peter Taha

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Zeke
2019 Adult JG
2018 Damon Byrd
2016 Officer
2015 Prince Ess
Bobby Brown
2014 Self
Daryl
Tim Dawkins
2013 Self - 'Lawrence'
Additional Voices (voice)
2012 Bobby Burnett
2011 Clay Pittman
N/A
Nathan Sears
Russell
2010 Mike
2009 N/A
Lawrence
Corey
2007 Todd Jaffe
2006 Reggie Oliver
Patrolman Powers
2004 Brant
2003 Clyde Taylor
2002 Cantrel LaFontaine
Sam Walker
Peter Taha
N/A
Guard #2
Sonny
2000 Reggie
1999 Ezra Odami
Driver
Anhel
1996 Detention Student #2
1994 Adrian
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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