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Arlen Escarpeta

Actor, ProducerBorn April 9, 1981 (44 years)
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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.

Known For

  • Friday the 13th
  • Final Destination 5
  • Into the Storm
  • We Are Marshall
  • Found (2023)
  • Brotherhood
  • Whitney
  • Midnight Son
  • American Dreams
  • Wolves at the Door
  • Loss of Life

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    Filmography

    2023
    Found (2023) (TV Series) · as Zeke Wallace
    2019
    My Father Belize · as Sean Sierra
    2019
    David Makes Man (TV Series) · as Adult Jg
    2019
    I Am the Night (TV Series) · as Xander
    2018
    The Oath (TV Series) · as Damon Byrd
    2017
    S.W.A.T. (2017) (TV Series) · as Devlin
    2016
    Wolves at the Door · as Officer
    2015
    The Magicians (2015) (TV Series) · as Prince Ess
    2015
    Whitney · as Bobby Brown
    2014
    Into the Storm · as Daryl
    2014
    Extant (TV Series) · as Tim Dawkins
    2013
    Star Trek Into Darkness · as Additional Voices (voice)
    2013
    Noches con Platanito (TV Series) · as Cast
    2011
    The Client List (TV Series) · as Bobby Burnett
    2011
    Grimm (TV Series) · as Clay Pittman
    2011
    The Secret Circle (TV Series)
    2011
    Final Destination 5 · as Nathan
    2011
    Midnight Son · as Russell
    2011
    2010
    Brotherhood · as Mike
    2010
    Privileged · as Deshaun
    2009
    NCIS: Los Angeles (TV Series) · as Chester Wilkins
    2009
    Mental (TV Series)
    2009
    Friday the 13th · as Lawrence
    2009
    Dough Boys · as Corey
    2007
    The Ten · as Todd Jaffe
    2006
    We Are Marshall · as Reggie Oliver
    2006
    The Substance of Things Hoped For · as Patrolman Powers
    2005
    American Gun · as Jay
    2004
    House (TV Series) · as Brant
    2003
    Cold Case (TV Series) · as Clyde Taylor
    2003
    NCIS (TV Series) · as Randall White
    2002
    Boomtown (TV Series) · as Cantrel Lafontaine
    2002
    American Dreams (TV Series) · as Sam Walker
    2002
    Without a Trace (TV Series) · as Peter Taha
    2002
    High Crimes · as Guard #2
    2002
    The Shield (TV Series) · as Sonny
    2000
    Boston Public (TV Series) · as Scott
    2000
    The Playaz Court · as Reggie
    1999
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Ezra Odami
    1999
    Judging Amy (TV Series) · as Anhel
    1996
    7th Heaven (TV Series) · as Detention Student #2
    1994
    ER (TV Series) · as Adrian

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