Actor profile

Brad Carter

5th December 1973 Fort Worth, Texas, USA Acting

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".

28 Movies 26 TV Shows 56 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Signing Tony Raymond poster

Signing Tony Raymond 16th January 2026 as Ronnie Raymond

A Simple Machine poster

A Simple Machine 7th June 2025 as Karl

Day of Reckoning poster

Day of Reckoning 28th March 2025 as Billy

The Devil and the Daylong Brothers poster

The Devil and the Daylong Brothers 31st January 2025 as Stumpwater

Eating 38 Cheeseburgers poster

Eating 38 Cheeseburgers 15th April 2024 as Director Jacob

A Southern Haunting poster

A Southern Haunting 30th June 2023 as Lt. Day

Chipper poster

Chipper 15th April 2023 as Brother

Dog Gone poster

Dog Gone 12th January 2023 as Matt Kessler

Candy Land poster

Candy Land 6th January 2023 as Theo

Spirit Halloween: The Movie poster

Spirit Halloween: The Movie 30th September 2022 as Frank

Old Henry poster

Old Henry 1st October 2021 as Branigan

The Devil to Pay poster

The Devil to Pay 2nd October 2020 as Dixon Runion

Emperor poster

Emperor 18th August 2020 as Grady

Run with the Hunted poster

Run with the Hunted 3rd October 2019 as Persey

Armed poster

Armed 14th September 2018 as Shep/Stew

White Boy Rick poster

White Boy Rick 14th September 2018 as Bob the Gun Show Dealer

White Boy Rick poster

White Boy Rick 14th September 2018 as Gun Show Dealer Bob

Jameson poster

Jameson 9th August 2018 as Jameson

Eat Me poster

Eat Me 2nd March 2018 as Bob

The Scent of Rain & Lightning poster

The Scent of Rain & Lightning 16th February 2018 as Billy

I'm Poppy: The Film poster

I'm Poppy: The Film 23rd January 2018 as Able Abraham

Free State of Jones poster

Free State of Jones 24th June 2016 as Lieutenant Barbour

The Revenant poster

The Revenant 25th December 2015 as Johnnie (uncredited)

Dixieland poster

Dixieland 11th December 2015 as Larry Pretty

Black Mass poster

Black Mass 17th September 2015 as John McIntyre

Swelter poster

Swelter 20th April 2014 as Mechanic

Smashed poster

Smashed 22nd January 2012 as Felix

Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater poster

Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater 29th May 2010 as Jonah (voice)

9-1-1: Nashville poster

9-1-1: Nashville 9th October 2025 as Willy Davis

The Rookie: Feds poster

The Rookie: Feds 27th September 2022 as David 'Fatback' Eaton

NCIS: Hawaiʻi poster

NCIS: Hawaiʻi 20th September 2021 as Kevin Rooker

Yellowstone poster

Yellowstone 20th June 2018 as Checkers

I'm Poppy poster

I'm Poppy 25th January 2018 as Able Abraham

The Gifted poster

The Gifted 2nd October 2017 as Wire

Ozark poster

Ozark 21st July 2017 as Deputy Ronnie Wycoff

Bosch poster

Bosch 14th January 2015 as Chilton Hardy

Ascension poster

Ascension 15th December 2014 as John Stokes

The Night Shift poster

The Night Shift 27th May 2014 as Lee Harris

True Detective poster

True Detective 12th January 2014 as Charlie Lange

Perception poster

Perception 9th July 2012 as Gary Williams

Longmire poster

Longmire 3rd June 2012 as Riley Manning

New Girl poster

New Girl 20th September 2011 as Stranger

Harry's Law poster

Harry's Law 17th January 2011 as Stevie Kazz

Justified poster

Justified 16th March 2010 as Bobby Joe Packer

Castle poster

Castle 9th March 2009 as Bobby Spurlock

The Mentalist poster

The Mentalist 23rd September 2008 as Phil Rawson

True Blood poster

True Blood 7th September 2008 as Kris

Sons of Anarchy poster

Sons of Anarchy 3rd September 2008 as Leland Gruen

Dexter poster

Dexter 1st October 2006 as Rankin

Bones poster

Bones 13th September 2005 as Nick Bennett

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia poster

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 4th August 2005 as Carney

House poster

House 16th November 2004 as Sheldon

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 6th October 2000 as Gerald Tolliver

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 6th October 2000 as Rudy