Actor profile

Joel Swetow

30th December 1951 New York City, New York, USA Acting

Joel Swetow (Born December 30th, 1951) is an American character actor who has nearly 80 credits to his name in film, television and video games. He is perhaps best known as Mr. Brown, the right hand man of Hugo Snyder, the main villain in the 1992 Martial Arts cult classic, the 3 ninjas. He has appeared on the hit tv series Charmed (1998) and played several roles in the Star Trek Franchise.

18 Movies 27 TV Shows 46 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Grinch poster

The Grinch 8th November 2018 as Additional Voices (voice)

Stranger at the Pentagon poster

Stranger at the Pentagon 5th April 2013 as The Empyrean

The Lorax poster

The Lorax 1st March 2012 as 1st Marketing Guy (voice)

LEGO Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies poster

LEGO Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies 16th November 2010 as Rotor (voice)

Alice in Wonderland poster

Alice in Wonderland 3rd March 2010 as Man with Large Belly in Red Queen Court

12 Rounds poster

12 Rounds 19th March 2009 as Additional Voices (voice)

Rent poster

Rent 17th November 2005 as Mr. Cohen

Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt poster

Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt 9th March 2003 as Casting Director

Live from Baghdad poster

Live from Baghdad 7th December 2002 as Taxi Driver

The President's Man: A Line in the Sand poster

The President's Man: A Line in the Sand 20th January 2002 as Abdul Rashid

Breathing Hard poster

Breathing Hard 13th May 2001 as Klein

Toothless poster

Toothless 5th October 1997 as Joe #2

The Siege at Ruby Ridge poster

The Siege at Ruby Ridge 19th May 1996 as Roy Marks

Lord of Illusions poster

Lord of Illusions 25th August 1995 as Valentin

3 Ninjas poster

3 Ninjas 7th August 1992 as Brown

Framed poster

Framed 24th June 1990 as Karl

She's Back poster

She's Back 7th July 1989 as Razorface

See No Evil, Hear No Evil poster

See No Evil, Hear No Evil 12th May 1989 as Cabbie

American Horror Stories poster

American Horror Stories 15th July 2021 as Dayle Hendricks

Kidding poster

Kidding 9th September 2018 as Rabbi Michael Epstein

The Orville poster

The Orville 10th September 2017 as Krill Captain

Lucifer poster

Lucifer 25th January 2016 as Niels Shuman

Rosewood poster

Rosewood 23rd September 2015 as Zavier Salvas

Selfie poster

Selfie 30th September 2014 as Keynote Speaker

Silicon Valley poster

Silicon Valley 6th April 2014 as Rod Morgenstern

2 Broke Girls poster

2 Broke Girls 19th September 2011 as Father Kozac

Young Justice poster

Young Justice 26th November 2010 as Shade (voice)

The Forgotten poster

The Forgotten 22nd September 2009 as Chiropractor

Burn Notice poster

Burn Notice 28th June 2007 as Eli Zamar

She Spies poster

She Spies 20th July 2002 as Gerald the Mortician

Alias poster

Alias 30th September 2001 as Jens

Star Trek: Enterprise poster

Star Trek: Enterprise 26th September 2001 as Andorian Ambassador Thoris

Crusade poster

Crusade 9th June 1999 as Ris

Charmed poster

Charmed 7th October 1998 as Avatar Alpha

The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney 28th September 1997 as Joe #2

Stargate SG-1 poster

Stargate SG-1 27th July 1997 as First Minister Valis

The Siege at Ruby Ridge poster

The Siege at Ruby Ridge 19th May 1996 as Roy Marks

Cybill poster

Cybill 2nd January 1995 as Art Teacher

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman poster

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 12th September 1993 as Henchman

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine poster

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 3rd January 1993 as Gul Jasad

Parker Lewis Can't Lose poster

Parker Lewis Can't Lose 2nd September 1990 as Rod

Alien Nation poster

Alien Nation 18th September 1989 as Joe Comet

Star Trek: The Next Generation poster

Star Trek: The Next Generation 28th September 1987 as Yog

L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law 15th September 1986 as Sydney Lowenstein

Night Court poster

Night Court 4th January 1984 as Producer