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'''Billy Aaron Brown''' (born July 28, 1981)<ref name="bare_url">{{cite web|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/desmoinesregister/access/1810961491.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+16%2C+2004&author=Sleyster+Sara&pub=Des+Moines+Register&desc=Headline%3A+Iowa+actor+to+attend+research+fund-raiser&pqatl=google |title=Headline: Iowa actor to attend research fund-raiser |publisher=Pqasb.pqarchiver.com |date=2004-04-16 |accessdate=2011-12-21}}</ref> is an American actor. He is best known for playing the character Kyle on the sitcom ''[[8 Simple Rules]]'' and he is also known for his role in ''[[Jeepers Creepers 2]]'' (2003).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-2652724/Billy-Aaron-Brown-of-ABC.html |title=Billy Aaron Brown of ABC''s ''8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter'' to Serve as HDSA National Spokesperson. {{pipe}} Goliath Business News |publisher=Goliath.ecnext.com |date=2003-04-08 |accessdate=2011-12-21}}</ref>
'''Billy Aaron Brown'''<ref name="bare_url">{{cite web |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/desmoinesregister/access/1810961491.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+16%2C+2004&author=Sleyster+Sara&pub=Des+Moines+Register&desc=Headline%3A+Iowa+actor+to+attend+research+fund-raiser&pqatl=google |title=Headline: Iowa actor to attend research fund-raiser |publisher=Pqasb.pqarchiver.com |date=2004-04-16 |accessdate=2011-12-21 |archive-date=August 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822053129/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/desmoinesregister/doc/237719781.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr%2016,%202004&author=Sleyster%20Sara&pub=Des%20Moines%20Register&edition=&startpage=&desc=Headline:%20Iowa%20actor%20to%20attend%20research%20fund-raiser |url-status=dead }}</ref> <!-- Valid citation required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> is an American actor. He is best known for playing the character Kyle on the sitcom ''[[8 Simple Rules]]'' and he is also known for his role in ''[[Jeepers Creepers 2]]'' (2003).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-2652724/Billy-Aaron-Brown-of-ABC.html |title=Billy Aaron Brown of ABC's ''8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter'' to Serve as HDSA National Spokesperson. {{pipe}} Goliath Business News |publisher=Goliath.ecnext.com |date=2003-04-08 |accessdate=2011-12-21}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Brown was born in [[Clarinda, Iowa]]. He attended Clarinda High School, and moved to Los Angeles to become an actor at eighteen just after graduating.
Brown was born in [[Iowa]]. He attended Clarinda High School, and moved to Los Angeles to become an actor at eighteen just after graduating.


==Career==
==Career==
A year after moving to Los Angeles, Brown guest starred on the MTV show ''[[Undressed]]''. In 2001, he made appearances on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] drama ''[[Boston Public]]'' in two episodes. He then made his first of four appearances alongside [[Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen]] in the film ''[[Holiday in the Sun (film)|Holiday in the Sun]]'', which also starred [[Megan Fox]] and Brown's good friend [[Ben Easter]]. In 2002, Brown got his big break playing Kyle in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[8 Simple Rules]]'' alongside [[John Ritter]], [[Katey Sagal]], and [[Kaley Cuoco]]. Brown has more recently appeared in ''[[Headless Horseman (film)|Headless Horseman]]'', ''[[The Strip (2009 film)|The Strip]]'' and ''[[Detention (American TV series)|Detention]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Creepy |first=Uncle |url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/44586/get-sent-detention-dvd |title=Get Sent to Detention on DVD {{pipe}} Horror Movie, DVD, & Book Reviews, News, Interviews at Dread Central |publisher=Dreadcentral.com |date=2011-05-20 |accessdate=2011-12-04}}</ref>
A year after moving to Los Angeles, Brown guest starred on the MTV show ''[[Undressed]]''. In 2001, he made appearances on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] drama ''[[Boston Public]]'' in two episodes. He then made his first of four appearances alongside [[Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen]] in the film ''[[Holiday in the Sun (film)|Holiday in the Sun]]'', which also starred [[Megan Fox]] and Brown's good friend [[Ben Easter]]. In 2002, Brown got his big break playing Kyle in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[8 Simple Rules]]'' alongside [[John Ritter]], [[Katey Sagal]], and [[Kaley Cuoco]]. Brown has more recently appeared in ''[[Headless Horseman (film)|Headless Horseman]]'', ''[[The Strip (2009 film)|The Strip]]'' and ''[[Detention (American TV series)|Detention]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Creepy |first=Uncle |url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/44586/get-sent-detention-dvd |title=Get Sent to Detention on DVD {{pipe}} Horror Movie, DVD, & Book Reviews, News, Interviews at Dread Central |publisher=Dreadcentral.com |date=2011-05-20 |accessdate=2011-12-04}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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! Year
|2001
! Title
|''[[Holiday in the Sun (film)|Holiday in the Sun]]''
! Role
|Scott
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|Direct-to-video
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|-
| 2001
|2002
|''[[Getting There (film)|Getting There]]''
| ''[[Holiday in the Sun (film)|Holiday in the Sun]]''
| Scott
|Danny
|Direct-to-video
| Direct-to-video
|-
|-
| 2002
|2003
|''[[The Challenge (2003 film)|The Challenge]]''
| ''[[Getting There (film)|Getting There]]''
| Danny
|Himself
|Direct-to-video
| Direct-to-video
|-
|-
| 2003
|2003
|''[[Jeepers Creepers 2]]''
| ''[[Jeepers Creepers 2]]''
|Andy 'Bucky' Buck
| Andy 'Bucky' Buck
|
|
|-
|-
| 2004
|2004
|''[[Going to the Mat]]''
| ''[[Going to the Mat]]''
|John Lambrix
| John Lambrix
|TV movie
| TV movie
|-
|-
| 2004
|2004
|''Snackers''
| ''Snackers''
|Matty Livingston
| Matty Livingston
| Short
|Short film
|-
|-
| 2004
|2004
|''[[Searching for David's Heart]]''
| ''[[Searching for David's Heart#Film adaptation|Searching for David's Heart]]''
|David Deeton
| David Deeton
|TV movie
| TV movie
|-
|-
| 2005
|2005
|''[[Attack of the Sabretooth]]''
| ''[[Attack of the Sabretooth]]''
|Kirk
| Kirk
|TV movie
| TV movie
|-
|-
| 2006
|2006
|''These Days''
| ''Deception''
|Jeremy
| Billy
| Short
|
|-
|-
|2006
| 2006
|''Deception''
| ''These Days''
| Jeremy
|Billy
|
|Short film
|-
|-
| 2007
|2007
|''[[First Night]]''
| ''First Night''
|John
| John
| Short
|Short film
|-
|-
| 2007
|2007
| ''The Strip''
|''[[Headless Horseman (film)|Headless Horseman]]''
| Jeff
|Liam
|
|
|-
|-
| 2010
|2009
| ''[[Detention (2010 film)|Detention]]''
|''The Strip''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moviejungle.com/newsDetails.aspx?ArticleID=3524 |title=Indie Film Focus – The Strip trailer and poster. Starring Dave Foley |publisher=Moviejungle.com |date=2011-07-07 |accessdate=2011-12-04}}</ref>
| Jack
|Jeff<ref>{{cite web|last=Catsoulis |first=Jeannette |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2009/12/04/movies/04strip.html |title=From Jameel Khan, a Devoted Worker in a Dead-End Job |publisher=Movies.nytimes.com |date=2009-12-03 |accessdate=2011-12-21}}</ref>
|
|
|-
|-
| 2012
|2010
| ''After Christmas''
|''[[Detention (2010 film)|Detention]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=Creepy |first=Uncle |url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/45038/exclusive-stills-james-hickoxs-detention |title=Exclusive Stills: James Hickox's Detention {{pipe}} Horror Movie, DVD, & Book Reviews, News, Interviews at Dread Central |publisher=Dreadcentral.com |date=2011-06-15 |accessdate=2011-12-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigdaddyhorrorreviews.com/2011/05/detention-starring-david-carradine.html |title=Detention, starring David Carradine ...coming soon to DVD |publisher=Big Daddy Horror Reviews |accessdate=2011-12-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigdaddyhorrorreviews.com/2011/02/detention-2010-david-carradine-review.html |title=Detention (2010 [David Carradine&#93; – Review) |publisher=Big Daddy Horror Reviews |accessdate=2011-12-04}}</ref>
| Cole
|Jack
| Short
|
|-
|-
| 2014
|2012
|''After Christmas''
| ''Almost aWake''
|
|Cole
| Short
|Short film
|-
|-
|2016
| 2016
|''[[Halfway (2016 film)|Halfway]]''
| ''Halfway''
|Sean
| Sean
|
|
|-
|-
|2017
| 2017
|''Limerence''
| ''Limerence''
|Leo
| Leo
|
|
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|- style="text-align:center;"
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! style="background:#ccc;"| Television
! style="background:#ccc;"| Role
! style="background:#ccc;"| Notes
|-
|-
| {{TBA}}
|2002–2004
|''[[8 Simple Rules]]''
| ''Seed of Doubt''
| Kevin
|Kyle
| Completed
|
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{TBA}}
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Guest Appearances
| ''Enough Room''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Patron #1
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| Post-production
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|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Undressed]]''
| Billy
| Season 3 (recurring, 5 episodes)
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Boston Public]]''
| Leo Peterson
| Season 1, episodes 16 & 19 (guest)
|-
| 2002
| ''[[So Little Time]]''
| Rob
| Season 1, episode 18 (guest)
|-
|-
| 2002
|2000
|''[[Undressed]]''
| ''[[First Monday]]''
| Chad Davidson
|Billy
| Season 1, episode 10 (guest)
|Episode #3.13<br>Episode #3.14<br>Episode #3.15
|-
|-
| 2002–2004
|2001
|''[[Boston Public]]''
| ''[[8 Simple Rules]]''
| Kyle
|Leo Peterson
| Seasons 1–3 (recurring, 31 episodes)
|"Chapter Sixteen"<br>"Chapter Nineteen"
|-
|-
| 2002
|2002
|''[[So Little Time]]''
| ''[[Touched by an Angel]]''
| Ben Everett
|Rob
| Season 9, episode 7 (guest)
|"The Wheelchair"
|-
|-
| 2005
|2002
|''[[First Monday]]''
| ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''
| Danny Potter
|Chad Davidson
| Season 2, episode 20 (guest)
|"Unprotected Speech"
|-
|-
| 2007
|2002
|''[[Touched by an Angel]]''
| ''[[Ghost Whisperer]]''
| Curt Kouf
|Ben
| Season 2, episode 15 (guest)
|"Bring on the Rain"
|-
|-
| 2008
|2005
|''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''
| ''[[Imaginary Bitches]]''
| Ben
|Donny Potter / Man in Mask
| Season 1, episode 13 (guest)
|"Red Cell"
|-|
|2007
|''[[Ghost Whisperer]]''
|Curt Kouf
|"Mean Ghost"
|-
|-
| 2012
|2008
| ''[[Underemployed (TV series)|Underemployed]]''
|''[[Imaginary Bitches]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.tubefilter.tv/2009/07/06/itvfest-announces-web-series-selections/ |title=ITVFest Announces Web Series Selections |publisher=News.tubefilter.tv |date=2011-11-30 |accessdate=2011-12-04}}</ref>
| Ike
|Ben
| Season 1, episodes 9 & 10 (guest)
|"Three Bitches Is an Imaginary Crowd (Part Two)"
|-
|-
| 2013
|2012
|''[[Underemployed (TV series)|Underemployed]]''
| ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
| Owen Webber
|Ike
| Season 13, episode 21 (guest)
|"The Kids"<br />"The Confession"
|-
|-
| 2014
|2013
|''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
| ''[[Chicago P.D. (TV series)|Chicago P.D.]]''
| Michael Ganz
|Owen Webber
| Season 1, episode 3 (guest)
|"Ghosts of the Past"
|-
|-
| 2015
|2014
|''[[Chicago P.D. (TV series)|Chicago P.D.]]''
| ''[[Mike & Molly]]''
| Shia
|Michael Ganz
| Season 5, episode 18 (guest)
|"Chin Check"
|-
|-
| 2017
|2015
|''[[Mike & Molly]]''
| ''Easy Abby''
|
|Shia
| Season 2, episode 5
|"No Kay Morale"
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 19:07, 9 December 2024

For other people with the same name, see Billy Brown.

Billy Aaron Brown
Born
Iowa, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
Known for8 Simple Rules
Jeepers Creepers 2

Billy Aaron Brown[1] is an American actor. He is best known for playing the character Kyle on the sitcom 8 Simple Rules and he is also known for his role in Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003).[2]

Early life and education

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Brown was born in Iowa. He attended Clarinda High School, and moved to Los Angeles to become an actor at eighteen just after graduating.

Career

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A year after moving to Los Angeles, Brown guest starred on the MTV show Undressed. In 2001, he made appearances on the Fox drama Boston Public in two episodes. He then made his first of four appearances alongside Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in the film Holiday in the Sun, which also starred Megan Fox and Brown's good friend Ben Easter. In 2002, Brown got his big break playing Kyle in the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules alongside John Ritter, Katey Sagal, and Kaley Cuoco. Brown has more recently appeared in Headless Horseman, The Strip and Detention.[3]

Personal life

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Brown is a supporter of the Huntington's Disease Society of America as it has affected his family.[1] He has a walk/run in Los Angeles to raise money for the Huntington's Disease Society of America every autumn.

He appeared on the TV show Street Smarts, where he went under the name Aaron Brown. At the end of the show he won $3800.

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
2001 Holiday in the Sun Scott Direct-to-video
2002 Getting There Danny Direct-to-video
2003 Jeepers Creepers 2 Andy 'Bucky' Buck
2004 Going to the Mat John Lambrix TV movie
2004 Snackers Matty Livingston Short
2004 Searching for David's Heart David Deeton TV movie
2005 Attack of the Sabretooth Kirk TV movie
2006 Deception Billy Short
2006 These Days Jeremy
2007 First Night John Short
2007 The Strip Jeff
2010 Detention Jack
2012 After Christmas Cole Short
2014 Almost aWake Short
2016 Halfway Sean
2017 Limerence Leo
TBA Seed of Doubt Kevin Completed
TBA Enough Room Patron #1 Post-production
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2000 Undressed Billy Season 3 (recurring, 5 episodes)
2001 Boston Public Leo Peterson Season 1, episodes 16 & 19 (guest)
2002 So Little Time Rob Season 1, episode 18 (guest)
2002 First Monday Chad Davidson Season 1, episode 10 (guest)
2002–2004 8 Simple Rules Kyle Seasons 1–3 (recurring, 31 episodes)
2002 Touched by an Angel Ben Everett Season 9, episode 7 (guest)
2005 NCIS Danny Potter Season 2, episode 20 (guest)
2007 Ghost Whisperer Curt Kouf Season 2, episode 15 (guest)
2008 Imaginary Bitches Ben Season 1, episode 13 (guest)
2012 Underemployed Ike Season 1, episodes 9 & 10 (guest)
2013 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Owen Webber Season 13, episode 21 (guest)
2014 Chicago P.D. Michael Ganz Season 1, episode 3 (guest)
2015 Mike & Molly Shia Season 5, episode 18 (guest)
2017 Easy Abby Season 2, episode 5

References

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  1. ^ a b "Headline: Iowa actor to attend research fund-raiser". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. April 16, 2004. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
  2. ^ "Billy Aaron Brown of ABC's 8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter to Serve as HDSA National Spokesperson. | Goliath Business News". Goliath.ecnext.com. April 8, 2003. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
  3. ^ Creepy, Uncle (May 20, 2011). "Get Sent to Detention on DVD | Horror Movie, DVD, & Book Reviews, News, Interviews at Dread Central". Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
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