Arlen Escarpeta
Born: 1981-04-09 in Belize, Central America
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2023
- Found as Zeke Wallace
- Discovering Ella as Chick Webb
2019
- David Makes Man as Adult JG
2018
- The Oath as Damon Byrd
2017
- S.W.A.T. as Devlin
- Question 50 ... (Producer)
2016
- Wolves at the Door as Officer
2015
- The Magicians as Prince Ess
- Whitney as Bobby Brown
2014
- Extant as Tim Dawkins
- Into the Storm as Daryl
- Lennon or McCartney as Self
2013
- Star Trek Into Darkness as Additional Voices (voice)
- Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th as Self
2012
- The Client List as Bobby Burnett
2011
- Grimm as Clay Pittman
- Final Destination 5 as Nathan
- The Secret Circle
- Midnight Son as Russell
2010
- Privileged as Deshaun
- Brotherhood as Mike
2009
- NCIS: Los Angeles as Chester Wilkins
- Friday the 13th as Lawrence
- Dough Boys as Corey
- Mental
2007
- The Ten as Todd Jaffe
2006
- We Are Marshall as Reggie Oliver
- The Substance of Things Hoped For as Patrolman Powers
2005
- American Gun as Jay
2004
- House as Brant
2002
- Without a Trace as Peter Taha
- The Shield as Sonny
- American Dreams as Sam Walker
- Boomtown as Cantrel LaFontaine
- High Crimes as Guard #2
- Players
2000
- Boston Public as Scott
- The Playaz Court as Reggie
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Ezra Odami
- Judging Amy as Driver
1996
- 7th Heaven as Detention Student #2
1994
- ER as Adrian