Clancy Brown

Acting · Born 1959-01-05 in Urbana, Ohio, USA

Biography

Clarence John "Clancy" Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor. Prolific in film and television since the 1980s, Brown is often cast in villainous and authoritative roles. His film roles include Rawhide in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), the Kurgan in Highlander (1986), Sheriff Gus Gilbert in Pet Sematary Two (1992), Capt. Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Sgt. Charles Zim in Starship Troopers (1997), Surtur in Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Stanley Thomas in Promising Young Woman (2020), and the Harbinger in John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023). On television, he has played Brother Justin Crowe on the HBO series Carnivàle (2003–2005), Waylon "Jock" Jeffcoat on the Showtime series Billions (2018–2019, 2023), Kurt Caldwell on the Showtime…

Filmography

• The Shawshank Redemption as Captain Byron T. Hadley
• Starship Troopers as Career Sergeant Zim
• The Guardian as Capt. William Hadley
• Superman/Batman: Public Enemies as Lex Luthor (voice)
• The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie as Mr. Krabs (voice)
• Bad Boys as Viking Lofgren
• The Express as Roy Simmons
• John Wick: Chapter 4 as Harbinger
• Homefront as Sheriff Keith Rodriguez
• Moonwalker as Police Officer (segment "Speed Demon") (uncredited)

TV

• All Grown Up! as Vice Principal Pangborn (voice)
• Carnivàle as Brother Justin
• Batman Beyond as Big Time (voice)
• Jackie Chan Adventures as Ratso / Captain Black (voice)
• American Dragon: Jake Long
• Teen Titans as Trident (voice)
• Phineas and Ferb
• Gargoyles as Hakon (voice)
• Tales from the Crypt as Roger Lassen
• Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Hebediah Grim (voice)