Cast & creator
Mehcad Brooks
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order, The View
Mehcad Jason McKinley Brooks (born October 25, 1980) is an American actor and former fashion model. He is known for his roles as NYPD Detective Jalen Shaw on NBC's Law & Order (2022-), James "Jimmy" Olsen / Guardian on the CBS/The CW series Supergirl, Terrance "TK" King in the USA series Necessary Roughness (2011-2013), "Eggs" Benedict Talley on HBO's True Blood, Jerome on The Game, and Matthew Applewhite on the second season of ABC's Desperate Housewives.
Also known as: Μεχκάντ Μπρουκς, مهکاد بروکس
13
film credits
23
television credits
35
1981–2026 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (36)
Showing 36 of 36 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Prince Miller
1999
Law & Order
Jalen Shaw
1990
The View
Self
1997
Desperate Housewives
Matthew Applewhite
2004
Ghost Whisperer
Justin Cotter
2005
Malcolm in the Middle
Big kid
2000
Cold Case
Herman Lester
2003
Supergirl
Jimmy Olsen / Guardian
2015
True Blood
Eggs
2008
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Jalen Shaw
2021
Boston Public
Russell Clark
2000
Mortal Kombat II
Jax Briggs
2026
One on One
Mustafa
2001
And Just Like That…
Marion Odin
2021
Dollhouse
Sam Jennings
2009
The Game
Jerome Wright
2006
Mortal Kombat
Jax
2021
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Alcatraz
Matt Tanner
2012
Necessary Roughness
Terrence King
2011
Benched
George Grumbeigh Jr.
2014
The Deep End
Malcolm Bennett
2010
Do Over
2002
In the Valley of Elah
Specialist Ennis Long
2007
Glory Road
Harry Flournoy
2006
K-Ville
2007
A Fall from Grace
Shannon
2020
Nobody's Fool
Charlie
2018
About Last Night
Derek
2014
Just Wright
Angelo Bembrey
2010
My Generation
Rolly Marks
2010
Tiger Cruise
Kenny
2004
Adulterers
Damien
2016Adulterers
Producer
2016
Creature
Niles
2011Magic: The Gathering - The Musical
Doug
2012