Clancy Brown
Acting
Born January 5, 1959 · Urbana, Ohio, USA
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 series Dexter: New Blood (2021–2022), and Sal Maroni in The Penguin (2024). In animation, Brown has voiced Lex Luthor in the DC Animated Universe (1996–2006) and Mr. Krabs on SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–present). His other animated roles include Long Feng in Avatar: The Last Airbender (2006) and Savage Opress in Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011–2013). He has also voiced video game characters such as Doctor Neo Cortex and Uka Uka in the Crash Bandicoot franchise (1997–2003) and Hank Anderson in Detroit: Become Human (2018). Clarence J. Brown III was born on January 5, 1959, in Urbana, Ohio, and had an older sister, Beth, who died in 1964. Their mother, Joyce Helen (née Eldridge), was a conductor, composer and concert pianist. The siblings' father, Clarence J. "Bud" Brown Jr., was a newspaper publisher who helped manage the Brown Publishing Company, the family-owned newspaper business started by Clancy's grandfather, Congressman Clarence J. Brown. From 1965 to 1983, Bud Brown also served as a congressman, in the same seat as his own father, and later as Chairman of the Board of Brown Publishing. The family continued to operate the business until 2010. Brown graduated from St. Albans School in Washington, D.C., and Northwestern University. At St. Albans, Brown performed the role of Deputy Governor Thomas Danforth in The Crucible.
Films (165)
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
2025
Regretting You
2025
SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up
2025
FEEL
2025
Audrey's Children
2025
Plankton: The Movie
2025
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
2024
Spongebob and Sandy’s Country Christmas
2024
SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp
2024
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
2024
The Fix
2024
Poolman
2024
Scrambled
2024
Dumb Money
2023
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
2023
John Wick: Chapter 4
2023
SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone
2023
Twas The Night Before Spongemas
2022
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
Last Looks
2022
Promising Young Woman
2020
The Big Good Wolf
2020
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020
The Mortuary Collection
2020
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
2020
Lady and the Tramp
2019
The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-ween
2019
SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout
2019
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018
MR. HORZEMEN
2018
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom
2018
Supercon
2018
Chappaquiddick
2018
Secret of the Sundrop
2018
Tangled: Queen for a Day
2017
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom
2017
Thor: Ragnarok
2017
Stronger
2017
Little Evil
2017
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Shredder
2017
Tangled: Before Ever After
2017
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Side Story
2017
SpongeBob LongPants
2016
Warcraft
2016
Hail, Caesar!
2016
99 Homes
2015
Lucky Lady
2015
Just Before I Go
2015
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade Rampage
2015
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
2015
When the Game Stands Tall
2014
Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United
2014
Water & Power
2014
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
2014
The Trip to Bountiful
2014
SpongeBob & Friends: Patrick SquarePants
2014
I Know That Voice
2014
The Trials of Cate McCall
2013
Homefront
2013
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
2013
Hellbenders
2013
Nothing Left to Fear
2013
LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite
2013
Dark Minions
2013
Sparks
2013
John Dies at the End
2013
It's a SpongeBob Christmas!
2012
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Darth Maul Returns
2012
At Any Price
2012
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Blowhole
2012
SpongeBob's Frozen Face-Off
2012
The Frontier
2012
SpongeBob SquarePants: Ghouls Fools
2011
Spongebob’s Runaway Roadtrip
2011
Cowboys & Aliens
2011
Green Lantern
2011
Thor: Tales of Asgard
2011
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy
2010
SpongeBob SquarePants: Triton's Revenge
2010
A Nightmare on Elm Street
2010
SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Stand
2010
Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!
2009
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
2009
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
2009
The Informant!
2009
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009
SpongeBob vs. the Big One
2009
The Twenty
2009
SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongicus
2009
The Express
2008
The Burrowers
2008
Blank Slate
2008
The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard
2008
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis
2007
Pathfinder
2007
The Guardian
2006
The Endless Summer
2005
SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary?
2005
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
2004
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge for Hire
2004
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Seascape Capers
2004
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade
2003
Spongebob Squarepants: Christmas
2003
Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show
2003
Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast
2003
Atlantis: Milo's Return
2003
The Making of Daniel Boone
2003
Spongebob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies
2003
SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash!
2003
Normal
2003
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories
2002
Red Skies
2002
SpongeBob SquarePants - Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies
2002
The Laramie Project
2002
Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
2002
Snow White
2001
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
2001
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tesca Campaign
2001
Boss of Bosses
2001
Recess: School's Out
2001
Yesterday's Children
2000
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
2000
Chump Change
2000
The Caseys
1999
The Night of the Headless Horseman
1999
In the Company of Spies
1999
The Hurricane
1999
Vendetta
1999
Claire Makes It Big
1999
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
1998
The Patron Saint of Liars
1998
Flubber
1997
Starship Troopers
1997
Annabelle's Wish
1997
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest
1997
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
1997
Female Perversions
1996
Superman: The Last Son of Krypton
1996
Radiant City
1996
Dead Man Walking
1995
Donor Unknown
1995
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
1995
The Shawshank Redemption
1994
Last Light
1993
Bloodlines: Murder in the Family
1993
Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story
1993
Pet Sematary II
1992
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
1992
Past Midnight
1992
Cast a Deadly Spell
1991
Ambition
1991
Johnny Ryan
1990
Waiting for the Light
1990
Blue Steel
1990
Season of Fear
1989
Moonwalker
1988
Shoot to Kill
1988
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987
Extreme Prejudice
1987
The Room Upstairs
1987
Highlander
1986
The Bride
1985
Thunder Alley
1985
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984
Bad Boys
1983