Model-turned-actor Mehcad Brooks received the break of a lifetime when he joined the cast of ABC’s monster hit show, "Desperate Housewives" (2004- ). With a one-two punch, Brooks also landed a major role in the critically lauded basketball flick, “Glory Road” (2006).The son of Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Billy Brooks and Alberta Phillips, an editor and columnist, Brooks was born Oct. 25, 1980 in Austin, TX. (Ironically, his brother Billy would be one of two other candidates for his later role on “Desperate Housewives”). Brooks attended L.C. Anderson High School, where he played football,
Had a recurring role as Russell Clark on Fox's "Boston Public"
2005
Joined the cast of the popular ABC drama "Desperate Housewives," as Matthew Applewhite
2006
Starred opposite Josh Lucas in "Glory Road," the story of the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to win the NCAA national championship
2007
Co-starred in Paul Haggis' "In the Valley of Elah"
