Definitely not your grandfather's Jimmy Olsen...
Mehcad Jason McKinley Brooks (born October 25, 1980 in Austin, Texas) is an American model and actor, best known for his varied roles in television shows like Desperate Housewives, True Blood, and Necessary Roughness.
He currently appears on CBS/The CW's Supergirl (2015) as James Olsen. In June 2022 he was announced as a new regular on Season 22 of Law & Order, replacing the departing Anthony Anderson.
Selected filmography:
- Boston Public (2003) as Russell Clark
- Tiger Cruise (2004) as Kenny
- Desperate Housewives (2005 — 2006) as Matthew Applewhite
- Glory Road (2006) as Harry Flournoy
- In the Valley of Elah (2007) as Spc. Ennis Long
- True Blood (2008 — 2010) as "Eggs" Benedict Talley
- The Deep End (2010) as Malcolm Bennett
- My Generation (2010) as Rolly Marks
- Necessary Roughness (2011 — 2013) as Terrence King
- About Last Night... (2014) as Derek
- Arrowverse as James Olsen / Guardian
- Supergirl (2015 — 2019)
- Invasion! (2016)
- Crisis on Earth-X (2017)note
- Elseworlds (2018)note
- Mortal Kombat (2021) as Jackson "Jax" Briggs
- Law & Order as Det. Jalen Shaw (2022)
- Law & Order: Organized Crime as Det. Jalen Shaw (2022)
He provides examples of:
- Mr. Fanservice: To the point where some people resented his casting as Jimmy Olsen because of this ... perhaps even more so than the other reason.
