B. J. Britt

B. J. Britt (born April 20, 1982) is an American actor best known for his recurring role as Antoine Triplett on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He is also known for his roles as Paul Patterson Jr. on Being Mary Jane, Darius Beck on Unreal and Will Baker on Pitch.

B. J. Britt
Born (1982-04-20) April 20, 1982
Wilson, North Carolina
OccupationActor
Years active2003-present

Biography

Born in Wilson, North Carolina, Britt made his television debut in 2003 appearing in the recurring role of Devon Fox in One Tree Hill. Subsequently, he appeared in TV shows such as Veronica Mars, CSI: Miami, Cold Case and The Vampire Diaries.[1] He has also acted in movies such as the Victor Salva film Peaceful Warrior and in the Twilight parody film Vampires Suck.[2]

In 2013 he joined the main cast of BET series Being Mary Jane as Paul Patterson Jr., the responsible younger brother of the lead character Pauletta ("Mary Jane Paul") Patterson.[3] The series pilot episode aired on July 2, 2013. The pilot re-aired on November 3, 2013 and the series officially premiered on January 7, 2014.[3] The series ended on April 23, 2019 with a two-hour film finale.[4]

In 2014 he was cast as Agent Antoine Triplett in the ABC series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.[2] The character was supposed to die in season 1, but was kept through the first half of season 2 where he was killed off.[5] He briefly returned in season 4 as a virtual artificial intelligence version of the character when the show's lead cast is sent into a "what if" type of world known as the Framework.[6]

In 2016, he joined the main cast of the second season of Unreal,[7] while he also plays the recurring role of Will Baker in Pitch within the same year.[8]

Filmography
Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Peaceful Warrior Kyle
Heavens Fall Haywood Patterson
2009 The Tell-Tale Heart Rookie Cop Short
Sutures Scott
2010 Stacy's Mom Randall
Vampires Suck Antoine
Transfer Apolain / Hermann
2011 Fanboy Ice Cream Vendor
2012 Should've Been Romeo T.J.
2014 10 Things I Hate About Life Nick Unreleased
2018 Sabaash Naidu Uber Driver Unreleased
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2003, 2009 One Tree Hill Devon Fox 5 episodes
2006 Veronica Mars Rashard Rucker Episode: "Rashard and Wallace Go to White Castle"
One on One Calvin 3 episodes
That's So Raven Dylan Episode: "Members Only"
2007 Lincoln Heights Verne Harwyn 3 episodes
2008 CSI: Miami Jared Bell Episode: "To Kill a Predator"
Cold Case Tom 'The Breeze' Bernard '73 Episode: "Glory Days"
Everybody Hates Chris Walter Dickerson 4 episodes
2009 Three Rivers Antoine Episode: "Place of Life"
2010 Three Rivers Anton Weathers Episode: "Win-Loss"
The Vampire Diaries Carter Episode: "Brave New World"
Bones Clinton Episode: "The Maggots in the Meathead"
2011 Nikita Justin Merrick Episode: "Game Change"
Prime Suspect Robber 2 episodes
Wonder Woman Willis Parks Unsold TV Pilot
2012 Grimm Bryan Episode: "Last Grimm Standing"
Sons of Anarchy Darnell 2 episodes
2013 Beverly Hills Cop Dante Unsold TV Pilot
Raising Hope Bobby Bowman Episode: "Adoption"
2013–2019 Being Mary Jane Paul Patterson Jr. Main cast
2014, 2017 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Antoine Triplett Recurring (seasons 1-2, 4)
2015 Welcome to the Family Quinton TV Movie
2016 Unreal Darius Beck Main cast (season 2)
Pitch Will Baker Recurring
2017 Behind Enemy Lines Reggie Mitchella Unsold TV Pilot
2018 The Passage Peter Character written out of show
2019 Magnum P.I. Sam Episode: "Knights Last Forever"
2019 Rediscovering Christmas Adam TV Movie
2020 A Million Little Things Issac Martin 2 episodes

References
  1. Raiford, Tiffany (June 14, 2016). "10 Things You Didn't Know about B.J. Britt". Celebrity Toob. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  2. Admin (February 21, 2014). "B.J. Britt joins Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as series regular Agent Triplett". Flickering Myth. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  3. "Breaking News - BET Networks' First Original Scripted Series "Being Mary Jane" Starring Gabrielle Union Premieres on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at 10 P.M. ET/PT | TheFutonCritic.com". www.thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  4. "Breaking News - As One Saga Ends, Another Begins During a Monumental Tuesday Night on BET | TheFutonCritic.com". www.thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  5. Schwartz, Terri (December 10, 2014). "'Agents of SHIELD': B.J. Britt's Agent Triplett was supposed to die in Season 1". Screener. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  6. Lovett, Jamie (April 19, 2017). "Agents Of SHIELD: Another Former Cast Member Returns". Comic Book. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  7. Fernandez, Maria Elena (June 6, 2016). "UnREAL's B.J. Britt on Being TV's First Black Bachelor, Getting in Shape, and Watching Reality TV With New Perspective". Vulture. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  8. Goldeberg, Lesley (August 4, 2016). "'Pitch' Adds 'UnREAL' Bachelor to Its Family". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.