Hailing from Shreveport, Louisiana (birthplace of Hank Williams Jr. and actor Jared Leto) an indomitable spirit best typifies actor Brandon J. Barrera. His father, a business man, serial entrepreneur and Vietnam veteran and mother, a drama teacher, raised Brandon and his sister Britney around both business and the theater arts. After a traumatic leg injury at the age of six, Brandon's indomitable spirit helped him overcome several painful operations as a child. After three surgeries, six months in the hospital and years of painful rehabilitation, the injury was finally corrected. Brandon then went on to become a state-ranked tennis player (ranked in the top 40), and also attended the prestigious Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy. Brandon started exploring acting as a youth being exposed to theater through his mother. He was a member of the Shreveport acting troupe, Peter Pan Players from the age of ten, till he graduated high school (Airline High School). He then continued to study acting throughout college (Louisiana Tech University) performing in many classic and original theater productions. After graduation, he moved to Los Angeles to study with several elite acting coaches, and to forge a career within film and television. In 2004, Brandon formed Secret Identity Productions alongside childhood friend, Blayne Weaver. With 20 films under his belt, his career has been marked by a steady string of well rounded performances with an array of super talented actors including: Mark Harmon, Jon Cryer, Blair Underwood, Kaitlin Olsen, Dash Mihok, Rita Wilson, Jane Lynch, Jesse Bradford, Scott Eastwood, Robert Patrick, Ted Levine, Lance Henrikson, Martin Starr, Jeff Fahey and Jamie Pressley. Brandon has also worked with Academy Award nominee, Dan Petrie, Jr. (writer of the original mega-hit "Beverly Hills Cop") on two projects, Dawn Patrol and Rosemont. Although Brandon has made significant traction as an actor in Hollywood, he remains focused on portraying what would become his "signature role," one that pushes him to the limit and is enjoyed by movie and TV fans for years to come. Brandon recently completed a co-starring role on CBS's hit television show Scorpion, and also his first leading man role in "Bad Things," a bank heist thriller also starring, Jeryl Prescott and Omar Dorsey. When he's not acting, the ever private and introspective Brandon loves being a dad to his daughter, Skye.
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Biography from IMDb.
- December 26, 1974 (51)
- Bossier City, Louisiana, USA
- Actor and producer
- 7 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Brandon Barrera's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Brandon Barrera's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Brandon Barrera's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
13 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.
FP2: Beats of Rage(2018)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Dawn Patrol(2014)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Scorpion(2014)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all showsBlow Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Blood Shed(2013)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Deep Dark Canyon(2013)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
6 Month Rule (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The FP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Weather Girl(2009)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
The FP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Outside Sales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Ivans xtc.(2000)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Losing Lois Lane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 58th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 13 titles, 12 of them dated from 2000 to 2018; peak year 2014.
Biggest box office
Weather Girl (2009)
Highest rated
Weather Girl (2009)
Most popular right now
Deep Dark Canyon (2013)
Film career
Peak 2014 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2009Screen debut· Weather Girl
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Brandon Barrera's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 7 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 34. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Brandon Barrera work with?
People who share at least 2 of Brandon Barrera's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gabriel De Santiago shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Gabriel De SantiagoShared titles: Dawn Patrol (2014), Blood Shed (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Gabriel De Santiago
Cinematographers and editors
- Edd LukasShared titles: Dawn Patrol (2014), Blood Shed (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Edd Lukas
- Abe LevyShared titles: Deep Dark Canyon (2013), Weather Girl (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Abe Levy
Producers
- Bryan SullivanShared titles: Dawn Patrol (2014), Blood Shed (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Bryan Sullivan
- Bryan SullivanShared titles: Dawn Patrol (2014), Blood Shed (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Bryan Sullivan
- Daniel Petrie Jr.Shared titles: Dawn Patrol (2014), Blood Shed (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Petrie Jr.
- Matt DiNicolaShared titles: Dawn Patrol (2014), Blood Shed (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Matt DiNicola