Brad Leland

Brad Leland is an American film and television actor best known for his role as Buddy Garrity in the NBC/DirecTV sports drama series Friday Night Lights. He has appeared in over an incredible 100 feature films and television shows and numerous theatre performances throughout his wondrous career.

Originally starring out as a keen football player in high school, Leland sustained a serious knee injury which forced him to stop playing. He transitioned into other extra curricular activities and luckily found a love for theatre. He decided to study acting and directing at Texas Tech gaining a bachelors degree, which has certainly served him well in his career. It is noted online that one his most favourite filming experiences was a starring role in the football feature, The Last Whistle, as he has been able to combine his two loves.

Notable television credits include Dallas, Walker Texas Ranger, In the Heat of the Night, Perry Mason, Veep, Justified, Parks and Recreation, CSI Miami, The Leftovers, Last Man Standing, The Cleveland Show, North and South, The Young Riders, and Le Bureau de Legendes. In film, he appeared as football booster John Aubrey in the film Friday Night Lights, he later appeared in a similar role, as previously mentioned – Buddy Garrity – in the series version of the same title. He was an executive producer in the hit film Hancock, which featured mega star Will Smith.