Brad Carter
Biography
David Bradley Carter (born 5 December 1973) is an American film and television actor, stuntman, guitarist, painter, sculptor, and photographer. After suffering from brain disease and tremors that caused his hands to shake, he underwent brain surgery in 2013, which he recorded and posted on YouTube. The video went viral, and he became known as the "guy playing guitar during brain surgery".
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Candy Land
as Theo
2023
Jameson
as Jameson
2018
The Devil and the Daylong Brothers
as Stumpwater
2025
The Devil to Pay
as Dixon Runion
2020
Smashed
as Felix
2012
Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater
as Jonah (voice)
2010
Chipper
as Brother
2023
Swelter
as Mechanic
2014
A Southern Haunting
as Lt. Day
2023
Dixieland
as Larry Pretty
2015
Free State of Jones
as Lieutenant Barbour
2016
Eating 38 Cheeseburgers
as Director Jacob
2024
Signing Day
as Ronnie Raymond
TBA
The Revenant
as Johnnie (uncredited)
2015
Black Mass
as John McIntyre
2015
The Scent of Rain & Lightning
as Billy
2018
White Boy Rick
as Bob the Gun Show Dealer
2018
Armed
as Shep/Stew
2018
Eat Me
as Bob
2018
I'm Poppy: The Film
as Able Abraham
2018
TV Appearances
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Gerald Tolliver
2000
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
as Carney
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Rudy
2000
Sons of Anarchy
as Leland Gruen
2008
Castle
as Bobby Spurlock
2009
Bones
as Nick Bennett
2005
Perception
as Gary Williams
2012
The Mentalist
as Phil Rawson
2008
New Girl
as Stranger
2011
The Rookie: Feds
as David 'Fatback' Eaton
2022
Yellowstone
as Checkers
2018
True Detective
as Charlie Lange
2014