
Joel Swetow
Biography
Joel Swetow (Born December 30th, 1951) is an American character actor who has nearly 80 credits to his name in film, television and video games. He is perhaps best known as Mr. Brown, the right hand man of Hugo Snyder, the main villain in the 1992 Martial Arts cult classic, the 3 ninjas. He has appeared on the hit tv series Charmed (1998) and played several roles in the Star Trek Franchise.
Movie Appearances

3 Ninjas
as Brown
1992

Breathing Hard
as Klein
2001

The Lorax
as 1st Marketing Guy (voice)
2012
Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash
as Spears
1993

Rent
as Mr. Cohen
2005

The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
as Abdul Rashid
2002

The Siege at Ruby Ridge
as Roy Marks
1996

LEGO Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies
as Rotor (voice)
2010

Lord of Illusions
as Valentin
1995

She's Back
as Razorface
1989

Framed
as Karl
1990

Alice in Wonderland
as Man with Large Belly in Red Queen Court
2010

Stranger at the Pentagon
as The Empyrean
2013

See No Evil, Hear No Evil
as Cabbie
1989

The Grinch
as Additional Voices (voice)
2018

Toothless
as Joe #2
1997

Live from Baghdad
as Taxi Driver
2002

12 Rounds
as Additional Voices (voice)
2009

Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt
as Casting Director
2003
TV Appearances

Burn Notice
as Eli Zamar
2007

Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Yog
1987

Star Trek: Enterprise
as Andorian Ambassador Thoris
2001

Young Justice
as Shade (voice)
2010

2 Broke Girls
as Father Kozac
2011

Stargate SG-1
as First Minister Valis
1997

Crusade
as Ris
1999

The Orville
as Krill Captain
2017

Rosewood
as Zavier Salvas
2015

Silicon Valley
as Rod Morgenstern
2014

American Horror Stories
as Dayle Hendricks
2021

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Gul Jasad
1993