Arlen Escarpeta
In 2000,
Escarpeta received his first, on-screen role in Greg Morgan’s The Playaz Court.
In the following years, he appeared in various television programs such as
Boston Public, The Shield, Judging Amy and Boomtown. In 2002, Escarpeta
appeared in High Crimes. In that same year, he was cast as Sam Walker in the
historical drama series American Dreams, which aired on NBC. Escarpeta then
appeared in American Gun. He also appeared television shows ER and Cold Case.
The following year, he co-starred with Matthew McConaughey and Matthew Fox in
true-life drama We Are Marshall.


In 2007,
Escarpeta appeared in David Wain’s comedy film, The Ten. He made appearances on
Law and Order: SVU and Without a Trace, respectively. In 2009, he starred in
Preston Whitmore’s Dough Boys. He also starred as a young LAPD officer on
patrol during the racial gang war in the drama 818, on which Escarpeta also
serves co-producer. He appeared as Lawrence in the 2009 version of Friday the
13th. He followed the film with an additional television appearance on the
short-lived medical drama, Mental.

Escarpeta
followed Friday the 13th with leading roles in several features, including
Brotherhood. Escarpeta had a role in Final Destination 5 as Nathan, and he
dubbed the same role in the Latin Spanish dub. It was the fifth film in the
horror franchise, and was featured in 3D.


In November 2011, Escarpeta made an appearance on The CW’s The Secret Circle. He also appeared in an episode of FOX’s House (2012), NBC Grimm (2014), and CBS Extant (2014). Escarpeta will also be playing the role of Bobby Brown in the new Whitney Houston Biopic, Whitney (film), airing on Lifetime (TV Network) January 17, 2015.












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