Brad Leland

Brad Leland (born September 15, 1954) is an American film and television actor best known for his role as Buddy Garrity in the NBC/DirecTV series Friday Night Lights. He has appeared in over 100 feature films and television shows and numerous theater performances.

Brad Leland
Leland in 2011
Born (1954-09-15) September 15, 1954
Lubbock, Texas
OccupationActor

Early life

Leland was born in Lubbock, Texas, but his father's military career moved his family to Japan when he was five years old. Later, the family moved to Plano during his sophomore year in high school. While in Plano, Leland played football for Plano High School. He sustained a serious knee injury the year the Wildcats won the 1971 AAA State Championship. This injury forced him to leave behind athletics and transition into theater.

In 1980, Leland graduated from Texas Tech with a bachelor's degree in acting and directing.[1]

Acting

Brad Leland returned to the states where he first appeared onstage at Disneyland at 6 years old in a Wild West show. That began his dream of being an entertainer. After graduating from college, Leland moved to Dallas where he worked in local theatre and found an agent. He also got a part in one episode of the TV series Dallas and in an episode of In the Heat of the Night.[2] He later appeared in seven episodes of the TV series Walker, Texas Ranger, in the 2003 Texas Chain Saw Massacre remake, and as an executive in the film Hancock. His most visible roles, though, remain those of football booster John Aubrey in the film Friday Night Lights and of the similar character, Buddy Garrity, in the TV series of the same name.[1]

After four decades of stage, film and television, he has appeared in scores of feature films and plays, and hundreds of television shows. Notable television includes 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.

Feature films include Silverado, Deepwater Horizon, Hancock, Friday Night Lights, Land, The Orphan Train, Mobius, The Ringer, Love and a .45, Blaze, The Great Alaskan Race and many others, One his most favorite filming experiences was a starring role in the football feature, The Last Whistle, directed by Rob Smat.

Brad lives in Dallas, Texas and has been married to actress Freda Ramsey for 41 years. They have two daughters, Thea and Leah.

Brad graduated with a bachelor's degree in Acting and Directing from Texas Tech University. An avid golfer and sports enthusiast, he is loyal to the Plano Wildcats (where he was a member of the State Champion football team in 1972), the Texas Tech Red Raiders, and the Dallas Cowboys.

Selected filmography

References
  1. Texas Tech University :: Brad Leland: Ready for Prime Time Archived 2010-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
  2. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0500894/
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