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    1983-01-2943 years, 9 months, and 12 days old

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    Place of birth:

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

    Adult:

    No

    Gender:

    Male

    Biography

    Brian Michael Smith (born January 29, 1983) is an American actor known for ground-breaking performances on television and advocacy for trans representation in media. His role as Toine Wilkins, a transgender police officer, in Ava DuVernay’s Queen Sugar (OWN), launched him into a series of high-profile roles including political strategist Pierce Williams in Showtime's The L Word: Generation Q (2019) cast. Smith became the first out black trans man in a series regular role on network television when he was cast as firefighter Paul Strickland in FOX's 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020). Other appearances include NBC's Chicago P.D., HBO's Girls, and Showtime's thriller Homeland.

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    Best Credits: 14

    Title
    Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone
    Self
    10
    2020-04-26
    0.5898
    I Wish You All the Best
    Chris
    5.6
    2025-11-07
    1.7077
    Tell-By Date
    Ryan
    0
    2019-05-31
    0.4381
    Disclosure
    Self - Actor
    7.8
    2020-06-19
    1.8708
    Tracers
    Security Guard #1
    6
    2015-01-15
    3.003
    Deep Dish Dimples
    0
    2025-06-20
    0.6613
    White Privilege Frankenstein
    Darrell
    0
    2015-10-20
    0.2847
    Person of Interest
    Patrolman
    8.098
    2011-09-22
    418.6625
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    Conelectric Worker
    7.962
    1999-09-20
    1411.1061
    9-1-1: Lone Star
    Paul Strickland
    8.1
    2020-01-19
    33.2804
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