Brian Joseph White was born April 21, 1975 near Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Estelle, a financial advisor, and Jo Jo White, a basketball player for the Boston Celtics, sports executive and restaurateur. He is the eldest of six children. White, attended Newton South High School and was a graduate of Dartmouth College, was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He resides in Los Angeles,California.
White began acting on the small screen, displaying a strong presence in a number of television series such as Moesha, The Parkers, MTV'sSpyder Games, UPN's comedy Second Time Around and most notably, as Detective Tavon Garris on the award-winning FX crime drama, The Shield. White moved to film roles. Some of his more notable ones were in Tom Bezucha's The Family Stone, opposite an all-star cast, Rian Johnson's Independent Spirit Award-nominated film, Brick and as Sylvester, the leader of the Theta Nu Theta fraternity in the musical-dramaStomp the Yard, about a young man who, after the death of his brother, is sent to live in Atlanta where he is introduced to college and fraternity life. His most recent roles opposite of Dwayne Johnson aka "The Rock" was in Disney's box office hit The Game Plan. In 2008, he also starred alongside Jason Statham in the fantasy-adventure epic In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale and had a recurring role as Lt. Carl Davis on Producer, Joel Silver's award winning drama series, Moonlight for CBS.
In 2009, he appeared opposite Channing Tatum and Terrance Howard in Rogue Pictures Fighting and also alongside World Wrestling Entertainment superstar, John Cena in the Fox Atomic film 12 Rounds. White next starred in Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself, opposite Taraji P. Henson, and followed with a regular role alongside TV veterans, Ray Romano, Andre Braugher and Scott Bakula in the hit & Emmy Award nominated drama series, Men of a Certain Age for TNT.
In 2010, Brian co-founded and hosted the Helping Hands Celebrity Weekend in St. Thomas, US VI. HHCW creating a unique platform where members of the entertainment industry, professional athletes and corporate leaders can unite and support one another's philanthropic efforts -- as well as provide a vehicle for celebrities who want to start giving back and make a positive difference in the lives of others. Coming later this year, Brian stars in the romantic comedy film, "Politics of Love" opposite Mallika Sherawat Loretta Devine Gerry Bednob and Ruby Dee. He'll also return for the 2nd season of "Men of a Certain Age" alongside Ray Romano, Andre Braugher and Scott Bakula; and he will appear alongside Academy Award Nominee, Richard Jenkins and Emmy Award Winner, Bradley Whitford in the Joss Whedon/Drew Goddard horrorThe Cabin in the Woods in January of 2011.
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