Brad Hawkins

Brad Hawkins
Hawkins in 1998
Born (1974-01-13) January 13, 1974[1]
EducationPlano Senior High School
Occupations
  • Actor
  • martial artist
  • singer
Years active1994–present
Musical career
GenresCountry
InstrumentVocals
LabelsCurb

Brad Hawkins (born January 13, 1974) is an American actor, martial artist, and country music singer. He is best known for playing Ryan Steele in Saban's action adventure science fantasy series VR Troopers (1994–1996, and with 92 total episode appearances) and for his role in the 2014 film Boyhood. He also provided the (uncredited) voice of Trey of Triforia, the Gold Ranger in Power Rangers Zeo. In 1999, he starred as Tyler Hart in the CBS miniseries Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story, filmed in North Carolina (Charlotte and Mooresville).

Before becoming an actor, he attended Plano Senior High School in Plano, Texas, graduating in 1992.[2] He was a country music singer for three years in Nashville. He signed to Curb Records in 1997 and charted the single "We Lose".[3] He starred in the slasher film Shredder in 2003. He also provided motion capture for early prototypes of id Software's Doom 2016.[4] He also works as a voice actor, often with Funimation, including roles in D.Gray-man, Dragonaut: The Resonance, and Goblin Slayer.

Discography

Singles

Year Single Peak positions
US Country[1]
1998 "We Lose" 68
"I'm the One"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year Video Director
1998 "We Lose" Chris Kraft
"I'm the One"

Filmography

Anime

Live-action

Voice over

Video games

References

  1. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2017). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2017. Record Research, Inc. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-89820-229-8.
  2. ^ "Brad Hawkins". April 25, 2015.
  3. ^ "Brad Hawkins up-and-coming on Nashville music scene". The Rutherford Courier. June 11, 1998. pp. 8A. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  4. ^ Mahmood Ali (February 9, 2009). "The Doom 4 mo-cap interview: First production shots revealed!". GGL.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2009.
  5. ^ Brad Hawkins Goblin Slayer Official Tweet