Brian Michael Smith
January 29, 1983 (42 years old) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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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- 2025 ·Deep Dish Dimplesas
- 2024 ·I Wish You All the Bestas
- 2020 ·Disclosureas Self - Actor
- 2020 ·Together in Pride: You Are Not Aloneas Self
- 2020 ·9-1-1: Lone Staras Paul Strickland
- 2019 ·The L Word: Generation Qas Pierce Williams
- 2019 ·Tell-By Dateas Ryan
- 2015 ·Tracersas Security Guard #1
- 2011 ·Person of Interestas Patrolman
- 1999 ·Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Conelectric Worker