Warren Martin Brown (born 11 May 1978) is an English actor, widely known for his roles as Donny Maguire in Shameless and Andy Holt in Hollyoaks, DS Justin Ripley in the BBC crime drama Luther and as Sergeant Thomas "Mac" McAllister in the British-American action television series Strike Back, starting with Strike Back: Retribution.

Early life Warren Brown was born in Warrington, England. He studied at the University of Salford.

Career After appearing in two episodes of the television series Shameless, Warren played the evil Andy Holt in Channel 4's Hollyoaks. Brown was nominated for a number of awards for his performance in the show including Best Villain, Best Actor, Most Spectacular Scene and Best Exit at the 2006 British Soap Awards. Brown's character Holt met his demise in February 2006.

Brown won a role in the short-lived ITV show Jane Hall in the summer of 2006. This was followed in March 2007 by his role as Tommo in ITV's Mobile. Also in 2007 he starred as Chris in one episode of Casualty. In September 2007 he starred in the second series of BBC Three's Grownups, playing barman Alex Salade and has played the part since. In the 2009 Comic Relief Special of Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, which was a crossover between Grownups, Two Pints and Coming of Age, he played Alex again.

In 2008, Brown performed the voiceover for the film trailer of Gomez: A True Story, based on the life of boxer Michael Gomez and starring Emmerdale's Kelvin Fletcher. In October 2008, Brown played the role of Marky in E4's zombie drama Dead Set. In November 2008, he appeared in Casualty, but not playing the same character as he did in 2007. In 2009 Brown appeared in the three part BBC Iraq war drama Occupation, alongside James Nesbitt and Stephen Graham Brown has appeared in two episodes of The Bill playing Jake Clegg, who was a part of the operation of trafficking young girls illegally. These episodes were titled "The Forgotten Child".

From May 2010, he appeared as the regular character of DS Justin Ripley in the BBC drama Luther, a role that he reprised in June 2011 in the second series of Luther. Brown left the series in 2013. Brown appears in the deadmau5 music video for the song "I Remember", also starring Stephen Graham, Aston Kelly (Graham's brother), Greg Walsh and ex-Coronation Street actress Emma Edmondson. In October 2010, Brown appeared as Matt in the BBC drama Single Father. In February 2012, he played one of the main characters in the BBC drama series Inside Men. He appeared as a member of Bane's Mercenary Security in The Dark Knight Rises, the third instalment of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy.

First broadcast in August 2012, Brown starred as PC John-Paul Rocksavage in the four-part BBC police drama Good Cop. From 2017, he plays Sergeant Thomas "Mac" McAllister in Retribution, the British-American action television series, in the sixth series and second revamp of Strike Back opposite Daniel MacPherson. The eighth series finished filming and aired in February 2020.

Brown has appeared in many audio dramas for the company Big Finish Productions, the most notable of which including a recurring role in their UNIT series, a spin-off based around the military organisation that regularly appeared in Doctor Who, since 2016, and playing Keith Burrow in Big Finish's original eight-part thriller Transference. In 2020, Brown would make his debut appearance in the television series, in the episode "Praxeus", albeit as a different character, former police officer Jake Willis, who was looking for his husband.

In 2023, Brown featured as a main cast member in BBC One drama Ten Pound Poms. For his portrayal of Terry Roberts, he was awarded the Best Actor trophy in the Fiction portion of the Golden Nymph Awards at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival.

Kickboxing Brown has competed at world-level in Muay Thai (Thai kickboxing) and is a two-time World Champion.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2008 Gomez: A True Story Voice over2011 Boxed Steve Short film Up There Slab Boy Joey2012 The Dark Knight Rises Mercenary Security #1 Byzantium Wee Gareth Borrowed Time Nigel Petite 2014 Get Some Hunter Short film2015 Captain Webb Captain Matthew Webb Kicking Off Little Wigsy2017 Cargo Kevin The Hatton Garden Job Senior Officer Trotter2018 Genesis Secretary Jordan Bruce Ainsney Blood, Sweat and Terrors Hunter Segment: "Get Some" Three Sacks Full of Hats Mick Short film2019 Transference Keith This Is the Winter Vince Short film The Chelsea Cowboy Priddle Post-production

Television Year Title Role Notes 2004–2005 Shameless Donny Maguire 2 episodes: "We're Getting Married" and "Welcome to the Family" 2005–2006 Hollyoaks Andy Holt 20 episodes 2006 Jane Hall Policeman 2 2 episodes2007 Casualty Chris Ryder Episode: "Life's Too Short" Life on Mars David Trotman Episode #2.4. Uncredited role Mobile Tiny Tommo Mini-series; 3 episodes: "The Engineer", "The Soldier" and "The Boss" 2007–2009 Grownups Alex Series 2 and 3; 12 episodes2008 Coming Up Campbell Episode: "And Kill Them" Spooks: Code 9 Luke Blackwell Episode #1.4 Dead Set Marky Mini-series; 5 episodes Casualty John Fullman Episode: "The Line of Fire" The Bill Jake Clegg 2 episodes: "Forgotten Child: Parts 1 and 2"2009 Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps Alex Episode: "Comic Relief Special: When Janet Met Michelle" Occupation Lee Hibbs Mini-series; 3 episodes Criminal Justice PO Paul Gibby Series 2; 3 episodes2010 Single Father Matt Mini-series; 4 episodes Accused David Wade Episode: "Alison's Story" 2010–2015 Luther DS Justin Ripley Series 1–4; 16 episodesNominated—Crime Thriller Award for Best Supporting Actor on TelevisionNominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries2011 Walk Like a Panther Ricky Rickson Episode #1.1 Moving On Frank Episode: "Donor" Merry Widows Vicar, Matthew Unknown episodes2012 Inside Men Marcus Mini-series; 4 episodes Good Cop John Paul Rocksavage Mini-series; 4 episodes Homefront Joe Mancetta 6 episodes2013 Agatha Christie's Marple Arthur Jackson Episode: "A Caribbean Mystery" By Any Means Jack Quinn Mini-series; 6 episodes 2015 Playhouse Presents Mr. Grimme Episode: "King for a Term" 2015–2017 X Company Neil Mackay Series 1–3; 28 episodes2016 Comedy Playhouse Martin Episode: "Broken Biscuits" Moving On Liam Episode: "Burden" 2017 Liar Tom Bailey 6 episodes 2017–2020 Strike Back Sgt. Thomas 'Mac' McAllister Series 6–8; 27 episodes 2020 Doctor Who Jake Willis Episode: "Praxeus" 2021 GamesMaster Himself Episode 22022 Desperate Measures Patrick Main cast, 4 episodes Trigger Point Karl Maguire 5 episodes 2022–2024 The Responder Raymond Mullen Series 1 and 2; 10 episodes 2023–2025 Ten Pound Poms Terry Roberts Main cast, series 1 and 2; 12 episodes 2024 The Gathering Paul Main cast, 6 episodes 2025–2026 A Taste for Murder DCI Joe Mottram Lead role, 6 episodes 2026 MobLand Finch Recurring role

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2020 Watch Dogs: Legion Dalton Wolfe Voice

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