2006 · Lead · Feature Debut
Roll Bounce
A lead performance that established Brandon as a film anchor early in his career.
Where the career began on screen.
Entertainment
The Work
The Career · The Story
Two decades across film, television, comedy, and live performance, with a body of work defined by range and consistency.
Career Timeline
Twenty years.
One evolution.
- 2006
Roll Bounce
Feature debut, a lead role that announced a new comedic voice.
- 2008
Tropic Thunder
Alpa Chino, a performance that became cultural shorthand.
- 2010
Lottery Ticket
Studio comedy with heart, range beyond the punchline.
- 2011
Big Mommas
Franchise lead, carrying a major studio comedy on his shoulders.
- 2013
Percy Jackson
Franchise feature, fantasy, family, and national reach.
- 2015
The Outpouring
Lead and producer, stepping behind the camera.
- Now
Tours & Development
Stand up, specials, and original series in active development.
Signature Projects
The roles that defined him.
2008 · Alpa Chino
Tropic Thunder
A standout satirical performance in one of the decade's defining studio comedies.
Cultural reach beyond the credits.
2010 · Supporting
Lottery Ticket
A studio comedy performance that showed range, timing, and broad audience appeal.
Range within the mainstream.
2011 · Lead
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
A franchise lead role that confirmed his ability to carry major studio projects.
Franchise lead at studio scale.
2013 · Lead Cast
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
A large-scale franchise credit that expanded his reach with global family audiences.
Blockbuster franchise visibility.
Film
Studio scale. Independent conviction.
Now screeningComedy special
Now screening
Chest Out
Official trailer · Zeus network
Autoplay · Mute available
TV Series
Episodic work. Lasting presence.
Series leads, recurring turns, and voice work built for the long form, where character has room to land and stay. From early network appearances to streaming originals, the episodic record runs alongside the film career, not behind it.
The television lane is where Brandon's range compounds: deadpan comedy on Hulu, a network series lead on NBC, a recurring voice inside one of animation's most acclaimed dramas, and a return to serialized drama on BET+. Across platforms, the through line is the same: timing, presence, and characters that audiences recognize after a single episode.
Streaming comedy, network lead, prestige voice work, and ongoing drama development under one career arc. Original series development continues through BTJ Studios.
HuluNBCNetflixShowtimeBET+
Series · Recurring · Voice · Development
Selected Television Credits
Oldest to most recent.
2014→2025
2014
Californication
Showtime · Recurring
2014
Drunk History
Comedy Central · Guest
2014/2015
Deadbeat
Hulu · Main Cast
2015
Mr. Robinson
NBC · Series Lead
2015/2020
BoJack Horseman
Netflix · Voice · Recurring
2017
Love by the 10th Date
Lifetime · Lead · TV Film
2019
Historical Roasts
Netflix · Guest
2025
The Family Business
BET+ · Guest
2025
The Family Business: New Orleans
BET+ · Main Cast
Autoplaying · Development continues through BTJ Studios
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Travis JQ Matthews
Filmmaker · Director, Gritty
Legacy
Still being written.
New films, tours, specials, and projects in development through BTJ Studios.
The career that built BTJ Inc. stretches across two decades of theatrical releases, national tours, producing, and building what comes next. Brandon T. Jackson has never stopped working. The best chapters are still ahead.
2006Feature debut
20+Years in entertainment
5+Major franchise films
NowTours & development