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Brian Keys(I)

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Brian Keys
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Brian Keys is an actor, singer & multi-instrumentalist born and raised in the Englewood neighborhood on the Southside of Chicago. Keys recurred as Carver for one season on the Joshua Safran Netflix original series Soundtrack and has also been cast in roles on Lovecraft Country, Empire, Chicago Fire, Chicago Justice, NEXT and A.P.B. He has also found much success on regional theatre stages across the country and was awarded the Joseph Jefferson Award as well as the Black Theatre Alliance Award for his role in the 2019 Windy City Playhouse Production of Jonathan Caren's The Recommendation. In 2018 Keys was also named a recipient of the NBC Universal Bob Curry Fellowship at The Second City.
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    Known for

    The Chi (2018)
    The Chi
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Cairo
    Joseph Sikora in Power Book IV: Force (2022)
    Power Book IV: Force
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Special Agent Edgar Vargas
    Jurnee Smollett and Jonathan Majors in Lovecraft Country (2020)
    Lovecraft Country
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Lead Guitarist
    Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson in Empire (2015)
    Empire
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Jackson Carls

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    • Adult Children
      • Alex
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • Scroll Food
      • Derrick
      • Completed
      • Short
    • Survivor, Soldier, Sinner, Savior
      • Marcus Montgomery
      • Post-production



    • The Chi (2018)
      The Chi
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Cairo
      • 2023–2025
    • Joseph Sikora in Power Book IV: Force (2022)
      Power Book IV: Force
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Special Agent Edgar Vargas
      • 2022–2023
    • Jason Beghe, Patrick John Flueger, Marina Squerciati, and LaRoyce Hawkins in Chicago P.D. (2014)
      Chicago P.D.
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Julius Aston
      • 2022
    • Teri Polo, Scott Foley, Piper Perabo, Karen Rodriguez, Raymond Cham Jr., Anna Grace Barlow, Simone Recasner, Ser'Darius Blain, Jon Rudnitsky, McKenzie Chinn, and Adam Kaplan in The Big Leap (2021)
      The Big Leap
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Earl Jr.
      • 2021
    • The Untold Story of Mild Sauce (2021)
      The Untold Story of Mild Sauce
      Short
      • Vonn
      • 2021
    • Go to the Body - Proof of Concept (2020)
      Go to the Body - Proof of Concept
      Short
      • Kendrick
      • 2020
    • John Slattery in Next (2020)
      Next
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Security Guard
      • 2020
    • Jurnee Smollett and Jonathan Majors in Lovecraft Country (2020)
      Lovecraft Country
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Lead Guitarist
      • 2020
    • Paul James, Jenna Dewan, and Callie Hernandez in Soundtrack (2019)
      Soundtrack
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Carver
      • 2019
    • David Eigenberg, Hanako Greensmith, Taylor Kinney, Joe Minoso, Miranda Rae Mayo, and Jocelyn Hudon in Chicago Fire (2012)
      Chicago Fire
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Phill Burrell
      • Groom
      • 2015–2019
    • Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson in Empire (2015)
      Empire
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Jackson Carls
      • 2018
    • Carl Weathers, Joelle Carter, Jon Seda, Philip Winchester, and Monica Barbaro in Chicago Justice (2017)
      Chicago Justice
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Jerome Creary
      • 2017
    • Justin Kirk and Natalie Martinez in APB (2017)
      APB
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Kevin Dodson
      • 2017
    • Democracy in the Driver's Seat (2016)
      Democracy in the Driver's Seat
      6.3
      Short
      • 2016
    • The Adventures of Jacketman (2016)
      The Adventures of Jacketman
      TV Short
      • Downbeat
      • 2016

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    • Other works
      (July 2 to September 22, 2019) He played Dwight Barnes in Jonathan Caren's play, "The Recommendation," at the Windy City Playhouse in Chicago, Illinois. Jonathan Wilson was director. Lauren Nigri was scenic designer.

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      He was awarded the 2019 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Performer in a Supporting Role in a Play for "The Recommendation" at the Windy City Playhouse in Chicago, Illinois.

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