Brad Hawkins (born 1974 or 1975)[2] is an American actor and martial artist, 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.

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).

[3] He was a country music singer for three years in Nashville.

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.