[2] Brown was in a production of the J. Hartley Manners play Peg O' My Heart in 1987 at Molloy College.
[9] He performed in productions of Green Icebergs and Night and Her Stars at the South Coast Repertory in 1994.
Michael Phillips of the Los Angeles Times wrote that Kaitlin Hopkins and Brown were the "aces" of the production.
[12] Brown has appeared in many TV series throughout his career, with recurring roles in Herman's Head, Matlock, Beverly Hills, 90210, Suddenly Susan, Diagnosis Murder, Big Love, The Game, Shark, All My Children, The Young and the Restless, Perception, General Hospital, Barry, The Handmaid's Tale and Dear White People,[13] among others.
He played Mr. Evans in High School Musical 2, High School Musical 3: Senior Year and Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure , and has appeared in Trading Places, Legal Eagles, Stuart Saves His Family, Bean: The Movie, Bruce Almighty, Guess Who,[14] Who's Your Caddy?, Halloween II, It's Complicated, Audrey,[15] Undrafted, Step Sisters,[13] Take Point, Ashfall, and more.