Hammond, Brandon 1984–

Hammond, Brandon 1984–

(Brandon La Ron Hammond)

PERSONAL

Born February 6, 1984, in Baton Rouge, LA.

Addresses: Agent —William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Actor. Made his acting debut as a background performer in a public service announcement, 1990.

Awards, Honors: YoungStar Award nomination, best performance by a young actor in a drama film, Young Artist Award nomination, best performance in a TV comedy series—supporting young actor, Image Award, outstanding youth actor/actress, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1998, all for Soul Food; YoungStar Award nomination, best performance by a young actor in a comedy TV series, and Young Artist Award nomination, best performance in a TV comedy series—supporting young actor, 1998, both for The Gregory Hines Show; Young Artist Award nomination, best performance in a TV movie, miniseries, or special—supporting young actor, 2003, for Our America.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Five-year-old Caine, Menace II Society, New Line Cinema, 1993.

Walter, Tales from the Hood, Savoy Pictures, 1995.

Zander Mason, Strange Days, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995.

John Harris, Jr., Waiting to Exhale, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995.

Tommy Campbell, No Easy Way, Redwood Communications, 1996.

Sean Rayburn, The Fan, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1996.

Michael Jordan at 10, Space Jam, Warner Bros., 1996.

Neville Williams, Mars Attacks!, Warner Bros., 1996.

Joseph Ahmad, Soul Food, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997.

Young E. Bone, Blue Hill Avenue, Artisan Entertainment, 2001.

Television Appearances; Series:

Anthony, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, CBS, 1996–97.

Matthew "Matty" Stevenson, The Gregory Hines Show, CBS, 1997–98.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Kenny, Love, Lies & Lullabies (also known as Sad Inheritance ), ABC, 1993.

Marcus Roosevelt, Jr., Road to Galveston, USA Network, 1996.

Lloyd Newman, Our America, Showtime, 2002.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The Making of a Child Star (documentary), E! Entertainment Television, 1997.

Presenter, The 29th NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 1998.

Voice of Karl, The Snow Queen: An Animated Special from the "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" Series (animated), HBO, 2000.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

American Family, The WB, 2000.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

(As Brandon La Ron Hammond) Tenement boy, "The Great Waldo," Gabriel's Fire, ABC, 1991.

Charles Williams, "Blue Chip Blues," Coach, ABC, 1994.

Paul, "A Pool's Paradise," Dave's World, CBS, 1995.

The kid, "Hero," Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, ABC, 1995.

Cliff Lewis, "Lock and Load, Babe," Vanishing Son, syndicated, 1995.

Cliff Lewis, "Two Guys with Guns," Vanishing Son, syndicated, 1995.

Anthony, "To Have and to Hold," Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, CBS, 1998.

Jesse, "Hot Time in the Old Town," Early Edition, CBS, 1998.

Sin City Spectacular, F/X, 1998.

Jeffrey Morgan, "The White House Pro-Am," The West Wing, NBC, 2000.

Also appeared as Jerome, Out All Night, NBC.

RECORDINGS

Music Videos:

Appeared in Seal's "Fly like an Eagle," 1996.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Jet, December 15, 1997, p. 60.