Billy Brown (actor)

Billy Brown, American actor

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Born: October 30, 1970
Age in 2026: 56
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Birth year: 1970

About Billy Brown (actor)

Billy Brown is an American actor best known for his lead roles as Richard 'Death Row' Reynolds on the FX sports drama series Lights Out (2011), Archer Petit on the CBS drama series Hostages (2013–14), and Detective Nate Lahey on the ABC legal drama series How to Get Away with Murder (2014–20). He is also known for his supporting roles as Detective Mike Anderson on the sixth and seventh seasons of the Showtime crime thriller series Dexter (2011–12), and August Marks on the fifth, sixth, and seventh seasons of the FX action crime drama series Sons of Anarchy (2012–14). In 2018, Brown was cast in his first film leading role in the Screen Gems' thriller Proud Mary opposite Taraji P.

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The world when Billy Brown (actor) was born

Billy Brown (actor) was born in 1970. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1970

#1 song"Bridge over Troubled Water" – Simon & Garfunkel
Top moviePatton
Top TV showMarcus Welby, M.D.
Best-selling bookLove Story – Erich Segal

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentPelé leads Brazil to 3rd World Cup title in Mexico
Top headlineThe Beatles officially break up
Technology milestoneFloppy disk invented by IBM
Defining fadBell-bottom pants
Notable inventionFloppy disk
World population3.70 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
Sports championBaltimore Orioles (World Series)
Also wonNew York Knicks (NBA)
U.S. population205.1M

1970 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Billy Brown (actor)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1970	2026
Gas	$0.36	$3.45/gal
Average home	$17,000	$435,000
Average income	$11,400	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.60	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.55	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.06	$0.73
Population	205.1M	341 million

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