Arlen Escarpeta
Arlen Escarpeta
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Arlen Alexander Escarpeta (born April 9, 1981) is a Belizean actor. In 2004, Escarpeta earned critical acclaim for his breakout film role as an honor student caught with a handgun at school in the independent drama American Gun. The film, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, also starred Forrest Whitaker, Marcia Gay Harden and Donald Sutherland. The following year, he co-starred with Matthew McConaughey and Matthew Fox in McG's true-life drama We Are Marshall, about the aftermath of the 1970 plane crash that killed Marshall University's football team. Escarpeta was more recently seen in David Wain's comedy, The Ten, which premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. He had earlier appeared in Carls Franklin's coutroom thriller High Crimes, starring Morgan Freeman and Ashely Judd. Escarpeta first gained attention on the small screen when he starred in the NBC series American Dreams. He played Sam Walker, a young black man dealing with the changing times of the turbulent '60s. His television work also includes guest roles in on such series as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Without A Trace, Cold Case, Judging Amy, ER, The Shield, Boomtown, 7th Heaven and Boston Public. In 2009 he played Lawrence, in the horror slasher Friday the 13th. Arlen follows Friday the 13th with leading roles in several features. He next stars in the drama Roslyn, followed by Preston Whitmore's Dough Boys. He also stars as a young LAPD officer on patrol during the racial gang war in the drama 818, on which Escarpeta also serves co-producer. Escarpeta has also been cast in Final Destination 5, the fifth film in the hit horror franchise.
Known For Acting
Popularity 3.023
Birthday 1981-04-09
Place of Birth Belize, Central America
Also Known As Arlen Alexander Escarpeta ,
Dough Boys
2009

Dough Boys

Friday the 13th
2009

Friday the 13th

Midnight Son
2011

Midnight Son

Brotherhood
2010

Brotherhood

Star Trek Into Darkness
2013

Star Trek Into Darkness

Into the Storm
2014

Into the Storm

The Substance of Things Hoped For
2006

The Substance of Things Hoped For

Whitney
2015

Whitney

The Ten
2007

The Ten

Final Destination 5
2011

Final Destination 5

Lennon or McCartney
2014

Lennon or McCartney

Discovering Ella
2023

Discovering Ella

High Crimes
2002

High Crimes

Wolves at the Door
2016

Wolves at the Door

We Are Marshall
2006

We Are Marshall

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th

The Playaz Court
2000

The Playaz Court

The Shield
2002

The Shield

Boomtown
2002

Boomtown

Judging Amy
1999

Judging Amy

Cold Case
2003

Cold Case

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

American Dreams
2002

American Dreams

Without a Trace
2002

Without a Trace

7th Heaven
1996

7th Heaven

ER
1994

ER

Mental
2009

Mental

Players
2002

Players

David Makes Man
2019

David Makes Man

The Secret Circle
2011

The Secret Circle

Extant
2014

Extant

Judging Amy
1999

Judging Amy

The Client List
2012

The Client List

The Magicians
2015

The Magicians

Grimm
2011

Grimm

House
2004

House

Found
2023

Found

The Oath
2018

The Oath