‘How to Get Away With Murder’s’ Billy Brown Cast Opposite Taraji P. Henson in ‘Proud Mary’Posted by Wilson Morales
February 22, 2017
Source: Variety
Variety is reporting that Billy Brown, who is currently in ABC’s “How to Get Away With Murder,” has been cast to star opposite Taraji P. Henson in the Screen Gems hitman thriller “Proud Mary.”
Henson will play a hit woman whose life is upturned when she meets a young boy who awakens the maternal instinct she never knew she had.
Babak Najafi will direct the film from a script written by John Stewart Newman and Christian Swegal. Paul Schiff and Tai Duncan are producing the film.
Brown currently plays Detective Nate Lahey opposite Viola Davis in Shonda Rhimes’ ABC drama “How to Get Away With Murder.” Previously, Brown was a series regular on the CBS series “Hostages,” alongside Toni Collette and Dylan McDermott. He is best known as the brutal gang leader August Marks on FX’s “Sons of Anarchy.”
Brown’s feature film credits include “Cloverfield,” “Lakeview Terrace,” and “Star Trek.”
