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Norman Towns (born December 26, 1985) is an actor, comedian, and producer. He is best known for his roles as Bennett on HBO's Insecure and on the TV series The Affair.
Early life and education
Norman Towns was born December 26, 1985, in Los Angeles, California. Towns began writing skits at the age of 14. Towns was a stand-up comedian for 4 years prior to acting.
Towns played basketball at University of Providence and graduated magna cum laude.
Career
In 2014 Towns landed his debut acting role portraying Muhammad Ali in the feature film - I Am Ali.
Towns starred in the BET original series Games People Play, which aired in 2019. In the same year, Towns appeared in two episodes the HBO comedy series Insecure as a guest performer before returning for a recurring role in season four.
In 2020 Towns became the executive producer of the film "The Dunbar Heist," inspired by the Dunbar Armored robbery of 1997.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | I Am Ali | Young Ali | Documentary |
| The Gambler | Brodey | ||
| Heartless Game | Chris | Short | |
| 2016 | Vengeance | Ronnie | Short |
| Jared and Norman Make a Movie | Norman Cooper | ||
| Input | Miles | Short | |
| Refugee's | Mike | TV movie | |
| 2018 | Demetrinox | Basketball Player | Short |
| Live | Josh Jones | ||
| 2019 | Stripped | Russ | TV movie |
| Smile | Joe | Short | |
| 2020 | Swipe Right | Miguel | Short |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | LieGuys | K.P. | Episode: "Def Jam Lie" |
| 2015 | 427 | Gavin | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Mind of a Single Male | Mike | Episode: "Game Night" | |
| Living It Up | Darrius Jones | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2015-16 | Black Boots | Colt | Guest: season 1, recurring cast: season 2 |
| 2016 | Carpool | Damian | Episode: "6" |
| Journey of a Goddess | Aubrey King | Main cast | |
| 2017 | Add-TV | - | Episode: "Episode #1.1" |
| Army of None | Seven Reed | Episode: "Episode #1.1" | |
| 2018 | Pushing Skills | Mark | Episode: "Pilot" |
| The Affair | Jonathan | Episode: "Episode #4.7" | |
| For Evan's Sake | Scottie | Episode: "Balls in Her Court" | |
| 2019 | Those Who Can't | Craig | Episode: "Those Who Could've" |
| Games People Play | Tyreck Woolridge | Episode: "Lover's Moon" | |
| 2016-20 | Alley Way | LaDarkian | Guest: season 1, recurring cast: season 2 |
| 2020 | For the Love of Jason | Pierre | Episode: "The Shit Hits the Fan" |
| 2020-22 | Insecure | Bennett 'BJ' | Recurring cast: season 4-5 |
| 2021 | Tough Love: Los Angeles | Niko | Episode: "Crushing It" |