Cornelius C. "Neil" Brown Jr. (born June 19, 1980),^[1][2] is an American actor and martial artist. His most recognizable role may be in the television series The Walking Dead as Guillermo, leader of the Vatos^[3] and as Felix on the short-lived South Beach on the former UPN. He also played DJ Yella in the 2015 biopic, Straight Outta Compton.^[4] In 2017 Brown was cast as Ray Perry on the CBS show SEAL Team.^[5][6]

Brown was born in Orlando, Florida,^[7] to Cornelius Brown, a US Marine, and Carrie Brown, an insurance underwriter.^[8] In 2000 he married Catrina Robinson Brown and they welcomed two children.

Brown appeared in the martial arts TV series WMAC Masters.^[9] He plays the smart-mouthed Marine, Lcpl. Richard "Motown" Guerrero, in the action film Battle: Los Angeles.^[10][11] The movie reunited him with Fast & Furious castmate Michelle Rodriguez^[11] where he played Drug Runner and racer Malik Zon. Neil Brown, Jr played the recurring role of Chad opposite Issa Rae and Yvonne Orji in HBO comedy series Insecure.