Brooks Darnell Biography (Age, Height, Weight, Girlfriend, Family, Career & More)
Darnell B. Rodgers, professionally known as Brooks Darnell, is an American actor and model. He is well-known for his role as Charlie in the Netflix series Shadowhunters.
Darnell has appeared in 5 Hallmark movies so far. In 2019, he starred in the first Hallmark movie, A Christmas Miracle. He played the role of Marcus, a staff photographer. Emma (Tamera Mowry) is in search of a Christmas miracle when her boss steals her idea for their magazine’s cover story. She writes a story with the help of her son and Marcus.
In 2021, he starred in Advice to Love By. In the movie, he played the role of Nathan Hart, who works in a romantic advice column while being undercover, while Kendall Turner believes that love is a science. Both Nathan and Kendall (Erinn Westbrook) meet and try to balance the odds.
In another Hallmark movie, A Winter Getaway released in 2021, Darnell played the role of Joe Franklin, an average guy given a luxury trip as he is mistaken as a millionaire. Sparks fly between him and a beautiful concierge. But will she feel the same way when she learns the truth about him? Darnell’s other television movies include All Yours in 2016 and Let’s Meet Again on Christmas Eve in 2020.
Personal Details
Full Name | Darnell B. Rodgers (Brooks Darnell) |
Nick Name | Brooks |
Date of Birth | July 26, 1982 |
Age | 41 years as of May 2024 |
Birth Place | Warren, Ohio, United States |
Residence | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Ethnicity | Mixed |
Religion | Christian |
Nationality | American |
Occupations | Actor and Model |
College | Not Known |
Education Qualification | Graduate |
Net Worth | $ 1 Million of 2024 |
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Debut | Hallmark Movie: A Christmas Miracle (2019) |
Physical Appearance
Eye Color | Black |
Hair Color | Black |
Chest | 44 Inches |
Waist | 34 Inches |
Biceps | 14 Inches |
Height | 6’1″ Feet |
Weight | 70 kg |
Personal Life (Family, Friends, Girlfriends, Children)
Father | Not Known |
Mother | Doreen Rodgers |
Sibling | Not Known |
Girlfriend/wife | Not Known |
Children | Not Known |
Early Life, Personal Details, Education
Darnell was born on July 26, 1982, in Warren, Ohio, United States. He was named after baseball player Brooks Robinson who aspired to be an actor. He is the eldest son of three sons. His mother Doreen Rodgers pushed him to become an actor. At a very young age, he learned acting and dance.
Despite being a heartthrob and having countless admirers, Brooks has yet to take the plunge into matrimony, leaving everyone curious about the secret behind his bachelorhood.
When he was 16 years old, he traveled to New York to perform at a talent hunt. His performances earned him a scholarship to study acting at a prestigious Conservatory theater school in San Francisco.
After high school, he enrolled in a pre-med program under a sports scholarship. However, his football stint ended when he sustained an injury. In 2001, he discontinued studies to pursue acting as a career and signed on with a talent agency BMG Models based out of Chicago.
Darnell was the first African American to grace their roster. Later, he moved to Toronto, where he studied under famous acting coaches David Rotenberg and Larry Moss. His height is 6 feet 1 inch, weight is 70 kg, hair color is black, and eye color is black. His net worth is estimated to be $1 million.
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Career, Turning Point, Struggle, and Success
Being trained under Larry Moss and David Rotenberg, he landed many roles to play in films and television series. Some of his notable performances include Flirting with Romance, The Young and the Restless, The New Edition Story, Shadowhunters, Bones, Total Recall, Breakout Kings, Nothing Personal, Army 360, Nikita, and Ghostly Encounters.
Brooks Darnell Hallmark Movies list
Premiere Date | Hallmark Movies Name | Prime Video/ DVD link |
March 11, 2023 | Game of Love | Kimberley Sustad and Brooks Darnell |
December 16, 2022 | Holiday Heritage | Cast- Lyndie Greenwood and Brooks Darnell |
October 16, 2021 | Advice to Love By | Watch on Prime, Buy DVD |
January 23, 2021 | A Winter Getaway | Watch on Prime, Buy DVD |
November 14, 2019 | A Christmas Miracle (MoC) | Watch on Prime, Buy DVD |
Brooks Darnell Movies and TV Shows
Years | Movies and TV Shows | Worked As |
2023 | Game of Love | Matthew |
2022 | Holiday Heritage | Griffin |
2021 | Advice to Love By | Nathan Hart |
2021 | A Winter Getaway | Joe |
2020 | Let’s Meet Again on Christmas Eve | Rob |
2019 | A Christmas Miracle | Marcus |
2018-2019 | The Young and the Restless | Dr. Nate Hastings |
2018 | Shadowhunters | Charlie |
2017 | The New Edition Story | Announcer (uncredited) |
2016 | All Yours | Benji |
2013 | Bones | Ron Bickerton |
2012 | Total Recall | Sentry |
2011 | Breakout Kings | Flow-Flow |
2011 | Nothing Personal | Damien Bradford |
2011 | Army 360 | video |
2010 | Nikita | Agent #4 |
2009 | Ghostly Encounters | Fight Guy #1 |
Brooks Darnell Biography (Age, Height, Weight, Girlfriend, Family, Career & More)