Wren T. Brown

Wren Troy Brown (born June 11, 1964) is an American actor, film producer, theatre director and a musical theatre director, known for his work in film, television, and voice. He is also the producing artistic director of "the first and only African-American professional Equity theatre company in Los Angeles," the award-winning Ebony Repertory Theatre (ERT), which he and the late theatre director Israel Hicks co-founded in 2007 to create a "world-class professional theatre rooted in the experience of the African Diaspora." Most recently, in his book debut The Family Business, Four Generations of One Black Family's Artistic Odyssey, Wren T. Brown shares the story of his family's more than 100-year journey in the arts, offering a powerful look at the lasting impact of Black artists on American culture.