<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Actor </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1993--present </Td> </Tr> <P> Billy Brown is an American actor . In 2014, Brown began starring as Detective Nate Lahey in the Shonda Rhimes drama series, How to Get Away with Murder . He is also known for his roles in the television series Lights Out, Dexter, Sons of Anarchy, and Hostages . </P> <P> Brown was born and raised in Inglewood, California . He is known for his role as detective Mike Anderson on Showtime's Dexter from 2011 to 2012 . Previously he starred as boxer Richard "Death Row" Reynolds in the short - lived FX series Lights Out . In 2012, he landed the recurring role of August Marks in the fifth season of Sons of Anarchy . He also provides the second voice of Cliffjumper in the animated series Transformers: Prime . In 2013, he portrayed Agent Troy Riley in the first season of The Following . </P>

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