Mehcad Brooks is a talented young actor who has been named one of Daily Variety's "Ten Young Actors to Watch." Brooks landed the role of Matthew Applewhite, Alfre Woodard's son, on the hit show Desperate Housewives.

Brooks starred in the Jerry Bruckheimer film for Disney, Glory Road. Directed by James Gartner and written by Chris Cleveland, the film tells the true story of the 1966 college basketball team that had the first all-black starting lineup and was led by Coach Don Haskins to the NCAA national championship. With Josh Lucas as Coach Haskins, Brooks portrays Harry Flournoy, one of the star players of the team.

An athlete himself, Brooks grew up in Austin, Texas, where he was an All-State basketball player in addition to playing football and baseball. He was accepted at Yale University, but instead attended the University of Southern California to study at their prestigious School of Cinema-Television. He also modeled during his high school and college years. His first breaks came with guest-starring roles on Malcolm in the Middle, Boston Public, One on One and Cold Case. He also starred in the Disney television movie, Tiger Cruise.