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Arlen Escarpeta
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Arlen Alexander Escarpeta (born April 9, 1981) is a Belizean actor.
In 2004, Escarpeta earned critical acclaim for his breakout film role as an honor student caught with a handgun at school in the independent drama American Gun. The film, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, also starred Forrest Whitaker, Marcia Gay Harden and Donald Sutherland. The following year, he co-starred with Matthew McConaughey and Matthew Fox in McG's true-life drama We Are Marshall, about the aftermath of the 1970 plane crash that killed Marshall University's football team.
Escarpeta was more recently seen in David Wain's comedy, The Ten, which premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. He had earlier appeared in Carls Franklin's coutroom thriller High Crimes, starring Morgan Freeman and Ashely Judd.
Escarpeta first gained attention on the small screen when he starred in the NBC series American Dreams. He played Sam Walker, a young black man dealing with the changing times of the turbulent '60s. His television work also includes guest roles in on such series as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Without A Trace, Cold Case, Judging Amy, ER, The Shield, Boomtown, 7th Heaven and Boston Public.
In 2009 he played Lawrence, in the horror slasher Friday the 13th. Arlen follows Friday the 13th with leading roles in several features. He next stars in the drama Roslyn, followed by Preston Whitmore's Dough Boys. He also stars as a young LAPD officer on patrol during the racial gang war in the drama 818, on which Escarpeta also serves co-producer. Escarpeta has also been cast in Final Destination 5, the fifth film in the hit horror franchise.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 11.761 |
Birthday | 1981-04-09 |
Place of Birth | Belize, Central America |
Also Known As | Arlen Alexander Escarpeta , |
![Dough Boys](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/z7kL8TCps6qcVRC2SFtrNiVVGts.jpg)
2009
![Dough Boys](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/z7kL8TCps6qcVRC2SFtrNiVVGts.jpg)
Dough Boys
4.125/4
For the “Dough Boys” every day is a struggle to survive. Determined to make something of their lives, these four friends work any hustle no matter how...
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![Friday the 13th](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/88wlJ4teYlck4hJ2bnlxBrAVh0m.jpg)
2009
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Friday the 13th
5.755/2499
A group of young adults visit a boarded up campsite named Crystal Lake where they soon encounter the mysterious Jason Voorhees and his deadly intentio...
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![Midnight Son](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/f4uyDgkTT3MQ8KZnoc16eLn2IB2.jpg)
2011
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Midnight Son
5.8/44
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![Brotherhood](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2302IU1ouScHrOHMEaVczXtamIc.jpg)
2010
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Brotherhood
5.864/66
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2013
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7.33/8938
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![Into the Storm](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wZcIj3Ygtla24SZ6ftZEL7TfWQx.jpg)
2014
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Into the Storm
6.049/1977
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![Whitney](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hXcO796Kp9cmHMz5BiOlYsWBeNn.jpg)
2015
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Whitney
5.5/84
Chronicles Whitney Houston's rise to fame and turbulent relationship with husband Bobby Brown.
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2011
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Final Destination 5
6.095/3291
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2014
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Lennon or McCartney
5.2/26
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![High Crimes](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9sj9rUr7Vu5IfOQHnYKnJuVEw0B.jpg)
2002
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High Crimes
6.3/761
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![Wolves at the Door](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kizBwSEfvJFEOuYfwbOGtWZit3v.jpg)
2016
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Wolves at the Door
4.919/209
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![We Are Marshall](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5PSiExbg6Fm8MiPJOikBCOcZFnd.jpg)
2006
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We Are Marshall
6.863/666
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![Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qp9aFykNAJ6qsCbyoGrCkjzkRDY.jpg)
2013
![Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qp9aFykNAJ6qsCbyoGrCkjzkRDY.jpg)
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
7.872/98
Taking inspiration from Peter M. Bracke's definitive book of the same name, this seven-hour documentary dives into the making of all twelve Friday the...
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![The Playaz Court](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/21Zwak95m3v8n1WvEuFdoho9wiA.jpg)
2000
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The Playaz Court
0/0
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The Substance of Things Hoped For
0/0
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![The Ten](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/byhpbEcL1tuoNhU3x5vYF45QM8X.jpg)
2007
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The Ten
4.866/185
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