Brooks Brantly

Brooks Brantly is thrilled to be making his New York return at Classic Stage Company. After graduating from Morehouse College, Brooks worked for the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta Georgia as the very 1st recipient of the Kenny Leon Fellowship. Brooks later received his MFA in Acting from the University of Connecticut. He also had the privilege of being invited to the Guthrie Experience program to train under the late Ken Washington at the renowned Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, MN. Brooks was nominated for an LA Ovation award for the hit production FLY at the Pasadena Playhouse which went on to win the NAACP Theatre Award for best show. Past Credits include Sweat, The Whipping Man, Othello, War Horse (1st National Tour), and Significant Other on Broadway. Brooks is an alum of the ABC Network Showcase and was most recently seen in “Ghosts” on CBS.