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Clarence John "Clancy" Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor. Prolific in film and television since the 1980s, Brown is often cast in villainous and authoritative roles. His film roles include Rawhide in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), the Kurgan in Highlander (1986), Sheriff Gus Gilbert in Pet Sematary Two (1992), Capt. Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Sgt. Charles Zim in Starship Troopers (1997), Surtur in Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Stanley Thomas in Promising Young Woman (2020), and the Harbinger in John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023). On television, he has played Brother Justin Crowe on the HBO series Carnivàle (2003–2005), Waylon "Jock" Jeffcoat on the Showtime series Billions (2018–2019, 2023), Kurt Caldwell on the Showtime series Dexter: New Blood (2021–2022), and Sal Maroni in The Penguin (2024). In animation, Brown has voiced Lex Luthor in the DC Animated Universe (1996–2006) and Mr. Krabs on SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–present). His other animated roles include Long Feng in Avatar: The Last Airbender (2006) and Savage Opress in Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011–2013). He has also voiced video game characters such as Doctor Neo Cortex and Uka Uka in the Crash Bandicoot franchise (1997–2003) and Hank Anderson in Detroit: Become Human (2018). Clarence J. Brown III was born on January 5, 1959, in Urbana, Ohio, and had an older sister, Beth, who died in 1964. Their mother, Joyce Helen (née Eldridge), was a conductor, composer and concert pianist. The siblings' father, Clarence J. "Bud" Brown Jr., was a newspaper publisher who helped manage the Brown Publishing Company, the family-owned newspaper business started by Clancy's grandfather, Congressman Clarence J. Brown. From 1965 to 1983, Bud Brown also served as a congressman, in the same seat as his own father, and later as Chairman of the Board of Brown Publishing. The family continued to operate the business until 2010. Brown graduated from St. Albans School in Washington, D.C., and Northwestern University. At St. Albans, Brown performed the role of Deputy Governor Thomas Danforth in The Crucible.
In his final year as a Green Lantern, Hal Jordan is ready to hang up the ring. But before he can retire, the Guardians send him to a distant sector where a series of gruesome murders have shaken the Green Lantern Corps. Paired with rookie Lantern Kyle Rayner, Hal is thrown into a grim, intergalactic noir—filled with shadowed worlds, whispered betrayals, and cosmic corruption. As they investigate, the trail twists inward, pointing not to an outside enemy—but to someone within the Corps itself. The deeper they dig, the clearer it becomes: the Red Lanterns have found an ally among them. Hal’s instincts lead him to a painful truth—Sinestro, once his mentor and friend, has returned, forging an alliance with Atrocitus to destroy the Lanterns from within. When the Corps falls into chaos, Hal makes the ultimate choice. Sacrificing his life, he channels every ounce of his willpower to give Kyle the strength to defeat Sinestro—now reborn as the first Yellow Lantern—and drive back Atrocitus’ rage. In the quiet after the battle, Kyle buries Hal’s ring, understanding the burden and honor of the green light. As the stars fade to dawn, a shadow approaches—John Stewart—who tells Kyle, “You’ve done good, kid. Now, let’s talk about the League."
