Mehcad Jason McKinley Brooks is an American actor and former fashion model. He is known for his roles as Matthew Applewhite in the second season of ABC`s series Desperate Housewives (2005-2006) and James Olsen in the CBS and The CW series Supergirl. He also featured in movies like Glory Road (2006), Creature(2011), About Last Night (2015), Nobody`s Fool (2018), A Fall from Grace (2020) and Mortal Kombat (2021).