Brandon Douglas thought he wanted to be a lawyer until he landed a role in the feature film Papa Was a Preacher, which was shot in Dallas, where he attended high school. Through a friend's mother, who ran a talent agency, Douglas was given the opportunity to do a cold-reading tape for a Hollywood agency. The tape got him the lead in the television film, Children of Times Square.
Douglas has guest starred in such series as Touched By An Angel, Northern Exposure, and Murder, She Wrote all on the CBS Television Network, Matlock, 21 Jump Street, Life Goes On, Coach, and Beverly Hills, 90210. He was a series regular on CBS's Falcon Crest for a year and a half, then on Ferris Bueller and The Class of '96. His additional television film credits include Not Quite Human and Chips, the War Dog. Among his additional feature film credits are Adventure at Eagle Island and John Avildsen's For Keeps.
Douglas was born in Oklahoma City and brought up in Dallas. His birth date is June 21.