“Watching Brandon Carter, as Ogun, both regard his brother and chastise him is to see a bittersweet fusion of affection and disappointment. A late scene in which he recounts their childhoods is among the play’s best and is flawlessly performed.”

— The New York Times

“Brandon Carter breaks through with his sympathetic turn as the live-streaming Friar Lawerence.”

“A memorable Prince Hal in the company’s “Henry IV,” Parts 1 and 2”

'Henry IV, Part 1' was especially enhanced by the electric turns of Brandon Carter as Hal and KP Powell as the prince’s soldier-rival, Hotspur, who exists on a kind of testosterone overload...the actors clashed with a dazzling athleticism, as well as a perceptive command of the emotions churning within each of them." 

— The Washington Post

“…Brandon Carter breaks through with his sympathetic turn as the live-streaming Friar Lawrence.”

— The Washington Post

“Here, Carter’s mastery of Shakespeare’s language is on full display as he finds—at every turn—more opportunities to show the audience how utterly inept Henry is at wooing.”

— DC Metro Theatre Arts

“As Shakespeare, Brandon Carter gives us intelligence and desperation, fervor and ambition.”

— Richmond Times Dispatch

“Luckily, Rec Room Arts had the stellar Brandon Carter, an actor of exceptional skill who, in scenes from the past, foreshadowed the teenage fault lines that would eventually crack open and, in scenes from the present, showed us how the gospel according to Willy continued to haunt him like a ghost.

In a can’t-take-your-eyes-off performance, Carter created a Biff that felt whole, playing mirror and foil to David Rainey’s Willy with electrifying clarity. Carter impressed throughout the show, with several of the play’s big set pieces, like the reveal at the Boston hotel and his meeting with Bill Oliver, landing hard with stomach-sinking impact. Still, Carter locked up this award during Biff’s final confrontation with Willy, when Biff calls himself “nothing,” and says he’s “a dime a dozen” just like Willy.”

— Houston Press, 2025 Best Supporting Actor Award

“…as the title character, Brandon Carter forcefully personifies this only slightly refracted vision of Malcolm X, and he delivers passages from some of Malcolm’s most famous speeches passionately.”

— Broadway World