Brea Grant

Brea Colleen Grant (born October 16, 1981) is an American actress and writer who is best known for playing Daphne Millbrook in the NBC television series Heroes.[1]

Brea Grant
Brea Grant attending "Heroes for Autism" event (sponsored by Autism Speaks) at The Avalon, Hollywood, CA on April 19, 2009
Born
Brea Colleen Grant

(1981-10-16) October 16, 1981
Marshall, Texas, USA
Other namesBrea Colleen Grant
OccupationActress, author
Years active2007–present
Websitewww.breagrant.com

Life and career

Grant was born in Marshall, Texas[2], and holds a Master's degree in American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin.[3]

Her acting career started with playing Jean Binnel on Friday Night Lights, Daphne Milbrook on Heroes and Ryan Chambers on Dexter.

She directed and co-wrote her first feature, an apocalyptic road trip movie called Best Friends Forever.[4] It premiered at Slamdance Film Festival in 2013.[5]

Grant also wrote and starred in the series, The Real Housewives of Horror, for Nerdist.[6] She also directed the short film, Feminist Campfire Stories, which won the Audience Award at the Women in Comedy Film Festival.[7]

Grant was nominated for a Daytime Emmy as a producer of the series, EastSiders.[8] She also acted in the show and wrote and directed an episode in Season 4.

Grant wrote and directed her second feature in 2019, a dark heist film entitled, 12 Hour Shift, starring Angela Bettis, Chloe Farnworth, David Arquette and Mick Foley. The film was shot on location in Arkansas with the production company, HCT Media.[9]

She has also seen success in the world of comics. She created a comic book miniseries called We Will Bury You with her brother Zane Grant and artist Kyle Strahm.[10] She continued her comic writing with the SuicideGirls comic miniseries, based on the pin-up website of the same name.[11]

She plays the supporting lead in the film, Something Else, which premiered at Tribeca in 2019.[12]

She runs a weekly podcast with Mallory O’Meara on the Maximum Fun network about reading and books called Reading Glasses.

Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
2007 You're So Dead Candy
2008 Friday Night Lights Jean Binnel 3 Episodes
2008 Smooch Randi Spotswood
2008 Multiple Choice Barb
2008 Cold Case Liza West 1 Episode
2008 Corpse Run Liberty
2008 Middle of Nowhere Jean
2008 Raising the Bar Heather Dreeban 1 Episode
2008 Midnight Movie Rachael
2008 Max Payne Junkie Girl uncredited
2008 Battle Planet Rasha
2008 Heroes Daphne Millbrook 16 Episodes
2009 Trance Chloe
2009 Halloween II Michaela "Mya" Rockwell
2009 Valley Peaks Lizabeth Hardchild 2 Episodes
2010 The Weathered Underground Liz Released on DVD
2011 Ice Road Terror Rachel Harris
2011 The Perfect Student Jordan
2011 Dexter Ryan Chambers 4 Episodes
2011 Homecoming Estelle Post-production
2012 BlackBoxTV: Silverwood Jennifer YouTube series episode: Kidnapped
2012 Looper TK Billboard Girl Uncredited
2012 Game Shop Chloe IGN: Start YouTube Series
2013 Detour Laurie
2013 Where Are My Dragons Daenerys A Funny or Die Exclusive
2013 Best Friends Forever Harriet Also directed by Grant
2013 Anger Management Ellie 1 Episode
2013 Maron Ivy
2014 Doubles Vera Sci-fi short
2014 Smothered DeeDee
2014 Oliver, Stoned. Megan
2015 Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival Click/The Rosy Bayonettes
2016 Beyond the Gates Margot McKenzie
2018 Dead Night Casey Pollack
2020 After Midnight Abby
2020 Happily Post-production
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gollark: We also have a slime tree outside. Please replant it if you use it.
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gollark: But yes, slime is somewhat like ender pearls in that too many things require it for bad reasons.

References
  1. Heroes Revealed (May 5, 2008). "Brea Grant to join Heroes as Joy 'the speedster'". Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  2. Love Horror. "10 Questions with Brea Grant" (Interview). Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  3. Stated Magazine. "Interview with Actress/Writer Brea Grant of Heroes" (Interview). Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  4. Dread Central. "Brea Grant and Vera Miao Are Best Friends Forever". Retrieved November 14, 2011.
  5. Slamdance. "Spotlight: Best Friends Forever". Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  6. Tubefilter. "Nerdist Debuts 'Real Housewives of Horror'". Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  7. WICF Daily. "WICF Film Fest and Rachel Bloom Short Challenge Winnders". Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  8. Instinct Magazine. "LGBT Series EastSiders 6 Daytime Emmy Award Nominations!". Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  9. Bloody Disgusting. "Angela Bettis and Mick Foley Starring in Brea Grant's 12 Hour Shift". Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  10. Nerd Appropriate. "Brea Grant: The Nerd Appropriate Interview" (Interview). Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  11. SuicideGirls. "SuicideGirls Bring Their Brand of Sexy to the World of Comics". Archived from the original on May 18, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  12. EW. "TRIBECA 2019: Exclusive First look at Monster Movie Something Else". Retrieved April 19, 2019.
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