Brendan Scannell

Brendan Scannell (born June 20, 1990) is an American actor and comedian known for playing Pete Devon in the Netflix dark comedy Bonding (2019)[1] and Heather Duke in the Paramount Network series Heathers (2018).[2]

Early life

Scannell was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Valparaiso, Indiana.[3] He studied theatre at Northwestern University and started performing improv and stand-up in Chicago before moving to Los Angeles in 2013.[4] He is openly gay.[5]

Career

In 2016, Scannell was cast as the genderqueer Heather Duke in the TV Land adaptation of ''Heathers''.[2] After the pilot was ordered to series, the project was moved to Paramount Network and released in October 2018.[6] In 2019, Scannell starred in the short-form Netflix series Bonding opposite Zoe Levin and appeared in the indie romantic comedy Straight Up.[1][7]

As a comic, Scannell was named by Vulture in 2018 as a "Comedian You Should and Will Know" and in 2019 was named a New Face of Comedy at Just For Laughs in Montreal.[8][9]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2018 Heathers Heather Duke Main role
2018 Lip Sync Battle Contestant With Melanie Field
2019 Bonding Pete Main role
2019 Straight Up Jerry
gollark: It apparently leads to higher lifetime earnings and lower unemployment even compensating for losing time in the workplace and smarter people going there in the first place.
gollark: Essay-heavy subjects = various bees.
gollark: Ah, so a different thing.
gollark: It's neat, I'm on their discord server.
gollark: Hyperrogue?

References
  1. Andreeva, Nellie (2018-12-14). "Rightor Doyle's 'Bonding' Short-Form Dark Comedy Series Picked Up By Netflix". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  2. "TVLand's 'Heathers' Reboot Has Found Its Heathers". TheWrap. 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  3. "Brendan Scannell from You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes". www.stitcher.com. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  4. Kaplan, Ilana. ""F—k Me Gently With a Chainsaw," the 'Heathers' TV Reboot Is Finally Here". GQ. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  5. https://dailynorthwestern.com/2019/05/29/ae/bonding-star-brendan-scannell-talks-comedy-confidence-and-making-his-own-path/
  6. Otterson, Joe (2018-10-04). "Paramount Network to Air 'Heathers' Series Over Five Days". Variety. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  7. Ramos, Dino-Ray (2019-08-06). "Strand Releasing Acquires James Sweeney Comedy 'Straight Up'". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  8. Fox, Jesse David; Kroeger, Jake; Pitchel, Samantha; McGlynn, Katla (2018-11-13). "38 Comedians You Should and Will Know". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  9. "Just For Laughs Showcase Reveals List of 2019 New Faces". pastemagazine.com. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
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