Brendan Penny

Brendan James Penny (born November 9, 1978) is a Canadian film and television actor who first became well known to TV audiences as A.J. Varland in the first season of Whistler that aired in Canada from 2006–2008. He is perhaps best known as Detective Brian Lucas in Motive, a Canadian crime drama centred on a team of Vancouver homicide detectives, also starring Kristin Lehman, Louis Ferreira and Lauren Holly, which aired from 2013–2016. Brendan currently stars as Kevin O'Brien in the Hallmark Channel family drama series Chesapeake Shores, which premiered on August 14, 2016. He has also been the hero of a number of Hallmark originals.

Brendan Penny
Penny at the 2014 Leo Awards
Born	Brendan James Penny (1978-11-09) November 9, 1978 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2003–present

Early life and his career

Penny was born Novembre 9,1978 in Ottawa, Ontario, and grew up in both Ottawa and London. He attended Fanshawe College, London, Ontario, earning a BS in Accounting. He later attended the Lyric School of Acting, in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he had moved in 2002 to pursue an acting career. After several television roles, he became known to audiences for playing A.J. Varland in Whistler.[1][2]

Penny has had various roles in television series such as Kyle XY and Supernatural. His first lead role was in Whistler. His roles include shows such as Diamonds, Smallville, Blade: The Series, and The L Word. Penny starred in The Assistants and appeared as Sean in I Love You, Beth Cooper. In a main cast role, he plays Detective Brian Lucas in Motive.[3]

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Other notes
2005	When Jesse Was Born	Spanky
2005	LTD.	Pete	Main role
2006	John Tucker Must Die	Teammate #1	Canada: French title: John Tucker doit mourir
2008	The Ex-Convict's Guide to Surviving House Arrest	Parole Officer 3
	Poison Ivy: The Secret Society	Will Mitchell	Television movie
	Thomas Kinkade's Home for Christmas	Eugene
	Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures	Ben
2009	I Love You, Beth Cooper	Sean	Supporting role
	Held Hostage	Chris Clark/Money One	Aired July 19, 2009, television movie
Television
Year	Series	Role	Other notes
2003	Jake 2.0	Rollerblader	Episode: "Training Day"
2006	Supernatural	Steve	"Scarecrow" (Season 1, Episode 11)
2005–2006	The L Word	Coleman Alt/Young PA	3 episodes; 2 as Coleman Alt, 1 as Young PA
2006	Kyle XY	Wes	"Memory Serves" (Season 1, Episode 8)
	Whistler	A.J. Varland	13 episodes, series regular in season 1
	Blade: The Series	Zed	"Hunters" (Season 1, Episode 10)
	Smallville	Wagner	"Sneeze" (Season 6, Episode 2)
2008	Stargate: Atlantis	Wraith technician/Male Wraith	2 episodes; 1 as Wraith technician, 1 as Male Wraith
2008–2009	Diamonds	Tom Anderson	"Part One" (Season 1, Episode 1) "Part Two" (Season 1, Episode 2)
2009–2010	The Assistants	Danny Newell	Lead role
2013–2016	Motive	Detective Brian Lucas	Supporting role [4]
2014	Heavenly Match	Reverend David Swenson	Up TV TV movie
2014	Along Came a Nanny	Dean Bartons	Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel TV Movie
2015	The Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die	Eric	Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel TV Movie
2015	Tis The Season for Love	Dean	Hallmark Channel TV movie[5]
2016–2019	In the Vineyard Series	Nate DeLuca	Hallmark Channel TV movie [6]
2016–present	Chesapeake Shores	Kevin O'Brien	Main role [7][8]
2017	A Dash of Love	Paul Dellucci	Hallmark Channel TV Movie [9][10]
2017	Magical Christmas Ornaments	Nate	Hallmark Movies & Mysteries TV Movie [11]
2018	Pride, Prejudice, and Mistletoe	Luke	Hallmark Channel TV movie
2019	Easter Under Wraps	Bryan	Hallmark Channel TV movie
2019	BH90210	Wyatt Jackson	"The Photo Shoot" (Season 1, Episode 3) "The Table Read" (Season 1, Episode 4) "Picture's Up" (Season 1, Episode 5) "The Long Wait" (Season 1, Episode 6)
2020	The Secret Ingredient	Andrew York	Hallmark Channel TV movie

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Nominated Work
2007	Leo Award	Nominated	Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series	Whistler
2017	Leo Award	Nominated	Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series	Motive

References

1. Profile, tvguide.com; accessed September 28, 2014.
2. Profile Archived September 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, abc.go.com; accessed September 28, 2014.
3. Brendan Penny on IMDb
4. "Detective Work: Interview with Motive's Brendan Penny". The Morton Report. 16 June 2013.
5. "'TIS THE SEASON FOR LOVE Leads Hallmark Channel 'Countdown to Christmas' Original Premieres Tonight! (Video Preview)". TV Ruckus. 1 November 2015.
6. "'Autumn In The Vineyard': Hallmark Wine Movie Just In Time For Fall Harvest, Starring Rachel Leigh Cook, Brendan Penny". The Inquisitr. 6 October 2016.
7. "Brendan Penny Talks Chesapeake Shores". Parade. 31 July 2017.
8. "'Chesapeake Shores' Season 2: Actor Brendan Penny Drops Hints About His Character, Kevin (VIDEO)". TV Ruckus. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
9. "'A Dash Of Love': In Hallmark TV Movie–Chef Discovers Food, Love, And Romance". Inquisitr. 11 February 2017.
10. "Who Is Chef Paul In 'A Dash of Love' on Hallmark?". 2Paragraphs. 11 February 2017.
11. "Jessica Lowndes Threw A Festive Hallmark 'Magical Christmas Ornaments' Premiere Party". International Business Times. 12 May 2017.

External links

• Brendan Penny on IMDb