Brendan Penny
Introduction '''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 to 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 to 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.
Early life and his career Penny was born November 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''.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 played Detective Brian Lucas in ''Motive''.
Filmography FilmYearFilmRoleOther notes2005''When Jesse Was Born''Spanky2005''LTD. ''PeteMain role2006''John Tucker Must Die''Teammate #1Canada: 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 MitchellTelevision movie''Thomas Kinkade's Home for Christmas''Eugene2009''I Love You, Beth Cooper''SeanSupporting role''Held Hostage''Chris Clark/Money OneTelevision movieTelevisionYearSeriesRoleOther 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 PA3 episodes; 2 as Coleman Alt, 1 as Young PA2006 ''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''Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures''Ben 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 2014  ''Heavenly Match''  Reverend David Swenson  Up TV television 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 2016–2019  ''In the Vineyard'' series  Nate DeLuca  Hallmark Channel TV movie 2016–2022  ''Chesapeake Shores''  Kevin O'Brien  Main role 2017  ''A Dash of Love''  Paul Dellucci  Hallmark Channel TV Movie 2017  ''Magical Christmas Ornaments'' Nate  Hallmark Movies & Mysteries TV Movie 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 2020  ''A Little Christmas Charm''  Greg Matthews  Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel TV Movie 2021  ''Beverly Hills Wedding''  Cory  Hallmark Channel TV Movie 2021   ''Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas''  Paul  Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel TV Movie 2022  ''In Merry Measure''  Adam  Hallmark Channel TV Movie 2023  ''The Wedding Cottage''  Evan Stanford Hallmark Channel TV Movie 2023  ''A Season for Family''  Paul Hallmark Channel TV Movie
Awards and nominations YearAwardResultCategoryNominated WorkRefs2007Leo Award|Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series''Whistler''2017Leo Award|Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series''Motive''
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