Brendan Penny

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Brendan Penny

Acting 47 November 9, 1978

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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 tha…

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Supernatural

Supernatural

8.3 2005 TV Show
Fifty Shades Freed

Fifty Shades Freed

6.7 2018 Movie
Smallville

Smallville

8.2 2001 TV Show
The A-Team

The A-Team

6.4 2010 Movie
Tooth Fairy

Tooth Fairy

5.5 2010 Movie
Stargate Atlantis

Stargate Atlantis

8.0 2004 TV Show
John Tucker Must Die

John Tucker Must Die

6.1 2006 Movie
I Love You, Beth Cooper

I Love You, Beth Cooper

6.1 2009 Movie
Chesapeake Shores

Chesapeake Shores

7.8 2016 TV Show
Motive

Motive

6.5 2013 TV Show
Jake 2.0

Jake 2.0

7.0 2003 TV Show
Magical Christmas Ornaments

Magical Christmas Ornaments

6.0 2017 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Mr. & Mrs. Christmas

    Movie Taylor Lewis

  2. 2026
    Texas Two-Step

    Movie Luke

  3. 2025
    The More the Merrier

    Movie Dr. Brian Davis

  4. 2025
    Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper!

    Movie Ken

  5. 2025
    Christmas at Sea

    TV show Self

  6. 2024
    A Novel Noel

    Movie Sawyer

  7. 2024
    Love on the Danube: Kissing Stars

    Movie Tripp

  8. 2024
    Family Practice Mysteries: Coming Home

    Movie Detective Jack Quinn

  9. 2023
    A Season for Family

    Movie Paul

  10. 2023
    The Wedding Cottage

    Movie Evan Stanford

  11. 2022
    In Merry Measure

    Movie Adam

  12. 2021
    Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas

    Movie Paul

  13. 2021
    Beverly Hills Wedding

    Movie Cory

  14. 2020
    A Little Christmas Charm

    Movie Greg Matthews

  15. 2020
    The Secret Ingredient

    Movie Andrew

  16. 2019
    Easter Under Wraps

    Movie Bryan

More credits
  1. 2019
    Valentine in the Vineyard

    Movie Nate DeLuca

  2. 2018
    Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe

    Movie Luke Bennett

  3. 2018
    Fifty Shades Freed

    Movie Co-Pilot Beighley (Grey Jet)

  4. 2017
    Magical Christmas Ornaments

    Movie Nate

  5. 2017
    Summer in the Vineyard

    Movie Nate DeLuca

  6. 2017
    A Dash of Love

    Movie Paul Dellucci

  7. 2016
    Autumn in the Vineyard

    Movie Nate DeLuca

  8. 2016
    Chesapeake Shores

    TV show Kevin O'Brien

  9. 2015
    'Tis the Season for Love

    Movie Dean Hubert

  10. 2015
    Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die

    Movie Eric

  11. 2014
    Along Came a Nanny

    Movie Dean Bartons

  12. 2014
    Heavenly Match

    Movie David Swenson

  13. 2014
    The Virginian

    Movie Owen Walton

  14. 2013
    The Wedding Chapel

    Movie Mike

  15. 2013
    Motive

    TV show Detective Brian Lucas

  16. 2012
    Ring of Fire

    TV show Eric Vascer

  17. 2010
    The A-Team

    Movie C130J Pilot #1

  18. 2010
    Hard Ride to Hell

    Movie Danny

  19. 2010
    Tooth Fairy

    Movie Josh

  20. 2010
    Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures

    TV show Claude

  21. 2009
    Held Hostage

    Movie Chris Clark

  22. 2009
    I Love You, Beth Cooper

    Movie Sean

  23. 2009
    The Assistants

    TV show Danny Newell

  24. 2009
    Christmas Crash

    Movie Matt