Acting
Brendan Penny
Born 1978-11-09
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Department: Acting
Biography
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.
Known For
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Supernatural
2005
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Fifty Shades Freed
2018
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Smallville
2001
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The A-Team
2010
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Tooth Fairy
2010
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Stargate Atlantis
2004
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John Tucker Must Die
2006
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I Love You, Beth Cooper
2009
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Chesapeake Shores
2016
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Motive
2013
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (50 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. & Mrs. Christmas | Taylor Lewis | Movie | 2026 | |
 | Texas Two-Step | Luke | Movie | 2026 |
 | The More the Merrier | Dr. Brian Davis | Movie | 2025 |
 | Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper! | Ken | Movie | 2025 |
 | Christmas at Sea | Self | TV Series | 2025 |
 | A Novel Noel | Sawyer | Movie | 2024 |
 | Love on the Danube: Kissing Stars | Tripp | Movie | 2024 |
 | Family Practice Mysteries: Coming Home | Detective Jack Quinn | Movie | 2024 |
 | A Season for Family | Paul | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Wedding Cottage | Evan Stanford | Movie | 2023 |
 | In Merry Measure | Adam | Movie | 2022 |
 | Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas | Paul | Movie | 2021 |
 | Beverly Hills Wedding | Cory | Movie | 2021 |
 | A Little Christmas Charm | Greg Matthews | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Secret Ingredient | Andrew | Movie | 2020 |
 | Easter Under Wraps | Bryan | Movie | 2019 |
 | Valentine in the Vineyard | Nate DeLuca | Movie | 2019 |
 | Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe | Luke Bennett | Movie | 2018 |
 | Fifty Shades Freed | Co-Pilot Beighley (Grey Jet) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Magical Christmas Ornaments | Nate | Movie | 2017 |
 | Summer in the Vineyard | Nate DeLuca | Movie | 2017 |
 | A Dash of Love | Paul Dellucci | Movie | 2017 |
 | Autumn in the Vineyard | Nate DeLuca | Movie | 2016 |
 | Chesapeake Shores | Kevin O'Brien | TV Series | 2016 |
 | 'Tis the Season for Love | Dean Hubert | Movie | 2015 |
 | Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die | Eric | Movie | 2015 |
 | Along Came a Nanny | Dean Bartons | Movie | 2014 |
 | Heavenly Match | David Swenson | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Virginian | Owen Walton | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Wedding Chapel | Mike | Movie | 2013 |
 | Motive | Detective Brian Lucas | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Ring of Fire | Eric Vascer | TV Series | 2012 |
 | The A-Team | C130J Pilot #1 | Movie | 2010 |
 | Hard Ride to Hell | Danny | Movie | 2010 |
 | Tooth Fairy | Josh | Movie | 2010 |
 | Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures | Claude | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Held Hostage | Chris Clark | Movie | 2009 |
 | I Love You, Beth Cooper | Sean | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Assistants | Danny Newell | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Christmas Crash | Matt | Movie | 2009 |
 | Christmas Cottage | Eugene | Movie | 2008 |
 | Poison Ivy: The Secret Society | Will | Movie | 2008 |
 | John Tucker Must Die | Teammate #1 | Movie | 2006 |
 | Supernatural | Steve | TV Series | 2005 |
| Supernatural | Demon | TV Series | 2005 |
 | When Jesse Was Born | Spanky | Movie | 2005 |
 | Stargate Atlantis | Male Wraith | TV Series | 2004 |
| Stargate Atlantis | Todd the Wraith | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Jake 2.0 | Rollerblader | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Smallville | Wagner | TV Series | 2001 |