- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 9, 1978
- Place of Birth
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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.
Filmography
movieTexas Two-Step
2026 · Luke
movieThe More the Merrier
2025 · Brian
movieMerry Christmas, Ted Cooper!
2025 · Ken
tvChristmas at Sea
2025 · Self
movieA Novel Noel
2024 · Sawyer
movieLove on the Danube: Kissing Stars
2024 · Tripp
movieFamily Practice Mysteries: Coming Home
2024 · Detective Jack Quinn
movieA Season for Family
2023 · Paul
movieThe Wedding Cottage
2023 · Evan Stanford
movieIn Merry Measure
2022 · Adam
movieTime for Them to Come Home for Christmas
2021 · Paul
movieBeverly Hills Wedding
2021 · Cory
movieA Little Christmas Charm
2020 · Greg Matthews
movieThe Secret Ingredient
2020 · Andrew
movieEaster Under Wraps
2019 · Bryan
movieValentine in the Vineyard
2019 · Nate DeLuca
moviePride, Prejudice and Mistletoe
2018 · Luke Bennett
movieFifty Shades Freed
2018 · Co-Pilot Beighley (Grey Jet)
movieMagical Christmas Ornaments
2017 · Nate
movieSummer in the Vineyard
2017 · Nate DeLuca
movieA Dash of Love
2017 · Paul Dellucci
movieAutumn in the Vineyard
2016 · Nate DeLuca
tvChesapeake Shores
2016 · Kevin O'Brien
movie'Tis the Season for Love
2015 · Dean Hubert
movieGourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die
2015 · Eric
movieAlong Came a Nanny
2014 · Dean Bartons
movieHeavenly Match
2014 · David Swenson
movieThe Virginian
2014 · Owen Walton
movieThe Wedding Chapel
2013 · Mike
tvMotive
2013 · Detective Brian Lucas
tvRing of Fire
2012 · Eric Vascer
movieThe A-Team
2010 · C130J Pilot #1
movieHard Ride to Hell
2010 · Danny
movieTooth Fairy
2010 · Josh
tvBloodletting & Miraculous Cures
2010 · Claude
movieHeld Hostage
2009 · Chris Clark
movieI Love You, Beth Cooper
2009 · Sean
tvThe Assistants
2009 · Danny Newell
movieChristmas Crash
2009 · Matt
movieChristmas Cottage
2008 · Eugene
moviePoison Ivy: The Secret Society
2008 · Will
movieJohn Tucker Must Die
2006 · Teammate #1
tvSupernatural
2005 · Steve, Demon
movieWhen Jesse Was Born
2005 · Spanky
tvStargate Atlantis
2004 · Male Wraith, Todd the Wraith
tvJake 2.0
2003 · Rollerblader
tvSmallville
2001 · Wagner