Brendan Penny

Brendan Penny

Known for
Acting
Born
November 9, 1978 (age 48)
Birthplace
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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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Filmography

2026
Texas Two-Step poster

Texas Two-Step

Movie · as Luke

2026
Mr. & Mrs. Christmas poster

Mr. & Mrs. Christmas

Movie · as Taylor Lewis

2026
Private Eyes West Coast poster

Private Eyes West Coast

TV · 1 ep

2025
The More the Merrier poster

The More the Merrier

Movie · as Dr. Brian Davis

2025
Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper! poster

Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper!

Movie · as Ken

2025
Christmas at Sea poster

Christmas at Sea

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2024
Family Practice Mysteries: Coming Home poster

Family Practice Mysteries: Coming Home

Movie · as Detective Jack Quinn

2024
Love on the Danube: Kissing Stars poster

Love on the Danube: Kissing Stars

Movie · as Tripp

2024
A Novel Noel poster

A Novel Noel

Movie · as Sawyer

2023
The Wedding Cottage poster

The Wedding Cottage

Movie · as Evan Stanford

2023
A Season for Family poster

A Season for Family

Movie · as Paul

2022
In Merry Measure poster

In Merry Measure

Movie · as Adam

2021
Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas poster

Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas

Movie · as Paul

2021
Beverly Hills Wedding poster

Beverly Hills Wedding

Movie · as Cory

2020
The Secret Ingredient poster

The Secret Ingredient

Movie · as Andrew

2020
A Little Christmas Charm poster

A Little Christmas Charm

Movie · as Greg Matthews

2019
Valentine in the Vineyard poster

Valentine in the Vineyard

Movie · as Nate DeLuca

2019
Easter Under Wraps poster

Easter Under Wraps

Movie · as Bryan

2018
Fifty Shades Freed poster

Fifty Shades Freed

Movie · as Co-Pilot Beighley (Grey Jet)

2018
Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe poster

Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe

Movie · as Luke Bennett

2017
A Dash of Love poster

A Dash of Love

Movie · as Paul Dellucci

2017
Summer in the Vineyard poster

Summer in the Vineyard

Movie · as Nate DeLuca

2017
Magical Christmas Ornaments poster

Magical Christmas Ornaments

Movie · as Nate

2016
Autumn in the Vineyard poster

Autumn in the Vineyard

Movie · as Nate DeLuca

2016
Chesapeake Shores poster

Chesapeake Shores

TV · as Kevin O'Brien · 55 eps

2015
'Tis the Season for Love poster

'Tis the Season for Love

Movie · as Dean Hubert

2015
Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die poster

Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die

Movie · as Eric

2014
The Virginian poster

The Virginian

Movie · as Owen Walton

2014
Along Came a Nanny poster

Along Came a Nanny

Movie · as Dean Bartons

2014
Heavenly Match poster

Heavenly Match

Movie · as David Swenson

2013
The Wedding Chapel poster

The Wedding Chapel

Movie · as Mike

2013
Motive poster

Motive

TV · as Detective Brian Lucas · 52 eps

2012
Ring of Fire poster

Ring of Fire

TV · as Eric Vascer · 2 eps

2010
Hard Ride to Hell poster

Hard Ride to Hell

Movie · as Danny

2010
Tooth Fairy poster

Tooth Fairy

Movie · as Josh

2010
The A-Team poster

The A-Team

Movie · as C130J Pilot #1

2010
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures poster

Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures

TV · as Claude · 1 ep

2009
Held Hostage poster

Held Hostage

Movie · as Chris Clark

2009
I Love You, Beth Cooper poster

I Love You, Beth Cooper

Movie · as Sean

2009
Christmas Crash poster

Christmas Crash

Movie · as Matt

2009
The Assistants poster

The Assistants

TV · as Danny Newell · 14 eps

2008
Christmas Cottage poster

Christmas Cottage

Movie · as Eugene

2008
Poison Ivy: The Secret Society poster

Poison Ivy: The Secret Society

Movie · as Will

2006
John Tucker Must Die poster

John Tucker Must Die

Movie · as Teammate #1

2005
When Jesse Was Born poster

When Jesse Was Born

Movie · as Spanky

2005
Supernatural poster

Supernatural

TV · as Steve, Demon · 1 ep

2004
Stargate Atlantis poster

Stargate Atlantis

TV · as Male Wraith, Todd the Wraith · 1 ep

2003
Jake 2.0 poster

Jake 2.0

TV · as Rollerblader · 1 ep

2001
Smallville poster

Smallville

TV · as Wagner · 1 ep