1978-11-09 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 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.
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Texas Two-Step | Luke | 2026-06-13 |
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The More the Merrier | Brian | 2025-11-28 |
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Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper! | Ken | 2025-10-25 |
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Love on the Danube: Kissing Stars | Tripp | 2024-09-26 |
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Family Practice Mysteries: Coming Home | Detective Jack Quinn | 2024-05-02 |
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A Novel Noel | Sawyer | 2024-11-21 |
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The Wedding Cottage | Evan Stanford | 2023-04-15 |
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A Season for Family | Paul | 2023-11-22 |
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In Merry Measure | Adam | 2022-11-12 |
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Beverly Hills Wedding | Cory | 2021-02-06 |
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Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas | Paul | 2021-11-27 |
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A Little Christmas Charm | Greg Matthews | 2020-12-06 |
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The Secret Ingredient | Andrew | 2020-02-15 |
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Valentine in the Vineyard | Nate DeLuca | 2019-02-02 |
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Easter Under Wraps | Bryan | 2019-04-20 |
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Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe | Luke Bennett | 2018-12-23 |
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Fifty Shades Freed | Co-Pilot Beighley (Grey Jet) | 2018-01-17 |
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Magical Christmas Ornaments | Nate | 2017-12-03 |
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Summer in the Vineyard | Nate DeLuca | 2017-08-12 |
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A Dash of Love | Paul Dellucci | 2017-02-11 |
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Autumn in the Vineyard | Nate DeLuca | 2016-10-08 |
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'Tis the Season for Love | Dean Hubert | 2015-11-01 |
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Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die | Eric | 2015-08-02 |
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The Virginian | Owen Walton | 2014-01-12 |
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Along Came a Nanny | Dean Bartons | 2014-10-12 |
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Heavenly Match | David Swenson | 2014-10-12 |
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The Wedding Chapel | Mike | 2013-04-03 |
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Hard Ride to Hell | Danny | 2010-05-18 |
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The A-Team | C130J Pilot #1 | 2010-06-09 |
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Tooth Fairy | Josh | 2010-01-14 |
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Held Hostage | Chris Clark | 2009-07-19 |
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I Love You, Beth Cooper | Sean | 2009-07-10 |
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Christmas Crash | Matt | 2009-01-01 |
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Christmas Cottage | Eugene | 2008-10-15 |
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Poison Ivy: The Secret Society | Will | 2008-04-18 |
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John Tucker Must Die | Teammate #1 | 2006-07-27 |
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When Jesse Was Born | Spanky | 2005-03-19 |