Brendan Penny
Known for Acting
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
Fifty Shades Freed
2018
as Co-Pilot Beighley (Grey Jet)
The A-Team
2010
as C130J Pilot #1
Tooth Fairy
2010
as Josh
John Tucker Must Die
2006
as Teammate #1
I Love You, Beth Cooper
2009
as Sean
Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die
2015
as Eric
Poison Ivy: The Secret Society
2008
as Will
Christmas Cottage
2008
as Eugene
Magical Christmas Ornaments
2017
as Nate
A Little Christmas Charm
2020
as Greg Matthews
The More the Merrier
2025
as Brian
Held Hostage
2009
as Chris Clark
Easter Under Wraps
2019
as Bryan
A Dash of Love
2017
as Paul Dellucci
Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe
2018
as Luke Bennett
The Virginian
2014
as Owen Walton
Family Practice Mysteries: Coming Home
2024
as Detective Jack Quinn
The Secret Ingredient
2020
as Andrew
Valentine in the Vineyard
2019
as Nate DeLuca
Hard Ride to Hell
2010
as Danny