Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
9 novembre 1978 (47)
Place of birth
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Also known as
برندن پنی
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.
Conosciuto per
6.5
Series
Motive
Detective Brian Lucas
2013–2016
7.8
Series
Chesapeake Shores
Kevin O'Brien
2016–2022
6.0
Film
I Love You, Beth Cooper
Sean
2009
5.5
Series
The Assistants
Danny Newell
2009–
6.7
Film
Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die
Eric
2015
7.0
Film
Texas Two-Step
Luke
2026
5.6
Film
Summer in the Vineyard
Nate DeLuca
2017
6.1
Film
Autumn in the Vineyard
Nate DeLuca
2016
6.8
Film
A Novel Noel
Sawyer
2024
10.0
Series
Christmas at Sea
Self
2025–
6.3
Film
The More the Merrier
Brian
2025
6.0
Film
Valentine in the Vineyard
Nate DeLuca
2019
6.1
Film
Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe
Luke Bennett
2018
6.1
Film
A Season for Family
Paul
2023
8.6
Film
Family Practice Mysteries: Coming Home
Detective Jack Quinn
2024
6.4
Film
Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas
Paul
2021
6.0
Film
Magical Christmas Ornaments
Nate
2017
6.2
Film
A Dash of Love
Paul Dellucci
2017
7.3
Film
Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper!
Ken
2025
6.7
Film
The Secret Ingredient
Andrew
2020
6.9
Film
A Little Christmas Charm
Greg Matthews
2020
6.4
Film
Easter Under Wraps
Bryan
2019
7.1
Film
The Wedding Cottage
Evan Stanford
2023
6.6
Film
Beverly Hills Wedding
Cory
2021
7.4
Film
Love on the Danube: Kissing Stars
Tripp
2024
6.7
Film
In Merry Measure
Adam
2022
Acting credits 26 titles
Texas Two-Step
as Luke
7.0
2026
The More the Merrier
as Brian
6.3
2025
Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper!
as Ken
7.3
2025
Christmas at Sea
as Self
10.0
2025–
A Novel Noel
as Sawyer
6.8
2024
Family Practice Mysteries: Coming Home
as Detective Jack Quinn
8.6
2024
Love on the Danube: Kissing Stars
as Tripp
7.4
2024
A Season for Family
as Paul
6.1
2023
The Wedding Cottage
as Evan Stanford
7.1
2023
In Merry Measure
as Adam
6.7
2022
Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas
as Paul
6.4
2021
Beverly Hills Wedding
as Cory
6.6
2021
The Secret Ingredient
as Andrew
6.7
2020
A Little Christmas Charm
as Greg Matthews
6.9
2020
Easter Under Wraps
as Bryan
6.4
2019
Valentine in the Vineyard
as Nate DeLuca
6.0
2019
Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe
as Luke Bennett
6.1
2018
A Dash of Love
as Paul Dellucci
6.2
2017
Summer in the Vineyard
as Nate DeLuca
5.6
2017
Magical Christmas Ornaments
as Nate
6.0
2017
Autumn in the Vineyard
as Nate DeLuca
6.1
2016
Chesapeake Shores
as Kevin O'Brien
7.8
2016–2022
Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die
as Eric
6.7
2015
Motive
as Detective Brian Lucas
6.5
2013–2016
The Assistants
as Danny Newell
5.5
2009–
I Love You, Beth Cooper
as Sean
6.0
2009