Actor profile

Brendan Penny

9th November 1978 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 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.

37 Movies 12 TV Shows 49 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Texas Two-Step poster

Texas Two-Step 13th June 2026 as Luke

The More the Merrier poster

The More the Merrier 28th November 2025 as Dr. Brian Davis

Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper! poster

Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper! 25th October 2025 as Ken

A Novel Noel poster

A Novel Noel 21st November 2024 as Sawyer

Love on the Danube: Kissing Stars poster

Love on the Danube: Kissing Stars 26th September 2024 as Tripp

Family Practice Mysteries: Coming Home poster

Family Practice Mysteries: Coming Home 2nd May 2024 as Detective Jack Quinn

A Season for Family poster

A Season for Family 22nd November 2023 as Paul

The Wedding Cottage poster

The Wedding Cottage 15th April 2023 as Evan Stanford

In Merry Measure poster

In Merry Measure 12th November 2022 as Adam

Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas poster

Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas 27th November 2021 as Paul

Beverly Hills Wedding poster

Beverly Hills Wedding 6th February 2021 as Cory

A Little Christmas Charm poster

A Little Christmas Charm 6th December 2020 as Greg Matthews

The Secret Ingredient poster

The Secret Ingredient 15th February 2020 as Andrew

Easter Under Wraps poster

Easter Under Wraps 20th April 2019 as Bryan

Valentine in the Vineyard poster

Valentine in the Vineyard 2nd February 2019 as Nate DeLuca

Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe poster

Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe 23rd December 2018 as Luke Bennett

Fifty Shades Freed poster

Fifty Shades Freed 17th January 2018 as Co-Pilot Beighley (Grey Jet)

Magical Christmas Ornaments poster

Magical Christmas Ornaments 3rd December 2017 as Nate

Summer in the Vineyard poster

Summer in the Vineyard 12th August 2017 as Nate DeLuca

A Dash of Love poster

A Dash of Love 11th February 2017 as Paul Dellucci

Autumn in the Vineyard poster

Autumn in the Vineyard 8th October 2016 as Nate DeLuca

'Tis the Season for Love poster

'Tis the Season for Love 1st November 2015 as Dean Hubert

Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die poster

Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die 2nd August 2015 as Eric

Along Came a Nanny poster

Along Came a Nanny 12th October 2014 as Dean Bartons

Heavenly Match poster

Heavenly Match 12th October 2014 as David Swenson

The Virginian poster

The Virginian 12th January 2014 as Owen Walton

The Wedding Chapel poster

The Wedding Chapel 3rd April 2013 as Mike

The A-Team poster

The A-Team 9th June 2010 as C130J Pilot #1

Hard Ride to Hell poster

Hard Ride to Hell 18th May 2010 as Danny

Tooth Fairy poster

Tooth Fairy 14th January 2010 as Josh

Held Hostage poster

Held Hostage 19th July 2009 as Chris Clark

I Love You, Beth Cooper poster

I Love You, Beth Cooper 10th July 2009 as Sean

Christmas Crash poster

Christmas Crash 1st January 2009 as Matt

Christmas Cottage poster

Christmas Cottage 15th October 2008 as Eugene

Poison Ivy: The Secret Society poster

Poison Ivy: The Secret Society 18th April 2008 as Will

John Tucker Must Die poster

John Tucker Must Die 27th July 2006 as Teammate #1

When Jesse Was Born poster

When Jesse Was Born 19th March 2005 as Spanky

Christmas at Sea poster

Christmas at Sea 7th July 2025 as Self

Chesapeake Shores poster

Chesapeake Shores 14th August 2016 as Kevin O'Brien

Motive poster

Motive 3rd February 2013 as Detective Brian Lucas

Ring of Fire poster

Ring of Fire 21st December 2012 as Eric Vascer

Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures poster

Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures 10th January 2010 as Claude

The Assistants poster

The Assistants 10th July 2009 as Danny Newell

Supernatural poster

Supernatural 13th September 2005 as Steve

Supernatural poster

Supernatural 13th September 2005 as Demon

Stargate Atlantis poster

Stargate Atlantis 15th July 2004 as Male Wraith

Stargate Atlantis poster

Stargate Atlantis 15th July 2004 as Todd the Wraith

Jake 2.0 poster

Jake 2.0 10th September 2003 as Rollerblader

Smallville poster

Smallville 16th October 2001 as Wagner