
Actor
Brendan Penny
Born 1978 · 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.
Acting

Supernatural
Steve · 2005

Smallville
Wagner · 2001

Fifty Shades Freed
Co-Pilot Beighley (Grey Jet) · 2018

Stargate Atlantis
Male Wraith · 2004

The A-Team
C130J Pilot #1 · 2010

John Tucker Must Die
Teammate #1 · 2006

Tooth Fairy
Josh · 2010

I Love You, Beth Cooper
Sean · 2009

Chesapeake Shores
Kevin O'Brien · 2016

Motive
Detective Brian Lucas · 2013

Jake 2.0
Rollerblader · 2003

A Little Christmas Charm
Greg Matthews · 2020

Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die
Eric · 2015

Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe
Luke Bennett · 2018

Magical Christmas Ornaments
Nate · 2017

A Dash of Love
Paul Dellucci · 2017

Easter Under Wraps
Bryan · 2019

Christmas Cottage
Eugene · 2008

The Secret Ingredient
Andrew · 2020

Autumn in the Vineyard
Nate DeLuca · 2016

The Wedding Cottage
Evan Stanford · 2023

Family Practice Mysteries: Coming Home
Detective Jack Quinn · 2024

'Tis the Season for Love
Dean Hubert · 2015

Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper!
Ken · 2025