Highest rated as cast or director
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.
Acted in 48
2020s
- 2026
Mr. & Mrs. Christmas
Taylor Lewis
Private Eyes West Coast
TV
- 2025
- 2024
A Novel Noel
Sawyer
Love on the Danube: Kissing Stars
Tripp
Family Practice Mysteries: Coming Home
Detective Jack Quinn
- 2023
A Season for Family
Paul
- 2022
In Merry Measure
Adam
- 2021
Beverly Hills Wedding
Cory
- 2020
A Little Christmas Charm
Greg Matthews
2010s
- 2019
Easter Under Wraps
Bryan
Valentine in the Vineyard
Nate DeLuca
- 2018
- 2017
Summer in the Vineyard
Nate DeLuca
- 2016
Autumn in the Vineyard
Nate DeLuca
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
Ring of Fire
Eric Vascer · 2 episodes
- 2010
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures
Claude · 1 episode
2000s
- 2009
Held Hostage
Chris Clark
The Assistants
Danny Newell · 14 episodes
Christmas Crash
Matt
- 2008
Christmas Cottage
Eugene
Poison Ivy: The Secret Society
Will
- 2006
- 2005
When Jesse Was Born
Spanky
- 2004
- 2003
- 2001
Appearances1
2020s
- 2025
Christmas at Sea
Self · 4 episodes