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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
The More the Merrier
Character:Brian
Release Date:28/11/2025
Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper!
Character:Ken
Release Date:25/10/2025
A Novel Noel
Character:Sawyer
Release Date:21/11/2024
Love on the Danube: Kissing Stars
Character:Tripp
Release Date:26/09/2024
Family Practice Mysteries: Coming Home
Character:Detective Jack Quinn
Release Date:02/05/2024
A Season for Family
Character:Paul
Release Date:22/11/2023
The Wedding Cottage
Character:Evan Stanford
Release Date:15/04/2023
In Merry Measure
Character:Adam
Release Date:12/11/2022
Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas
Character:Paul
Release Date:27/11/2021
Beverly Hills Wedding
Character:Cory
Release Date:06/02/2021
A Little Christmas Charm
Character:Greg Matthews
Release Date:06/12/2020
The Secret Ingredient
Character:Andrew
Release Date:15/02/2020
Easter Under Wraps
Character:Bryan
Release Date:20/04/2019
Valentine in the Vineyard
Character:Nate DeLuca
Release Date:02/02/2019
Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe
Character:Luke Bennett
Release Date:23/12/2018
Fifty Shades Freed
Character:Co-Pilot Beighley (Grey Jet)
Release Date:17/01/2018
Magical Christmas Ornaments
Character:Nate
Release Date:03/12/2017
Summer in the Vineyard
Character:Nate DeLuca
Release Date:12/08/2017
A Dash of Love
Character:Paul Dellucci
Release Date:11/02/2017
Autumn in the Vineyard
Character:Nate DeLuca
Release Date:08/10/2016
'Tis the Season for Love
Character:Dean Hubert
Release Date:01/11/2015
Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die
Character:Eric
Release Date:02/08/2015
Along Came a Nanny
Character:Dean Bartons
Release Date:12/10/2014
Heavenly Match
Character:David Swenson
Release Date:12/10/2014
The Virginian
Character:Owen Walton
Release Date:12/01/2014
The Wedding Chapel
Character:Mike
Release Date:03/04/2013
The A-Team
Character:C130J Pilot #1
Release Date:09/06/2010
Hard Ride to Hell
Character:Danny
Release Date:18/05/2010
Tooth Fairy
Character:Josh
Release Date:14/01/2010
Held Hostage
Character:Chris Clark
Release Date:19/07/2009
I Love You, Beth Cooper
Character:Sean
Release Date:10/07/2009
Christmas Crash
Character:Matt
Release Date:01/01/2009
Christmas Cottage
Character:Eugene
Release Date:15/10/2008
Poison Ivy: The Secret Society
Character:Will
Release Date:18/04/2008
John Tucker Must Die
Character:Teammate #1
Release Date:27/07/2006
Television Appearances
Chesapeake Shores
Character:Kevin O'Brien
Motive
Character:Detective Brian Lucas
Ring of Fire
Character:Eric Vascer
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures
Character:Claude
The Assistants
Character:Danny Newell
Supernatural
Character:Steve
Supernatural
Character:Demon
Stargate Atlantis
Character:Male Wraith
Stargate Atlantis
Character:Todd the Wraith
Jake 2.0
Character:Rollerblader
Smallville
Character:Wagner
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