Brendan Penny
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.
Known for
2025The More the Merrier
Brian
2025Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper!
Ken
2024Family Practice Mysteries: Coming Home
Detective Jack Quinn
2024Love on the Danube: Kissing Stars
Tripp
2024A Novel Noel
Sawyer
2023The Wedding Cottage
Evan Stanford
2023A Season for Family
Paul
2022In Merry Measure
Adam
2021Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas
Paul
2021Beverly Hills Wedding
Cory
2020The Secret Ingredient
Andrew
2020A Little Christmas Charm
Greg Matthews
2019Valentine in the Vineyard
Nate DeLuca
2019Easter Under Wraps
Bryan
2018Fifty Shades Freed
Co-Pilot Beighley (Grey Jet)
2018Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe
Luke Bennett
2017A Dash of Love
Paul Dellucci
2017Summer in the Vineyard
Nate DeLuca
2017Magical Christmas Ornaments
Nate
2016Autumn in the Vineyard
Nate DeLuca
2015'Tis the Season for Love
Dean Hubert
2015Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die
Eric
2014The Virginian
Owen Walton
2014Along Came a Nanny
Dean Bartons