
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.

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

The A-Team
2010 · as C130J Pilot #1

Tooth Fairy
2010 · as Josh

John Tucker Must Die
2006 · as Teammate #1

I Love You, Beth Cooper
2009 · as Sean

Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die
2015 · as Eric

The Virginian
2014 · as Owen Walton

A Novel Noel
2024 · as Sawyer

Poison Ivy: The Secret Society
2008 · as Will

A Season for Family
2023 · as Paul

Texas Two-Step
2026 · as Luke

Held Hostage
2009 · as Chris Clark

Magical Christmas Ornaments
2017 · as Nate

Christmas Cottage
2008 · as Eugene

Autumn in the Vineyard
2016 · as Nate DeLuca

The More the Merrier
2025 · as Brian

Along Came a Nanny
2014 · as Dean Bartons

Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe
2018 · as Luke Bennett