Braeden Lemasters

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Braeden Lemasters
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Lemasters performing with Wallows in 2022
Born
Braeden Matthew Lemasters

(1996-01-27) January 27, 1996 (age 27)
Warren, Ohio, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
  • singer
Years active2005–present
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • keyboard
Labels
Member of Wallows

Braeden Matthew Lemasters (born January 27, 1996) [1] is an American actor, musician, and singer. He began his career as a child actor, receiving recognition for his role as Albert Tranelli in the TNT comedy-drama series Men of a Certain Age (2009-2011). He has made guest appearances in several television series such as, Criminal Minds , ER , House , Grey's Anatomy and Amazon Prime Video's The Romanoffs . He is also the lead guitarist and singer for the American alternative rock band Wallows.

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In films, Lemasters has appeared in the thriller film The Stepfather (2009), the romantic comedy film Easy A (2010), the family comedy film A Christmas Story 2 (2012) and the horror film Totem (2017).

Early life

Braeden Matthew Lemasters was born in Warren, Ohio, to Dave and Michelle Lemasters. He has an older brother, Austin. When he was nine his family moved to Santa Clarita, California, so that he could pursue a career in acting. He grew up listening to The Beatles and Arctic Monkeys, [2] [3] and learned how to play guitar. [4] During middle school, Braeden joined the band The Feaver with his friends and future Wallows members Cole Preston and Dylan Minnette. [5]

Career

Acting

Lemasters began his acting career at the age of 9, playing the role of Frankie in an episode of Six Feet Under (2005). In 2006, he played the role of a child with autism in the medical drama television series House . Subsequently he had minor roles in Criminal Minds , ER , and The Closer . In 2007, he appeared as Jacob Marshall-LaHaye in the Christian drama television film Love's Unending Legacy , for which he earned his first Young Artist Award nomination. Later that year he was featured in Sacrifices of the Heart , Life , Grey's Anatomy and Wainy Days . [6]

From 2009, Lemasters began starring in the TNT series Men of a Certain Age as Albert Tranelli. [7] He earned various awards and nominations for the role, including a Peabody Award and a nomination for Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series. He was in the show for two seasons until it ended in 2011. [8] He also had a supporting role in the 2009 remake of The Stepfather . [9]

In 2010, he appeared in the teen romantic comedy film Easy A , as the young version of Penn Badgley's character Todd. The following year, he starred as Ralphie Parker in the sequel to A Christmas Story . [10] From 2013-2014, Lemasters starred as Victor McAllister in ABC's drama series Betrayal . [11] [12] The next year, Lemasters starred in the horror comedy film R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls alongside Dove Cameron and Tiffany Espensen.

In 2017, Lemasters was cast as Trevor in the second season of T@gged . He reprised the role again in the third season of the series. [13] [4] In 2018, he starred in the adventure comedy drama Flock of Four , in which he played Joey Grover, a talented amateur pianist in 1950s Pasadena. [14] [15]

Music

In addition to acting, Lemasters is also a singer and lead guitarist for the band Wallows with Cole Preston (drums), and Dylan Minnette (singer, guitar). [16] The band won the Battle Of The Bands Contest (2010) sponsored by radio station KYSR in 2010 and played on the 2011 Vans Warped Tour. They have since performed at several popular Los Angeles venues including the Roxy Theater and Whisky a Go Go.

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Lemasters performing with Wallows in 2019

The band began releasing songs independently in April 2017 starting with "Pleaser", which reached number two on the Spotify Global Viral 50 chart.

In 2018, Wallows signed a deal with Atlantic Records and released their major label debut EP, Spring , including singles "Pictures of Girls" and "These Days". [17] They performed "Pictures of Girls" on The Late Late Show with James Corden on May 8, 2018. [18] The band released their debut studio album, Nothing Happens in 2019, which featured the hit single "Are You Bored Yet?" [19] [20] In 2020, they released their second EP Remote . [21] The band released their sophomore album Tell Me That It's Over  in March 2022. [22]

Discography

Filmography

Film

Film appearances by Braeden Lemasters
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Beautiful Loser Jake
2009 The Stepfather Sean Harding
2010 Easy A 8th Grade Todd
2012 A Christmas Story 2 Ralph "Ralphie" Parker Direct-to-video released film
2017 Totem Todd
2018 Flock of Four Joey Grover

Television

Television appearances by Braeden Lemasters
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Six Feet Under FrankieEpisode: "Eat a Peach"
2006 Criminal Minds Eric FisherEpisode: "Poison"
2006 ER SeanEpisode: "The Gallant Hero and the Tragic Victor"
2006 The Closer Charlie HubbardEpisode: "Blue Blood"
2006 House AdamEpisode: "Lines in the Sand"
2007 Sacrifices of the Heart Young RyanTV movie
2007 Love's Unending Legacy Jacob MarshallTV movie
2007 Life Tyler HawleyPilot
2007 Grey's Anatomy BrianEpisode: "Physical Attraction... Chemical Reaction"
2007 Wainy Days Young David2 episodes
2008 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit David ZelinskyEpisode: "Unorthodox"
2008 Eli Stone Brian SwainEpisode: "Father Figure"
2008 Ghost Whisperer Michael WilkinsEpisode: "Stranglehold"
2008 Saving Grace Tommy WardEpisode: "It's a Fierce, White-Hot, Mighty Love"
2008 Cold Case Seth Lundgren '69Episode: "One Small Step"
2008 Chasing a Dream CamTV movie
2009 NCIS Noah TaffetEpisode: "Hide and Seek"
2009–2011 Men of a Certain Age Albert
2010The Haney ProjectRayEpisode: "Mental Breakdown"
2011 R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour RobEpisode: "The Hole"
2012 Wedding Band ShaneEpisode: "Get Down on It"
2013–2014 Betrayal Victor McAllister13 episodes
2015 R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls KellenTV movie
2016 11.22.63 Mike Coslaw2 episodes
2016 The Price Is Right Himself1 episode
2017–2018 T@gged Trevor17 episodes: recurring (season 2), main (season 3)
2018 The Romanoffs AndrewEpisode: "The Royal We"
2018; 2019 The Late Late Show with James Corden HimselfPerforming alongside his band Wallows
2019 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2020 Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Video games

List of voice and dubbing performances in video games
YearTitleVoice RoleNotesRef.
2006 Thrillville Child Male 1 [23]
2007 Thrillville: Off the Rails Sequel of Thrillville [24]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRefs
2008 CAMIE Awards Television - Made for TV Movie Love's Unending Legacy Won
Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Supporting Young ActorNominated [25]
2009Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Nominated [26]
2011Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actor Men of a Certain Age Nominated [27]
Peabody Awards —Won [28]

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