Brandon Jay McLaren

Brandon Jay McLaren
McLaren in 2012
Born	(1981-10-15) October 15, 1981 (age 43) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002-present
Spouse	Miekka Tennent ​ (div. 2014)​

Brandon Jay McLaren (born October 15, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He made his first screen appearance in the television series Just Cause (2002). He has been known for his main and supporting roles in shows such as Graceland , Power Rangers S.P.D. , Ransom, Harper's Island , The Rookie , and Slasher. He has also had roles in the feature films She's the Man , Tucker & Dale vs. Evil , and Dead Before Dawn .

In 2005, he gained prominence with the main role of Jack Landors a.k.a. Red SPD Ranger in Power Rangers S.P.D. . Since then, he has had a variety of roles in several films and television series.

Early life

McLaren was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to Ira and Denise McLaren. He graduated from Johnston Heights Secondary School in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, and received a bachelor's degree in Human Biology from the University at Albany, SUNY in New York State. ^[1] McLaren attended SUNY on an athletic scholarship and was part of the school's NCAA Division I soccer team. ^[2]

Career

McLaren was a guest star in the episode "Bloodlines" of Blade: The Series and was featured throughout the first season of The N original television series The Best Years as Devon Sylver, the love interest of lead character Samantha Best. ^[3] He is also well known to Canadian audiences for his role of Lenin, Sam's love interest, in the popular show Being Erica , ^[4] and he portrayed Jamil Dexter as a recurring role on TNT's Falling Skies . ^[5] He also starred as U.S. Customs agent Dale Jakes on Graceland , ^[6] Marco on Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce , ^[7] Danny Booker on Chicago Fire ^[8] and Bennet Ahmed on The Killing . ^[9] He is also a main role in the Disney+ series, Turner & Hooch . ^[10]

Personal life

McLaren was previously married to Miekka Tennent. They divorced in 2014.^{[ citation needed ]}

Awards

McLaren was awarded the Golden Maple Award for Best Actor in a TV series broadcast in the U.S. in 2015, for his role on Graceland . ^[11]

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2002	D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear	Eye Witness
2003	Have You Heard? Secret Central	Eddie Edwards
2004	Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed	Skater Dude #2
2004	Perfect Romance	Rude student
2006	She's the Man	Toby
2007	Scar	Howard
2008	Love Sick/The Secrets of a Sex Addict	Gabriel
2008	Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon	Rice
2007	Hybrid	Ash
2009	Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts	Brandon Turner
2009	Sea Beast	Drew
2010	Ratko: The Dictator's Son	Juwaan
2010	Hard Ride to Hell	Dirk
2011	Tucker & Dale vs. Evil	Jason
2012	Dead Before Dawn	Ricky "Dazzle" Darlington
2013	Plush	Butch Hopkins
2013	Seasick Sailor	Big Guy	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Just Cause	Maurice	Episode: "Blackboard Jungle"
2003	The Chris Isaak Show	Clerk	Episode: "The Little Mermaid"
2004, 2006	Smallville	Delivery Man and Yance	2 episodes
2004	The Collector	Posse Member #1	Episode: "The Rapper"
2004	The Days	Trey Morgan	5 episodes
2005	Power Rangers S.P.D.	Jack Landors/Red S.P.D. Ranger	38 episodes
2006	Reunion	Anthony Marjorino	Episode: "1992"
2006	Blade: The Series	Member of the Bad Bloods	Episode: "Bloodlines"
2007	The Best Years	Devon Sylver	Main character; Season 1
2008	Harper's Island	Danny Brooks	13 episodes
2009	Kyle XY	College Student	Episode: "Welcome to Latnok"
2009	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Anthony Samuels	Episode: "The Lost Girls"
2010	Human Target	Omar	1 episode
2010	Being Erica	Lenin	13 episodes
2011	R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour	Major Mayhem	Episode: "Game Over"
2011	Three Inches	Macklin Sportello	Episode: "Pilot"
2011–2012	The Killing	Bennett Ahmed	12 episodes
2012	Falling Skies	Jamil Dexter	6 episodes
2013–2015	Graceland	Dale Jakes	Main role, 36 episodes
2015	Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce	Marco	7 episodes
2015	Motive	Lee Ward	Episode: "The Suicide Tree"
2016	Chicago Fire	Danny Booker	Episode: "Bad for the Soul", "Two Ts", "I Will Be Walking"
2016	Slasher	Dylan Bennett	Main role (Season 1; 8 episodes)
2017	Criminal Minds	Adrian Scott	Episode: "Blue Angel"
2017–2019	Ransom	Oliver Yates	Main role, 39 episodes
2018	UnREAL	Dr. Simon	Recurring role, 10 episodes
2020	The Twilight Zone	Frisch	Episode: "8"
2021	Firefly Lane	Travis	9 episodes
2021	Turner & Hooch	Xavier Wilson	Main role, 12 episodes
2021–2023	The Rookie	Elijah Stone	11 episodes
2022–2023	Snowfall	Beau Buckley	Recurring role, 8 episodes
2022	Everything's Trash	Hamilton Hayes	Recurring role, 6 episodes
2024	The Cleaning Lady	Jeremy Dolan	Recurring role

References

1. "UAlbany Magazine". University at Albany-SUNY. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
2. "Power Rangers SPD Behind the Scenes DVD Bonus". YouTube. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
3. "The N's The Best Years Tackles the Hottest Topics". TVGuide.com. June 29, 2007. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
4. "Being Erica Brandon Jay McLaren dishes on Lenin in Season 4". Screener. May 26, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
5. Eramo, Steve (August 2, 2012). "The Road to Resistance: Interview with Falling Skies' Brandon Jay McLaren". The Morton Report. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
6. "Brandon Jay McLaren Talks Graceland Season 3". Collider. June 25, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
7. "'Graceland's' Brandon Jay McLaren Books Recurring Role on 'Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce' (Exclusive)". TheWrap. August 27, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
8. Petski, Denise (January 20, 2016). "'Chicago Fire' Casts Brandon Jay McLaren; 'Devious Maids' Adds Ryan McPartlin". Deadline. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
9. "'The Killing' Star Brandon Jay McLaren on Playing Bennet Ahmed". Screen Rant. June 17, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
10. Petski, Denise (September 22, 2020). "'Turner & Hooch': Four Cast In Disney+ Series Reboot". Deadline. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
11. Levine, Sydney. "Golden Maple Awards'15 Winners Include Brandon Jay McLaren and Amanda Crew | IndieWire". indiewire.com. Retrieved October 14, 2016.

External links

• Brandon Jay McLaren at IMDb