Brandon McClelland (actor)

Brandon McClelland
Born	(1992-01-12) 12 January 1992 (age 33)[ citation needed ] New South Wales, Australia
Education	National Institute of Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2013–present

Brandon McClelland (born 12 January, 1992) is an Australian stage, television and film actor. He is best known for his portrayals of Pat Dooley in ANZAC Girls (for which he was Logie-nominated) and Hendrix Cunningham in Totally Completely Fine.

Early life

McClelland was born in Penrith, New South Wales before moving to Batemans Bay, New South Wales, his long-time home town. ^[1] He attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 2010, and graduated in 2012. ^[2]

Credits

Film and Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Devil's Playground	Marty Slocum	1 episode
	ANZAC Girls	Norval 'Pat' Dooley	5 episodes
2014–2015	Love Child	Robert Donnelly	3 episodes
2015	Truth	Don Mapes	Feature Film
2016	Here Come the Habibs	Blair	1 episode
2017	Star Sand	Bob	Feature Film
2019	The Other Guy	Turren	4 episodes
2020	Black Comedy	Guest Cast	2 episodes
	Operation Buffalo	Vic	1 episode
2021	Doctor Doctor	Solicitor	1 episode
	The Moth Effect	Guest Cast	1 episode
2022	Significant Others	Mr. Huntley	1 episode
2023	Totally Completely Fine	Hendrix Cunningham	6 episodes
	Gold Diggers	Leonard	7 episodes
	C*A*U*G*H*T	Gary Garry	3 episodes
	The Artful Dodger	Sailor Pike	1 episode

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Director	Theatre
2014	M.Rock	Chorus C	Fraser Corfield	Wharf 2, Sydney Theatre Company [3]
2015	Suddenly Last Summer	George Holly	Kip Williams	Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House [4]
	A Town Named Warboy	Tom	Fraser Corfield	State Library of New South Wales [5]
	The Present	Dimitri	John Crowley (director)	Roslyn Packer Theatre [6]
2016	The Golden Age (Louis Nowra play)	Francis	Kip Williams	Wharf 1, Sydney Theatre Company [7]
	Fracture	Charlie	Lucy Clements	Old Fitz Theatre [8]
	A Midsummer Night's Dream	Demetrius	Kip Williams	Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House [9]
2017	The Present (Broadway)	Dimitri	John Crowley	Ethel Barrymore Theatre [10]
	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?	Nick	Iain Sinclair	Ensemble Theatre [11]
	Little Borders	Steve	Dominic Mercer	Old 505 Theatre [12]
	Three Sisters (play)	Andrei	Kip Williams	Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House [13]
2018	Flight Paths	Tom/Max	Anthea Williams	National Theatre of Parramatta [14]
	Saint Joan (play)	Jean de Dunois	Imara Savage	Roslyn Packer Theatre [15]
	A Cheery Soul	Reverend Wakeman	Kip Williams	Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House [16]
2019	Girl in the Machine	Owen	Claudia Barrie	National Theatre of Parramatta
	Packer & Sons	Clyde Packer	Eamon Flack	Belvoir Theatre
2020	The Deep Blue Sea (play)	Philip Welch	Paige Rattray	Roslyn Packer Theatre
2022	Light Shining in Buckinghamshire	Henry Ireton	Eamon Flack	Belvoir Theatre
	Wayside Bride	Ted Noffs	Hannah Goodwin	Belvoir Theatre
2023	Scenes from the Climate Era	Various	Carissa Licciardello	Belvoir Theatre
	The Importance of Being Earnest	Jack Worthing	Sarah Giles	Roslyn Packer Theatre

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result
2015	57th TV Week Logie Awards	Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent [17]	Nominated
	Equity Ensemble Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast in a Television Mini Series or Telemovie [18]	Won
2017	Sydney Theatre Awards	Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Mainstage Production [19]	Nominated
2019	Sydney Theatre Awards	Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Mainstage Production	Nominated

References

1. "Brandon McClelland living the dream". Bay Post. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
2. "2012 NIDA Annual Report" (PDF). NIDA. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
3. "M.Rock". Sydney Theatre Company. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
4. "Suddenly Last Summer". Sydney Theatre Company. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
5. "A Town Named War Boy | ATYP". www.atyp.com.au. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
6. "The Present". Sydney Theatre Company. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
7. "The Golden Age". Sydney Theatre Company. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
8. "Fracture". Old Fitz Theatre. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
9. "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Sydney Theatre Company. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
10. SpotCo. "The Present – Official Broadway Site". The Present – Official Broadway Site. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
11. "EDWARD ALBEE'S WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? - Ensemble Theatre Sydney". Ensemble Theatre Sydney. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
12. "Little Borders - Old 505 Theatre". Old 505 Theatre. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
13. "Three Sisters". Sydney Theatre Company. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
14. "Flight Paths". National Theatre of Parramatta. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
15. "Saint Joan". Sydney Theatre Company. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
16. "A Cheery Soul". Sydney Theatre Company. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
17. "57th TV Week Logie Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer Nominees". TVWeek. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
18. "5th Annual Equity Ensemble Awards Winners". Equity Foundation. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
19. "2017 Sydney Theatre Awards Nominations Announced". BroadwayWorld. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.

External links

• IMDB Profile: Brandon McClelland