Brendan Fletcher

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Brendan Fletcher
Fletcher at a screening of Rampage in 2009
Born	(1981-12-15) December 15, 1981 (age 43) Comox Valley, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation(s)	Actor, screenwriter, producer, director
Years active	1995–present

Brendan Fletcher (born December 15, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He first gained recognition as a child actor, being nominated for a Gemini Award for his acting debut in the made-for-television film Little Criminals and winning a Leo Award for his role in the TV series Caitlin's Way . He subsequently won the Genie Award for Best Leading Actor for John Greyson's The Law of Enclosures, and was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Turning Paige .

Fletcher is known for playing troubled, eccentric, or unhinged characters, and is considered a character actor. He has appeared in high-profile films like Tideland, Freddy vs. Jason, Citizen Gangster , The Revenant and Violent Night . He had the leading role in Uwe Boll's Rampage trilogy, playing mass murderer Bill Williamson. He has also appeared in television series such as Smallville , Supernatural , The Pacific , Rogue , Hell on Wheels , Siren , Arrow , and Superman & Lois .

Early life

Fletcher was born on December 15, 1981, in Comox Valley, British Columbia, Canada. ^[1]

Career

His acting debut was in 1995 in the CBC television movie Little Criminals, earning him a Gemini Award nomination. His filmography includes Tideland , ^{[2] [3]} Freddy vs. Jason , Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed , Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning , The Five Senses , Air Bud, Rampage 1-3 , Eighteen , and Law of Enclosures. He also played Stirling Patterson (nickname: Stink) in The Adventures of Shirley Holmes , appeared as Eric Anderson in Caitlin's Way and as Max in the Supernatural episode "Nightmare" and he appeared in the season 8 episode "Injustice" of Smallville as Rudy Jones aka The Parasite. He portrayed PFC Bill Leyden in the HBO miniseries The Pacific, which received a number of prestigious accolades including a Peabody Award and eight Primetime Emmys.

Fletcher has made a number of collaborations with director Uwe Boll starting with his 2002 film Heart of America, and portraying mass murderer Bill Williamson in the director's controversial Rampage trilogy. He had a recurring guest role on the Western drama series Hell on Wheels, and appeared in a supporting role on the crime drama Cardinal. ^[4] He appeared in the critically lauded 2015 Western film The Revenant alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy.

Fletcher has received numerous accolades for his work, having received a total of 4 Gemini Award nominations, 4 Leo Award nominations, and 2 Genie Award nominations. He has won 2 Geminis, 1 Leo, and 1 Genie.

In September 2018, Fletcher portrayed Stanley Dover in the seventh season of Arrow . ^[5]

In 2021, Fletcher portrayed Arlen Scarlett in the TV series Joe Pickett . ^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Air Bud	Larry Willingham	Nominated- Young Artist Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film
1999	The Five Senses	Rupert
	Jimmy Zip	Jimmy Zip	[7]
	My Father's Angel	Vlada
	Rollercoaster	Stick	Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film Copper Wing for Best Ensemble (Phoenix Film Festival)
	Summer's End	Hunter Baldwin
2000	Trixie	CD Thief
	The Law of Enclosures	Henry	Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
2001	The Unsaid	Troy Pasternak
	De grot	Arthur Nussbaum
	Turning Paige	Jeff Simms	Nominated- Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
2002	Touch	Narrator / Victim	Short film
	Heart of America	Ricky Herman
2003	The Big Charade	Russ	Short film
	21st Century Scott	Scott's Buddy
	Freddy vs. Jason	Mark Davis
2004	Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed	Jeremy
	The Final Cut	Michael
	Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning	Finn
	Everyone	Dylan	Nominated- Leo Award for Best Male Supporting Performance - Feature Drama
	Death Valley	Johnny
	Deadly Friends	Andrew Leyshon-Hughes
	Lucky Stars	Asaf
2005	Alone in the Dark	Cabbie
	Paper Moon Affair	Hart Turner	Nominated- Leo Award for Best Male Performance - Feature Drama
	Tideland	Dickens
	Eighteen	Jason Anders
2006	RV	Howie
	Black Eyed Dog	David
2007	88 Minutes	Johnny D'Franco
	BloodRayne 2: Deliverance	Muller
	The Green Chain	Dylan Hendrix
2008	The Onion Movie	White Black Guy Tim
2009	Rampage	Bill Williamson	Also co-producer
2010	Badass Thieves	Ethan	Short film
2011	Blubberella	Nathaniel Gregor
	BloodRayne: The Third Reich
	American Animal	James
	Citizen Gangster	Willie "The Clown" Jackson
2013	Suddenly	Deputy Anderson
	13 Eerie	Josh
2014	Rampage: Capital Punishment	Bill Williamson
	Altergeist	Jason
	Leprechaun: Origins	David
2015	The Revenant	Fryman
2016	Rampage: President Down	Bill Williamson	Also writer and executive producer
	Lost Solace	Rob
2017	Mercs	Ratt	Short film
2018	Braven	Weston
	Open 24 Hours	Bobby
	Distorted	Russell Curran
	Night Hunter	Simon Stulls / Simon's Twin
	F**k You All: The Uwe Boll Story	Himself	Documentary film
2019	The Road	Matt	Short film
	Brotherhood	Arthur Lambden
2021	Dangerous	Massey
2022	Violent Night	Krampus
TBA	Normal	TBA	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Little Criminals	Des	Television film Nominated- Gemini Award for Best Leading Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic Program
	The Marshal	Lincoln 'Link' Fetter	Episode: "Gone Fishing"
1996	Dead Ahead	Doug Loch	Television film
	Goosebumps	Grady Tucker	2 episodes
1996-2000	The Adventures of Shirley Holmes	Sterling 'Stink' Patterson	Recurring role; Seasons 1-4
1997	Keeping the Promise	Matthew Hallowell	Television film
	Contagious	Brian
	High Stakes	Sean
	Nothing Sacred	Mark	Episode: "Proofs for the Existence of God"
	Trucks	Logan Porter	Television film
1998	Millennium	Alex Hanes	Episode: "Anamnesis"
	Floating Away	Brad	Television film
	Welcome to Paradox	Rudy	Episode: "All Our Sins Forgotten"
	The Crow: Stairway to Heaven	Jesse Hickock	Episode: "Voices"
	Da Vinci's Inquest	William Turner	Episode: "Gabriel"
1999	Summer's End	Hunter Baldwin	Television film
	Family Blessings	Joey Reston
	Dead Man's Gun	Walter	Episode: "Bad Boys"
2000	Scorn	Derik	Television film
2000–01	Caitlin's Way	Eric Anderson	Main role; Seasons 1-2 Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Youth Program
2001	Anatomy of a Hate Crime	Aaron McKinney	Television film
	Cold Squad	Will Lutz	Episode: "My So Called Death"
	Night Visions	Shane Watkins	Episode: "Bitter Harvest"
	Dice	Alasdair MacCrae	Miniseries
	Da Vinci's Inquest	Gary	Episode: "Be a Cruel Twist"
2002	Breaking News	Daryl Higgins	Episode: "Bad Water"
	100 Days in the Jungle	Bean (Neil Barber)	Television film Nominated- Gemini Award for Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Dramatic Program
2003	The Death and Life of Nancy Eaton	Andrew Leyshon-Hughes	Television film Gemini Award for Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Dramatic Program
	Tom Stone	Private Stevie Hasting	Episode: "It's All Fun and Games"
	Jake 2.0	MacP	Episode: "The Good, the Bad, and the Geeky"
	Tru Calling	Derek De Luca	Episode: "Star Crossed"
2004	Touching Evil	Vince	Episode: "K"
	The Collector	Pizza Delivery Guy / The Devil	Episode: "The Ice Skater"
2005	Tripping the Wire: A Stephen Tree Mystery	Paul Small	Television film
	Intelligence	Bobbie
2006	Supernatural	Max Miller	Episode: "Nightmare"
	Masters of Horror	Deputy Strauss	Episode: "The Damned Thing"
	Saved	Steve Fembley	Episode: "Code Zero"
	Rapid Fire	Billy	Television film
2007	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Lionel Dell / Mitchell Douglas	Episode: "Monster in the Box"
2008	Ogre	Stephen Chandler	Television film
	The Capture of the Green River Killer	Bobby	Miniseries
2009	The Listener	Taz	Episode: "A Voice in the Dark"
	Smallville	Parasite / Rudy Jones	Episode: "Injustice"
	The Guard	Owen	Episode: "Boom"
	Defying Gravity	Russell Zachary	Episode: "Bacon"
	Flashpoint	Kevin	Episode: "You Think You Know Someone"
	Heartland	Liam	Episode: "The Starting Gate"
2010	The Pacific	PFC Bill Leyden	Miniseries
	Shattered	Rick Baker	Episode: "Where's the Line?"
	Smoke Screen	Pat Jr.	Television film
2011	Endgame	Merritt Singer	Episode: "Opening Moves"
2012	Hannah's Law	Zechariah Stitch	Television film
	Ring of Fire	Samuel Janen	Miniseries
	Alcatraz	Joe Limerick	2 episodes
2013	Whisper of Fear	Tim	Television film
	King & Maxwell	Dax Walters	Episode: "Job Security"
	The Killing	Goldie	Recurring; Season 3
2014	Rogue	Spud	Main role; Season 2
	The Grim Sleeper	Morales	Television film
	Hell on Wheels	Dultey	Recurring role; Season 4
	Bates Motel	Kyle	Episode: "Shadow of a Doubt"
	The Haunting Hour: The Series	Seamus	Episode: "Lotsa Luck"
	Gracepoint	Lars Pierson	Miniseries
2017	Cardinal	Eric Fraser	Recurring role; Season 1
	iZombie	Zombie Truther / Spence	Recurring role; Season 3; 3 episodes
2018–19	Arrow	Stanley Dover / Star City Slayer	Recurring role (Season 7); 7 episodes
2019	Siren	Rick Marzden	Recurring role; Season 2
2021	Superman & Lois	Thaddeus Killgrave	Episode: "Haywire"
	Joe Pickett	Arlen Scarlett	Recurring Role
2022	Billy the Kid	George Coe	2 episodes
2023	The Last of Us	Robert	Episode: "When You're Lost in the Darkness"
2023	Fargo	Gun Store Clerk	Episode: "The Paradox of Intermediate Transactions"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Refs
1997	Gemini Awards	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program	Little Criminals	Nominated	[8]
	YTV Achievement Awards	Acting		Nominated
1998	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor	Air Bud	Nominated
1999	YTV Achievement Awards	Acting		Won	[9]
2000	Wine Country Film Festival	Best Actor (Tied with Tony Nardi for My Father's Angel)	My Father's Angel	Won
	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot - Supporting Young Actor	Summer's End	Nominated
2001	Gemini Awards	Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series	Caitlin's Way (episode "The Easy Way")	Won	[10]
	Leo Awards	Best Performance Youth or Children's Program or Series	Caitlin's Way (episode "Outlaws")	Won	[11]
	Phoenix Film Festival	Copper Wing Award - Best Ensemble (Shared With: Kett Turton, Crystal Buble, Brent Glenen, Sean Amsing, David Lovgren)	Rollercoaster	Won	[12]
	Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award	Best Actor in a Canadian Film		Won	[13]
2002	Genie Award	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role	The Law of Enclosures	Won	[14] [15]
2003	Gemini Awards	Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series	100 Days in the Jungle	Nominated	[16]
	Genie Award	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role	Turning Paige	Nominated	[17] [18]
2004	Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards	Outstanding Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role	Equus	Nominated	[19]
2005	Gemini Awards	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini Series	The Death and Life of Nancy Eaton	Won	[20] [21]
	Leo Awards	Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama	Everyone	Nominated	[22]
2006	Leo Awards	Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama	Paper Moon Affair	Nominated	[23]
2009	Leo Awards	Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series	The Guard	Nominated	[24]
2015	Leo Awards	Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series	Rogue	Nominated	[25]
2020	Leo Awards	Best Performance by a Male in a Short Drama	The Road	Nominated	[26]

References

1. Brendan Fletcher's bio at www.northernstars.ca
2. "Terry Gilliam shooting picture in Saskatchewan" Archived August 16, 2024, at the Wayback Machine at www.theglobeandmail.com
3. "Brendan Fletcher" by Jill Feiwell at variety.com
4. "New CTV series Cardinal is landmark Canadian TV" Archived February 6, 2023, at the Wayback Machine by John Doyle at www.theglobeandmail.com
5. "Arrow Season 7: Stephen Amell Previews Oliver's Prison Time and a Scene We Won't See Coming - IGN First". Laura Prudom. September 17, 2018. Archived from the original on September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
6. "Joe Pickett". December 6, 2021. Archived from the original on August 16, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024– via IMDb.
7. Jimmy Zip review by Michael Speier at variety.com
8. "Gemini Nominees: Criminals' emotional truth pays off" Archived August 16, 2024, at the Wayback Machine by Louie Leger at playbackonline.ca
9. "YTV - YAA". May 5, 1999. Archived from the original on May 5, 1999. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
10. "2001 Gemini Winners" Archived August 16, 2024, at the Wayback Machine at playbackonline.ca
11. Past Nominees & Winners 2001 PDF Archived August 16, 2024, at the Wayback Machine at www.leoawards.com
12. Feature Film Awards: Best Acting Ensemble 2001: "Rollercoaster" at www.phoenixfilmfestival.com
13. "Movies: Vancouver Film Critics Circle awards" by Katherine Monk, Vancouver Sun (15 Feb, 2001) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest   242588452
14. "Atanarjuat steals the Genies show" Archived May 1, 2021, at the Wayback Machine by Mark Dillon at playbackonline.ca
15. "Inuit-made film takes top honours at Genies" Archived February 6, 2023, at the Wayback Machine by Ray Conlogue at www.theglobeandmail.com
16. "Freckled imp grows up in the movies" by Lynne McNamara, Vancouver Sun (12 Oct, 2005) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest   242210111
17. "2003 Genie Awards nominees" at playbackonline.ca
18. "Genies grant 'Ararat' wish" Archived August 16, 2024, at the Wayback Machine by Tamsen Tillson at variety.com
19. "Horsey theatre production sweeps Vancouver awards" at www.theglobeandmail.com
20. "2005 Gemini Winners" Archived August 16, 2024, at the Wayback Machine at playbackonline.ca
21. "Cancelled CTV series wins eleventh-hour Gemini" Archived August 16, 2024, at the Wayback Machine by John McKay at www.theglobeandmail.com
22. Past Nominees & Winners 2005 PDF Archived August 16, 2024, at the Wayback Machine at www.leoawards.com
23. Past Nominees & Winners 2006 PDF at www.leoawards.com
24. Past Nominees & Winners 2009 PDF Archived January 17, 2024, at the Wayback Machine at www.leoawards.com
25. Past Nominees & Winners 2015 PDF Archived December 3, 2022, at the Wayback Machine at www.leoawards.com
26. "2020 Nominees & Winners by Name" Archived October 16, 2023, at the Wayback Machine at www.leoawards.com

External links

• Brendan Fletcher at IMDb