Brendan Hines

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Brendan Hines
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Hines in 2017
Born
Brendan Patrick Hines

(1976-12-28) December 28, 1976 (age 47)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1998–present
Spouse
(m. 2022)
Relatives Daniel Maslany (brother-in-law)
Website brendanhinesmusic.com

Brendan Patrick Hines (born December 28, 1976) is an American actor and singer. He has had a number of television roles, including as part of the main cast of Lie to Me as well as recurring roles in Scandal, Betrayal, Suits, Scorpion, Secrets and Lies , and a regular role in Amazon Video's The Tick and Netflix's Locke & Key. Hines has also had leading roles in a handful of films, and released three albums.

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Early life

Hines was born the youngest of four children on December 28, 1976, [1] in Baltimore, Maryland, [2] where he graduated from Loyola Blakefield. [1] His mother, Mary Hines, was a former nun and his father a former Jesuit priest who both appealed to dissolve their religious vows so they could marry. They left Brooklyn and eventually settled in Baltimore to teach philosophy. [3] [4] His mother was president of Carlow University in Pittsburgh. [3]

Career

Hines' acting career began on-stage where he performed in several plays in New York City. His first major film role was in the 2001 independent film Ordinary Sinner . [5] In 2004 and 2005, he appeared in one episode each of both Angel [6] and Love, Inc., respectively. [2] In 2007, Hines starred in Heavy Petting opposite Malin Åkerman. [5] One of his first major television roles was portraying Andy Goode in several episodes of the Terminator television series, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles . [7] Hines went on to play a recurring role in The Middleman. [5] He then returned to film in Deep in the Valley (2009) co-starring Chris Pratt. [8] [9]

In 2009, Hines began appearing as part of the regular cast of Lie to Me . [10] [11] Hines was part of all three seasons of the series playing the character of Eli Loker. [12] In 2011, he appeared in an episode of Castle. [13] [14] In May 2011, Hines portrayed the dual characters of Pip/Theo in South Coast Repertory's theatre production of Three Days of Rain . [15] Hines has stated this was perhaps his favorite and most challenging acting role. [16]

In 2012, he appeared in an episode of Body of Proof [17] and also began appearing in a recurring role in first season of Scandal. [5] [18] In 2013, he gained a recurring role in Betrayal. [19] In 2014, he played Logan Sanders in the fourth season of Suits . [20] [21] He has also appeared in several episodes of Scorpion [22] and the second season of Secrets and Lies. [23] [24]

In August 2017, Amazon Video released the first season of The Tick , a television series based on the comic book of the same name written by Ben Edlund. Among the many comic book characters in the series, Hines portrays Superian who is perhaps the most recognizable as an archetypal superhero. [3] [25]

Music career and political activism

In early 2008, he released Good For You Know Who, an album of 10 original songs under the band name The Brendan Hines. [26] The song "Miss New York" from the same album was featured in the 2010 film Happythankyoumoreplease , the directorial debut of Josh Radnor. [27] In August 2012, he released "Could've Sworn", [28] a single from his 6-song EP entitled Small Mistakes. [3] In support of the release of Small Mistakes, Hines toured with the indie folk duo The Milk Carton Kids in the fall of 2012. [28]

Hines is a vocal supporter of Bernie Sanders. In the lead up to the 2016 Democratic Primaries, he joined the Vermont Senator at several events to campaign for Sanders' bid to become the democratic candidate for President of the United States. [29] [30] [31] In September 2017, Hines released "Average Is", the debut single from his upcoming solo album Qualms, a collection of songs written and recorded in the Joshua Tree Desert after the 2016 presidential election. [26]

Personal life

Hines married actress Tatiana Maslany in 2022. [32]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998The DeliveryNickShort film
2001 Ordinary Sinner PeterCredited as Brendan P. Hines
2002True DreamsSketchy Dan
2006JustEddie WinkleShort film
2007 Heavy Petting Charlie
2009 Deep in the Valley Carl
2013Bitter OrangeJackShort film
2015 No Way Jose Dr. Steve
2019 Josie & Jack Ben Sorrels

Television

YearsTitleRoleNotes
2004 Angel Eli1 episode: "Harm's Way"
2005 Love, Inc. Dr. West1 episode: "Family Ties"
2006If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home NowScottTV movie
2006 Without a Trace Jason Barnes1 episode: "Watch Over Me"
2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Andy Goode3 episodes: "The Turk", "Queen's Gambit", "Dungeons & Dragons"
2008 The Middleman Tyler Ford5 episodes
2009–2011 Lie to Me Eli LokerMain cast; 48 episodes
2011 Castle Alex Conrad1 episode: "The Dead Pool"
2012 Body of Proof Marc Freston1 episode: "Falling for You"
2012 Scandal Gideon WallaceRecurring cast (season 1); 6 episodes
2012 Covert Affairs Wade Moore1 episode: "The Last Thing You Should Do"
2012 The Mob Doctor Father Doyle1 episode: "Confessions"
2013Murder in ManhattanBart SuttonTV movie
2013 Beauty & the Beast David1 episode: "On Thin Ice"
2013 Betrayal AidanRecurring cast; 5 episodes
2014 Suits Logan Sanders7 episodes
2014–2015 Scorpion Drew Baker 7 episodes
2016 Secrets and Lies Detective Ralston7 episodes
2016–2019 The Tick Superian17 episodes
2018–2019 MacGyver Ethan RainesRecurring role (season 3)
2019Our Christmas Love SongChaseHallmark TV movie
2021–2022 Locke & Key Josh BennettMain cast (seasons 2–3); 16 episodes
2024 Brilliant Minds Simon1 episode: "The Girl Who Cried Pregnant"

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