Brendan McCarthy (actor)

Last updated

Brendan McCarthy is an American actor known for his roles in True Blood , Justified, Shooter, and others. [1]

Contents

Background

Born in Camp Pendleton, California, McCarthy attended Cathedral Catholic High School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business management from the University of San Diego. During college, McCarthy played on the San Diego Toreros baseball team. After graduating from college, he moved to Los Angeles and got his first role in 61* . [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 The Works Rick
2001 Maniacs Rufus
2011Poolboy: Drowning Out the FuryParamedic Sir Larry Haverford
2012 A Green Story Thomas
2013 Holy Ghost People Wayne
2015 Self/less Anton 2
Helen Keller vs. NightwolvesMatthew
2016Hidden TruthPace
A Life Lived Alex
Undocumented SWAT Commander
2019 Most Likely to Murder Harlen
TBADemon LakeAuggie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 61* Johnny Blanchard Television film
2001 When Good Ghouls Go Bad Curtis Danko
2010 Rizzoli & Isles The ApprenticeEpisode: "See One, Do One, Teach One"
2011–2012 True Blood Nate8 episodes
2012 Justified Tanner Dodd6 episodes
2012 GCB CowboyEpisode: "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing"
2012 The Mentalist Lance GladstoneEpisode: "So Long, and Thanks for All the Red Snapper"
2013 Defiance Hunter BellEpisode: "The Bride Wore Black"
2014 Legends Ellroy StreeterEpisode: "Pilot"
2015 Chicago P.D. Vince ParkerEpisode: "What Puts You on That Ledge"
2015EarthfallCarlTelevision film
2016 NCIS Owen DixonEpisode: "React"
2017 Shooter Bo Winnick4 episodes
2018 Grace and Frankie NorbertEpisode: "The Home"
2018 American Horror Story: Apocalypse Detective MonroeEpisode: "Could It Be... Satan?"
2020 9-1-1: Lone Star CraigEpisode: "Studs"
2024 Grotesquerie NickEpisode: "Red Haze"

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Colin Farrell</span> Irish actor (born 1976)

Colin James Farrell is an Irish actor. A leading man in blockbusters and independent films since the 2000s, he has received various accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards and a nomination for an Academy Award. The Irish Times named him Ireland's fifth-greatest film actor in 2020, and Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cormac McCarthy</span> American writer (1933–2023)

Cormac McCarthy was an American writer who wrote twelve novels, two plays, five screenplays, and three short stories, spanning the Western, postapocalyptic, and southern gothic genres. His works often include graphic depictions of violence, and his writing style is characterised by a sparse use of punctuation and attribution. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American novelists.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of San Diego</span> Private research university in San Diego, California

The University of San Diego (USD) is a private Catholic research university in San Diego, California. Chartered in July 1949 as the independent San Diego College for Women and San Diego University, the two institutions merged in 1972.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joe Manganiello</span> American actor (born 1976)

Joseph Michael Manganiello is an American actor. His professional film career began when he played Flash Thompson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man. His breakout role was as werewolf Alcide Herveaux in five seasons of the HBO series True Blood.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Judge Holden</span> Supposed 19th century American scalp-hunter

Judge Holden is a purported historical person who partnered with John Joel Glanton as a professional scalp-hunter in Mexico and the American Southwest during the mid-19th century. To date, the only source for Holden's existence is Samuel Chamberlain's My Confession: Recollections of a Rogue, an autobiographical account of Chamberlain's life as a soldier during the Mexican–American War. Chamberlain described Holden as the most ruthless of the roving band of mercenaries led by Glanton, with whom Chamberlain had traveled briefly after the war: "[he] had a fleshy frame, [and] a dull tallow colored face destitute of hair and all expression"; "a man of gigantic size"; "by far the best educated man in northern Mexico"; "in short another Admirable Crichton, and with all an arrant coward".

<i>Blood Meridian</i> 1985 epic historical novel by Cormac McCarthy

Blood Meridian; or, The Evening Redness in the West is a 1985 epic historical novel by American author Cormac McCarthy, classified under the Western, or sometimes the anti-Western, genre. McCarthy's fifth book, it was published by Random House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Bauer</span> American actor

Chris Bauer is an American actor. He is best known for his television work in The Wire, Third Watch, True Blood, Survivor's Remorse,The Deuce and the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series For All Mankind. He has also appeared on Broadway, as Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire, and has originated roles in plays by David Mamet, John Patrick Shanley and Jez Butterworth.

Brendan McCarthy is a British artist and designer who has worked for comic books, film and television. He co-wrote the film Mad Max: Fury Road. He is the brother of Jim McCarthy.

<i>No Country for Old Men</i> 2007 film by Ethan and Joel Coen

No Country for Old Men is a 2007 American neo-Western crime thriller film written, directed, produced and edited by Joel and Ethan Coen, based on Cormac McCarthy's 2005 novel of the same name. Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, and Josh Brolin, the film is set in the desert landscape of 1980 West Texas. The film revisits the themes of fate, conscience, and circumstance that the Coen brothers had explored in the films Blood Simple (1984), Raising Arizona (1987), and Fargo (1996). The film follows three main characters: Llewelyn Moss (Brolin), a Vietnam War veteran and welder who stumbles upon a large sum of money in the desert; Anton Chigurh (Bardem), a hitman who is sent to recover the money; and Ed Tom Bell (Jones), a sheriff investigating the crime. The film also stars Kelly Macdonald as Moss's wife, Carla Jean, and Woody Harrelson as Carson Wells, a bounty hunter seeking Moss and the return of the money, $2 million.

Brendan Eugene Sexton III is an American actor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brandon McCarthy</span> American baseball player (born 1983)

Brandon Patrick McCarthy is an American former professional baseball pitcher and front office executive. He is the special assistant to the general manager for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Chicago White Sox, Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Atlanta Braves. He is a minority owner of Phoenix Rising FC, of the USL Championship.

Joseph Anthony Philbin is a senior offensive assistant for the Las Vegas Raiders. He served as the offensive line coach for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He was the head coach of the Miami Dolphins, a position he held from 2012 to 2015. Philbin was also the offensive coordinator of the Green Bay Packers from 2007 to 2011, helping them win Super Bowl XLV over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Most recently, Philbin served as interim head coach of the Packers for the final four games of the 2018 season after serving as the offensive coordinator for the first part of the season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jerry Trainor</span> American actor and musician (born 1977)

Gerald William "Jerry" Trainor is an American actor and musician. He is best known for his roles as "Crazy" Steve in Drake & Josh and Spencer Shay in the teen sitcom iCarly and its revival series of the same name, winning three Kids' Choice Awards for his performances. He also appeared in T.U.F.F. Puppy as Dudley Puppy, for which he received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination. Since 2004, Trainor has worked primarily on the Nickelodeon network. Outside of this, he has had recurring and guest roles on young adult-oriented shows on the Disney Channel and Netflix as well as in the more mature shows Crossing Jordan and 2 Broke Girls.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball</span> College sports team

The New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represents New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Founded in 1904, the Aggies compete in Conference USA after spending 18 seasons in the Western Athletic Conference from 2005 through 2023. The Aggies, who last played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2022, are one of 34 college basketball teams with multiple NBA retired jerseys from former players and a team that reached the NCAA Final Four. The team plays home games in the Pan American Center.

Joel Cox is an American film editor. He is best known for collaborating with Clint Eastwood in over 30 films.

<i>Moby-Dick</i> (opera) Opera by Jake Heggie

Moby-Dick is an American opera in two acts, with music by Jake Heggie and libretto by Gene Scheer, adapted from Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick. The opera received its premiere at Dallas Opera in Dallas, Texas, on 30 April 2010. Heggie dedicated the opera to Stephen Sondheim.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scoot McNairy</span> American actor and producer (born 1977)

John Marcus "Scoot" McNairy is an American actor and film producer. He is known for his roles in films such as Monsters (2010), Argo, Killing Them Softly, 12 Years a Slave (2013), Gone Girl (2014), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022), Speak No Evil, and Nightbitch.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ryan Dahl</span> American software engineer and developer of Node.js

Ryan Dahl is an American software engineer who is best known for creating the Node.js JavaScript runtime as well as the Deno JavaScript/TypeScript runtime.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ramon Bejarano</span> American priest

Ramon Bejarano is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of San Diego in California since 2020.

Michael McCarthy is an American professional baseball coach in the minor leagues for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball.

References

  1. "CASTING NEWS: Brendan McCarthy Cast as Nate | True-Blood.net". 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  2. "Brendan McCarthy". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-02-17.