Brendan Meyer

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Brendan Meyer
Brendan Meyer 2012.jpg
Meyer in 2012
Born (1994-10-02) October 2, 1994 (age 30)
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present
Website BrendanMeyer.ca

Brendan Meyer (born October 2, 1994) is a Canadian actor.

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Career

He is best known for his role as Adam Young in Mr. Young and Nelson Ort on the television show Dinosapien . In 2016, he appeared in the Netflix series The OA . He is also known for his portrayal of Eric/Dunbar Rakes in the web series T@gged . [2]

Filmography

Films (theatrical and television)

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky StoryGoalie
2006For the Love of a ChildDavid
2007The Secret of the NutcrackerFrank
2008Freezer Burn: The Invasion of LaxdaleLittle Brat
2008A PickleKellyShort film
2009 Christmas in Canaan Bobby
2010 Tooth Fairy Ben [3]
2012 Girl vs. Monster HenryTV film
2013 Garage Sale Mystery Logan
2013 The Christmas Ornament ConnorTV film
2014 The Guest Luke Peterson [4]
2014 Starving in Suburbia Leo [5]
2016Code Blue: A Love StoryJamesShort film
2016Parker and the CrewTimmyTV Film
2017AndyAndyShort film
2018 When Jeff Tried to Save the World Stanford
2018 All These Small Moments Howie Sheffield
2018StevenShort film
2018UnfollowedConnor Oakley
2019 Color Out of Space Benny Gardner
2019Only HumansEvan
2021DeliveryStevieShort film
2022The Friendship GameRob Plattier
2023The UnheardJoshua
2023The ListRob
2023Master of the HouseVincentShort film
2023CampJake

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Dinosapien Nelson Ort [3] 15 episodes
2007 Blood Ties Travis Deskin [3] Episode: "Post Partum"
2009 The Assistants Barry CollinsEpisode: "The Break Up"
2010–2013 R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour Will Johnston, NathanEpisodes: The Dead Body, Creature Feature Parts 1 & 2, and The Dead Body: Part 2
2011–2013 Mr. Young Adam Young [6] Lead role
2013 Life with Boys BlakeEpisode: Girl-Entines Day With Boys
2013 Cedar Cove AnsonEpisode: "Help Wanted"
2014 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Mark PowellEpisode: "The Fallen"
2014 The 100 Myles3 episodes
2015 Backstrom Claudio MorettiEpisode: "Bogeyman"
2015 Falling Skies KyleEpisode: "Respite"
2015 Best Friends Whenever The RobEpisode: "A Time to Rob and Slam"
2015 Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462 Jake Powell [7] 16 mini-episodes
2015 Motive Wesley "Wes" HillridgeEpisode: "Fallen"
2015, 2016 iZombie AustinEpisodes: "Zombie Bro" & "Reflections of the Way Liv Used to Be"
2016–2018 T@gged Eric/Dunbar RakesMain role (season 1); guest (season 3)
2016 Fear the Walking Dead Jake Powell [8] Episode: "Ouroboros"
2016–2019 The OA JesseMain role
2019 Hudson & Rex KevinEpisode: "School Daze"
2021 Tribal Hanson Bukansky4 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2010 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special Leading Young Actor [9] Christmas in Canaan Nominated
Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 14 and Over [9] The Assistants Nominated
2014Joey AwardsYoung Actor age 16–19 in a TV Series Drama or Comedy Guest Starring or Principal Role [10] CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Won

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