Brendan Meyer

Brendan Meyer
Meyer in 2012
Born	(1994-10-02) October 2, 1994 (age 30) Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [1]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2005–present
Website	BrendanMeyer.ca

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

Career

He is best known for his roles as Adam Young in Mr. Young and as 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)

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story	Goalie
2006	For the Love of a Child	David
2007	The Secret of the Nutcracker	Frank
2008	Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale	Little Brat
2008	A Pickle	Kelly	Short film
2009	Christmas in Canaan	Bobby
2010	Tooth Fairy	Ben [3]
2012	Girl vs. Monster	Henry	TV film
2013	Garage Sale Mystery	Logan
2013	The Christmas Ornament	Connor	TV film
2014	The Guest	Luke Peterson [4]
2014	Starving in Suburbia	Leo [5]
2016	Code Blue: A Love Story	James	Short film
2016	Parker and the Crew	Timmy	TV Film
2017	Andy	Andy	Short film
2018	When Jeff Tried to Save the World	Stanford
2018	All These Small Moments	Howie Sheffield
2018	Steven		Short film
2018	Unfollowed	Connor Oakley
2019	Color Out of Space	Benny Gardner
2019	Only Humans	Evan
2021	Delivery	Stevie	Short film
2022	The Friendship Game	Rob Plattier
2023	The Unheard	Joshua
2023	The List	Rob
2023	Master of the House	Vincent	Short film
2023	Camp	Jake

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Dinosapien	Nelson Ort [3]	15 episodes
2007	Blood Ties	Travis Deskin [3]	Episode: "Post Partum"
2009	The Assistants	Barry Collins	Episode: "The Break Up"
2010–2013	R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour	Will Johnston, Nathan	Episodes: 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	Blake	Episode: Girl-Entines Day With Boys
2013	Cedar Cove	Anson	Episode: "Help Wanted"
2014	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Mark Powell	Episode: "The Fallen"
2014	The 100	Myles	3 episodes
2015	Backstrom	Claudio Moretti	Episode: "Bogeyman"
2015	Falling Skies	Kyle	Episode: "Respite"
2015	Best Friends Whenever	The Rob	Episode: "A Time to Rob and Slam"
2015	Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462	Jake Powell [7]	16 mini-episodes
2015	Motive	Wesley "Wes" Hillridge	Episode: "Fallen"
2015, 2016	iZombie	Austin	Episodes: "Zombie Bro" & "Reflections of the Way Liv Used to Be"
2016–2018	T@gged	Eric/Dunbar Rakes	Main role (season 1); guest (season 3)
2016	Fear the Walking Dead	Jake Powell [8]	Episode: "Ouroboros"
2016–2019	The OA	Jesse	Main role
2019	Hudson & Rex	Kevin	Episode: "School Daze"
2021	Tribal	Hanson Bukansky	4 episodes

Awards and nominations

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

References

1. "Get to Know About Actor Brendan Meyer". Sweety High. 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
2. Pedersen, Erik (December 12, 2016). "'The OA' Trailer: Netflix Releases First Look & Sets Premiere Date For Drama". Deadline. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
3. "Movie Web Credits" . Retrieved 11 March 2012.
4. "'You're Next' Filmmakers Cast Lance Reddick, Brendan Meyer in 'The Guest' (Exclusive)". www.thewrap.com. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
5. "Brendan Meyer Previews Lifetime Original Movie 'Thinspiration'". www.starpulse.com. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
6. "TV Guide Credits" . Retrieved 11 March 2012.
7. "FEAR THE WALKING DEAD: FLIGHT 462 Is Here!". www.blumhouse.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
8. "Fear The Walking Dead" Recap: 'Ouroboros'". www.canyon-news.com. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
9. "31st Annual Young Artist Awards". The Young Artist Foundation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
10. "2014 Nominations & Winners". Joey Awards. Archived from the original on November 28, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.

External links

• Brendan Meyer at IMDb