Brendan Fletcher

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.

Career

His acting debut was in 1995 in the CBC television movie Little Criminals, earning him a Gemini Award nomination. His filmography includes Tideland, 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. 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.

In 2021, Fletcher portrayed Arlen Scarlett in the TV series Joe Pickett.

Filmography

Film

• 1997 — Keeping the Promise — Matthew Hallowell
• 1997 — Air Bud — Larry Willingham — Nominated- Young Artist Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film
• 1997 — Trucks — Logan
• 1999 — The Five Senses — Rupert
• 1999 — Jimmy Zip — Jimmy Zip
• 1999 — My Father's Angel — Vlada
• 1999 — Rollercoaster — Stick — Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in a Canadian FilmCopper Wing for Best Ensemble (Phoenix Film Festival)
• 1999 — Summer's End — Hunter Baldwin
• 2000 — Trixie — CD Thief
• 2000 — The Law of Enclosures — Henry — Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
• 2001 — The Unsaid — Troy Pasternak
• 2001 — De grot — Arthur Nussbaum
• 2001 — Turning Paige — Jeff Simms — Nominated- Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
• 2002 — Touch — Narrator / Victim — Short film
• 2002 — Heart of America — Ricky Herman
• 2003 — The Big Charade — Russ — Short film
• 2003 — 21st Century Scott — Scott's Buddy — Short film
• 2003 — Freddy vs. Jason — Mark Davis
• 2004 — Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed — Jeremy
• 2004 — The Final Cut — Michael
• 2004 — Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning — Finn
• 2004 — Everyone — Dylan — Nominated- Leo Award for Best Male Supporting Performance - Feature Drama
• 2004 — Death Valley — Johnny
• 2004 — Deadly Friends — Andrew Leyshon-Hughes
• 2004 — Lucky Stars — Asaf
• 2005 — Alone in the Dark — Cabbie
• 2005 — Paper Moon Affair — Hart Turner — Nominated- Leo Award for Best Male Performance - Feature Drama
• 2005 — Tideland — Dickens
• 2005 — Eighteen — Jason Anders
• 2006 — RV — Howie
• 2006 — Black Eyed Dog — David
• 2007 — 88 Minutes — Johnny D'Franco
• 2007 — BloodRayne 2: Deliverance — Muller
• 2007 — 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
• 2011 — BloodRayne: The Third Reich — Nathaniel Gregor
• 2011 — American Animal — James
• 2011 — Citizen Gangster — Willie "The Clown" Jackson
• 2013 — Suddenly — Deputy Anderson
• 2013 — 13 Eerie — Josh
• 2014 — Rampage: Capital Punishment — Bill Williamson
• 2014 — Altergeist — Jason
• 2014 — Leprechaun: Origins — David
• 2015 — The Revenant — Fryman
• 2016 — Rampage: President Down — Bill Williamson — Also writer and executive producer
• 2016 — Lost Solace — Rob
• 2017 — Mercs — Ratt — Short film
• 2018 — Braven — Weston
• 2018 — Open 24 Hours — Bobby
• 2018 — Distorted — Russell Curran
• 2018 — Night Hunter — Simon Stulls / Simon's Twin
• 2018 — F**k You All: The Uwe Boll Story — Himself — Documentary film
• 2019 — The Road — Matt — Short film
• 2019 — Brotherhood — Arthur Lambden
• 2021 — Dangerous — Massey
• 2022 — Violent Night — Krampus
• 2025 — Normal — Keith

Awards and nominations

• 1997 — Gemini Awards — Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program — Little Criminals — Nominated
• 1997 — 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
• 2000 — Wine Country Film Festival — Best Actor (Tied with Tony Nardi for My Father's Angel) — My Father's Angel — Won
• 2000 — 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
• 2001 — Leo Awards — Best Performance Youth or Children's Program or Series — Caitlin's Way (episode "Outlaws") — Won
• 2001 — Phoenix Film Festival — Copper Wing Award - Best Ensemble (Shared With: Kett Turton, Crystal Buble, Brent Glenen, Sean Amsing, David Lovgren) — Rollercoaster — Won
• 2001 — Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award — Best Actor in a Canadian Film — Rollercoaster — Won
• 2002 — Genie Award — Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role — The Law of Enclosures — Won
• 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
• 2003 — Genie Award — Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role — Turning Paige — Nominated
• 2004 — Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards — Outstanding Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role — Equus — Nominated
• 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
• 2005 — Leo Awards — Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama — Everyone — Nominated
• 2006 — Leo Awards — Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama — Paper Moon Affair — Nominated
• 2009 — Leo Awards — Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series — The Guard — Nominated
• 2015 — Leo Awards — Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series — Rogue — Nominated
• 2020 — Leo Awards — Best Performance by a Male in a Short Drama — The Road — Nominated