
The son of a Canadian travel executive who frequently moved his family, Brendan can claim affinity with Ottawa, Indianapolis, Detroit, Seattle, London and Rome. His early exposure to theatre, particularly in London, led him to Seattle's Cornish Institute. After graduation he found a minor role as Sailor #1 in River Phoenix's Dogfight (1991), then somewhat more substantial roles in Encino Man (1992) and School Ties (1992). He expresses a preference for playing "fish out of water" men. Five more years of supporting work led finally to the title role in George of the Jungle (1997), a role which fully utilized his charm and beefy good looks, as well as offering him a chance to show off his comic talents. He describes this role as the one which dramatically altered his career. Critical raves for his role in Gods and Monsters (1998) pointed to yet another dimension to his dramatic persona.
Movie | Behind the Curtain of Night | Ronay | 2021 |
Series | Doom Patrol | Robotman (voice) / Cliff Steele | 2019-02-15 |
Movie | The Poison Rose | Dr. Miles Mitchell | 2019-05-23 |
Movie | Line of Descent | Charlie 'Charu' Jolpin | 2019-12-13 |
Series | Trust | James Fletcher Chace | 2018-03-25 |
Series | Condor | Nathan Fowler | 2018-06-06 |
Movie | The Nut Job | Grayson (voice) | 2014-01-17 |
Movie | Hairbrained | Leo Searly | 2013-05-31 |
Movie | Pawn Shop Chronicles | Ricky | 2013-07-12 |
Movie | A Case of You | Tony | 2013-11-06 |
Movie | Breakout | Jack Damson | 2013-09-04 |
Movie | Gimme Shelter | Tom Fitzpatrick | 2013-10-17 |
Movie | Whole Lotta Sole | Maguire | 2012-04-21 |
Movie | Escape from Planet Earth | Scorch Supernova (voice) | 2012-12-27 |
Movie | Extraordinary Measures | John Crowley | 2010-01-21 |
Movie | Furry Vengeance | Dan Sanders | 2010-04-02 |
Movie | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Sgt. Stone | 2009-08-04 |
Movie | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | Rick O'Connell | 2008-07-01 |
Movie | Journey to the Center of the Earth | Trevor Anderson | 2008-07-10 |
Movie | The Air I Breathe | Pleasure | 2007-02-07 |
Series | The Graham Norton Show | Himself | 2007-02-22 |
Movie | Journey to the End of the Night | Paul | 2006-04-21 |
Movie | The Last Time | Jamie Bashant | 2006-10-01 |
Movie | Crash | Rick Cabot | 2005-05-06 |
Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Unknown | 2003-01-26 |
Movie | Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star | Brendan Fraser | 2003-09-05 |
Movie | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | DJ Drake / Tasmanian Devil (voice) / She-Devil (voice) / Himself | 2003-11-14 |
Movie | The Quiet American | Alden Pyle | 2002-11-22 |
Movie | The Mummy Returns | Rick O'Connell | 2001-05-04 |
Movie | Monkeybone | Stu Miley | 2001-02-23 |
Series | Scrubs | Unknown | 2001-10-02 |
Movie | Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists | Sinbad | 2000-03-24 |
Movie | Blast from the Past | Adam Webber | 1999-02-12 |
Movie | The Mummy | Rick O'Connell | 1999-04-16 |
Series | The Early Show | Unknown | 1999-11-01 |
Movie | Dudley Do-Right | Dudley Do-Right | 1999-08-27 |
Movie | George of the Jungle | George of the Jungle | 1997-07-15 |
Movie | Still Breathing | Fletcher McBracken | 1997-09-01 |
Movie | The Twilight of the Golds | David Gold | 1996-03-22 |
Movie | Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy | Placebo Patient | 1996-04-02 |
Series | The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
Movie | Mrs. Winterbourne | Bill/Hugh Winterbourne | 1996-04-19 |
Movie | The Passion of Darkly Noon | Darkly Noon | 1995-01-02 |
Movie | Glory Daze | Doug | 1995-10-01 |
Movie | Now and Then | Vietnam Veteran | 1995-10-20 |
Series | Duckman | Unknown | 1994-03-05 |
Movie | With Honors | Montgomery 'Monty' Kessler | 1994-04-29 |
Movie | The Scout | Steve Nebraska | 1994-09-30 |
Movie | Airheads | Chester 'Chazz' Darvey | 1994-08-05 |
Movie | Twenty Bucks | Sam Mastrewski | 1993-01-01 |
Movie | Son in Law | Link | 1993-07-02 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Movie | Younger and Younger | Winston Younger | 1993-10-01 |
Movie | Encino Man | Link | 1992-05-22 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Movie | School Ties | David Greene | 1992-09-18 |
Movie | Child of Darkness, Child of Light | John's Friend | 1991-01-01 |
Movie | Guilty Until Proven Innocent | Bobby McLaughlin | 1991-01-01 |
Movie | Dogfight | Sailor #1 | 1991-09-13 |
Series | The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-16 |
Series | LIVE with Kelly and Ryan | Unknown | 1983-04-04 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Himself | 1975-10-11 |
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