Brendan Fehr
Brendan Jacob Joel Fehr (born October 29, 1977) is a Canadian film and television actor, perhaps best known for portraying Michael Guerin in the WB television series Roswell, and for portraying lab tech Dan Cooper in CSI: Miami. In 2008, Fehr won a Gemini Award for "Hottest Canadian Male TV Star". Fehr also played Dr. Drew Alister on the NBC drama The Night Shift. His next film is the survival / adventure drama, Brotherhood.[1]
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Fehr at the ATX TV Festival 2014 for Roswell | |
Born | Brendan Jacob Joel Fehr October 29, 1977 New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada |
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Years active | 1997–present |
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Spouse(s) | Jennifer Rowley (m. 2006) |
Partner(s) | Majandra Delfino (2000–2002) |
Children | 3 |
Website | brendanfehr |
Early life
Fehr was born October 29, 1977, in New Westminster, British Columbia, to a mother who worked as a correctional case manager and a father who was a yacht manufacturer.[2][3] He moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1990, and was raised a strict Mennonite.[4] He graduated in 1995 from Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute.
Career
Fehr has modeled for Levi's, Calvin Klein, Emporio Armani, and DKNY Jeans, and his pictures appeared in magazines. In 1996, he was cast in an early internet soap opera, CR6. Fehr broke into television in 1997 when he was cast in Breaker High. He enjoyed a regular role on the Sci-Fi TV series Roswell from 1999 to 2002. In 2001, Fehr starred in the U2 video "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of". He plays a rookie football player named Paul Hewson (Bono's real name), who blows what would have been the game winning kick in an American football game as the ball hit the goal post. Fehr also appeared in Vanessa Carlton's video "Pretty Baby".
In 2008, Fehr starred as Jake Stanton in the ABC mini-series Samurai Girl, and had a recurring role as the character Jared Booth on Bones. In 2009 he had a recurring role as Cole, a criminalist in CSI: Miami TV series. In 2011, Fehr played a businessman in A Christmas Kiss and the navigator of a U.S. warship in the movie X-Men First Class. He also guest-starred in two episodes of Nikita (TV series).
In 2014, Fehr began playing the role of Dr. Drew Alister, an Army vet and surgeon at a San Antonio hospital, in the NBC drama The Night Shift. The show aired for four seasons, ending in 2017.[5]
Personal life
Fehr was in a relationship with, and was engaged briefly to, his Roswell costar and onscreen love interest Majandra Delfino between 2001 and 2003. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California and Albuquerque, New Mexico with his wife, Jennifer Rowley, whom he married in July 2006. The couple have three daughters: James Olivia (b. March 26, 2008), Ellison Jane (b. January 23, 2011) and Ondine Carda Kitty (b. January 18, 2013).[6]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Hand | Hart | |
Disturbing Behavior | Brendan – Motor Jock | ||
2000 | Christina's House | Eddy Duncan | |
Final Destination | George Waggner | ||
2001 | Kill Me Later | Billy | |
The Forsaken | Nick | ||
2002 | Long Shot | Danny | |
Edge of Madness | Simon Herron | ||
2003 | Biker Boyz | Stuntman | |
Nemesis Game | Dennis Reveni | ||
2004 | Childstar | Chip Metzger | |
Sugar | Butch | ||
2005 | The Long Weekend | Edward 'Ed' Waxman | |
2006 | Comeback Season | Paul | |
2007 | The Fifth Patient | Vince Callow | |
2008 | The Other Side of the Tracks | Josh | |
2010 | Fort McCoy | Sgt. Dominic Rossi | |
2011 | X-Men: First Class | American Soldier aboard Fleet vessel | Communications officer |
2012 | Silent Night | Deputy Jordan | |
2012 | Roswell FM | Jay Rathbone | |
2013 | Only I | Orion Smith | |
2013 | 13 Eerie | Daniel | |
2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Rhomann Dey's Partner | |
2019 | Brotherhood | Robert Butcher | |
2019 | Daughter of the Wolf | David Hackl | |
2020 | Wander | Nick Cassidy |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Breaker High | Price Montague | Episode: "Tamara Has Two Faces" |
1998 | Every Mother's Worst Fear | Alan | TV movie |
Night Man | Eric | Episode: "It Came from Out of the Sky" | |
Perfect Little Angels | Mitch Furress | TV movie | |
1998, 1999 | Millennium | Kevin Galbraith / Nick Carfagna | Episodes: "The Pest House", "Collateral Damage" |
1999 | The New Addams Family | Sam Sedgwick | Episode: "Wednesday's Crush" |
Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge | Barry Bennett | TV movie | |
1999–2002 | Roswell | Michael Guerin | Main role, 61 episodes |
2005–2008 | CSI: Miami | Dan Cooper | Recurring role, 35 episodes |
2008 | Samurai Girl | Jake Stanton | Miniseries |
2008–2010 | Bones | Jared Booth | Recurring role, 5 episodes |
2010 | The Cutting Edge: Fire and Ice | James McKinsey | TV movie |
Ice Quake | Michael Webster | TV movie | |
CSI: NY | Al Branson | Episode: "Tales from the Undercard" | |
2011 | And Baby Will Fall | David Rose | TV movie |
A Christmas Kiss | Adam Hughes | TV movie | |
2011–2012 | Nikita | Steven | Episodes: "Coup de Grace", "Dead Drop" |
2012 | Adopting Terror | Kevin Anderson | TV movie |
2013 | Longmire | Greg Collette | Episode: "Carcasses" |
2014 | House of Secrets | Tyler Jordan | TV movie |
2014–2017 | The Night Shift | Dr. Drew Alister | Main role |
2016–2017 | Better Call Saul | Bauer | Episodes: "Fifi", "Mabel" |
2016 | Real Detective | Detective Mike Ciesynski | Episode: "Vengeance" |
2017 | Wynonna Earp | Ewan | Recurring role, 4 episodes |
2017 | Wrapped Up in Christmas | Ryan McKee | TV movie |
2018 | Entertaining Christmas | John | TV Movie |
Awards and nominations
- 2001: Nominated, "Best Supporting Actor on Television" – Roswell
- 2008: Won, "Hottest Canadian Male Star"
- 2005: Nominated, "Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role"
- 2000: Nominated, "Choice Sidekick" – Roswell
- 2001: Nominated, "Choice Sidekick" – Roswell
References
- "'Revenant' Actor Brendan Fletcher, Brendan Fehr Join Indie 'Brotherhood'". hollywoodreporter.com. September 29, 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- "Brendan Fehr // Online". B-fehr.org. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- Brendan Fehr profile at FilmReference.com
- Biodata
- Kondolojy, Amanda (July 1, 2014). "The Night Shift Renewed for Second Season by NBC". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- Personal profile at www.mediablvd.com Archived January 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
External links
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