Known for

Acting

Place of birth

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Gary Brennan

Gary is a scholarship graduate of The Neighborhood Playhouse Theater School in New York with a resume of TV/film and theatre acting credits spanning 25 years, and is a playwright/screenwriter. Selected TV/film credits include Aaron Sorkin's Molly's Game, Bruce Beresford's Flint, The Expanse, Murdoch Mysteries, Beauty and the Beast and The Strain, as well as Hallmark's Christmas for the Books, The Judy Garland Story and The Virgin Suicides. Gary has performed on stages throughout Ontario including Canadian Stage and The Stratford Festival where he garnered a Guthrie Award. Gary has a Bachelor of Applied Arts from Ryerson University in Radio/TV Arts, a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Dalhousie University. Gary was weened on the east coast of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and lives in Toronto with his wife Sharon McFarlane (actress), and their two children Jamie and Bethany.

Titles

The Boys

Series • 2019

Mayday

Series • 2003

The Expanse

Series • 2015

Designated Survivor

Series • 2016

Queer as Folk

Series • 2000

Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen

Series • 2026

Impulse

Series • 2018

Molly's Game

Movie • 2017

The Virgin Suicides

Movie • 2000

Owning Mahowny

Movie • 2003

The Good Shepherd

Movie • 2004

Direct Action

Movie • 2004

A Very Country Wedding

Movie • 2019

A Christmas for the Books

Movie • 2018

Charms for the Easy Life

Movie • 2002

Flint

Movie • 2017

Bleacher Bums

Movie • 2001