Brendan Beiser
Encyclopedia
Brendan Joseph Beiser is a Canadian actor best known for his performance as Agent Pendrell in the science fiction
television show The X-Files
.
recipient Morton Beiser
and Canadian socialite Roberta Lando Beiser, brother to journalist Vince Beiser
, and is related to actor Peter Lando as well as horror film director Jeffrey Lando. Beiser moved from Boston to France at age six, and then to Vancouver
, British Columbia
at age seven. He studied theatre at Concordia University in Montreal
, and later attended the William Davis Centre for Actors' Study
in Vancouver, where he studied under William B. Davis
and Mark Bauer.
Brendan is currently single and lives in Vancouver
, British Columbia
.
and TV such as Night Man
, The Fear: Resurrection (1999), Ice Angel (2000), and Wolf Canyon
. He has also voiced the character of Quincy in Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's animated series Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action
!
Along with best friend Trevor White
, Beiser co-starred in a stage play and short film called Aardvark! which he wrote and directed for the 1997 Canadian Fringe Festival. He also directed the short film --Er, chronicling his attempt to produce a film starring his family for a festival competition, which won the ZeD People's Choice Award at the 2003 ReelFast 48 Hour Film Festival. Beiser and White also have their own production company, called Duck, a Whale.
More recently Beiser has become the face of LifeWise Health Plan of Oregon's "boringly good" campaign.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
television show The X-Files
The X-Files
The X-Files is an American science fiction television series and a part of The X-Files franchise, created by screenwriter Chris Carter. The program originally aired from to . The show was a hit for the Fox network, and its characters and slogans became popular culture touchstones in the 1990s...
.
Personal life
He is the son of Order of CanadaOrder of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
recipient Morton Beiser
Morton Beiser
Morton Beiser, CM, MD, FRCP is a Canadian professor, psychiatrist and epidemiologist known for his research in the fields of immigration and resettlement....
and Canadian socialite Roberta Lando Beiser, brother to journalist Vince Beiser
Vince Beiser
Vince L. Beiser is an American-Canadian journalist.- Biography :Vince was born on the 13th of July in New York City, United States, to Order of Canada recipient Morton Beiser and Commemorative Medal for the Queen’s Golden Jubilee and Government of Canada Celebration ’88 Certificate of Merit...
, and is related to actor Peter Lando as well as horror film director Jeffrey Lando. Beiser moved from Boston to France at age six, and then to Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
at age seven. He studied theatre at Concordia University in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, and later attended the William Davis Centre for Actors' Study
William Davis Centre for Actors Study
The William Davis Centre for Actors Study is an acting school in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was opened in 1989 by William B. Davis, best-known for his role as the 'cigarette smoking man' on "The X-Files". Davis no longer owns the school, but does still teach there.Original classes...
in Vancouver, where he studied under William B. Davis
William B. Davis
William Bruce Davis is a Canadian actor, known for his role as The Smoking Man on The X-Files. He has also appeared in Stargate SG-1 as Damaris, a Prior of the Ori and as Mayor Tate on Smallville...
and Mark Bauer.
Brendan is currently single and lives in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
.
Career
Beiser is primarily a comedic actor, appearing in sketch-comedy productions like Aardvark (1994) and taking comic roles in feature films Something BeneathSomething Beneath (film)
Something Beneath is a 2007 Canadian suspense film directed by David Winning and stars Kevin Sorbo, Natalie Brown and Brendan Beiser.-Plot:...
and TV such as Night Man
Night Man
Night Man is an American action/adventure/sci-fi series that aired in syndication from September 15, 1997 to May 17, 1999. The series is loosely based on a comic book published by Malibu Comics and was created by Steve Englehart and developed for television by Glen A...
, The Fear: Resurrection (1999), Ice Angel (2000), and Wolf Canyon
Wolf Canyon
Wolf Canyon is a television pilot which was commissioned in 2009 for the Canadian national channel APTN. The pilot was aired several times over the 2009-2010 Holiday season and is titled "Hairy Lawman"....
. He has also voiced the character of Quincy in Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's animated series Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action
Mary-Kate And Ashley In Action
Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! is an animated television series by DiC Entertainment, Dualstar and Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! is an [[animated television series]] by [[DiC Entertainment]], [[Dualstar]] and...
!
Along with best friend Trevor White
Trevor White
Trevor Alan White is a Canadian actor who has worked in theatre, film, television and radio since 1994, and has been based out of London, England, since 2001.-Life:...
, Beiser co-starred in a stage play and short film called Aardvark! which he wrote and directed for the 1997 Canadian Fringe Festival. He also directed the short film --Er, chronicling his attempt to produce a film starring his family for a festival competition, which won the ZeD People's Choice Award at the 2003 ReelFast 48 Hour Film Festival. Beiser and White also have their own production company, called Duck, a Whale.
More recently Beiser has become the face of LifeWise Health Plan of Oregon's "boringly good" campaign.