Brendan Hines
Brendan Patrick Hines (born December 28, 1976) is an American actor. He has had a number of television roles, including as part of the main cast of Lie to Me as well as recurring roles in Scandal, Betrayal, Suits, Scorpion, Secrets and Lies, and a regular role in Amazon Video's The Tick and Netflix's Locke & Key. Hines has also had leading roles in a handful of films, and released three albums.
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- Name
- Brendan Hines
- Birth Name
- Brendan Patrick Hines
- Born
- 28 December 1976
- Birthplace
- Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor, singer
- Nationality
- United States.
- Languages
- English.
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Brendan Patrick Hines (born December 28, 1976) is an American actor. He has had a number of television roles, including as part of the main cast of Lie to Me as well as recurring roles in Scandal, Betrayal, Suits, Scorpion, Secrets and Lies, and a regular role in Amazon Video's The Tick and Netflix's Locke & Key. Hines has also had leading roles in a handful of films, and released three albums.
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Brendan Hines (born 1976) is an actor, film actor and musician, among other activities, of American nationality. The actor was born in Baltimore. Languages used include English.
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• Name — Brendan Hines • Birth Name — Brendan Patrick Hines • Born — 28 December 1976 • Birthplace — Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. • Occupation — Actor, singer • Years Active — 1998–present • Relatives — Daniel Maslany (brother-in-law) • Website — brendanhinesmusic.com
Early life
Early life
Hines was born the youngest of four children on December 28, 1976, in Baltimore, Maryland, where he graduated from Loyola Blakefield. His mother, Mary Hines, was a former nun and his father a former Jesuit priest who both appealed to dissolve their religious vows so they could marry. They left Brooklyn and eventually settled in Baltimore to teach philosophy. His mother was president of Carlow University in Pittsburgh.
Career
Career
Hines' acting career began on-stage where he performed in several plays in New York City. His first major film role was in the 2001 independent film Ordinary Sinner. In 2004 and 2005, he appeared in one episode each of both Angel and Love, Inc., respectively. In 2007, Hines starred in Heavy Petting opposite Malin Åkerman. One of his first major television roles was portraying Andy Goode in several episodes of the Terminator television series, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Hines went on to play a recurring role in The Middleman. He then returned to film in Deep in the Valley (2009) co-starring Chris Pratt. In 2009, Hines began appearing as part of the regular cast of Lie to Me. Hines was part of all three seasons of the series playing the character of Eli Loker. In 2011, he appeared in an episode of Castle. In May 2011, Hines portrayed the dual characters of Pip/Theo in South Coast Repertory's theatre production of Three Days of Rain. Hines has stated this was perhaps his favorite and most challenging acting role. In 2012, he appeared in an episode of Body of Proof and also began appearing in a recurring role in first season of Scandal. In 2013, he gained a recurring role in Betrayal. In 2014, he played Logan Sanders in the fourth season of Suits. He has also appeared in several episodes of Scorpion and the second season of Secrets and Lies. In August 2017, Amazon Video released the first season of The Tick, a television series based on the comic book of the same name written by Ben Edlund. Hines portrays Superian, perhaps the most recognizable archetypal superhero among the many comic book characters in the series.
Music career and political activism
Music career and political activism
In early 2008, he released Good For You Know Who, an album of 10 original songs under the band name The Brendan Hines. The song "Miss New York" from the same album was featured in the 2010 film Happythankyoumoreplease, the directorial debut of Josh Radnor. In August 2012, he released "Could've Sworn", a single from his 6-song EP entitled Small Mistakes. In support of the release of Small Mistakes, Hines toured with the indie folk duo The Milk Carton Kids in the fall of 2012. Hines is a vocal supporter of Bernie Sanders. In the lead up to the 2016 Democratic Primaries, he joined the Vermont Senator at several events to campaign for Sanders' bid to become the democratic candidate for President of the United States. In September 2017, Hines released "Average Is", the debut single from his upcoming solo album Qualms, a collection of songs written and recorded in the Joshua Tree Desert after the 2016 presidential election.
Personal life
Personal life
Hines married actress Tatiana Maslany in 2022.
Television
Television
• Years — Title — Role — Notes • 2004 — Angel — Eli — Episode: "Harm's Way" • 2005 — Love, Inc. — Dr. West — Episode: "Family Ties" • 2006 — If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now — Scott — TV movie • Without a Trace — Jason Barnes — Episode: "Watch Over Me" • 2008 — Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles — Andy Goode — 3 episodes: "The Turk", "Queen's Gambit", "Dungeons & Dragons" • The Middleman — Tyler Ford — 5 episodes • 2009–2011 — Lie to Me — Eli Loker — Main cast; 48 episodes • 2011 — Castle — Alex Conrad — Episode: "The Dead Pool" • 2012 — Body of Proof — Marc Freston — Episode: "Falling for You" • Scandal — Gideon Wallace — Recurring cast (season 1); 6 episodes • Covert Affairs — Wade Moore — Episode: "The Last Thing You Should Do" • The Mob Doctor — Father Doyle — Episode: "Confessions" • 2013 — Murder in Manhattan — Bart Sutton — TV movie • Beauty & the Beast — David — Episode: "On Thin Ice" • Betrayal — Aidan — Recurring cast; 5 episodes • 2014 — Suits — Logan Sanders — 7 episodes • 2014–2015 — Scorpion — Drew Baker — 7 episodes • 2016 — Secrets and Lies — Detective Ralston — 7 episodes • 2016–2019 — The Tick — Superian — 17 episodes • 2018–2019 — MacGyver — Ethan Raines — Recurring role (season 3) • 2019 — Our Christmas Love Song — Chase — Hallmark TV movie • 2021–2022 — Locke & Key — Josh Bennett — Main cast (seasons 2–3); 16 episodes • 2024 — Brilliant Minds — Simon — 2 episodes: "The Girl Who Cried Pregnant", "The Man from Grozny" • 2025 — Chicago Med — Nicholas Hayes — Recurring role (season 10)

Brendan Hines, American actor
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Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2001 — Ordinary Sinner — Peter — Credited as Brendan P. Hines • 2002 — True Dreams — Sketchy Dan • 2007 — Heavy Petting — Charlie • 2009 — Deep in the Valley — Carl • 2015 — No Way Jose — Dr. Steve • 2019 — Josie & Jack — Ben Sorrels • 2021 — Shelter In Place — John Burke • TBA — The Young People — Post-production
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- 1.Brendan Hines. Lie to Me.
- 2.Brendan Hines. TV Guide.
- 3.Tompkins, Michelle. Exclusive Interview with Brendan Hines From Amazon's New Series 'The Tick' About Life, Work, And His New Album. The Inquisitr. 2017-08-26.
- 4.Kenneth Dennis Hines's Obituary on Times Leader. Times Leader. July 3, 2009.
- 5.Hollywood.com Staff. Brendan Hines. Hollywood.com. 2015-01-22.
- 6.Topping, Keith. Hollywood Vampire: The Apocalypse - An Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to the Final Season of Angel. Random House. 2012-03-31. 9781448132294.
- 7.5 Questions with LIE TO ME's Brendan Hines. The TV Addict. 2009-01-28.
- 8.Voger, Mark. Straight to DVD, sometimes for good reason. The Star-Ledger. 2010-02-04.
- 9.Ball, Chris. New on DVD: 'Damages' season two, 'The Invention of Lying' and 'Whiteout'. The Plain Dealer. 2010-01-19.
- 10.Shales, Tom. 'Lie to Me' Handles Famous Psychologist's Truth Nicely. The Washington Post. 2009-01-19.
- 11.Hinckley, David. To tell the truth, it's a terrific 'Lie'. NY Daily News. 2009-01-19.
- 12.Jeffery, Morgan. 'Lie To Me' star teases Loker storyline. Digital Spy. 2010-10-07.
- 13.Bryant, Adam. Castle Exclusive: Lie to Me Star Sets His Sights on Beckett. TVGuide.com. 2011-03-15.
- 14.Masters, Megan. TVLine Items: Lie to Me Star Enters Castle, Fran Drescher Returns, and Other TV News to Know. TVLine. 2011-03-15.
- 15.McNulty, Charles. Theater review: 'Three Days of Rain' at South Coast Repertory. LA Times Blogs - Culture Monster. 2011-05-22.
- 16.Ingham, Alexandria. Interview: Brendan Hines talks The Tick, recording in the desert, and more. Hidden Remote. 2017-08-12.
- 17.Orlando, Christine. Body of Proof Review: Brides, Botox, & Black Eyes. TV Fanatic. 2012-01-04.
- 18.Goldberg, Lesley. 'Scandal' Case Study: Shonda Rhimes on the Intense Finale, What's Next in Season 2. The Hollywood Reporter. 2012-05-17.
- 19.Hibberd, James. 'Scandal' sleuth cast in ABC's 'Betrayal'. Entertainment Weekly. 2013-08-27.
- 20.Gelman, Vlada. TVLine Items: Lie to Me, 24 Alumni Join Suits, Homeland Heads to Cape Town and More. TVLine. 2014-04-04.
- 21.Ng, Philiana. 'Suits' Postmortem: Creator Aaron Korsh on Rachel's Bombshell, Mike's New World (Q&A). The Hollywood Reporter. 2014-06-11.
- 22.Iannucci, Rebecca. Suits Bad Boy Brendan Hines Fitted for a Recurring Role on CBS' Scorpion. TVLine. 2014-09-02.
- 23.Raftery, Liz. Secrets and Lies' Juliette Lewis Says We're About to See an "About-Face" from Cornell. TVGuide.com. 2016-10-15.
- 24.Brendan Hines: Credits, Secrets and Lies. TV Guide.
- 25.Wiegand, David. Third time is the charm for comic superhero 'The Tick'. San Francisco Chronicle. August 23, 2017.
- 26.Frederick, Brittany. Watch 'The Tick' star Brendan Hines' new 'Average Is' music video. AXS. September 1, 2017.
- 27.Puchko, Kristy. [Interview] Josh Radnor on 'Happythankyoumoreplease'. The Film Stage. March 25, 2011.
- 28.Schlansky, Evan. Song Premiere: Brendan Hines, "Could've Sworn". American Songwriter. August 3, 2012.
- 29.Corasaniti, Nick. Video: The Inspiration for Ben & Jerry's Bernie Sanders Ice Cream. The New York Times. January 28, 2016. 0362-4331.
- 30.Summers, Juana. On the eve of the New Hampshire primary, a concert with a side of Bernie Sanders. Mashable. February 8, 2016.
- 31.Hod, Itay. Bernie Sanders' Hollywood Support Surges. The Wrap. November 29, 2015.
- 32.Tatiana Maslany Reveals She Married Actor Brendan Hines: 'My Actual Big News'. 12 August 2022.
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