Gary Brennan

Actor

Gary Brennan

13 films

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.

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Molly's Game posterFirst watchMolly's Game20177.2as LA PlayerA supporting role in one of the best-rated films of their career.Molly Bloom, a young skier and former Olympic hopeful becomes a successful entrepreneur (and a target of an FBI investigation) when she establishes a high-stakes, international poker game.View film

Essential films

Ranked by role, acclaim and reach
The Virgin Suicides poster7.1The Virgin Suicides2000Owning Mahowny poster6.8Owning Mahowny2003Direct Action poster5.1Direct Action2004

Filmography

13 films as actor
  1. TBAOliviaAngus
  2. 2019A Very Country WeddingTristan
  3. 2018A Christmas for the BooksGeorge MacAllen
  4. 2017Molly's GameLA Player
  5. 2017FlintCity Councilor
  6. 2004Direct ActionCustomer (Thomas)
  7. 2004The Good ShepherdGrey Hair
  8. 2003Owning MahownyMan in Ice Rink
  9. 2002Charms for the Easy LifeDoctor Trimble
  10. 2001Bleacher BumsTurnstile Guard
  11. 2001Full DisclosureWaiter
  12. 2000The Virgin SuicidesDonald
  13. 1988Superconductor