These talented stars are on the rise. How many do you recognize?

These Stars Are on the Rise

Get a closer look at some of the most talented families in Hollywood.

Famous Families of Hollywood

Discover some of the most anticipated sequels, prequels, and spin-offs coming to theaters and streaming.

New Sequels, Prequels, and Spin-Offs

Brennan Murray is an American actor and the first unofficial cartoon human best known for playing Wendell Brixby in Video Game High School (2012). He was born on March 13, 1988 and grew up in sunny South Florida. He began performing in plays after accidentally dancing into his middle school drama teacher. Brennan attended Western High School where he was heavily involved in Florida State Thespians, taking on drama club president and winning The 2006 Cappie Award for Best Comedic Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Nathan Detroit in Guys & Dolls. After attending Florida State University and studying abroad in London, he quickly moved to Hollywood, California in the summer of 2010. That same year, he booked his first television appearance on Disney's Good Luck Charlie (2010) and scored a tiny role opposite Josh Gad in the feature film, She Wants Me (2012). He has since appeared in several network TV shows including Cougar Town (2009) and Jane the Virgin (2014), a handful of independent feature films and over a dozen web series. He has a leading role in the indie feature, Swell (2019). Brennan won the 2016 Indie Series Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy for his portrayal of Michael Darling in the adaptation of J.M. Barrie's The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy (2014). He voices multiple roles, including Tyronius, opposite Aidy Bryant in Amazon's first animated series, Danger & Eggs (2015). In the spring of 2017, Brennan wrote, produced and starred in a handful of viral videos tackling real issues in funny ways for ATTN. He resides in downtown Los Angeles, California, and was an avid Hillary Clinton supporter throughout the 2016 election. Brennan volunteers regularly with the Young Storytellers of LA.

Studied abroad in 2009 at the Theatre Academy London.

Took American Sign Language in high school to avoid taking Spanish.

Studied theatre at Florida State University.

Learned to tap dance for the musical Crazy For You in 2003.

Member of The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

His favorite male actors are <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0000245/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Robin Williams</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0136797/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Steve Carell</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0000134/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Robert De Niro</a> and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0000156/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Jeff Goldblum</a>.

Has an older brother named Kevin Brennan Murray.

His favorite female actors are <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0000840/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Lucille Ball</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0000658/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Meryl Streep</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0000506/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Julia Louis-Dreyfus</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0005049/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Allison Janney</a> and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0000398/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Sally Field</a>.

Best friends with <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm8506209/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Jacob Jefferies</a>.

Trivia

Brennan Murray

Contribute to this page

More from this person

More to explore

Recently viewed