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Brendan Ellis

Brendan is an actor, writer, producer and character creator who enjoys dark, colorful and absurdist comedies alike (Borat and Schitt's Creek, anyone?). He's been seen in the premiere of Broadway's Chicken and Biscuits (Logan), Stupid F**king Bird  at 13th Street Rep (Dev), Alternatino with Arturo Castro on Comedy Central, Almost Family on FOX and more. He has a BFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and a MBA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Gies College of Business.
 

Acting Reel and Clips

Hipster techies, Hasidic Jews and a lot of people who are plain ol' over it.

Original concept produced, written, directed and starring Brendan 

Off-Broadway Credits

Introducing Fashion-First Politician : the small town political mockumentary of Parks and Recreation  meets the colorfulness of Rupaul's Drag Race.

Brendan is a graduate of the improv and sketch program at UCB and debuted original comedy characters during a Just For Laugh's New Faces Character Workshop. His writing tends towards comedy, although he also enjoys a good kitchen sink drama. I mean, how could you resist. In his spare time he enjoys learning new things, spending time in nature and backpacking.

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Production Stills 

Training 

Background

Comedy Characters

From an unhelpful acting "mentor" to a business "genius", Brendan enjoys developing satirical characters with a flair for the dramatic. 

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Writing

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