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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
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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