# Brendan Meyer

Brendan Meyer (born October 2, 1994) is a Canadian actor.

## Career

He is best known for his role as Adam Young in Mr. Young and Nelson Ort on the television show Dinosapien. In 2016, he appeared in the Netflix series The OA. He is also known for his portrayal of Eric/Dunbar Rakes in the web series T@gged.

## Filmography
### Films (theatrical and television)

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story | Goalie | |
| 2006 | For the Love of a Child | David | |
| 2007 | The Secret of the Nutcracker | Frank | |
| 2008 | Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale | Little Brat | |
| 2008 | A Pickle | Kelly | Short film |
| 2009 | Christmas in Canaan | Bobby | |
| 2010 | Tooth Fairy | Ben | |
| 2012 | Girl vs. Monster | Henry | TV film |
| 2013 | Garage Sale Mystery | Logan | |
| 2013 | The Christmas Ornament | Connor | TV film |
| 2014 | The Guest | Luke Peterson | |
| 2014 | Starving in Suburbia | Leo | |
| 2016 | Code Blue: A Love Story | James | Short film |
| 2016 | Parker and the Crew | Timmy | TV Film |
| 2017 | Andy | Andy | Short film |
| 2018 | When Jeff Tried to Save the World | Stanford | |
| 2018 | All These Small Moments | Howie Sheffield | |
| 2018 | Steven | | Short film |
| 2018 | Unfollowed | Connor Oakley | |
| 2019 | Color Out of Space | Benny Gardner | |
| 2019 | Only Humans | Evan | |
| 2021 | Delivery | Stevie | Short film |
| 2022 | The Friendship Game | Rob Plattier | |
| 2023 | The Unheard | Joshua | |
| 2023 | The List | Rob | |
| 2023 | Master of the House | Vincent | Short film |
| 2023 | Camp | Jake | |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Dinosapien | Nelson Ort | 15 episodes |
| 2007 | Blood Ties | Travis Deskin | Episode: "Post Partum" |
| 2009 | The Assistants | Barry Collins | Episode: "The Break Up" |
| 2010–2013 | R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Will Johnston, Nathan | Episodes: The Dead Body, Creature Feature Parts 1 & 2, and The Dead Body: Part 2 |
| 2011–2013 | Mr. Young | Adam Young | Lead role |
| 2013 | Life with Boys | Blake | Episode: Girl-Entines Day With Boys |
| 2013 | Cedar Cove | Anson | Episode: "Help Wanted" |
| 2014 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mark Powell | Episode: "The Fallen" |
| 2014 | The 100 | Myles | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Backstrom | Claudio Moretti | Episode: "Bogeyman" |
| 2015 | Falling Skies | Kyle | Episode: "Respite" |
| 2015 | Best Friends Whenever | The Rob | Episode: "A Time to Rob and Slam" |
| 2015 | Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462 | Jake Powell | 16 mini-episodes |
| 2015 | Motive | Wesley "Wes" Hillridge | Episode: "Fallen" |
| 2015, 2016 | iZombie | Austin | Episodes: "Zombie Bro" & "Reflections of the Way Liv Used to Be" |
| 2016–2018 | T@gged | Eric/Dunbar Rakes | Main role (season 1); guest (season 3) |
| 2016 | Fear the Walking Dead | Jake Powell | Episode: "Ouroboros" |
| 2016–2019 | The OA | Jesse | Main role |
| 2019 | Hudson & Rex | Kevin | Episode: "School Daze" |
| 2021 | Tribal | Hanson Bukansky | 4 episodes |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2010 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special Leading Young Actor | Christmas in Canaan | Nominated |
| 2010 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 14 and Over | The Assistants | Nominated |
| 2014 | Joey Awards | Young Actor age 16–19 in a TV Series Drama or Comedy Guest Starring or Principal Role | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Won |