# Patrick Brammall

Patrick Brammall (born 30 March 1976) is an Australian actor and writer. He is best known for his roles as Sean Moody in the ABC comedy A Moody Christmas (2012); as Leo Taylor in Channel Ten's Offspring (2014–2016); and as Sergeant James Hayes in the ABC series Glitch (2015–2019). Alongside his wife Harriet Dyer, he is the co-creator, co-writer, and co-star of the comedy series Colin from Accounts (2022–present). He stars in the television series Evil (2019–2024) as Andy Bouchard, Kristen's husband, father of their daughters and a professional climbing guide.

## Early life

Patrick Brammall was born in Canberra. He was born with the rare genetic disorder prune belly syndrome and his doctors did not think he would survive. He underwent several operations and spent quite a lot of time in and out of hospital during the first 10 years of his life. He attended St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Primary School in Kambah and secondary at Marist College Canberra.

## Career

Brammall graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2001. His breakthrough role was in the 2004 television film The Alice, which led to a starring role in the spin-off series in 2005. He also had a starring role in the television series Canal Road in 2008. This was followed by many roles in television series, short films and theatre.
In 2010, he played Griff's brother Tim in the comedy-drama film Griff the Invisible.
In 2012, Brammall had a starring role in two ABC comedy series – The Strange Calls as Sgt. Neil Lloyd, and A Moody Christmas as Sean Moody (for which he won the AACTA Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy). In 2013, Brammall reprised the role of Sean Moody for the eight-part series, The Moodys. He also wrote episode 5 of the series, and was consequently nominated for an Australian Writers' Guild award for Best Narrative Comedy.
Also in 2013, he acted in The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting, a sketch comedy show for the ABC, before going on to play Rupert Murdoch in the Nine Network miniseries, Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch War, which went to air in September 2013.
Brammall also had a starring role in the ABC comedy series Upper Middle Bogan as Danny Bright, which premiered in August 2013. The second season premiered in October 2014.
In 2014, Brammall joined the main cast of the Network Ten series Offspring, playing the role of midwife Leo Taylor. He also has a co-starring role in the Josh Lawson written and directed comedy feature, The Little Death.
In 2015, he starred in both the film Ruben Guthrie and the Stan series No Activity.
In 2020, Brammall voiced Bandit and Stripe's brother Radley on the television series Bluey.
In 2022, Brammall starred, wrote and produced Binge/Foxtel comedy Colin from Accounts, In 2024, it was announced that a second season would go ahead.
In July 2024, Brammall was announced as the lead role for the Apple TV series The Dispatcher.

## Personal life

Brammall met his first wife Samantha Nield on the set of TV series The Alice, where she was a member of the crew. The couple married in 2013, but were divorced as of September 2017. In August 2017, Brammall was reported to be dating actress Harriet Dyer. In March 2021, Brammall and Dyer married five days after they became engaged. The couple adopted their first child, a daughter, Joni Jane Brooklyn Brammall, in September of 2021.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2010 | Griff the Invisible | Tim |
| 2014 | The Little Death | Richard |
| 2015 | Super Awesome! | Fairfax Ward |
| 2015 | Ruben Guthrie | Ruben Guthrie |
| 2017 | Fun Mom Dinner | Kevin |
| 2018 | Overlord | American Officer |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | The Alice | Matt Marione | TV film |
| 2005–2006 | The Alice | Matt Marione | Main role |
| 2007 | Home and Away | Ethan Black | Recurring role |
| 2008 | All Saints | Theo Wellburn | Episode: "The Hand You're Dealt" |
| 2008 | Canal Road | Steve Yunnane | Main role |
| 2009 | Rush | Milos Fink | Episode #2.10 |
| 2009 | East West 101 | Matt Johnson | Episode: "Another Life" |
| 2009 | I Can't Believe It's Not Better | Frank Forsythe | TV film |
| 2010 | Hawke | Kim Beazley | TV film |
| 2010 | The Librarians | Stuart | Episode: "Tsukiji" |
| 2011 | At Home With Julia | Bernard | Episode: "Citizens' Assembly" |
| 2011 | Some Say Love | Various | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2012 | Lowdown | Clive McGann | Episode: "Ben Behaving Badly" |
| 2012 | The Strange Calls | Sgt. Neil Lloyd | Main role |
| 2012 | A Moody Christmas | Sean Moody | Main role AACTA Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy |
| 2012 | Stuffed | Michael | TV short |
| 2013 | The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting | Various | Main cast |
| 2013 | Power Games: The Packer–Murdoch Story | Rupert Murdoch | TV miniseries |
| 2013–2016 | Upper Middle Bogan | Danny Bright | Main role |
| 2014 | The Moodys | Sean Moody | Main role |
| 2014–2016 | Offspring | Leo Taylor | Main role |
| 2015 | Strange Calls | Sgt. Lloyd | TV film |
| 2015–2018 | No Activity | Hendy | Main role AACTA Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy |
| 2015–2019 | Glitch | James Hayes | Main role |
| 2016 | Life in Pieces | Clinton | Episode: "Party Lobster Gym Sale" |
| 2016 | New Girl | Dusty Sand | Episode: "Road Trip" |
| 2016 | Comedy Showroom: The Letdown | Drug Dealer | TV short |
| 2016 | Furst Born | Danny | TV film |
| 2017–2019 | The Letdown | Scott | 5 episodes |
| 2017-2021 | No Activity | Detective Nick Cullen | Main role U.S. adaptation of Australian show he also starred in |
| 2019–present | Evil | Andy Bouchard | Recurring role |
| 2020 | Call Your Mother | Danny | Main role |
| 2020–present | Bluey | Uncle Radley (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | Summer Love | Tom | Episode: "Jules and Tom & Jonah and Steph"; also writer |
| 2022 | The Strange Chores | Michael (voice) | Episode: "Have Dinner with a Vampire" |
| 2022–present | Colin from Accounts | Gordon | Main role; 16 episodes |
| TBA | The Dispatcher | Ian Hunt | In production |

### Production / writing

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting | Writer | 1 episode |
| 2014 | The Moody's | Writer | 1 episode |
| 2017–2021 | No Activity | Writer / executive producer | 31 episodes |
| 2018 | No Activity | Executive producer | 1 episode |
| 2022 | Summer Love | Writer | 1 episode |
| 2022–present | Colin from Accounts | Writer / creator / executive producer | Seasons 1–2 |