BRENDAN FEHR
Born in New Westminster, B.C., Brendan spent his early years playing sports and wanting to be an accountant when he grew up due to his love of numbers. In 1990, he moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba and, as he continued with his schooling, his career plans changed from numbers to teaching with very little thought to entering the world of film and television.
In his late teens, others took notice of his strong good looks, and he worked in Winnipeg doing some minor modeling for local catalogue companies. On a trip to Vancouver in the fall of 1997 to visit his family, he decided to check out the local modeling scene. He approached his current management company in the hopes of landing some modeling work but they immediately noticed that he had much more potential for film and television. Within a week, he had landed a Guest Star role on "Breaker High" for UPN and the rest, as they say, is history.
After relocating to Vancouver, Brendan became a very active and sought after young actor. In addition to "Breaker High", his credits for television include two different Co-Star's on "Millennium" for FOX; a Co-Star on the syndicated series "Night Man"; a Co-Star in the USA Network MOW "Every Mother's Worst Fear"; a Lead in the FOX Family Channel MOW, "Perfect Little Angels"; a Guest Star on "The New Addams Family" also for FOX Family Channel and a lead in the ABC MOW "Our Guys" opposite Eric Stoltz and Ally Sheedy. Brendan wrapped his third season and final season in the lead role of “Michael” in the primetime WB/UPN Network dramatic series "Roswell".
Brendan's feature film credits include "Disturbing Behavior" for MGM, the Lead role of Eddy in the independent feature "Christina's House", a Co-Lead role in "Final Destination" opposite Devon Sawa for New Line Cinema, the Co-Lead in the independent feature "Kill Me Later", with Selma Blair and Max Beesley and a Lead in the Sony/Screen Gems feature "The Forsaken" opposite Kerr Smith. He also stars in the period drama "Edge of Madness" from Lions Gate Films. Brendan recently completed shooting the features "Paper, Scissors, Stone" for Lions Gate Films, Co-Starring with Carly Pope, and "Biker Boyz" for DreamWorks SKG, Co-Starring with Laurence Fishburne and Kid Rock.
Brendan has also appeared in various national commercial campaigns for companies such as "Shell Canada", "Champs Sports" and a major tie-in campaign with Levi's and "Roswell". In addition, he also stars in the North American version of the U2 video "Stuck In the Moment..." and in the Vanessa Carlton video “Pretty Baby”.
Personal Note: I didn't really become a fan of Brendan's until later years. When "Roswell" first aired, we didn't get WB in our area. By the time our local cable company started carrying WB, "Roswell" had moved to UPN, which we didn't have. Still don't. Big Grrrr. Same thing happened with Buffy, but that's a story for another time. Anyway, I completely missed out on the sensation that was "Roswell". How unfair is that?!
I never knew who Brendan Fehr was until 2001 when a girlfriend of mine from Canada started sending me pics of him over e-mail and fan-groups. Immediately, I was drawn to the charisma that is Brendan Fehr. I started researching everything I could find on this hot, young Canadian actor. When "Roswell" aired on the Sci-Fi Channel here, I was ecstatic. If you look at my Characters list at Insane Wookiee Behind the Wheel, you'll see that Brendan has even appeared there.
Once again, I instantly fell in love. Michael was very funny and blunt. Always to the point. And, he liked to break all the rules. He became my favorite alien right away. Everyday, I was planted in my seat in front of the tube to see where Michael's antics would take the Pod Squad. Well, with one show every day, it only took about 2 1/2 months for the entire series to run. What did I do to get more Michael time? I went to Ebay and bought the entire series on DVD. Now, I can look at this honey anytime I feel like it.
