Brandon Beemer is an American actor, best known for his role in the soap operas as Shawn-Douglas Brady in the NBC/Peacock soap opera Days of Our Lives (2006–2008, 2016–2023) and Owen Knight in the CBS daytime series The Bold and the Beautiful (2008–2012).
Early life Beemer was born in Eugene, Oregon. He is of German and Irish ancestry. His first job was as a driver at the local Coca-Cola bottling plant. After high school, he moved to New York City and briefly modeled. There, he began taking acting classes, and soon decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue acting full-time.
Career Beemer played Shawn-Douglas Brady on Days of Our Lives and made his debut in the role on September 29, 2006. He replaced Jason Cook, who had played the role since October 1999. On January 21, 2008, it was reported that Beemer and his co-star Martha Madison had been fired from the show. Their last airdate was March 24, 2008. It was announced in May 2008 that Beemer would be joining the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful. Beemer made his debut on B&B, July 2, 2008. He played Owen Knight from 2008 to 2012.
In 2011, Beemer was part of the cast in the docu-reality show Dirty Soap, a new reality series following the real-lives of 5 fellow soap stars that documents both their personal and professional lives. Dirty Soap debuted on September 25, 2011, on the E! Network. On February 9, 2012, Beemer starred as psychologist Luke Parker in the first official screening of the short horror film, BloodMoon, directed by Farnaz Samiinia. In 2013, he starred in the television movie Bering Sea Beast, and also appeared on Michelle Stafford's comedy series The Stafford Project. He also portrayed Dylan in the horror-thriller film Fear Clinic.
On November 10, 2015, it was confirmed that Beemer would reprise his portrayal of Shawn-Douglas Brady on Days of Our Lives.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes2001 The BrotherhoodFrat SlobDirect-to-video2005 Suits on the LooseJustin 2006 Material GirlsMic Rionn 2012 Blood MoonDr. Luke ParkerShort film 2013 Wrong CopsXavier Brown 2013 Bering Sea BeastOwenTelevision film 2013 Non-StopDeanTelevision film 2014 Wedding Planner MysteryHolt WalkerTelevision film 2015 Fear ClinicDylan 2015 In ExtremisFather DumalTBDLife with DogNorman
Television Year Title Role Notes 2001 UndressedLucasRecurring role 2003 CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationRoss JensonEpisode: "Jackpot" 2005–06 General HospitalSethRecurring role2006–2008, 2016–2023 Days of Our LivesShawn-Douglas BradySeries regular 2008–2012 The Bold and the BeautifulOwen KnightSeries regular 2011 CSI: MiamiDerek VaughnEpisode: "Stiff" 2011 Dirty SoapHimself 2013 The Stafford ProjectCharlesEpisode: "Reality Adjustment" 2016–present The Bay Evan Blackwell Young John (flashback) Series regular 2017 Their Killer Affair Nick Curtis Television film2019-2020Days of Our Lives: Last Blast ReunionShawn-Douglas BradyWeb series 2022 9-1-1: Lone Star Patrick Episode: "Riddle of the Sphynx"
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