Brendan Patrick Hines (born December 28, 1976) is an American actor. He has had a number of television roles, including as part of the main cast of Lie to Me as well as recurring roles in Scandal, Betrayal, Suits, Scorpion, Secrets and Lies, and a regular role in Amazon Video's The Tick and Netflix's Locke & Key. Hines has also had leading roles in a handful of films, and released three albums.
Early life Hines was born the youngest of four children on December 28, 1976, in Baltimore, Maryland, where he graduated from Loyola Blakefield. His mother, Mary Hines, was a former nun and his father a former Jesuit priest who both appealed to dissolve their religious vows so they could marry. They left Brooklyn and eventually settled in Baltimore to teach philosophy. His mother was president of Carlow University in Pittsburgh.
Career Hines' acting career began on-stage where he performed in several plays in New York City. His first major film role was in the 2001 independent film Ordinary Sinner. In 2004 and 2005, he appeared in one episode each of both Angel and Love, Inc., respectively. In 2007, Hines starred in Heavy Petting opposite Malin Åkerman. One of his first major television roles was portraying Andy Goode in several episodes of the Terminator television series, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Hines went on to play a recurring role in The Middleman. He then returned to film in Deep in the Valley (2009) co-starring Chris Pratt.
In 2009, Hines began appearing as part of the regular cast of Lie to Me. Hines was part of all three seasons of the series playing the character of Eli Loker. In 2011, he appeared in an episode of Castle. In May 2011, Hines portrayed the dual characters of Pip/Theo in South Coast Repertory's theatre production of Three Days of Rain. Hines has stated this was perhaps his favorite and most challenging acting role.
In 2012, he appeared in an episode of Body of Proof and also began appearing in a recurring role in first season of Scandal. In 2013, he gained a recurring role in Betrayal. In 2014, he played Logan Sanders in the fourth season of Suits. He has also appeared in several episodes of Scorpion and the second season of Secrets and Lies.
In August 2017, Amazon Video released the first season of The Tick, a television series based on the comic book of the same name written by Ben Edlund. Hines portrays Superian, perhaps the most recognizable archetypal superhero among the many comic book characters in the series.
Music career and political activism In early 2008, he released Good For You Know Who, an album of 10 original songs under the band name The Brendan Hines. The song "Miss New York" from the same album was featured in the 2010 film Happythankyoumoreplease, the directorial debut of Josh Radnor. In August 2012, he released "Could've Sworn", a single from his 6-song EP entitled Small Mistakes. In support of the release of Small Mistakes, Hines toured with the indie folk duo The Milk Carton Kids in the fall of 2012.
Hines is a vocal supporter of Bernie Sanders. In the lead up to the 2016 Democratic Primaries, he joined the Vermont Senator at several events to campaign for Sanders' bid to become the democratic candidate for President of the United States. In September 2017, Hines released "Average Is", the debut single from his upcoming solo album Qualms, a collection of songs written and recorded in the Joshua Tree Desert after the 2016 presidential election.
Personal life Hines married actress Tatiana Maslany in 2022.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2001 Ordinary Sinner Peter Credited as Brendan P. Hines 2002 True Dreams Sketchy Dan 2007 Heavy Petting Charlie 2009 Deep in the Valley Carl 2015 No Way Jose Dr. Steve 2019 Josie & Jack Ben Sorrels 2021 Shelter In Place John Burke TBA Post-production
Television Years Title RoleNotes 2004 Angel Eli Episode: "Harm's Way" 2005 Love, Inc. Dr. West Episode: "Family Ties"2006 If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now Scott TV movie Without a Trace Jason Barnes Episode: "Watch Over Me"2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Andy Goode 3 episodes: "The Turk", "Queen's Gambit", "Dungeons & Dragons" The Middleman Tyler Ford 5 episodes 2009–2011 Lie to Me Eli Loker Main cast; 48 episodes 2011 Castle Alex Conrad Episode: "The Dead Pool"2012 Body of Proof Marc Freston Episode: "Falling for You" Scandal Gideon Wallace Recurring cast (season 1); 6 episodes Covert Affairs Wade Moore Episode: "The Last Thing You Should Do" The Mob Doctor Father Doyle Episode: "Confessions"2013 Murder in Manhattan Bart Sutton TV movie Beauty & the Beast David Episode: "On Thin Ice" Betrayal Aidan Recurring cast; 5 episodes 2014 Suits Logan Sanders 7 episodes 2014–2015 Scorpion Drew Baker 7 episodes 2016 Secrets and Lies Detective Ralston 7 episodes 2016–2019 The Tick Superian 17 episodes 2018–2019 MacGyver Ethan Raines Recurring role (season 3) 2019 Our Christmas Love Song Chase Hallmark TV movie 2021–2022 Locke & Key Josh Bennett Main cast (seasons 2–3); 16 episodes 2024 Brilliant Minds Simon 2 episodes: "The Girl Who Cried Pregnant", "The Man from Grozny" 2025 Chicago Med Nicholas Hayes Recurring role (season 10)
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