{{Short description|American actor (born 1976)}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Brendan Hines | image = Brendan Hines 2017.jpg | caption = Hines in 2017 | birth_name = Brendan Patrick Hines | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|12|28}} | birth_place = [[Baltimore]], Maryland, U.S. | occupation = Actor, singer | years_active = 1998–present | partner = | spouse = {{marriage|[[Tatiana Maslany]]|2022}} | relatives = [[Daniel Maslany]] (brother-in-law) | website = {{URL|brendanhinesmusic.com}} }} '''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 (TV series)|''Scandal'']], [[Betrayal (American TV series)|''Betrayal'']], [[Suits (American TV series)|''Suits'']], [[Scorpion (TV series)|''Scorpion'']], ''[[Secrets and Lies (American TV series)|Secrets and Lies]]'', and a regular role in [[Amazon Video]]'s ''[[The Tick (2016 TV series)|The Tick]]'' and [[Netflix]]'s [[Locke & Key (TV series)|''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,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.lietome.com/brendanhines.html|title=Brendan Hines|website=Lie to Me|access-date=2017-10-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006211709/http://www.lietome.com/brendanhines.html|archive-date=October 6, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> in [[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland]],<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/brendan-hines/credits/224414/|title=Brendan Hines|website=TV Guide|language=en|access-date=2017-10-14}}</ref> where he graduated from [[Loyola Blakefield]].<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.inquisitr.com/4459175/exclusive-interview-with-brendan-hines-from-amazons-new-series-the-tick-about-life-work-and-his-new-album/|title=Exclusive Interview with Brendan Hines From Amazon's New Series 'The Tick' About Life, Work, And His New Album|last=Tompkins|first=Michelle|date=2017-08-26|work=The Inquisitr|access-date=2017-10-14|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timesleader/obituary.aspx?n=kenneth-dennis-hines&pid=129238638|title=Kenneth Dennis Hines's Obituary on Times Leader|date=July 3, 2009|website=Times Leader|access-date=2017-10-14}}</ref> His mother was president of [[Carlow University]] in Pittsburgh.<ref name=":1" />
==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]]''.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/brendan-hines-57334870/|title=Brendan Hines|author=Hollywood.com Staff|date=2015-01-22|work=Hollywood.com|access-date=2017-10-14|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2004 and 2005, he appeared in one episode each of both [[Angel (1999 TV series)|''Angel'']]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NQGkLGe_ZToC|title=Hollywood Vampire: The Apocalypse - An Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to the Final Season of Angel|last=Topping|first=Keith|date=2012-03-31|publisher=Random House|isbn=9781448132294}}</ref> and [[Love, Inc. (TV series)|''Love, Inc.'']], respectively.<ref name=":4" /> In 2007, Hines starred in [[Heavy Petting (2007 film)|''Heavy Petting'']] opposite [[Malin Åkerman]].<ref name=":5" /> One of his first major television roles was portraying [[Andrew David Goode|Andy Goode]] in several episodes of the [[Terminator (franchise)|''Terminator'']] television series, ''[[Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thetvaddict.com/2009/01/28/5-questions-with-lie-to-mes-brendan-hines/|title=5 Questions with LIE TO ME's Brendan Hines|date=2009-01-28|website=The TV Addict|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-14}}</ref> Hines went on to play a recurring role in [[The Middleman (TV series)|''The Middleman'']].<ref name=":5" /> He then returned to film in ''[[Deep in the Valley]]'' (2009) co-starring [[Chris Pratt]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2010/02/straight_to_dvd_sometimes_for.html|title=Straight to DVD, sometimes for good reason|last=Voger|first=Mark|date=2010-02-04|work=The Star-Ledger|access-date=2017-10-14|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cleveland.com/movies/index.ssf/2010/01/new_on_dvd_damages_season_two.html|title=New on DVD: 'Damages' season two, 'The Invention of Lying' and 'Whiteout'|last=Ball|first=Chris|date=2010-01-19|work=The Plain Dealer|access-date=2017-10-14}}</ref>
In 2009, Hines began appearing as part of the regular cast of ''[[Lie to Me]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/18/AR2009011802254.html|title='Lie to Me' Handles Famous Psychologist's Truth Nicely|last=Shales|first=Tom|date=2009-01-19|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2017-10-14|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/truth-terrific-lie-article-1.423892|title=To tell the truth, it's a terrific 'Lie'|last=Hinckley|first=David|date=2009-01-19|work=NY Daily News|access-date=2017-10-14|language=en}}</ref> Hines was part of all three seasons of the series playing the character of Eli Loker.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/news/a280886/lie-to-me-star-teases-loker-storyline/|title='Lie To Me' star teases Loker storyline|last=Jeffery|first=Morgan|date=2010-10-07|work=Digital Spy|access-date=2017-10-14|language=en}}</ref> In 2011, he appeared in an episode of [[Castle (TV series)|''Castle'']].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/castle-brendan-hines-1030708/|title=Castle Exclusive: Lie to Me Star Sets His Sights on Beckett|last=Bryant|first=Adam|date=2011-03-15|work=TVGuide.com|access-date=2017-10-14|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://tvline.com/2011/03/15/tvline-items-lie-to-me-star-enters-castle/|title=TVLine Items: Lie to Me Star Enters Castle, Fran Drescher Returns, and Other TV News to Know|last=Masters|first=Megan|date=2011-03-15|work=TVLine|access-date=2017-10-14|language=en-US}}</ref> In May 2011, Hines portrayed the dual characters of Pip/Theo in [[South Coast Repertory]]'s theatre production of ''[[Three Days of Rain]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/05/theater-review-three-days-of-rain-at-south-coast-repertory.html|title=Theater review: 'Three Days of Rain' at South Coast Repertory|last=McNulty|first=Charles|date=2011-05-22|website=LA Times Blogs - Culture Monster|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-14}}</ref> Hines has stated this was perhaps his favorite and most challenging acting role.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://hiddenremote.com/2017/08/12/interview-brendan-hines-talks-tick-recording-desert/|title=Interview: Brendan Hines talks The Tick, recording in the desert, and more|last=Ingham|first=Alexandria|date=2017-08-12|work=Hidden Remote|access-date=2017-10-14|language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2012, he appeared in an episode of ''[[Body of Proof]]''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tvfanatic.com/2012/01/body-of-proof-review-brides-botox-and-black-eyes/|title=Body of Proof Review: Brides, Botox, & Black Eyes|last=Orlando|first=Christine|date=2012-01-04|work=TV Fanatic|access-date=2017-10-14|language=en}}</ref> and also began appearing in a recurring role in first season of [[Scandal (TV series)|''Scandal'']].<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/scandal-finale-case-study-shonda-rhimes-kerry-washington-325755|title='Scandal' Case Study: Shonda Rhimes on the Intense Finale, What's Next in Season 2|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|date=2012-05-17|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2017-10-14|language=en}}</ref> In 2013, he gained a recurring role in [[Betrayal (American TV series)|''Betrayal'']].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/article/2013/08/27/scandal-betrayal/|title='Scandal' sleuth cast in ABC's 'Betrayal'|last=Hibberd|first=James|date=2013-08-27|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=2017-10-14|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2014, he played Logan Sanders in the [[Suits (season 4)|fourth season]] of ''[[Suits (American TV series)|Suits]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://tvline.com/2014/04/04/suits-season-4-cast-db-woodside-brendan-hines-jeff-malone-logan-sandler/|title=TVLine Items: Lie to Me, 24 Alumni Join Suits, Homeland Heads to Cape Town and More|last=Gelman|first=Vlada|date=2014-04-04|work=TVLine|access-date=2017-10-14|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/suits-creator-rachels-bombshell-mikes-711180|title='Suits' Postmortem: Creator Aaron Korsh on Rachel's Bombshell, Mike's New World (Q&A)|last=Ng|first=Philiana|date=2014-06-11|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2017-10-14|language=en}}</ref> He has also appeared in several episodes of [[Scorpion (TV series)|''Scorpion'']]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://tvline.com/2014/09/02/brendan-hines-scorpion-cast-cbs/|title=Suits Bad Boy Brendan Hines Fitted for a Recurring Role on CBS' Scorpion|last=Iannucci|first=Rebecca|date=2014-09-02|work=TVLine|access-date=2017-10-14|language=en-US}}</ref> and the second season of [[Secrets and Lies (American TV series)|''Secrets and Lies'']].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/secrets-and-lies-juliette-lewis-cornell/|title=Secrets and Lies' Juliette Lewis Says We're About to See an "About-Face" from Cornell|last=Raftery|first=Liz|date=2016-10-15|work=TVGuide.com|access-date=2017-10-14|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/brendan-hines/credits/224414/658255/|title=Brendan Hines: Credits, Secrets and Lies|website=TV Guide|language=en|access-date=2017-10-14}}</ref>
In August 2017, [[Amazon Video]] released the first season of ''[[The Tick (2016 TV series)|The Tick]]'', a television series based on the [[Tick (character)|comic book of the same name]] written by [[Ben Edlund]]. Among the many comic book characters in the series, Hines portrays Superian who is perhaps the most recognizable as an archetypal superhero.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sfchronicle.com/tv/article/Third-time-is-the-charm-for-comic-superhero-11953202.php|title=Third time is the charm for comic superhero 'The Tick'|work=San Francisco Chronicle|access-date=2017-10-14}}</ref>
===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.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.axs.com/watch-the-tick-star-brendan-hines-new-average-is-music-video-122582|title=Watch 'The Tick' star Brendan Hines' new 'Average Is' music video|work=AXS|access-date=2017-10-14|language=en-US}}</ref> The song "Miss New York" from the same album was featured in the 2010 film ''[[Happythankyoumoreplease]]'', the directorial debut of [[Josh Radnor]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thefilmstage.com/features/interview-josh-radnor-on-happythankyoumoreplease/|title=[Interview] Josh Radnor on 'Happythankyoumoreplease'|date=2011-03-25|work=The Film Stage|access-date=2017-10-14|language=en-US}}</ref> In August 2012, he released "Could've Sworn",<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=http://americansongwriter.com/2012/08/song-premiere-brendan-hines-couldve-sworn/|title=Song Premiere: Brendan Hines, "Could've Sworn" « American Songwriter|date=2012-08-03|work=American Songwriter|access-date=2017-10-14|language=en-US}}</ref> a single from his 6-song EP entitled ''Small Mistakes''.<ref name=":1" /> In support of the release of ''Small Mistakes'', Hines toured with the [[indie folk]] duo [[The Milk Carton Kids]] in the fall of 2012.<ref name=":3" />
Hines is a vocal supporter of [[Bernie Sanders]]. In the lead up to the [[Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016|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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/01/28/video-the-inspiration-for-ben-jerrys-bernie-sanders-ice-cream/|title=Video: The Inspiration for Ben & Jerry's Bernie Sanders Ice Cream|last=Corasaniti|first=Nick|date=2016|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-10-14|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://mashable.com/2016/02/08/bernie-sanders-rallies-new-hampshire-students/|title=On the eve of the New Hampshire primary, a concert with a side of Bernie Sanders|last=Summers|first=Juana|work=Mashable|access-date=2017-10-14|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thewrap.com/bernie-sanders-hollywood-support-surges-hillary-clinton/|title=Bernie Sanders' Hollywood Support Surges|date=2015-11-29|work=TheWrap|access-date=2017-10-14|language=en-US}}</ref> 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 National Park|Joshua Tree Desert]] after the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]].<ref name=":2" />
==Personal life== Hines married actress [[Tatiana Maslany]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/tatiana-maslany-reveals-she-married-actor-brendan-hines/|title=Tatiana Maslany Reveals She Married Actor Brendan Hines: 'My Actual Big News'|date=12 August 2022}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2001 | ''[[Ordinary Sinner]]'' | Peter | Credited as Brendan P. Hines |- | 2002 | ''True Dreams'' | Sketchy Dan | |- | 2007 | ''[[Heavy Petting (2007 film)|Heavy Petting]]'' | Charlie | |- | 2009 | ''[[Deep in the Valley]]'' | Carl | |- | 2015 | ''[[No Way Jose]]'' | Dr. Steve | |- | 2019 | ''[[Josie & Jack]]'' | Ben Sorrels | |- | TBA | {{Pending film|[[The Young People]]}} | {{TableTBA}} | Post-production |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Years ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |- | 2004 | ''[[Angel (1999 TV series)|Angel]]'' | Eli | Episode: "[[Harm's Way (Angel)|Harm's Way]]" |- | 2005 | ''[[Love, Inc. (TV series)|Love, Inc.]]'' | Dr. West | Episode: "Family Ties" |- | rowspan="2"|2006 | ''If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now'' | Scott | TV movie |- | ''[[Without a Trace]]'' | Jason Barnes | Episode: "Watch Over Me" |- | rowspan="2"|2008 | ''[[Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'' | Andy Goode | 3 episodes: "The Turk", "Queen's Gambit", "Dungeons & Dragons" |- | ''[[The Middleman (TV series)|The Middleman]]'' | Tyler Ford | 5 episodes |- | 2009–2011 | ''[[Lie to Me]]'' | Eli Loker | Main cast; 48 episodes |- | 2011 | ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'' | Alex Conrad | Episode: "The Dead Pool" |- | rowspan="4"|2012 | ''[[Body of Proof]]'' | Marc Freston | Episode: "Falling for You" |- | ''[[Scandal (TV series)|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" |- | rowspan="3"|2013 | ''Murder in Manhattan'' | Bart Sutton | TV movie |- | ''[[Beauty & the Beast (2012 TV series)|Beauty & the Beast]]'' | David | Episode: "On Thin Ice" |- | ''[[Betrayal (American TV series)|Betrayal]]'' | Aidan | Recurring cast; 5 episodes |- | 2014 | ''[[Suits (American TV series)|Suits]]'' | Logan Sanders | 7 episodes |- | 2014–2015 | ''[[Scorpion (TV series)|Scorpion]]'' | [[Drew Baker (Scorpion)|Drew Baker]] | 7 episodes |- | 2016 | ''[[Secrets and Lies (American TV series)|Secrets and Lies]]'' | Detective Ralston | 7 episodes |- | 2016–2019 | ''[[The Tick (2016 TV series)|The Tick]]'' | Superian | 17 episodes |- | 2018–2019 | ''[[MacGyver (2016 TV series)|MacGyver]]'' | Ethan Raines | Recurring role (season 3) |- | 2019 | ''Our Christmas Love Song'' | Chase | Hallmark TV movie |- | 2021–2022 | ''[[Locke & Key (TV series)|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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==External links== {{commons category}} *{{Official website|brendanhinesmusic.com}} *{{IMDb name|385639|Brendan Hines}}
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