Braeden Lemasters
{{Short description|American actor and musician (born 1996)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Braeden Lemasters
| image = Wallows - Palace Theatre - 6-29-2022 - 001.jpg
| caption = Lemasters performing with Wallows in 2022
| birth_name = Braeden Matthew Lemasters
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|1|27}}
| birth_place = Warren, Ohio, U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|musician|singer}}
| years_active = 2005–present
| module = {{infobox musical artist
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| genre = {{flat list|
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| instrument = {{flat list|
- Vocals
- guitar
- keyboard
- bass
- drums
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| label = {{flat list|
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| current_member_of = Wallows
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Braeden Matthew Lemasters (born January 27, 1996){{cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/braeden-lemasters/person/441169/summary.html |title=Braeden Lemasters |publisher=TV.com |date= |accessdate=2011-10-18 |archive-date=2010-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614001153/http://www.tv.com/braeden-lemasters/person/441169/summary.html |url-status=dead }} is an American musician and actor. He began his career as a child actor, receiving recognition for his role as Albert Tranelli in the TNT comedy-drama series Men of a Certain Age (2009–2011). He has made guest appearances in several television series such as, Criminal Minds, ER, House, Grey's Anatomy and Amazon Prime Video's The Romanoffs. He is also the lead guitarist and co-lead singer for the American alternative rock band Wallows.
In films, Lemasters has appeared in the thriller film The Stepfather (2009), the romantic comedy film Easy A (2010), the family comedy film A Christmas Story 2 (2012) and the horror film Totem (2017).
Early life
Braeden Matthew Lemasters was born in Warren, Ohio, to David and Michelle Lemasters. He has an older brother, Austin. When he was nine his family moved to Santa Clarita, California, so that he could pursue a career in acting. Lemasters was musically influenced by his father, who was a guitarist and used to play at local places around Warren with the later incarnation of Left End as well as groups like Triple Play and The Benders.{{cite news |last1=Weber |first1=Halle |title=An Established Actor, Wallows Singer-Guitarist Talks About His Passion for Music Prior to Band's June 4 Show at Agora |url=https://www.clevescene.com/music/an-established-actor-wallows-singer-guitarist-talks-about-his-passion-for-music-prior-to-bands-june-4-show-at-agora-38995829 |access-date=3 August 2024 |work=Cleveland Scene |date=24 May 2022 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Howland native Braeden Lemasters Wallows-ing in success |url=https://www.tribtoday.com/news/local-news/2022/05/howland-native-braeden-lemasters-wallows-ing-in-success/ |access-date=21 July 2024 |work=Tribune Chronicle}}
He grew up listening to The Beatles and Arctic Monkeys,{{cite web|title=Wallows Grew Up Going To Coachella — Now They're Playing It|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3121059/wallows-interview-coachella-nothing-happens/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419004203/http://www.mtv.com/news/3121059/wallows-interview-coachella-nothing-happens/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 19, 2019|access-date=7 February 2021|website=MTV}}{{cite web|title=Wallows on 'Tell Me That It's Over', Arctic Monkeys and their next album |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfyB7a2RMME|access-date=7 October 2022|website=Youtube| date=27 September 2022 }} and learned how to play guitar. During middle school, he joined the band The Feaver with his friends and future Wallows members, Cole Preston and Dylan Minnette.{{Cite web |last=Swift {{!}} @kellbell237 |first=Kelly |title=Wallows bandmates grow together, evolve music style |url=https://www.lsureveille.com/daily/wallows-bandmates-grow-together-evolve-music-style/article_0dd13ae6-e12f-11e8-b62c-67ca402c342d.html |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=The Reveille, LSU's student newspaper |date=5 November 2018 |language=en}}
Career
=Acting=
After appearing in a McDonald’s commercial that aired during the Super Bowl, Lemasters began his acting career at the age of 9, playing the role of Frankie in an episode of Six Feet Under in 2005. In 2006, he played the role of a child with autism in the medical drama television series House. Subsequently he had minor roles in Criminal Minds, ER, and The Closer. In April 2007, he appeared as Jacob Marshall-LaHaye in the Christian drama television film Love's Unending Legacy, for which he earned his first Young Artist Award nomination. Later that year he was featured in Sacrifices of the Heart, Life, Grey's Anatomy and Wainy Days.{{cite web |url=http://www.braeden.releasethestars.net/braeden_bio.php |title=Braeden Lemasters Unlimited |accessdate=2009-10-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217182432/http://www.braeden.releasethestars.net/braeden_bio.php |archivedate=2009-12-17 }}
From 2009, Lemasters began starring in the TNT series Men of a Certain Age as Albert Tranelli.{{cite web |last1=Lowry |first1=Brian |title=Men of a Certain Age |url=https://variety.com/2010/tv/reviews/men-of-a-certain-age-1117944135/ |website=Variety |access-date=28 January 2022 |date=30 November 2010}} He earned various awards and nominations for the role, including a Peabody Award and a nomination for Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series. He was in the show for two seasons until it ended in 2011.{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=TNT Cancels 'Men Of A Certain Age' |url=https://deadline.com/2011/07/tnt-cancels-men-of-a-certain-age-147523/ |website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=29 January 2022 |date=15 July 2011}} He also had a supporting role in the 2009 remake of The Stepfather.{{cite web |title=The Stepfather -- Film Review |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/the-stepfather-film-review-1004023246.story |website= The Hollywood Reporter |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091020062146/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/the-stepfather-film-review-1004023246.story |archive-date= 2009-10-20}} In 2010, he appeared in the teen romantic comedy film Easy A, as the young version of Penn Badgley's character Todd. The following year, he starred as Ralphie Parker in the sequel to A Christmas Story.{{cite news |last1=Chaney |first1=Jen |title='A Christmas Story 2' actually happened? |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/celebritology/post/a-christmas-story-2-actually-happened/2012/08/15/0737d4da-e715-11e1-a3d2-2a05679928ef_blog.html |newspaper=Washington Post |date=15 August 2012}}
From 2013-2014, Lemasters starred as Victor McAllister in ABC's drama series Betrayal.{{cite web |last1=Goodman |first1=Tim |title=Betrayal: TV Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/tv-review-betrayal-abc-638887/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=29 September 2013}}{{cite web |last1=Goldberg |first1=Lesley |title='Southland' Alum Heads to ABC's 'Betrayal' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/southland-alum-heads-abcs-betrayal-627573/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=12 September 2013}} The next year, Lemasters starred in the horror comedy film R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls alongside Dove Cameron and Tiffany Espensen. In 2017, Lemasters was cast as Trevor in the second season of T@gged. He reprised the role again in the third season of the series.{{cite web |last1=Spangler |first1=Todd |title=AwesomenessTV's 'T@gged' Season 3 Premiere Date Set on Hulu |url=https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/awesomenesstv-tagged-season-3-hulu-1203039199/ |website=Variety |access-date=28 February 2022 |date=28 November 2018}}{{cite web |title=Exclusive Interview: Pop Culturalist Chats with T@gged's Braeden Lemasters |url=http://pop-culturalist.com/exclusive-interview-pop-culturalist-chats-with-tagged-braeden-lemasters/ |website=Pop-Culturalist |access-date=1 March 2022 |date=24 December 2018}} In April 2018, he starred in the adventure comedy drama Flock of Four, in which he played Joey Grover, a talented amateur pianist in 1950s Pasadena.{{cite web|last=Abele|first=Robert|title=Well-intended jazz drama 'Flock of Four' awkwardly addresses cultural appropriation|date=12 April 2018|publisher=The Morning Call|url=https://www.mcall.com/la-et-mn-capsule-flock-of-four-review-20180412-story.html|accessdate=1 March 2022|archive-date=1 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301121712/https://www.mcall.com/la-et-mn-capsule-flock-of-four-review-20180412-story.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|title='House of Cards' Actor Reg E. Cathey Joins Indie 'Flock of Four'|date=21 November 2016|publisher=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/house-of-cards-reg-e-cathey-flock-of-four-1201923877/|accessdate=30 October 2020}}
=Music=
In addition to acting, Lemasters is also a singer and lead guitarist for the band Wallows with Cole Preston (drums), and Dylan Minnette (singer, guitar).{{Cite web |date=March 22, 2019 |title=Meet Wallows, a young rock band worth your time in 2019 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-wallows-interview-20190322-story.html |access-date=August 5, 2020 |website=Los Angeles Times}} The band won the Battle Of The Bands Contest (2010) sponsored by radio station KYSR in 2010 and played on the 2011 Vans Warped Tour. They have since performed at several popular Los Angeles venues including the Roxy Theater and Whisky a Go Go.
File:Braeden Lemasters - Columbus OH 2019.jpg in 2019]]
The band began releasing songs independently in April 2017 starting with "Pleaser", which reached number two on the Spotify Global Viral 50 chart.
In 2018, Wallows signed a deal with Atlantic Records and released their major label debut EP, Spring, including singles "Pictures of Girls" and "These Days".{{Cite web|date=April 6, 2018|title=Wallows Debut EP Spring Available Now On Atlantic Records|url=https://press.atlanticrecords.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Wallows-Spring-EP-Release-Day-4.6.18.docx|access-date=October 25, 2020|website=Atlantic Records Press|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131132352/https://press.atlanticrecords.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Wallows-Spring-EP-Release-Day-4.6.18.docx|url-status=dead}} They performed "Pictures of Girls" on The Late Late Show with James Corden on May 8, 2018.{{Cite magazine|last=Cummings-Grady|first=Mackenzie|date=May 9, 2018|title=Wallows Shreds During Debut TV Performance On 'The Late Late Show': Watch|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8455231/wallows-performs-pictures-of-girls-late-late-show-video|access-date=October 25, 2020|magazine=Billboard}} The band released their debut studio album, Nothing Happens in 2019, which featured the hit single "Are You Bored Yet?"{{cite web |title=Wallows Debut Album Nothing Happens Available Now via Atlantic Records |url=http://press.atlanticrecords.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Wallows-Nothing-Happens-US-PR-322.docx |website=Atlantic Records Press |access-date=April 10, 2019 |date=March 22, 2019}}{{cite web|last=Rancilio|first=Alicia|date=March 22, 2019|title=After a Decade, Wallows Finally Releases Band's First Album|url=https://apnews.com/article/eef67095c07648ef9463b2a7b81f5c49|website=AP News}} In 2020, they released their second EP Remote.{{Cite web|date=September 9, 2020|title=Wallows Announce "Remote" EP Out October 23|url=https://press.atlanticrecords.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Wallows-Remote-EP-announce-PR-99-.docx|access-date=October 25, 2020|website=Atlantic Records Press|archive-date=October 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028210603/https://press.atlanticrecords.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Wallows-Remote-EP-announce-PR-99-.docx|url-status=dead}} The band released their sophomore album Tell Me That It's Over in March 2022, which was followed by their third studio album Model, released in 2024.{{cite web |title=Wallows announce album 'Tell Me That It's Over' and share single 'Especially You' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/wallows-announce-new-album-tell-me-that-its-over-3153331 |website=NME |access-date=29 March 2022 |date=4 February 2022}}
Discography
{{See also|Wallows discography}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Film appearances by Braeden Lemasters ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| scope="row"| 2008
| Beautiful Loser | Jake | |
|---|
| scope="row"| 2009
| Sean Harding | |
| scope="row"| 2010
| Easy A | 8th Grade Todd | |
| scope="row"| 2012
| Ralph "Ralphie" Parker |
| scope="row"| 2017
| Totem | Todd | |
| scope="row"| 2018
| Joey Grover | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Television appearances by Braeden Lemasters ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
| scope="row"| 2005
| Frankie | Episode: "Eat a Peach" |
|---|
| scope="row"| 2006
| Eric Fisher | Episode: "Poison" |
| scope="row"| 2006
| ER | Sean | Episode: "The Gallant Hero and the Tragic Victor" |
| scope="row"| 2006
| Charlie Hubbard | Episode: "Blue Blood" |
| scope="row"| 2006
| House | Adam | Episode: "Lines in the Sand" |
| scope="row"| 2007
| Young Ryan | TV movie |
| scope="row"| 2007
| Jacob Marshall | TV movie |
| scope="row"| 2007
| Life | Tyler Hawley | Pilot |
| scope="row"| 2007
| Brian | Episode: "Physical Attraction... Chemical Reaction" |
| scope="row"| 2007
| Young David | 2 episodes |
| scope="row"| 2008
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | David Zelinsky | Episode: "Unorthodox" |
| scope="row"| 2008
| Brian Swain | Episode: "Father Figure" |
| scope="row"| 2008
| Michael Wilkins | Episode: "Stranglehold" |
| scope="row"| 2008
| Tommy Ward | Episode: "It's a Fierce, White-Hot, Mighty Love" |
| scope="row"| 2008
| Seth Lundgren '69 | Episode: "One Small Step" |
| scope="row"| 2008
| Cam | TV movie |
| scope="row"| 2009
| NCIS | Noah Taffet | Episode: "Hide and Seek" |
| scope="row"| 2009–2011
| Albert | |
| scope="row"| 2010
| The Haney Project | Ray | Episode: "Mental Breakdown" |
| scope="row"| 2011
| R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Rob | Episode: "The Hole" |
| scope="row"| 2012
| Shane | Episode: "Get Down on It" |
| scope="row"| 2013–2014
| Betrayal | Victor McAllister | 13 episodes |
| scope="row"| 2015
| R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls | Kellen | TV movie |
| scope="row"| 2016
| 11.22.63 | Mike Coslaw | 2 episodes |
| scope="row"| 2016
| Himself | 1 episode |
| scope="row"| 2017–2018
| T@gged | Trevor | 17 episodes: recurring (season 2), main (season 3) |
| scope="row"| 2018
| Andrew | Episode: "The Royal We" |
| scope="row"| 2018; 2019
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | rowspan="3"| Himself | rowspan="3"| Performing alongside his band Wallows |
| scope="row"| 2019 |
| scope="row"| 2020; 2024 |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
|+ List of voice and dubbing performances in video games ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Voice Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row" | 2006
|rowspan="2" scope="row" |Child Male 1 | |style="text-align: center;" |{{cite web |title=Thrillville (2006 video game) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0892369/ |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company |access-date=1 March 2022}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | 2007
|Sequel of Thrillville |style="text-align: center;" |{{cite web |title=Thrillville: Off the Rails |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2359405/ |publisher=LucasArts Entertainment Company |access-date=1 March 2022 |date=9 October 2007}} |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Award ! scope="col"| Category ! scope="col"| Work ! scope="col"| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Refs|References}} | ||
|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2008 | CAMIE Awards | Television - Made for TV Movie
|rowspan="2"|Love's Unending Legacy |{{won}} | |
| rowspan="3"|Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Supporting Young Actor
|{{nom}} | |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2009 | Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor
|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |{{nom}} |style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web |title=Young Artist Awards (2009) |url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000716/2009/1/ |website=IMDb |access-date=28 February 2022}} | |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2011
|Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actor |rowspan="2"|Men of a Certain Age |{{nom}} | ||
| |Peabody Awards
| {{n/a}} |{{won}} |
References
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External links
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