Brendan Patricks
{{short description|British actor and magician}}
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| name = Brendan Patricks
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|12|3}}
| birth_place = Reading, Berkshire, England
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| alma_mater = Maiden Erlegh School
University of Hull
LAMDA
| years_active = 2006-present
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| website = {{URL|brendanpatricks.com/}}
{{URL|workingmagic.co.uk/}}
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Brendan Patricks (born 3 December 1980) is a British actor and London magician from Reading, England.{{Cite web|url=http://sarahsloboda.com/brendan-patricks-learn-your-lines-leave-some-things-to-chance/|title=Brendan Patricks: Learn Your Lines + Leave Some Things to Chance {{!}} San Francisco Bay Area {{!}} Photographer for Newborns, Families, and Kids {{!}} Sarah Sloboda|website=sarahsloboda.com|date=25 June 2013 |language=en|access-date=2017-05-29}} He is well known for playing the role of
Evelyn Napier in Downton Abbey as well as playing other significant roles TV series including Rivals, Mr. Sloane, and Devils.
Patricks was born in Reading to an Irish father and English mother, and attended the University of Hull before training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[http://www.vertigofilms.com/h&v/Production_Notes.pdf Heroes and Villains Production Notes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061915/http://www.vertigofilms.com/h%26v/Production_Notes.pdf |date=March 4, 2016 }} Besides acting, he is in a magic double act with comedian Nick Mohammed.[http://www.theinvisibledot.com/3460/ Nick Mohammed & Brendan Patricks]{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
After graduating from drama school he has worked in theatre and made his TV debut in The Curse of King Tut's Tomb.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="3"|2006
| The Curse of King Tut's Tomb | Brian Eastcliff | Television film |
| The Magic Flute
| Papageno's Jailor | |
| Heroes and Villains
| Nick | |
| 2007
| Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars | Inspector Burrows | Television film |
| rowspan="2"|2009
| Duncan | |
| The Capgras Tide
| Henry | Short film |
| rowspan="2"|2010
| Afterspace | Danny | Short film |
| Three Wise Women
| Bobby | Television film |
| 2014
| GameFace | Jon | Television film |
| 2016
| Grimsby | Reporter | Uncredited |
| 2017
| Madame | Toby | |
| 2019
| The Professor and the Madman | |
| 2021
| Resurrection | Marius | |
| 2022
| The Ghost Writer | Patrick | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2007
| Magician | Episode: "Series 1, Episode 4" |
| rowspan="2"|2008
| The Bill | Graham Boyd | Episode: "Blood Rush: Part 2" |
| Casualty
| Mr Graham Ireland | Episode: "Paradise Lost" |
| 2009
| | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
| 2010–2015
| Recurring role; 7 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2011
| Barry Fongo | Episode: "The Magic Oblong" |
| Pete versus Life
| Jed | Episode: "The Tennis Player" |
| rowspan="5"|2013
| Lord Heacham | Episode: "Pig-Hoo-o-o-o-ey" |
| Doctor Who
| Edmund / Mr Thursday | Episode: "The Crimson Horror" |
| Family Tree
| Young Father | Episode: "The Austerity Games" |
| Skins
| Stibbard | Episode: "Fire: Part 1" |
| The Wrong Mans
| Ed | Episode: "Dead Mans" |
| rowspan="3"|2014
| Reggie | Series regular; 6 episodes |
| Comedy Feeds
| Mr. Whelan | Episode: "Parents Evening" |
| Bad Education
| Orlando | Episode: "After School Clubs" |
| 2014–2016
| Chris Bellingham | Recurring role; 7 episodes |
| 2015
| Marius | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| 2016
| Captain Clermont | Episode: "Vengeance Is Mine" |
| rowspan="2"|2017
| Fearless | DCI Nicholas Staines | Miniseries; 5 episodes |
| Josh
| Chris | Episode: "Friends & Rivals" |
| rowspan="2"|2018
| Kiri | Paul | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| Endeavour
| Singleton | Episode: "Quartet" |
| rowspan="2"|2019
| Traitors | Sullivan MI5 | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
| Gentleman Jack
| Reverend Thomas Ainsworth | Episode: "Let's Have Another Look at Your Past Perfect"{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2019/06/16/gentleman-jack-episode-5-reviewsuranne-jones-shines-things-get/|title=Gentleman Jack, episode 5, review: Suranne Jones shines as things get serious for Anne Lister|first=Michael|last=Hogan|date=16 June 2019|website=The Telegraph|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617000750/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2019/06/16/gentleman-jack-episode-5-reviewsuranne-jones-shines-things-get/|archive-date=17 Jun 2019}} |
| 2020
| Breeders | Justin | Episode: "No Honeymoon" |
| rowspan="2"|2022
| Devils | Anthony Ellams | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
| The Flatshare
| Host | Episode: "The Beginning" |
| 2023
| Entitled | Aston | Series regular; 8 episodes |
| rowspan="2" |2024
|Graham True / Cedric Mervielle |Episode: "Want You Dead" |
| Rivals
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References
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External links
- [http://www.brendanpatricks.com Personal Website]
- {{IMDb name|1981245|Brendan Patricks}}
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Category:British male television actors
Category:British people of Irish descent
Category:Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art