Brendan Beiser
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Brendan Joseph Beiser (born April 17, 1970 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a Canadian actor best known for his performance as Agent Pendrell in the science fiction television show The X-Files.
Beiser, who is related to actor Peter Lando, moved from Boston to France at age six, and then to Vancouver, British Columbia at age seven. He studied theatre at Concordia University in Montreal, and later attended the William Davis Centre for Actors' Study in Vancouver, where he studied under William B. Davis and Mark Bauer.
Beiser is primarily a comedic actor, appearing in sketch-comedy productions like Aardvark (1994) and taking comic roles in feature films and TV such as Night Man, The Fear: Resurrection (1999) and Ice Angel (2000). He has also voiced the character of Quincy in Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's animated series Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action!
Along with best friend Trevor White, Beiser co-starred in a stage play and short film called Aardvark! which he wrote and directed for the 1997 Canadian Fringe Festival. He also directed the short film --Er, chronicling his attempt to produce a film starring his family for a festival competition, which won the ZeD People's Choice Award at the 2003 ReelFast 48 Hour Film Festival. [1] Beiser and White also have their own production company, called Duck, a Whale.
