Brendan Fletcher is a Canadianactor, screenwriter, and producer who has appeared in film, television and theatre. He first gained recognition as a child actor, winning a Leo Award and being nominated for a Gemini Award his acting debut in the made-for-television filmLittle Criminals. He subsequently won the Genie Award for Best Leading Actor for John Greyson’s The Law of Enclosures, and was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Turning Paige. Fletcher is known for playing arrow, troubled, eccentric, or unhinged characters, and is considered a character actor. He has appeared in high-profile films like Tideland, Freddy vs. Jason,Citizen Gangster, and The Revenant. He had the leading role in Uwe Boll’s Rampage trilogy, playing mass murdererBill Williamson. He has also appeared in television series such as Smallville,The Pacific,Rogue, Hell on Wheels, and Siren. He portrays Stanley Dover in the DC Arrowverse.
Life and career
Fletcher was born in Comox Valley, British Columbia, and went to junior high school at Lake Trail in Courtenay, British Columbia. His acting debut was in 1995 in the CBCtelevision movieLittle Criminals, earning him a Leo Award. His filmography includes Tideland, Freddy vs. Jason, ', ', The Five Senses, Air Bud,Rampage 1-3, Eighteen, and Law of Enclosures. He also played Stirling Patterson in The Adventures of Shirley Holmes, appeared as Eric Anderson in Caitlin's Way and as Max in the Supernatural episode "Nightmare" and he appeared in the season 8 episode "Injustice" of Smallville as Rudy Jones aka The Parasite. He portrayed PFC Bill Leyden in the HBO miniseries The Pacific, which received a number of prestigious accolades including a Peabody Award and eight Primetime Emmys. Fletcher has made a number of collaborations with director Uwe Boll starting with his 2002 film Heart of America, and portraying mass murderer Bill Williamson in the director's controversial Rampage trilogy. He had a recurring guest role on the Western drama series Hell on Wheels, and appeared in a supporting role on the crime drama Cardinal. He appeared in the critically lauded 2015 Western filmThe Revenant alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy. Fletcher has received numerous accolades for his work, having received a total of 4 Gemini Award nominations, 4 Leo Award nominations, and 2 Genie Award nominations. He has won 2 Geminis, 1 Leo, and 1 Genie. In September 2018, Fletcher portrayed Stanley in the seventh season of Arrow.
