Brendan Patrick Hines (born December 28, 1976) is an American actor and singer/songwriter. He has had a number of television roles, including as part of the main cast of ''

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'' as well as recurring roles in ''Scandal'', ''Betrayal'', ''Suits'', ''Scorpion'', '' Secrets and Lies'', and a regular role in

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's ''Locke & Key''. Hines has also had leading roles in a handful of films, and released three albums.

Biography

Early life

Hines was born the youngest of four children on December 28, 1976, in

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, where he graduated from

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. His mother, Mary Hines, was a former nun and his father a former Jesuit priest who both appealed to dissolve their

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so they could marry. They left

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and eventually settled in Baltimore to teach philosophy. His mother was president of

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in Pittsburgh.

Career

Hines' acting career began on-stage where he performed in several plays in

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. His first major film role was in the 2001 independent film ''

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''. In 2004 and 2005, he appeared in one episode each of both ''Angel'' and ''Love, Inc.'', respectively. In 2007, Hines starred in ''Heavy Petting'' opposite

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. One of his first major television roles was portraying Andy Goode in several episodes of the ''Terminator'' television series, '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles''. Hines went on to play a recurring role in ''The Middleman''. He then returned to film in ''

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'' (2009) co-starring

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. In 2009, Hines began appearing as part of the regular cast of ''

''. Hines was part of all three seasons of the series playing the character of Eli Loker. In 2011, he appeared in an episode of ''Castle''. In May 2011, Hines portrayed the dual characters of Pip/Theo in

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's theatre production of ''

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''. Hines has stated this was perhaps his favorite and most challenging acting role. In 2012, he appeared in an episode of ''

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'' and also began appearing in a recurring role in first season of ''Scandal''. In 2013, he gained a recurring role in ''Betrayal''. In 2014, he played Logan Sanders in the fourth season of '' Suits''. He has also appeared in several episodes of ''Scorpion'' and the second season of ''Secrets and Lies''. In August 2017,

released the first season of ''

'', a television series based on the comic book of the same name written by

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. Among the many ridiculous comic book characters in the series, Hines portrays Superian who is perhaps the most recognizable as an archetypal superhero.

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. The song “Miss New York” from the same album was featured in the 2010 film ''

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'', the directorial debut of

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. In August 2012, he released “Could've Sworn”, a single from his 6-song EP entitled ''Small Mistakes''. In support of the release of ''Small Mistakes'', Hines toured with the

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duo

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in the fall of 2012. Hines is a vocal supporter of

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. In the lead up to the 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. 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 Desert after the 2016 presidential election.

Filmography

Film

Television

Personal life

Hines is married to actress

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References

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