Patrick Brammall (born 30 March 1976) is an Australian actor and writer. He is best known for his roles as Sean Moody in the

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comedy '' A Moody Christmas''; as Leo Taylor in Series 5 of Channel Ten's ''

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;'' and as Sergeant James Hayes in the ABC series ''Glitch''.

Early life

Brammall was born in

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. He was born with the rare genetic disorder

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and his doctors did not think he would survive. He underwent several operations and spent quite a lot of time in and out of hospital during the first 10 years of his life. He attended St Thomas the Apostle primary school in Kambah and secondary at Marist College Canberra.

Career

Patrick Brammall graduated from

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in 2001. His breakthrough role was in the 2004 television movie '' The Alice'', which led to a starring role in the spin-off series in 2005. He also had a starring role in television series '' Canal Road'' in 2008. This was followed by many roles in television series, short films and theatre. In 2010, he played Griff's brother Tim in the gentle comedy ''

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''. In 2012, Brammall had a starring role in two

comedy series – ''

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'' as Sgt Neil Lloyd, and '' A Moody Christmas'' as Sean Moody (for which he won the

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). In 2013, Brammall reprised the role of Sean Moody for the eight-part series, ''

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''. He also wrote episode 5 of the series, and was consequently nominated for an

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award for Best Narrative Comedy. In 2013 he acted in ''

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'', a sketch comedy show for the ABC, before going on to play

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in the

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miniseries, '' Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch War'', which went to air in September 2013. Brammall also has a starring role in the ABC comedy series ''

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'' as Danny Bright, which premiered in August 2013. The second season premiered in October 2014. In 2014, Brammall joined the main cast of the

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series ''

'', playing the role of midwife Leo Taylor. He also has a co-starring role in the

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written and directed comedy feature, '' The Little Death''. In 2015, he starred in both the film ''

Ruben Guthrie ''Ruben Guthrie'' is a 2015 Australian romantic drama film starring Patrick Brammall as the title character, with Alex Dimitriades and Abbey Lee Kershaw in supporting roles. The film was written and directed by Brendan Cowell, based on his play ...

'' and the Stan series ''

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''. In 2020, Brammall voiced Bandit's brother Rad on '' Bluey''.

Personal life

Brammall first met his former wife Samantha Nield on the set of TV series '' The Alice'', where she was a member of the crew. The couple married in 2013, but are now divorced. In August 2017, Brammall was reported to be dating actress

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. In March 2021, Brammall and Dyer married five days after they became engaged. The couple adopted their first child, a daughter, in 2021.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brammall, Patrick Australian male film actors Australian male soap opera actors Australian male stage actors Male actors from Canberra 1977 births Living people 21st-century Australian male actors