Brendan Murray was born in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor best known for his stage work, most notably as Major Nicholls in the Toronto and Broadway Touring productions of War Horse, as well as several seasons at the Stratford Festival. On screen, he has appeared in Shoot the Messenger (2016), Dark Matter (2016), Good Witch (2016), Heroes Reborn (2015), Suits (2015), Hemlock Grove (2015) and the documentary-drama Jonestown: Paradise Lost (2007).