Brendan Scannell (born June 20, 1990) is an American actor and comedian known for playing the lead roles of Heather Duke in the Paramount Network series Heathers (2018)[1] and Pete Devin in the Netflix dark comedy series Bonding (2019–2021)[2][3] for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series.
[5] He studied theatre at Northwestern University and started performing improv and stand-up in Chicago before moving to Los Angeles in 2013.
[1] After the pilot was ordered to series, the project was moved to Paramount Network and released in October 2018.
[7] From 2019 to 2021, Scannell starred in the short-form Netflix series Bonding opposite Zoe Levin and appeared in the indie romantic comedy Straight Up.
[8][9] For his work in the second season of Bonding[10] he earned his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Actor In A Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series.