Brandon Sklenar
Birthdate: June 26, 1990 (35 Years Old)
Birthplace: Dover, New Jersey, U.S.
Brandon Sklenar (birthname: Brandon Feakins) is an American actor whose first significant feature role was in the Michael Barrett-directed U.S.-Japan co-produced horror movie, Temple (2017), soon followed by Sklenar being cast by director/co-writer/co-producer Ondi Timoner for her biopic of artist Robert Mapplethorpe, Mapplethorpe (2018), starring Matt Smith and premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival before a theatrical release by Samuel Goldwyn Films.
Sklenar landed a supporting role in filmmaker Adam McKay’s extraordinary biopic of Dick Cheney, Vice (2018), starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Justin Kirk, Tyler Perry, Alison Pill, Lily Rabe, and Jesse Plemons, garnering eight Oscar nominations and released by Annapurna Pictures.
Sklenar was cast in director/writer/producer Amir Naderi’s drama, Magic Lantern (2018), premiering at the Venice Film Festival. Then Sklenar joined the cast of the WWII Pacific war epic, Midway (2019), co-starring Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Luke Evans, Aaron Eckhart, Nick Jonas, Mandy Moore, Dennis Quaid, Tadanobu Asano and Woody Harrelson under Roland Emmerich’s direction, and grossing only $127.4 million (on a $100 million budget) for Lionsgate/Elevation Pictures/Huaxia Film Distribution.
Sklenar landed a more significant supporting role in director/co-writer/producer Scott Wiper’s crime movie, The Big Ugly (2020), with Vince Jones, Malcolm McDowell, Ron Perlman, Nicholas Braun, and Bruce McGill, and released to poor business by Vertical Entertainment. Brandon Sklenar played opposite star-producer Taryn Manning, Cory Hardrict and Jasmine Burke in the horror-crime movie, Karen (2021), released by Quiver Distribution, and then Sklenar was cast in a supporting role in director/writer John Patton Ford’s crime drama, Emily the Criminal (2022), starring Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi, Megalyn Echikunwoke and Gina Gershon, and released by Roadside Attractions/Vertical Entertainment/Universal Pictures.
Sklenar was cast in his most significant role to date in a major role in the Colleen Hoover page-to-screen version of It Ends with Us (2024), starring Blake Lively and directed and co-starring Justin Baldoni, grossing a robust $351 million on a $25 million budget for Sony/Columbia Pictures. Sklenar co-starred with Craig T. Nelson and Madison Lawlor in director/co-writer Anders Lindwall’s Americana drama, Green and Gold (2025), released by Fathom Events, and then Sklenar continued to land co-starring roles in the mystery-thriller, Drop (2025), co-starring Meghann Fahy under Christopher Landon’s direction, produced by Michael Bay and Jason Blum, and released by Universal Pictures.
Sklenar again co-starred—this time with Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried—in the big-screen adaptation of Freida McFadden’s 2022 novel, The Housemaid (2025), directed by Paul Feig and released by Lionsgate. Brandon Sklenar had his first lead role in the western drama, The Rescue (date to be announced), written by John Fusco and directed by Potsy Ponciroli, followed by Sklenar starring in the action movie, After Shock (date to be announced), written by Aaron Jayh.
Personal life
Brandon Sklenar was born and raised in Dover, New Jersey, by parents Bruce Feakins (carpenter) and Francine Sklenar (hairdresser). sisters and brothers. Sklenar attended and graduated from Hackettstown High School and then attended County College of Morris for a short time before dropping out and moving to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. Sklenar’s height is 6'2”.
Brandon Sklenar Movies
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- 2025 |
- 2025 |
Green and Gold
asBilly
A struggling family farmer wagers everything on a high-stakes Championship bet, while his granddaughter's musical ambitions could be their ticket to a new beginning.
- 2024 |
It Ends with Us
asAtlas Corrigan
When a woman's first love suddenly reenters her life, her relationship with a charming, but abusive neurosurgeon is upended and she realizes she must learn to rely on her own strength to make an impossible choice for her future.
- 2022 |
Emily the Criminal
asBrent
Down on her luck and saddled with debt, Emily gets involved in a credit card scam that pulls her into the criminal underworld of Los Angeles, ultimately leading to deadly consequences.
- 2020 |
The Big Ugly
asJunior
Anglo-American relations go bad when London mob bosses invest in a West Virginia oil deal in hopes of laundering dirty money.
- 2019 |
Mapplethorpe
asEdward Mapplethorpe
A look at the life of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe from his rise to fame in the 1970s to his untimely death in 1989.
- 2019 |
- -- | as Andrew
Facts About Brandon Sklenar
What’s in a Name? Brandon Sklenar’s screen name isn’t his birth name—Brandon Feakins—but for professional purposes, he took his mother’s maiden last name.
