- Brendan Beiser
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caption = Beiser as Agent Pendrell in "The X-Files"
birthdate =April 17 ,1970
birthplace =Boston ,Massachusetts Brendan Joseph Beiser (born
April 17 ,1970 ) is aCanadian actor best known for his performance asAgent Pendrell in thescience fiction television show "The X-Files ".He is the son of
Order of Canada recipientMorton Beiser and Canadian socialite Roberta Lando Beiser, and is related to actorPeter Lando as well as horror film directorJeffrey Lando . Beiser moved from Boston to France at age six, and then toVancouver ,British Columbia at age seven. He studied theatre atConcordia University inMontreal , and later attended the William Davis Centre for Actors' Study in Vancouver, where he studied underWilliam B. Davis andMark Bauer .Beiser is primarily a comedic actor, appearing in sketch-comedy productions like "Aardvark" (1994) and taking comic roles in feature films and TV such as "
Night Man ", "The Fear: Resurrection" (1999) and "Ice Angel" (2000). He has also voiced the character of Quincy in Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's animated series "Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action !"Along with best friend
Trevor White , Beiser co-starred in a stage play and short film called "Aardvark!" which he wrote and directed for the 1997 Canadian Fringe Festival. He also directed the short film "--Er", chronicling his attempt to produce a film starring his family for a festival competition, which won the ZeD People's Choice Award at the 2003 ReelFast 48 Hour Film Festival. [ [http://www.reelfastfilms.com/galascreening.htm ReelFast 48hr Film Festival ] ] Beiser and White also have their own production company, called "Duck, a Whale".References
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