Josh Brener (born October 1, 1984) is an American actor. He played the roles of Kyle on the IFC series Maron and Nelson "Big Head" Bighetti on the HBO series Silicon Valley. In animation, he provides the voices of Mark Beaks in the 2017 reboot of DuckTales, Donatello on Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Neeku Vozo on Star Wars Resistance, Dylan Dalmatian on 101 Dalmatian Street, Twig on "The Mighty Ones", and Intelligence Pete on "Sniper Grit".
Josh Brener | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Brener in 2024 | |
| Born | October 1, 1984 |
| Alma mater | Harvard University[1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2009–present[2] |
| Spouse | Meghan Falcone[3] |
Early life
Brener was born on October 1, 1984, in Houston, Texas,[4] and was raised in a Jewish household.[5] He attended Bellaire High School.[6]
He graduated from Harvard University in 2007.[1][7][8] He was the president of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals.[9]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Internship | Lyle Spaulding | |
| 2015 | Welcome to Happiness | Ripley | |
| The Rumperbutts | Richie | ||
| 2016 | The Belko Experiment | Keith McLure | |
| Unleashed | Luke | ||
| Max Steel | Max Steel | Voice | |
| Baked in Brooklyn | David | ||
| 2017 | Where's the Money | Clarke | |
| 2018 | Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss | Cultist | |
| The Front Runner | Doug Wilson | ||
| 2019 | What Men Want | Brandon Wallace | |
| 2020 | All My Life | Eric Bronitt | |
| 2022 | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie | Donatello | Voice |
| Sniper: Rogue Mission | Pete | Direct-to-video[10] | |
| Bromates | Sid | ||
| 2023 | Old Dads | Dana | |
| Sniper: G.R.I.T. – Global Response & Intelligence Team | Pete | Direct-to-video[11] | |
| Carry-On | TBA | Filming | |
| 2024 | Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate | Ol' Chum | Voice[12] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–2011 | Glory Daze | Zack Miller | 10 episodes |
| 2011, 2013 | The Big Bang Theory | Dale | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | House of Lies | Will Davis | Episode: "Veritas" |
| 2013 | Workaholics | Marshall Davis | Episode: "In Line" |
| 2013–2015 | Maron | Kyle | 12 episodes |
| 2014 | The Middle | Julian | Episode: "Heck on a Hard Body" |
| 2014–2019 | Silicon Valley | Nelson "Big Head" Bighetti | 53 episodes |
| 2015 | Scandal | Gavin Price | Episode: "Yes" |
| 2016–2018 | Future-Worm! | Chadd Gold, Nils (voices) | 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Star Wars Rebels | Erskin Semaj, Imperial Tech (voices) | 2 episodes |
| 2017–2021 | DuckTales | Mark Beaks (voice) | 10 episodes |
| 2018 | Swedish Dicks | Rick | Episode: "Girls Day!" |
| 2018–2020 | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Donatello (voice) | 57 episodes |
| Star Wars Resistance | Neeku Vozo (voice) | 34 episodes | |
| 2019 | The Neighborhood | Trevor | Episode: "Welcome to Malcolm's Job" |
| Modern Family | Carl | Episode: "The Wild" | |
| 2019–2020 | 101 Dalmatian Street | Dylan Dalmatian (voice) | 26 episodes |
| 2019, 2022 | Love, Death & Robots | K-VRC (voice) | Episodes: "Three Robots" and "Three Robots: Exit Strategies" |
| 2020 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Worker (voice) | Episode: "Together Again" |
| 2020–2021 | Mythic Quest | Young C.W. Longbottom | 2 episodes |
| 2020–2022 | The Mighty Ones | Twig, Mud Puddle (voices) | 40 episodes |
| 2021 | It's Pony | Kyle | Episode: "Raiders of the Lost Cinema" |
| 2021–2023 | Rugrats | Daxton, Borfball, Invisible Eater (voices) | 11 episodes |
| 2023 | The Last of Us | Murray | Episode: "When You're Lost in the Darkness" |
| 2023–2024 | Hailey's On It! | A.C. (voice) | 13 episodes |
| 2024 | Megamind Rules! | Ol' Chum (voice) | 8 episodes |
| 3 Body Problem | Kent | Episode: "Wallfacer" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Grounded | BURG.L |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Role | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "Champion" | Simulation User | Fall Out Boy |
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Josh Brener.
- Josh Brener at IMDb