Who is Brandon Sklenar?
Brandon Sklenar, with an intense passion for both film and music, decided at a young age to pursue a career as an actor and filmmaker.
In 2018 Brandon worked with revered international filmmaker Amir Naderi (99 Homes), on his next directorial effort, Magic Lantern. He filmed a supporting role in the highly acclaimed Dick Cheney biopic VICE, with Academy Award Winners Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Sam Rockwell and writer/director Adam McKay. Brandon also starred opposite Matt Smith (The Crown) as real life artist Edward Mapplethorpe, in the film Mapplethorpe, about the life and death of controversial photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, which premiered in competition at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival.
In 2019 Brandon filmed Lead roles in three feature films. He starred as Texas moonshiner, Deke Jones in the dark comedy, Jonesin'. He starred opposite Rosie Day (Outlander) as a concert violinist in Jaclyn Bethany's relationship drama, Indigo Valley. He played West Virginia oil man, Junior Lawford, in the western, London Calling, opposite Nick Braun (Succession) and Ron Perlman. As well as a supporting role portraying real life Torpedo Bomber and World War 2 hero, George Gay, in Roland Emmerich's upcoming World War 2 epic Midway.
Overview
- Nicknames
- Brandon Tyler Sklenar
Trivia
- His last name is pronounced is Skluh-NAHR.
- He had a stutter and dyslexia (a learning disorder) as a child. As a result, he suffered from social anxiety while growing up.
- He was called a "Walmart Glen Powell" as a insult from someone on his Instagram photo which he like by saying "Who doesn't love a bargain?".
- He is ambidextrous.
- He's fluent in both English and Spanish. His language skills have opened up opportunities for him to work on projects with international appeal.