Owen Brenman

Education

Brenman was educated at University College School, an independent day school for boys in Hampstead in north west London, followed by the University of Birmingham, where he obtained a BA Honours in Drama, and the Webber Douglas School of Singing and Dramatic Art, now known as the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.

Career

Brenman also played Lloyd Drewitt in two series of David Renwick's BBC dramedy Love Soup (2005/8). He also starred in People Like Us, three series of the children's television series Woof!, and three series of Alexei Sayle's Stuff. He played Mark Thatcher opposite John Wells and Angela Thorne in the political sitcom Dunrulin'.

On the London stage Brenman played Theo in the 2006 European premiere of Steve Martin's The Underpants at the Old Red Lion Theatre - a reworking of Carl Sternheim's 1911 satirical comedy, Die Hose. Brenman also played Ian in the football comedy An Evening with Gary Lineker at the Duchess Theatre, and Tariq Ali's and Howard Brenton's New Labour satire Ugly Rumours (Tricycle Theatre), The Ghost Train (Lyric Hammersmith Theatre), C4 Sitcom Festival (Riverside Theatre) which resulted in the C4 comedy series In Exile and a rarely performed Ionesco play, Journeys Among The Dead (Riverside Theatre).

Brenman has taken his talent outside of London, successfully playing numerous roles in various theater productions. He played the role of Felix in The Pocket Dream, a Shakespeare deconstruction by Elly Brewer and Sandi Toksvig, held at York Theatre Royal. He portrayed Brian in Terry Johnson's Dead Funny at Nottingham Playhouse. Brenman also participated in a tour of Butterflies Are Free and starred in The Winslow Boy and The Trial of Lady Chatterley, both held at Nottingham Playhouse. His performances continue with his role in Richard Hope's dark comedy about serial killers and the media titled Good Copy. Brenman played a pedophile priest, sharing the stage with Robert Bathurst, who played a prostitute murderer, at the West Yorkshire Playhouse.

In 2008, Brenman completed a UK tour with Richard Wilson of Steve Thompson's political comedy Whipping It Up and featured in a new series of Doctor Who for BBC7.

He was nominated for Best Actor at the 2010, 2011 and 2016 Soap Awards.