Brendan Parry Kaufmann

Brendan Parry Kaufmann is an Australian actor, writer and producer, who has been performing as long as he can remember, and has studied his acting craft under some of the best teachers in the business.

His credits include many appearances on Australian television, including in the long-running dramas "Stingers", "Neighbours", "Bed of Roses", "Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries", the drama mini-series "Dirt Game" and "Underbelly", and the Australian TV comedy series, "The Librarians". He recently appeared in the Netflix series "Girlboss", the Hulu docu-drama "Becoming Bond", and the Discovery Channel crime series "Betrayed". He will soon appear the forthcoming feature film "Velvet Buzzsaw".

He has also appeared in a number of TV commercials in his home country, and many short, experimental and independent films. On stage, he won acclaim as "Colonel Julyan", in Strathmore Theatre's production of Daphne Du Maurier's "Rebecca", and has performed leading roles in everything from Shakespeare to Stoppard.

Brendan has written for theatre, short film and television in Australia, and is collaborating as a co-writer and producer on the development of the television drama "Mercer Island", currently being pitched to major networks. His next feature screenplays, "Rapunzel", "Melora" and "Mercury" are currently in advanced stages of development.

"Providence" is his first full-length feature screenplay, developed from his short film "Grandad", which was shown to acclaim at a number of film festivals internationally.