Biography

Brett Maline is an award-winning disabled actor, writer, and director. From small town Nebraska, he's niche because he lives with a rare type of scoliosis and for a really long time drove a crappy PT Cruiser.

Currently developing his half hour multicam with Party Over Here, his feature WRONG GUY is set up with Bronxburgh productions and is based on his short film that was a Slamdance 2025 official selection and an Adobe development grant recipient. A 2024 CBS Paramount Showcase alum, he wrote on the 2nd season of Marvel's Loki while developing his first half hour comedy with Sony Pictures Television. Last year, Brett also made his foreign film directorial debut with MAI, a film shot in Tokyo.

With appearances on CBS, NBC, FOX, Amazon Prime, and Disney, Brett is a former cast member of the Groundlings Sunday Company and a UCB house sketch team veteran. His YouTube channel, Genuine Jerks, has been featured on the Today Show, Good Morning America, and Vulture.
- IMDb mini biography by: Brett Maline