Brendan Cowell (born 16 August 1976) is an australian actor, screenwriter and director. Cowell was born in Bronulla, Sydney, New South Wales. He was stumbled upon acting by accident while waiting for his sister to come out of a rehearsal, he was then cast in a commercial at age 8. He went to Charles Sturt University, in Bathurst, to complete Bachelor of Arts in Theatre/Media, originally considering journalism as a career option. Although he is generally known as an actor, he also has many off-screen credits to his name, such as writing and producing and has won the Patrick White Playwrights' Award for his drama BED. His most famous role is playing the rather enigmatic Tom on Austrlian cable TV's LOVE MY WAY and playing Todd for the first 2 seasons on LIFE SUPPORT, on SBS TV. Brendan is also a stage actor, as well as commerical.
