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Patrick Brammall
Brammall at the premiere ofRuben Guthrie in 2015
Born	(1976-03-30)30 March 1976 (age 49) Canberra,Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Alma mater	Victorian College of the Arts
Occupations	Actor writer
Years active	2004–present
Spouse(s)	Samantha Nield ​ ​ (m. 2013, divorced)​ Harriet Dyer ​ (m. 2021)​
Children	2[1]

Patrick Brammall (born 30 March 1976) is an Australian actor and writer. He is best known for his roles as Sean Moody in theABC comedyA Moody Christmas (2012); as Leo Taylor inChannel Ten'sOffspring (2014–2016); and as Sergeant James Hayes in the ABC seriesGlitch (2015–2019).^[2] Alongside his wifeHarriet Dyer, he is the co-creator, co-writer, and co-star of the comedy seriesColin from Accounts (2022–present). He stars in the television seriesEvil (2019–2024) as Andy Bouchard, Kristen's husband, father of their daughters and a professional climbing guide.

Patrick Brammall was born inCanberra.^[3] He was born with the rare genetic disorderprune belly syndrome and his doctors did not think he would survive. He underwent several operations and spent quite a lot of time in and out of hospital during the first 10 years of his life.^[2][4] He attended St Thomas the ApostleCatholic Primary School in Kambah and secondary atMarist College Canberra.

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Brammall graduated from theVictorian College of the Arts in 2001.^[5] His breakthrough role was in the 2004 television filmThe Alice, which led to a starring role in the spin-off series in 2005. He also had a starring role in the television seriesCanal Road in 2008. This was followed by many roles in television series, short films and theatre.^[6]

In 2010, he played Griff's brother Tim in the comedy-drama filmGriff the Invisible.

In 2012, Brammall had a starring role in twoABC comedy series –The Strange Calls as Sgt. Neil Lloyd, andA Moody Christmas as Sean Moody (for which he won theAACTA Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy). In 2013, Brammall reprised the role of Sean Moody for the eight-part series,The Moodys. He also wrote episode 5 of the series, and was consequently nominated for anAustralian Writers' Guild award for Best Narrative Comedy.

Also in 2013, he acted inThe Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting, a sketch comedy show for the ABC, before going on to playRupert Murdoch in theNine Network miniseries,Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch War, which went to air in September 2013.

Brammall also had a starring role in the ABC comedy seriesUpper Middle Bogan as Danny Bright, which premiered in August 2013. The second season premiered in October 2014.

In 2014, Brammall joined the main cast of theNetwork Ten seriesOffspring, playing the role of midwife Leo Taylor. He also has a co-starring role in theJosh Lawson written and directed comedy feature,The Little Death.

In 2015, he starred in both the filmRuben Guthrie and theStan seriesNo Activity.

In 2020, Brammall voicedBandit and Stripe's brother Radley on the television seriesBluey.

In 2022, Brammall starred, wrote and produced Binge/Foxtel comedyColin from Accounts,^[7][8][9] In 2024, it was announced that a second season would go ahead.^[10] In April 2025, the series would be renewed for a third season.^[11]

In July 2024, Brammall was announced as the lead role for theApple TV+ seriesThe Dispatcher.^[12]

In 2025, Brammall was nominated for asilver Logie award for his work onColin from Accounts.^[13]

Brammall is set to appear inThe Devil Wears Prada 2 as a love interest ofAnne Hathaway's character Andrea Sachs. The film is set for release in mid 2026.^[14]

Brammall met his first wife Samantha Nield on the set of TV seriesThe Alice, where she was a member of the crew. The couple married in 2013, but were divorced as of September 2017.^[2][4] In August 2017, Brammall was reported to be dating actressHarriet Dyer.^[15] In March 2021, Brammall and Dyer married five days after they became engaged.^[16] The couple adopted their first child, a daughter, Joni Jane Brooklyn Brammall, in September of 2021.^[17] They welcomed a second daughter, Mabel, in February 2025.^[18]

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