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Brea Grant is an American actress, writer, and director. She played the character of Daphne Millbrook in the NBC television series Heroes.[1]
Key Information
Early life
[edit]Brea Grant was born and raised in Marshall, Texas.[2][3][4][5] She earned bachelor's and master's degrees in American studies from the University of Texas at Austin.[6]
Career
[edit]Acting
[edit]Grant's television acting career has included the roles of Jean Binnel on Friday Night Lights, Daphne Milbrook on Heroes, and Ryan Chambers on Dexter.
She played the supporting lead in the film Something Else, which premiered at Tribeca in 2019.[7]
Writing, directing, and producing
[edit]Grant directed and co-wrote her first feature, an apocalyptic road trip movie called Best Friends Forever, in 2013.[8] The movie premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival.[9] She wrote and starred in the series The Real Housewives of Horror for Nerdist in 2014.[10] She directed the short film Feminist Campfire Stories, which won the Audience Award at the Women in Comedy Film Festival.[11]
Grant was nominated for a Daytime Emmy as a producer of the series EastSiders.[12] She also acted in the show and wrote and directed an episode in Season 4.
Grant wrote and directed her second feature, 12 Hour Shift, in 2019. The dark heist film stars Angela Bettis, Chloe Farnworth, David Arquette, and Mick Foley.[13]
Grant was a runner-up for the Audience Award for Overlook Film Festival's 2024 competition with the short film she directed and co-wrote, MLM. [14]
Other media
[edit]Grant and author Mallory O'Meara began co-hosting the weekly podcast Reading Glasses in June 2017.[15] The show is part of the Maximum Fun network and is focused on books and reading culture.[16]
Grant created the comic book miniseries We Will Bury You with her brother Zane Grant and artist Kyle Strahm.[17] She also wrote the SuicideGirls comic miniseries, based on the pin-up website of the same name.[18]
In 2020, Six Foot Press published Mary, a graphic novel by Grant and artist Yishan Li. The title character is a fictional great-great-great-great-great-granddaughter of writer and Frankenstein creator Mary Shelley.[19][20][21]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | You're So Dead | Candy | |
| 2008 | Friday Night Lights | Jean Binnel | 3 Episodes |
| 2008 | Smooch | Randi Spotswood | |
| 2008 | Multiple Choice | Barb | |
| 2008 | Cold Case | Liza West | 1 Episode |
| 2008 | Corpse Run | Liberty | |
| 2008 | Middle of Nowhere | Jean | |
| 2008 | Raising the Bar | Heather Dreeban | 1 Episode |
| 2008 | Midnight Movie | Rachael | |
| 2008 | Max Payne | Junkie Girl | uncredited |
| 2008 | Battle Planet | Rasha | |
| 2008 | Heroes | Daphne Millbrook | 16 Episodes |
| 2009 | Trance | Chloe | |
| 2009 | Halloween II | Michaela "Mya" Rockwell | |
| 2009 | Valley Peaks | Lizabeth Hardchild | 2 Episodes |
| 2010 | The Weathered Underground | Liz | Released on DVD |
| 2011 | Ice Road Terror | Rachel Harris | |
| 2011 | The Perfect Student | Jordan | |
| 2011 | Dexter | Ryan Chambers | 4 Episodes |
| 2011 | Homecoming | Estelle | Post-production |
| 2012 | BlackBoxTV: Silverwood | Jennifer | YouTube series episode: Kidnapped |
| 2012 | Looper | TK Billboard Girl | Uncredited |
| 2012 | Game Shop | Chloe | IGN: Start YouTube Series |
| 2012 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Mia Jameson | Patriot Acts |
| 2013 | Detour | Laurie | |
| 2013 | Where Are My Dragons | Daenerys | A Funny or Die Exclusive |
| 2013 | Best Friends Forever | Harriet | Also directed by Grant |
| 2013 | Anger Management | Ellie | 1 Episode |
| 2013 | Maron | Ivy | |
| 2014 | Doubles | Vera | Sci-fi short |
| 2014 | Smothered | DeeDee | |
| 2014 | Oliver, Stoned. | Megan | |
| 2015 | Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival | Click/The Rosy Bayonettes | |
| 2015 | Pitch Perfect 2 | Barden University Orientation Announcer | |
| 2016 | Beyond the Gates | Margot McKenzie | |
| 2017 | A Ghost Story | Clara | |
| 2018 | Dead Night | Casey Pollack | |
| 2018 | Bad Apples | Ella | |
| 2020 | After Midnight | Abby | |
| 2020 | The Stylist | Olivia | |
| 2020 | Happily | Cashier | |
| 2020 | 12 Hour Shift | Director | |
| 2020 | Lucky | May | Screenwriter |
| 2021 | Madelines | Madeline | Co-Screenwriter (with Director Jason R Miller) |
| 2022 | Torn Hearts | Director |
References
[edit]- ^ Heroes Revealed (May 5, 2008). "Brea Grant to join Heroes as Joy 'the speedster'". Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ "Brea Grant on Earwolf". www.earwolf.com.
- ^ "Marshall High School 1999 Yearbook Annual Marshall TX ~ Actor Writer Brea Grant". eBay.
- ^ "Filmmaker BREA GRANT interview on her days as a punk rock Drummer, 12 Hour Shift & more! MHv2e06". YouTube. January 6, 2021.
- ^ Whittaker, Richard. "Brea Grant, Modern Scream Queen". www.austinchronicle.com.
- ^ Stated Magazine. "Interview with Actress/Writer Brea Grant of Heroes" (Interview). Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ EW. "TRIBECA 2019: Exclusive First look at Monster Movie Something Else". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- ^ Dread Central. "Brea Grant and Vera Miao Are Best Friends Forever". Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ^ Slamdance. "Spotlight: Best Friends Forever". Archived from the original on September 20, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ Tubefilter. "Nerdist Debuts 'Real Housewives of Horror'". Retrieved October 14, 2014.
- ^ WICF Daily (July 31, 2017). "WICF Film Fest and Rachel Bloom Short Challenge Winners". Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ Instinct Magazine (March 22, 2018). "LGBT Series EastSiders 6 Daytime Emmy Award Nominations!". Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ Bloody Disgusting (April 22, 2019). "Angela Bettis and Mick Foley Starring in Brea Grant's 12 Hour Shift". Retrieved April 22, 2019.
- ^ "Overlook Film Festival 2024 Award Winners Include Oddity and 'Some Day All This Will Be Yours'". www.moviemaker.com. April 11, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ "Episode 1: Book Slumps with Sara Benincasa". Maximum Fun. June 8, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ "Page Advice with Mallory O'Meara and Brea Grant". Apex Magazine. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ Nerd Appropriate. "Brea Grant: The Nerd Appropriate Interview" (Interview). Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ SuicideGirls. "SuicideGirls Bring Their Brand of Sexy to the World of Comics". Archived from the original on May 18, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- ^ "First look at YA graphic novel 'Mary: The Adventures of Mary Shelley's Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandaughter' [sic]". EW.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ "Brea Grant's Graphic Novel 'Mary' Tackles a Familial Horror Legacy". iHorror. August 24, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ "Brea Grant's MARY Graphic Novel Offers Modern Twist on Classic Horror Story". Dread Central. October 3, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
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Early life
Upbringing
Brea Grant was born on October 16, 1981, in Marshall, Texas, a small town in Northeast Texas where she spent her childhood.[2][4] Grant grew up in a family with creative undercurrents, despite her parents holding traditional professions; her grandmother painted, her father wrote plays as a hobby, and her mother once created an elaborate pop-up book art piece.[8] This environment fostered an appreciation for artistic expression from an early age, with her family encouraging her pursuits even as she navigated life in a conservative small-town setting. She has described herself as a "Texan at heart," deeply tied to her Marshall roots.[8] As a self-identified latchkey kid, Grant spent much of her time immersed in media, watching television for up to six hours a day and renting classic films from the local library, which sparked her initial passion for storytelling.[9] She attended Marshall Public High School.[4] Alongside her brother Zane, she explored punk music and writing, including collaborative zine projects that hinted at her emerging artistic inclinations.[8] These formative experiences in Marshall laid the groundwork for Grant's move to Austin for higher education.[8]Education
Brea Grant earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies and Women and Gender Studies from the University of Texas at Austin.[10] Her undergraduate studies provided a foundation in cultural and societal analysis, drawing from her Texas upbringing as a lens for examining American identity and history.[10] She subsequently pursued and completed a Master of Arts degree in American Studies at the same university, deepening her engagement with interdisciplinary topics such as literature, media, and social dynamics.[10][11] Grant relocated to Austin from her hometown of Marshall, Texas, to begin her undergraduate education, an move that immersed her in the city's creative scene and contributed to her personal and intellectual growth during early adulthood.[3] During her graduate studies, she enrolled in acting classes in Austin, which ignited her interest in performance and sparked her initial foray into film through her first audition for a student short film held in a University of Texas building.[10] These university experiences in American Studies, combined with hands-on exposure to media and theater, laid the groundwork for her transition into acting, writing, and directing by fostering a critical perspective on cultural narratives that permeates her media work.[10][11]Career
Acting
Brea Grant began her acting career with a supporting role as Jean Binnel, a heavy metal enthusiast, in three episodes of the NBC series Friday Night Lights in 2008. This marked her first major television appearance, portraying a sassy high school student in the critically acclaimed drama set in a Texas football community.[12] Her breakthrough came later that year with the recurring role of Daphne Millbrook, a speedster with a complex moral ambiguity, in 16 episodes of the NBC superhero series Heroes in season 3 (2008–2009).[13] Daphne's storyline involved romantic tension with Matt Parkman and conflicts tied to the series' evolving mythology, establishing Grant as a versatile performer in genre television.[14] Following this, she made guest appearances in other prominent shows, including as lab intern Ryan Chambers in four episodes of Showtime's Dexter in 2011, where her character assisted forensics expert Vince Masuka amid the serial killer's investigations.[15] In film, she debuted with smaller parts, such as Rachael in the horror thriller Midnight Movie (2008), where her character falls victim to a slasher during a theater screening. Over time, Grant's career evolved from supporting television roles to leading parts in independent films, particularly in horror and sci-fi genres. This shift coincided with her relocation to Los Angeles around 2006, where she pursued acting full-time after completing her graduate studies in Austin.[11] Notable recent performances include Abby, a pivotal romantic lead grappling with relationship strains and supernatural threats, in the 2019 horror-romance After Midnight, and Madeline, an entrepreneur cloning herself in a garage operation gone awry, in the 2022 sci-fi comedy Madelines.Writing and directing
Brea Grant made her directorial debut with the 2013 independent film Best Friends Forever, which she co-wrote with Vera Miao and also starred in as one of two best friends on a road trip that descends into apocalyptic horror after a car accident strands them in the desert.[16] The low-budget production, funded through Kickstarter, blends buddy comedy with sci-fi elements and premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival, showcasing Grant's early interest in subverting traditional horror tropes through female friendships and survival.[17][18] Grant continued her writing and directing career with 12 Hour Shift (2020), a black comedy horror film she wrote and directed, centering on a drug-addicted nurse (played by Angela Bettis) entangled in an organ-trafficking scheme during a chaotic night shift at an Arkansas hospital in 1999.[19] The film, produced by a team including Christina McLarty Arquette, emphasizes gritty, female-driven narratives amid escalating violence and dark humor, drawing from grindhouse influences while critiquing exploitation in healthcare.[20] It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival after the cancellation of its planned SXSW debut due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[21] In 2022, Grant directed Torn Hearts, a thriller exploring trauma and ambition in the country music industry, following a rising duo who visit their reclusive idol (Katey Sagal) at her secluded estate, only to uncover psychological horrors.[22] Written by Rachel Koller Croft and produced by Blumhouse Television for Epix, the film highlights the cutthroat dynamics faced by women in male-dominated creative spaces, using Nashville's music scene as a backdrop for themes of mentorship gone wrong and personal reckoning.[23][24] Grant's 2024 short film MLM, which she directed and co-wrote, satirizes the predatory nature of multi-level marketing schemes through the story of a woman facing supernatural curses if she fails to meet escalating sales quotas for a leggings company.[25] Premiering at the Overlook Film Festival, where it earned runner-up honors in the short film category, the project underscores Grant's ongoing focus on empowering female characters who navigate and dismantle exploitative systems, blending horror with social commentary on economic pressures.[26][27] Beyond feature directing, Grant has writing credits in television and web series that align with her thematic interests. She created and wrote the 2014 Nerdist web series The Real Housewives of Horror, a parody blending reality TV tropes with horror icons, featuring actresses like Sid Haig and Heather Matarazzo in satirical roles that poke fun at genre conventions from a female perspective.[28][29] Grant also contributed as a writer and director for an episode of the Daytime Emmy-nominated Netflix series EastSiders in its fourth season, while serving as a producer across the LGBTQ+-themed dramedy, which examines relationships and identity in Los Angeles. Her body of work consistently subverts horror elements to center women's agency, resilience, and critiques of patriarchal structures, often drawing from personal experiences in independent filmmaking. In 2025, she co-wrote and co-directed a segment of the horror anthology Grind with Ed Dougherty, which explores themes of the gig economy, hustle culture, and late-stage capitalism.[20][30][7]Other media
Since 2017, Grant has co-hosted the podcast Reading Glasses with Mallory O'Meara, distributed by the Maximum Fun network, where they offer book recommendations, strategies for building better reading habits, and lighthearted commentary on literary culture.[31][32] Episodes often delve into genres like science fiction and ghost stories, aligning with Grant's personal interests as a self-described sci-fi enthusiast who finds humor in supernatural elements. In February 2025, she co-launched Reading Smut with O'Meara, a spinoff podcast focusing on romance and erotica genres.[5][33][34] In graphic novels and comics, Grant has explored horror and feminist themes. Her 2020 young adult graphic novel Mary: The Adventures of Mary Shelley's Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Granddaughter, published by A Wave Blue World and illustrated by Yishan Li, reimagines a modern descendant of the Frankenstein author as an angsty teen reluctant to uphold her family's monster-hunting legacy, only to face real horrors.[35] Earlier, in 2010, she co-wrote the four-issue comic miniseries We Will Bury You with her brother Zane Grant for IDW Publishing, a survival horror tale set during a zombie outbreak in New York, centering on two unconventional women using their unique skills to endure.[36] These works highlight Grant's broader involvement in comic book writing, often infusing personal influences from her Texas roots into narratives of resilience and the macabre.[37] As an avid e-reader, Grant's passion for science fiction permeates her non-filmic projects, including podcast segments on genre fiction.[5] In 2025, she co-authored The No-Pressure Book Journal with O'Meara, a practical guide designed to encourage enjoyable reading without guilt or stress, further extending her literary outreach.[32]Recognition
Awards
Brea Grant has garnered several awards for her directing and screenwriting in independent horror and comedy films, highlighting her contributions to genre storytelling and female-led narratives.[38][39] For her 2020 black comedy horror film 12 Hour Shift, Grant won the Best Screenplay award in the Cheval Noir Competition at the Fantasia International Film Festival, recognizing her inventive script blending organ-harvesting chaos with dark humor.[40][41] In 2017, her short film Feminist Campfire Stories, a satirical anthology exploring gender dynamics through horror tropes, earned the Audience Favorite Award at the Women in Comedy Film Festival, underscoring its appeal to audiences for its witty and empowering take on feminist themes.[39][42] Grant's 2024 short MLM, a co-written and directed satire on multi-level marketing schemes, was named runner-up for the Audience Award at the Overlook Film Festival, reflecting strong viewer engagement with its timely critique of exploitative corporate culture in the horror genre.[27][43]Nominations
Brea Grant received a Daytime Emmy nomination in 2018 for Outstanding Digital Drama Series as a producer for EastSiders, sharing the recognition with producers including Kit Williamson and Delton Valentine.[44] Brea Grant received a Daytime Emmy nomination in 2020 for Outstanding Writing Team for a Digital Drama Series for her work on the final season of EastSiders, sharing the recognition with writers Kit Williamson, Stephen Guarino, John Halbach, and Larissa James.[45] This nomination highlighted her contributions to the series' narrative depth in exploring LGBTQ+ relationships and personal struggles.[46] In addition to her television work, Grant's directorial efforts in independent horror have earned festival recognition. For 12 Hour Shift (2020), which she wrote and directed, the film was nominated for Best Film in the Cheval Noir competition at the Fantasia International Film Festival. It also garnered a nomination for Movie of the Year at the 2020 Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards, underscoring peer appreciation for her innovative take on the genre blending black comedy and suspense.[47][48] More recently, Grant's short film MLM (2024), which she co-wrote and directed, was a runner-up for the Audience Award at the Overlook Film Festival, reflecting audience engagement with its satirical examination of multi-level marketing schemes. These nominations affirm Grant's growing influence in indie filmmaking, where her projects often receive nods for their bold storytelling and genre subversion.[30]Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Episodes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Friday Night Lights | Jean Binnel | 3 episodes | [1] |
| 2008 | Cold Case | Liza West | 1 episode ("Slipping") | [49] |
| 2008–2010 | Heroes | Daphne Millbrook | Recurring role (16 episodes) | [1] |
| 2011 | Dexter | Ryan Chambers | 3 episodes | [50] |
| 2012 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Mia Jameson | 1 episode ("Patriot Acts") | [51] |
| 2008 | Raising the Bar | Heather Dreeban | 1 episode ("Guatemala Gulfstream") | [52] |
| 2024 | Y2Kevin | Unknown | Short film | [53] |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | You're So Dead | Candy | Short film | [12] |
| 2008 | Midnight Movie | Rachael | Feature film | [1] |
| 2008 | Max Payne | Junkie Girl | Uncredited | [54] |
| 2008 | Battle Planet | Rasha | Feature film | [1] |
| 2009 | The Weathered Underground | Liz | Feature film | [1] |
| 2009 | Trance | Chloe | Feature film | [1] |
| 2009 | Halloween II | Michaela "Mya" Rockwell | Feature film | [1] |
| 2010 | The Chameleon | Unknown | Feature film | [55] |
| 2013 | Best Friends Forever | Harriet | Feature film (also directed) | [1] |
| 2013 | Detour | Laurie | Feature film | [55] |
| 2014 | Oliver, Stoned. | Megan | Feature film | [1] |
| 2014 | Status: Unknown | Diana | Feature film | [1] |
| 2015 | Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival | Twist / The Rosy Bayonettes | Feature film | [1] |
| 2016 | Worry Dolls | Becca | Feature film | [56] |
| 2016 | Beyond the Gates | Margot | Feature film | [1] |
| 2016 | Dead Awake | Linda Noble | Feature film | [1] |
| 2017 | Dead Night | Casey Pollack | Feature film | [56] |
| 2017 | A Ghost Story | Prostitute | Feature film | [57] |
| 2017 | Sleep No More | Frannie | Feature film | [1] |
| 2019 | Apartment 413 | Dana | Feature film | [1] |
| 2019 | Fatale Collective: Bleed | Sexy Baby | Short film | [1] |
| 2019 | Light in Dark Places | Joss | Short film | [1] |
| 2020 | After Midnight | Abby | Feature film | [58] |
| 2020 | The Stylist | Olivia | Feature film | [52] |
| 2020 | Lucky | May | Feature film | [1] |
| 2021 | Happily | Cashier | Feature film | [52] |
| 2022 | Madelines | Madeline | Feature film (also directed and wrote) | [1] |
| 2022 | Torn Hearts | Unknown | Feature film (also directed) | [59] |
| 2022 | Night Sky | Annie | Feature film | [1] |
| 2025 | 1000 Women in Horror | Self | Documentary | [60] |
Directing and writing credits
Brea Grant's directing and writing credits span feature films, short films, television episodes, and web series, often blending horror, comedy, and thriller elements with a focus on female-driven narratives.Feature Films
- Best Friends Forever (2013, director and co-writer): An apocalyptic road trip comedy starring Grant and Vera Miao, which premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival.[16][17]
- 12 Hour Shift (2020, director and writer): A dark horror comedy set in a hospital during a chaotic 12-hour shift, starring Angela Bettis and David Arquette, selected for Tribeca Film Festival.[61][62]
- Torn Hearts (2022, director): A country music horror thriller produced by Blumhouse Television, following two aspiring singers encountering a reclusive star, starring Katey Sagal.[22]
- MLM (2024, director and co-writer): A short horror film satirizing multi-level marketing schemes, starring Jessika Van and Barbara Crampton, which was a runner-up for the Audience Award at Overlook Film Festival.[63]
Television and Web Series
- The Real Housewives of Horror (2014, creator and writer): A Nerdist web series parodying reality TV with horror tropes, featuring Grant as a cast member.[28]
- EastSiders (2017–2019, writer and producer; directed episode in season 4): Contributions to the Netflix LGBTQ+ anthology series, including writing and directing an episode in its final season.[64]
- Pandora (2019, director): Directed episodes of the CW sci-fi series about a young woman navigating interstellar politics.[52]