Brendan Kaplan

Biography

Brendan Kaplan is an American screenwriter, director, and actor based out of Nashville and Atlanta. He spent two years studying film at Lipscomb University in Nashville where he wrote and directed three short films, The Poet (2023), Spiral (2025), and Nina (2025). Kaplan enjoys exploring themes of mental health, relationships, and power dynamics, mainly through the lens of drama and horror genres.

Known For

Nina
Nina
The Assassination of Tony Calzone
The Assassination of Tony Calzone
Ally vs the Dead
Ally vs the Dead

Filmography

2025 Nina
as Carmen
2025 The Assassination of Tony Calzone
as Worm
2025 The Incubator
as Marcus
2024 Food for Thought
as Niles
---- Kobe!
as Joseph
---- Ally vs the Dead
as Tucker
---- Cigar Box
as Scott