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

The Assassination of Tony Calzone

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