Brandon Beemer is an American actor, best known for his role in the soap operas as

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in the

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soap opera ''

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'' (2006–08, 2016–2023) and Owen Knight in the

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The Bold and the Beautiful ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (often referred to as ''B&B'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It premiered on March 23, 1987, as a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera ''Th ...

'' (2008–12).

Early life

Beemer was born in

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. He is of German and Irish ancestry. His first job was as a driver at the local

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bottling plant. After high school, he moved to New York City and briefly modeled. There, he began taking acting classes, and soon decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue acting full-time.

Career

Beemer played

on ''

'' and made his debut in the role on September 29, 2006. He replaced Jason Cook, who had played the role since October 1999. On January 21, 2008, it was reported that Beemer and his co-star Martha Madison had been fired from the show. Their last airdate was March 24, 2008. It was announced in May 2008 that Beemer would be joining the cast of ''

''. Beemer made his debut on ''B&B'', July 2, 2008. He played Owen Knight from 2008 to 2012. In 2011, Beemer was part of the cast in the docu-reality show '' Dirty Soap'', a new reality series following the real-lives of 5 fellow soap stars that documents both their personal and professional lives. ''Dirty Soap'' debuted on September 25, 2011, on the E! Network. On February 9, 2012, Beemer starred as psychologist Luke Parker in the first official screening of the short horror film, ''BloodMoon'', directed by Farnaz Samiinia. In 2013, he starred in the television movie ''Bering Sea Beast'', and also appeared on

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's comedy series '' The Stafford Project''. He also portrayed Dylan in the horror-thriller film '' Fear Clinic''. On November 10, 2015, it was confirmed that Beemer would reprise his portrayal of Shawn-Douglas Brady on ''Days of Our Lives''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Beemer, Brandon Living people American male soap opera actors American male television actors American people of German descent American people of Irish descent Male actors from Eugene, Oregon Year of birth missing (living people)