Brendan Brady was a popular antagonist who appeared in british soap opera Hollyoaks. Brendan served as the main antagonist in 2010-2011 alongside fellow antagonists Warren Fox and Silas Blissett. The secondary antagonist alongside Simon Walker in 2012 and more of an anti-hero in 2013.
Brendan's storylines revolved around his dealings in the underworld. Having two extreme feuds with both Warren Fox and Simon Walker, an abusive relationship with Ste Hay, murdering gangland boss Danny Houston and being revealed to have suffered sexual abuse at the hands of his father.
History[]
Arriving in August 2010 it was clear that Brendan was going to make a lasting impact at first he showed up as Cheryl Brady's older charming brother but was soon revealed to be a gangster who dealt drugs. Brendan took a liking towards local scally Ste Hay and the pair would often sleep together although at first Brendan was in denial over his sexuality and whenever confronted by Ste often beat up Ste.
In December 2010, Brendan met the notorious Warren Fox who was just as equally as daring as he was. The pair took out Danny Houston with Brendan being the one killing him in a fit of rage. Brendan and Warren would enter into a classic unpredictable soap feud with Brendan ultimately being the winner by putting Warren away for good. or so we thought!
Brendan also briefly faced off with the terrfying serial killer Silas Blissett. Brendan was though out thought by Silas who managed to set him up for one of his murders however Silas was eventually caught out leading to Brendan being proven innocent and released from prison.
Brendan had one more rival in Simon Walker despite at first being friends. Brendan was revealed to have sold Walker's brother "Cam" a dodge pill that led to his eventual death. Brendan discovered that Walker was after him and the pair would stare off on and off until March 2013 when the pair had a huge showdown on some train tracks that lead to Brendan ending Walker by kicking him infront of a moving train.
Brendan was a victim himself as he suffered sexual abuse at the hands of his own father who was killed by Cheryl. Brendan took fall when he confesses to all his other crimes.
He was last seen being put in his prison cell.
Villainous Deeds/Statistics[]
Crimes[]
- ABH
- Assault
- Breaking and entering
- Dismemberment of a body
- Domestic abuse
- Drug dealing
- Endangering lives
- Gangland activities
- Heists
- Kinapping
- Murder
- Organised crimes
- Possession of firearms
- Possession of fire arms with intent
- Robbery
- Torture
Murders[]
Murders Commited Directly By Brendan Himself[]
- Danny Houston - 2010 - Beaten to death with a hammer.
- Florence Brady - 2012 - Suffocated.
- Simon Walker - 2013 - Kicked in front of a moving train at the end of a physical fight.
Murders Indirectly Caused By Brendan[]
- Cameron Walker - 2012 - Brain death due to a pill sold by Brendan.
- Mick Cornus - 2012 - Pushed from a height by Brendan But was finished off by Walker.
- Riley Costello - 2012- Shot by Simon Walker who was grappling for the gun with Brendan.
- Seamus Brady - 2012 - Shot in defence of Brendan by his sister Cheryl. Brendan took the blame for the killing.
Trivia[]
- Emmett Scanlan who played Brendan won both Best Newcomer and Best Villain at the 2011 British Soap Awards.
- Emmett Scanlan played a similar character in a series called KIN. That character being Jimmy Kinsella, although the two characters has vast differences also.
- Brendan shares similarities to EastEnders character, Michael Moon although again it's important to state there is vast differences also.
- Emmett Scanlan has openly admitted that he's proud and loved his time and work on Hollyoaks however he would have preferred Brendan being killed-off rather than go to prison. However likely due to the characters popularity the writers refused to kill-off Brendan in hopes of a future return.