Braeden Matthew Lemasters (born January 27, 1996)[1] is an American actor and musician. He began his career as a child actor, receiving recognition for his role as Albert Tranelli in the TNT comedy-drama series Men of a Certain Age (2009–2011). He has made guest appearances in several television series such as, Criminal Minds, ER, House, Grey's Anatomy and Amazon Prime Video's The Romanoffs. He is also the lead guitarist and co-lead singer for the American alternative rock band Wallows.
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 Lemasters performing with Wallows in 2022 | |
| Born | Braeden Matthew Lemasters January 27, 1996 Warren, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
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| Member of | Wallows |
In films, Lemasters has appeared in the thriller film The Stepfather (2009), the romantic comedy film Easy A (2010), the family comedy film A Christmas Story 2 (2012) and the horror film Totem (2017).
Early life
editBraeden Matthew Lemasters was born in Warren, Ohio, to David and Michelle Lemasters. He has an older brother, Austin. When he was nine his family moved to Santa Clarita, California, so that he could pursue a career in acting. Lemasters was musically influenced by his father, who was a guitarist and used to play at local places around Warren with the later incarnation of Left End as well as groups like Triple Play and The Benders.[2][3]
He grew up listening to The Beatles and Arctic Monkeys,[4][5] and learned how to play guitar.[6] During middle school, Braeden joined the band The Feaver with his friends and future Wallows members Cole Preston and Dylan Minnette.[7]
Career
editActing
editAfter appearing in a McDonald’s commercial that aired during the Super Bowl, Lemasters began his acting career at the age of 9, playing the role of Frankie in an episode of Six Feet Under in 2005.[3] In 2006, he played the role of a child with autism in the medical drama television series House. Subsequently he had minor roles in Criminal Minds, ER, and The Closer. In April 2007, he appeared as Jacob Marshall-LaHaye in the Christian drama television film Love's Unending Legacy, for which he earned his first Young Artist Award nomination. Later that year he was featured in Sacrifices of the Heart, Life, Grey's Anatomy and Wainy Days.[8]
From 2009, Lemasters began starring in the TNT series Men of a Certain Age as Albert Tranelli.[9] He earned various awards and nominations for the role, including a Peabody Award and a nomination for Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series. He was in the show for two seasons until it ended in 2011.[10] He also had a supporting role in the 2009 remake of The Stepfather.[11]
In 2010, he appeared in the teen romantic comedy film Easy A, as the young version of Penn Badgley's character Todd. The following year, he starred as Ralphie Parker in the sequel to A Christmas Story.[12] From 2013-2014, Lemasters starred as Victor McAllister in ABC's drama series Betrayal.[13][14] The next year, Lemasters starred in the horror comedy film R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls alongside Dove Cameron and Tiffany Espensen.
In 2017, Lemasters was cast as Trevor in the second season of T@gged. He reprised the role again in the third season of the series.[15][6] In April 2018, he starred in the adventure comedy drama Flock of Four, in which he played Joey Grover, a talented amateur pianist in 1950s Pasadena.[16][17]
Music
editIn addition to acting, Lemasters is also a singer and lead guitarist for the band Wallows with Cole Preston (drums), and Dylan Minnette (singer, guitar).[18] The band won the Battle Of The Bands Contest (2010) sponsored by radio station KYSR in 2010 and played on the 2011 Vans Warped Tour. They have since performed at several popular Los Angeles venues including the Roxy Theater and Whisky a Go Go.
The band began releasing songs independently in April 2017 starting with "Pleaser", which reached number two on the Spotify Global Viral 50 chart.
In 2018, Wallows signed a deal with Atlantic Records and released their major label debut EP, Spring, including singles "Pictures of Girls" and "These Days".[19] They performed "Pictures of Girls" on The Late Late Show with James Corden on May 8, 2018.[20] The band released their debut studio album, Nothing Happens in 2019, which featured the hit single "Are You Bored Yet?"[21][22] In 2020, they released their second EP Remote.[23] The band released their sophomore album Tell Me That It's Over in March 2022.[24] In 2024, they released their third stuid album Model.
Discography
editFilmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2008 | Beautiful Loser | Jake | |
| 2009 | The Stepfather | Sean Harding | |
| 2010 | Easy A | 8th Grade Todd | |
| 2012 | A Christmas Story 2 | Ralph "Ralphie" Parker | Direct-to-video released film |
| 2017 | Totem | Todd | |
| 2018 | Flock of Four | Joey Grover |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Six Feet Under | Frankie | Episode: "Eat a Peach" |
| 2006 | Criminal Minds | Eric Fisher | Episode: "Poison" |
| 2006 | ER | Sean | Episode: "The Gallant Hero and the Tragic Victor" |
| 2006 | The Closer | Charlie Hubbard | Episode: "Blue Blood" |
| 2006 | House | Adam | Episode: "Lines in the Sand" |
| 2007 | Sacrifices of the Heart | Young Ryan | TV movie |
| 2007 | Love's Unending Legacy | Jacob Marshall | TV movie |
| 2007 | Life | Tyler Hawley | Pilot |
| 2007 | Grey's Anatomy | Brian | Episode: "Physical Attraction... Chemical Reaction" |
| 2007 | Wainy Days | Young David | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | David Zelinsky | Episode: "Unorthodox" |
| 2008 | Eli Stone | Brian Swain | Episode: "Father Figure" |
| 2008 | Ghost Whisperer | Michael Wilkins | Episode: "Stranglehold" |
| 2008 | Saving Grace | Tommy Ward | Episode: "It's a Fierce, White-Hot, Mighty Love" |
| 2008 | Cold Case | Seth Lundgren '69 | Episode: "One Small Step" |
| 2008 | Chasing a Dream | Cam | TV movie |
| 2009 | NCIS | Noah Taffet | Episode: "Hide and Seek" |
| 2009–2011 | Men of a Certain Age | Albert | |
| 2010 | The Haney Project | Ray | Episode: "Mental Breakdown" |
| 2011 | R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Rob | Episode: "The Hole" |
| 2012 | Wedding Band | Shane | Episode: "Get Down on It" |
| 2013–2014 | Betrayal | Victor McAllister | 13 episodes |
| 2015 | R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls | Kellen | TV movie |
| 2016 | 11.22.63 | Mike Coslaw | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | The Price Is Right | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2017–2018 | T@gged | Trevor | 17 episodes: recurring (season 2), main (season 3) |
| 2018 | The Romanoffs | Andrew | Episode: "The Royal We" |
| 2018; 2019 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Himself | Performing alongside his band Wallows |
| 2019 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | ||
| 2020; 2024 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Voice Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Thrillville | Child Male 1 | [25] | |
| 2007 | Thrillville: Off the Rails | Sequel of Thrillville | [26] |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Refs |
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| 2008 | CAMIE Awards | Television - Made for TV Movie | Love's Unending Legacy | Won | |
| Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Supporting Young Actor | Nominated | [27] | ||
| 2009 | Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Nominated | [28] | |
| 2011 | Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actor | Men of a Certain Age | Nominated | [29] | |
| Peabody Awards | — | Won | [30] |
References
edit- ^ "Braeden Lemasters". TV.com. Archived from the original on 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ Weber, Halle (24 May 2022). "An Established Actor, Wallows Singer-Guitarist Talks About His Passion for Music Prior to Band's June 4 Show at Agora". Cleveland Scene. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Howland native Braeden Lemasters Wallows-ing in success". Tribune Chronicle. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Wallows Grew Up Going To Coachella — Now They're Playing It". MTV. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Wallows on 'Tell Me That It's Over', Arctic Monkeys and their next album". Youtube. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Exclusive Interview: Pop Culturalist Chats with T@gged's Braeden Lemasters". Pop-Culturalist. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ Swift | @kellbell237, Kelly (5 November 2018). "Wallows bandmates grow together, evolve music style". The Reveille, LSU's student newspaper. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Braeden Lemasters Unlimited". Archived from the original on 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- ^ Lowry, Brian (30 November 2010). "Men of a Certain Age". Variety. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (15 July 2011). "TNT Cancels 'Men Of A Certain Age'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "The Stepfather -- Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2009-10-20.
- ^ Chaney, Jen (15 August 2012). "'A Christmas Story 2' actually happened?". Washington Post.
- ^ Goodman, Tim (29 September 2013). "Betrayal: TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (12 September 2013). "'Southland' Alum Heads to ABC's 'Betrayal'". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (28 November 2018). "AwesomenessTV's 'T@gged' Season 3 Premiere Date Set on Hulu". Variety. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ Abele, Robert (12 April 2018). "Well-intended jazz drama 'Flock of Four' awkwardly addresses cultural appropriation". The Morning Call. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (21 November 2016). "'House of Cards' Actor Reg E. Cathey Joins Indie 'Flock of Four'". Variety. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Meet Wallows, a young rock band worth your time in 2019". Los Angeles Times. March 22, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ^ "Wallows Debut EP Spring Available Now On Atlantic Records". Atlantic Records Press. April 6, 2018. Archived from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ Cummings-Grady, Mackenzie (May 9, 2018). "Wallows Shreds During Debut TV Performance On 'The Late Late Show': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ "Wallows Debut Album Nothing Happens Available Now via Atlantic Records". Atlantic Records Press. March 22, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- ^ Rancilio, Alicia (March 22, 2019). "After a Decade, Wallows Finally Releases Band's First Album". AP News.
- ^ "Wallows Announce "Remote" EP Out October 23". Atlantic Records Press. September 9, 2020. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ "Wallows announce album 'Tell Me That It's Over' and share single 'Especially You'". NME. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Thrillville (2006 video game)". LucasArts Entertainment Company. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Thrillville: Off the Rails". LucasArts Entertainment Company. 9 October 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "29th Annual Awards 2008". The Young Artist Foundation. 2008. Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
- ^ "Young Artist Awards (2009)". IMDb. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "32nd Annual Young Artist Awards – Nominations / Special Awards". The Young Artist Foundation. 2011. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
- ^ "Complete 70th Annual Peabody Awards". Peabody Awards. 2011. Archived from the original on February 28, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
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