Brandon Ludwig

Brandon Ludwig (born September 30, 1990) is a Canadian actor. He achieved international recognition for portraying a promiscuous and dim-witted but good-natured room mate on the tv show Gamer's Paradise.[1] His persona on the show was considered a "ladies' man," with a marked childish side.

Brandon Ludwig
Brandon Ludwig
Brandon Ludwig at the Academy Canadian Screen Awards red carpet March 13, 2016
Born
Kitchener, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Other namesDON BR4N
EducationWaterloo University
OccupationActor
Years active2007–Present
Known forGamer's Paradise
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
RelativesSheldon Ludwig
Website

Early life

Ludwig was born and raised in Kitchener, Ontario.[2] He graduated from the University of Waterloo.[3] His early acting education came from the Second City School in Toronto where he moved after university to pursue his acting career.

Career

Ludwig had his first role in a Canadian film in 2007 with his brother Sheldon Ludwig.[4] He went on to book over 100 different jobs in his career before he was able to get into television.[5] Sheldon went on to create a film/TV production company, Don Shal Productions.[6] Brandon on the other hand, acted in various roles in film and television such as: A Fighting Man, My Babysitter's a Vampire, Man Seeking Woman.[7] Ludwig's most notable achievement came when he contributed to Joseph Gordon-Levitt's HitRecord on TV television show where they won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media - Social TV Experience; Joseph shared the Emmy with his contributors.[8][9] Brandon and Sheldon partner together in the industry and are known as the Ludwig Bros. Ludwig is directing Canadian Star which is a documentary about bringing to light the subject of name recognition in Canada; the documentary will be released in 2016.[10] Ludwig's next project will be The Dunner (movie working title) with Sanctuary sci-fi star Robin Dunne with his brother and Dave Roberts.[11]

Since 2020, Ludwig has been a regular on the podcast Beam Me Up Scotty, created and hosted by his friend Kenny Scott Guffey.

Filmography
Year Title Role
2008 Rent-A-Goalie Yellow Cats Goalie
2010 The Bridge Bennie
2010 My Babysitter's a Vampire Electro-Vampire
2014 HitRecord on TV Game Announcer
2014 A Fighting Man Bobby
2015 Man Seeking Woman Xander
2016 Lost & Found Music Studios A&R Rep
2016 11.22.63 Rookie
2020 Gamer's Paradise Big

2022 A Night of the Undead

References
  1. "Gamer's Paradise". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  2. "Ludwig raised in Kitchener". www.therecord.com. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  3. "UW graduating students". Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  4. "Brandon & Sheldon's first role". IMDb.
  5. "IMDb Resume for Brandon Ludwig (I)". IMDb. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  6. "Don Shal Productions". donshalproductions.com. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  7. Vibrant Magazine, Brantford Expositor. Archived from the original on 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  8. Team, The Deadline (14 August 2014). "Joseph Gordon-Levitt Dodges Short Emmy Speech Limits With Long Video". Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  9. "Emmy contribution".
  10. "Documentary goes on the search for a Canadian star-making movement | Metro News". Archived from the original on 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  11. Director, Actor. "News about Brandon Ludwig". brandonludwig.com. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
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