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Josh Brener is an American actor. He played the roles of Kyle on the IFC series Maron, Nelson “Big Head” Bighetti on the HBO series Silicon Valley, and Alan Zweibel in the film Saturday Night. In animation, he provides the voices of Mark Beaks in the 2017 reboot of DuckTales, Donatello on Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Neeku Vozo on Star Wars Resistance, Dylan Dalmatian on 101 Dalmatian Street, Twig on The Mighty Ones, and Intelligence Pete on Sniper Grit.

Early life

Brener was born in Houston, Texas,[2] and was raised in a Jewish household.[3] He attended Bellaire High School.[4]

Brener graduated from Harvard University in 2007.[2][5][6] He was the president of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals, a student theatrical society at Harvard.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2013 The Internship Lyle Spaulding
2015 Welcome to Happiness Ripley
The Rumperbutts Richie
2016 The Belko Experiment Keith McLure
Unleashed Luke
Max Steel Steel Voice[8]
Baked in Brooklyn David
2017 Where’s the Money Clarke
2018 Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss Cultist
The Front Runner Doug Wilson
2019 What Men Want Brandon Wallace
2020 All My Life Eric Bronitt [9]
2022 Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie Donatello, additional voices Voice[10][8]
Sniper: Rogue Mission Pete Direct-to-video[11]
Bromates Sid [12]
2023 Old Dads Dana [13]
Sniper: G.R.I.T. – Global Response & Intelligence Team Pete Direct-to-video[14]
2024 Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate Ol’ Chum Voice[15][8]
Saturday Night Alan Zweibel
Carry-On Herschel [16]
2025 Cold Wallet Charles Hegel Premiered at the 2024 South by Southwest festival on March 8, 2024. Released to the US on February 28, 2025.
TBA White Elephant Filming[17]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Sorcerer Hunters Boy (voice) Episode: “Big Mama Once Again”; English dub[8]
2010–11 Glory Daze Zack Miller 10 episodes
2011, 2013 The Big Bang Theory Dale 2 episodes
2012 House of Lies Will Davis Episode: “Veritas”
2013 Workaholics Marshall Davis Episode: “In Line”
2013–15 Maron Kyle 12 episodes
2014 The Middle Julian Episode: “Heck on a Hard Body”
2014–19 Silicon Valley Nelson “Big Head” Bighetti 53 episodes
2015 Scandal Gavin Price Episode: “Yes”
2016–18 Future-Worm! Chadd Gold, Nils (voice) 4 episodes
2017 Star Wars Rebels Erskin Semaj, Imperial Tech (voice) 2 episodes
2017–21 DuckTales Mark Beaks (voice) 10 episodes[8]
2018 Swedish Dicks Rick Episode: “Girls Day!”
2018–20 Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Donatello (voice) 57 episodes[8]
Star Wars Resistance Neeku Vozo (voice) 34 episodes[8]
2019 The Neighborhood Trevor Episode: “Welcome to Malcolm’s Job”
Modern Family Carl Episode: “The Wild”
2019–20 101 Dalmatian Street Dylan Dalmatian (voice) 26 episodes
2019–25 Love, Death & Robots K-VRC, Shower Head, Litter Box (voice) 3 episodes[8]
2020 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Worker (voice) Episode: “Together Again”
2020–21 Mythic Quest Young C.W. Longbottom 2 episodes
2020–22 The Mighty Ones Twig, Mud Puddle (voice) 40 episodes[18]
2021 It’s Pony Kyle Episode: “Raiders of the Lost Cinema”
2021–23 Rugrats Daxton (voice) 11 episodes[8]
2023 The Last of Us Murray Episode: “When You’re Lost in the Darkness”
2023–24 Hailey’s On It! A.C. (voice) 13 episodes[8]
2024 Megamind Rules! Ol’ Chum (voice) 16 episodes[19]
3 Body Problem Kent Episode: “Wallfacer”
2025 I Love LA Victor Episode: “Girl’s Girl”
Beavis and Butt-Head Beavis H. (voice) Episode: “Beavis H.”
StuGo Bombo (voice) Episode: “Pea-Brained Mutant Crystal Nuptials”

Video games

Year Title Role
2020 Grounded BURG.L

Music videos

Year Title Role Artist
2017 “Champion“ Simulation User Fall Out Boy

References

  1. ^ David, Mark (April 12, 2018). “Josh Brener and Meghan Falcone List Above L.A.’s Beachwood Canyon (Exclusive)”. Variety. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  2. ^ a b “Josh Brener”. IFC.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013.
  3. ^ NWK Interview Josh Brener Part Jew: Electric Boogaloo on YouTube
  4. ^ “17 Houston Celebrities Born & Raised”. justvibehouston.com.
  5. ^ “OfA announces undergraduate prize winners”. Harvard Gazette. April 26, 2007.
  6. ^ Pacult, Mark A. (May 2, 2007). “Joshua M. Brener ’07”. The Harvard Crimson.
  7. ^ Gewertz, Ken (February 22, 2007). “Roast World”. Harvard Gazette.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j “Josh Brener (visual voices guide)”. Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 30, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title’s list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  9. ^ Galuppo, Mia (December 4, 2019). “Universal Love Story All My Life Adds Silicon Valley, Catch 22 Actors (Exclusive)”. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  10. ^ Zahed, Ramin (August 1, 2022). “Exclusive: Ant Ward & Andy Suriano Shell Out the Secrets of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie“. Animation Magazine. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  11. ^ Blu-ray. “Sniper: Rogue Mission Blu-ray”. Blu-ray. Blu-ray. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  12. ^ Grobar, Matt (August 11, 2021). “Lil Rel Howery & Josh Brener To Headline Bromates Comedy Exec Produced By Snoop Dogg”. Deadline. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  13. ^ Gonzalez, Umberto (March 31, 2022). “Bill Burr’s Directorial Debut Old Dads Adds 9 to Cast (Exclusive)”. TheWrap. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  14. ^ “Sniper: G.R.I.T.: Global Response & Intelligence Team”. Sony Pictures. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  15. ^ Mantilla, Ryan Louis (February 1, 2024). “Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate Trailer Sets Peacock Release Date”. ComingSoon.net – Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  16. ^ Cordero, Rosy (October 17, 2022). “Carry-On: Dean Norris, Tonatiuh, Logan Marshall Green & Sinqua Walls Among 8 New Cast In Netflix Amblin Thriller”. Deadline. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  17. ^ Grobar, Matt (April 6, 2026). “‘White Elephant’: Nick Jonas Horror Movie Adds Six To Cast (EXCLUSIVE)”. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
  18. ^ Gomes, Anoush (August 19, 2020). “The Mighty Ones: Here’s all you need to know about the animated series coming to Hulu”. Meaww. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  19. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (February 1, 2024). “Trailer: DreamWorks’ Megamind Returns in New Peacock Film & Series”. Animation Magazine. Retrieved September 30, 2024.