Personal details
- Birth Date: 1990-06-26
- Height: 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Birth Location: Dover, New Jersey, USA
- Professions: Actor
Brandon Sklenar grew up in northern New Jersey, right in a working-class family—dad swinging a hammer, mom styling hair. Not exactly Hollywood royalty, but hey, that’s where the grit comes from. Guy’s been obsessed with movies and music since he was a kid, so, naturally, he bolts headfirst into acting and filmmaking. No Plan B. He started making waves in 2018, teaming up with international powerhouse Amir Naderi for Magic Lantern. Not long after, he landed a role in VICE—the Dick Cheney movie that had Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Sam Rockwell, and Adam McKay all in the mix. You blink and suddenly he’s sharing the screen with Matt Smith, playing Edward Mapplethorpe in Mapplethorpe. That one’s a wild ride through the life of Robert Mapplethorpe, the controversial photographer. It even premiered at Tribeca, which is kind of a big deal. Fast forward to 2019, and Brandon’s calendar is basically all booked. He’s taking lead roles left and right: a Texas moonshiner in Jonesin’ (dark comedy vibes), a concert violinist tangled up in drama with Rosie Day in Indigo Valley, and a West Virginia oil man in London Calling, running with Nick Braun and Ron Perlman. Oh, and as if that’s not enough, he grabbed a supporting part in Roland Emmerich’s Midway, playing George Gay, a real-life World War 2 hero. Dude’s career is just firing on all cylinders, and honestly, it looks like he’s not slowing down anytime soon.
Growing up, he wrestled with a stutter and dyslexia. Man, talk about a rough start—imagine trying to read out loud in class when the words won’t line up right and your voice keeps tripping over itself. That kind of thing’ll mess with your confidence, big time. Social anxiety? Of course it followed him around like a shadow. He’d probably freeze up just thinking about having to talk to people, feeling like everyone was waiting for him to mess up. School, playgrounds, birthday parties—it all probably felt like a minefield, honestly. But here’s the wild part: people with these challenges sometimes end up insanely creative or determined, because they have to work ten times harder just to get by. So, yeah, his early years were no walk in the park, but you can bet that struggle built some serious grit. It’s kind of inspiring, if you think about it.
June 26, 1990
6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
Dover, New Jersey, USA
35 years old