Brad Kelly (born April 4, 1964) is a Canadian actor and stunt performer whose exact birthplace and height are not publicly confirmed in major sources. He has been active since the late 1990s, accumulating over 90 film and television credits, frequently portraying guards, thugs, soldiers, and other physically imposing characters. He also works as a stunt performer, with credits on Watchmen (2009), War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), Blade: Trinity (2004), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), and Suicide Squad (2016).
His most notable film credits include a Knot Top Gang Member in Watchmen (2009, directed by Zack Snyder), Byrne in Man of Steel (2013, directed by Zack Snyder, with Henry Cavill and Amber Heard), Sorenson in Shooter (2007, with Mark Wahlberg), a Prison Truck Guard in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), a role in I, Robot (2004, with Will Smith), a Goon in Paycheck (2003, with Ben Affleck and Uma Thurman), a role in Two for the Money (2005), Solomon's Soldier in Red Riding Hood (2011, directed by Catherine Hardwicke), Guard/Chauffeur in Sucker Punch (2011, directed by Zack Snyder), Ulster County Sheriff in Welcome to Marwen (2018, directed by Quentin Tarantino), Roadhouse Thug in Sonic the Hedgehog (2020), and Skull Rock Pirate in Peter Pan & Wendy (2023, Disney+). On television he is best known as Lyle in Falling Skies (2012–2013, 11 episodes, TNT), with additional credits in Supernatural (2019), Arrow (2014, 2020), The 100 (2014), DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016), Siren (2018, 2 episodes), Stargate SG-1 (1997, 2001, 2002), Psych (2006–2008), and Smallville (2011).
