Braeden Lemasters

Braeden Matthew Lemasters (born January 27, 1996) is an American musician and actor. 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.

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 Braeden 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.

He grew up listening to The Beatles and Arctic Monkeys, and learned how to play guitar. During middle school, he joined the band The Feaver with his friends and future Wallows members, Cole Preston and Dylan Minnette.

Career Acting After 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.

From 2009, Lemasters began starring in the TNT series Men of a Certain Age as Albert Tranelli. 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. He also had a supporting role in the 2009 remake of The Stepfather. 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.

From 2013-2014, Lemasters starred as Victor McAllister in ABC's drama series Betrayal. 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. 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.

Music In addition to acting, Lemasters is also a singer and lead guitarist for the band Wallows with Cole Preston (drums), and Dylan Minnette (singer, guitar). 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". They performed "Pictures of Girls" on The Late Late Show with James Corden on May 8, 2018. The band released their debut studio album, Nothing Happens in 2019, which featured the hit single "Are You Bored Yet?" In 2020, they released their second EP Remote. The band released their sophomore album Tell Me That It's Over in March 2022, which was followed by their third studio album Model, released in 2024.

Discography

Filmography Film + Film appearances by Braeden Lemasters Year Title Role Notes 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 + Television appearances by Braeden Lemasters Year Title Role Notes 2005 Six Feet Under Frankie Episode: "Eat a Peach" 2006Criminal 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!

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