Brant Daugherty

Brant David Daugherty (born August 20, 1985) is an American actor, known for his recurring role as Noel Kahn on the teen drama television series Pretty Little Liars. In 2013, he had a recurring role as Brian in the NBC daytime drama Days of Our Lives.

Early life Daugherty was born and raised in Mason, Ohio, the son of David Daugherty, an art teacher at Mason Middle School, and his wife, Mary Beth (née Hirt) Daugherty, head of rehabilitation services for Shriners Hospitals for Children, Cincinnati. Brant's father died of cancer on February 19, 2009, at age 57.

Daugherty attended William Mason High School, where he played football until his sophomore year and later tried out for the school play. He continued to perform in school plays until his graduation in 2004. He moved to Los Angeles in 2008 after earning a film degree from Columbia College Chicago. He now resides in West Hollywood.

Career In 2013, he was a regular of the cast of Lifetime Network's Army Wives for season 7, which began airing in April 2013, in the role of Patrick Clarke.

He had a credited role in Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer's motion picture comedy film The Starving Games released in fall 2013.

In 2014, he had a credited role in the Charlie Sheen FX series Anger Management.

Daugherty was a contestant in season 17 of Dancing with the Stars in which he partnered with professional dancer Peta Murgatroyd. They were eliminated in the eighth week of competition, finishing in seventh place.

In 2018, he played Luke Sawyer in the film Fifty Shades Freed.

Personal life Daugherty started dating actress Kimberly Hidalgo in 2016. They got engaged in February 2018 during a trip to Amsterdam and they married on June 15, 2019. They have two sons together: Wilder, born in March 2021, and Aero, born December 2023. He, his wife, and their children gained Italian citizenship in 2024.

Filmography

Film

Television Year Title Role Notes 2010 Super Sportlets Ben / Ballistico Main role; 27 episodes 2010–2012, 2014, 2016 Pretty Little Liars Noel Kahn Recurring role; 27 episodes 2012–2013 Days of Our Lives Brian Recurring role; 14 episodes 2013 Army Wives Lt. Patrick Clarke Recurring role; 9 episodes 2013 Dancing with the Stars Himself Contestant 2014 Anger Management Tiffer Episode: "Charlie Pledges a Sorority Sister" 2014 The Michaels Tom Stanfield Television film 2015 Ungodly Acts Daniel Television film 2015 Merry Kissmas Dustin Casey Television Film 2016 Suicide Note Brady Faris Television film 2016 Accidentally Engaged Chas Hunter Television film 2017 Dear White People Thane Lockwood Recurring role; 3 episodes 2017 Freakish Jake Recurring role 2018 Mingle All the Way Jeff ScanlonHallmark Channel Television film 2019 Lost Star Peter Ski Main role 2019 A Christmas Movie Christmas Paul UP TV television film 2020 Just for the Summer Jason Humphrey UP TV television film 2021 The Baker's Son Matt Hallmark TV television film 2022 The Nature of Romance Sean Davis Television film

Web Year Title Role Notes 2009 Private Thomas Pearson 10 episodes 2009 Private: The Casting Call Himself Episode 1 2012 Pretty Dirty Secrets Noel Kahn Episode: "I'm a Free Man" 2016–2017 Relationship Status Church 6 episodes