Brant Daugherty

Brant David Daugherty (born August 20, 1985) is an American actor,^[1] known for his recurring role as Noel Kahn on the teen drama television series Pretty Little Liars.^[2] In 2013, he had a recurring role as Brian in the NBC daytime drama Days of Our Lives.^[3][4]

Brant Daugherty
Born	Brant David Daugherty (1985-08-20) August 20, 1985 (age 39) Mason, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2008–present
Spouse	Kimberly Hidalgo ​ (m. 2019)​
Children	2

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. He grew up along with his brother, Adam, and sister, Caitey. Brant's father died of cancer on February 19, 2009, at age 57.^[5][6][7]

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.^[8][9] 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.^[10][11]

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.^[12] 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.^[13]

Personal life

Daugherty started dating actress Kimberly Hidalgo in 2016. They got engaged in February 2018 during a trip to Amsterdam^[14] and they married on June 15, 2019.^[15] They have two sons together: Wilder, born in March 2021,^[16] and Aero, born December 2023.^[17]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Suspended	Bill	Short film
2013	The Starving Games	Dale
2013	Something Wicked	Aiden	Short film
2015	Merry Kissmas	Dustin Casey
2016	Oranges	Danny Foster
2017	Broken Strings	Agent	Short film
2018	Fifty Shades Freed	Luke Sawyer
2018	Another Tango	Dean Rogers
2019	Timeless Love	Thomas Clayborne	Hallmark Movie
2021	Just For The Summer	Jason
2022	A Royal Runaway Romance	Grady Beck	Hallmark Movie
2022	#Xmas	Max	Hallmark Movie
2023	Joyeux Noel	Mark	Hallmark Movie

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 Scanlon	Hallmark 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 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