Brett Kelly (actor)

Brett Edward Kelly (born October 30, 1993) is a Canadian actor known for his role as Thurman Merman in the 2003 film Bad Santa.^[2]

Brett Kelly
Born	(1993-10-30) October 30, 1993 (age 31) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada[1]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present

He appeared in Like Mike 2: Streetball, The Sandlot 2, Unaccompanied Minors, Trick 'r Treat, and reprised his role in the 2016 sequel Bad Santa 2.^[3] He is also a recurring cast member on the Canadian television series Family Law.

Kelly was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and lives in Surrey, British Columbia.^[1]

He was a contestant on the October 23, 2024 episode of Jeopardy!. He ended Double Jeopardy with 0 dollars, thus did not qualify for Final Jeopardy!, and therefore finished in third place.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Kill Me Later
	Ladies and the Champ	Ted Slatske
	Out Cold	Toby
2002	Cheats	Sammy
2003	Bad Santa	Thurman Merman
2004	Dead Like Me	Francis Bischetti
2005	The Sandlot 2	Mac McKing
2006	Just a Phase	Jackson
	Like Mike 2: Streetball	Rodney Rheingold
	Birthdays and Other Traumas	Oscar Pitt
	Unaccompanied Minors	Timothy 'Beef' Wellington
2007	Masters of Horror	Young Joe
	Trick 'r Treat	Charlie
2008	Slap Shot 3: The Junior League	Dickie Dunn III
2009	What Goes Up	Blastoff! Chorus
2010	High School	Martin Gordon
2016	Bad Santa 2	Thurman Merman
2017	Supernatural	Clark's co-worker	Episode: "Lost and Found"
2021–present	Family Law	Cecil Patterson

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Nominated Work	Result
2007	Young Artist Award for Best Young Feature Film Cast	Unaccompanied Minors	Nominated
	Leo Awards for Best Actor in a Short Drama	Birthdays and Other Traumas