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Brea Grant

Brea Grant

Actor, director and writer, also producer · Born October 16, 1981 (45) · Marshall, Texas, USA

Brea Colleen Grant (born 16 October 1981) is an American actress and writer who is best known for playing Daphne Millbrook in the NBC television series Heroes. She was born in Marshall, Texas, and holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in American Studies from The University of Texas at Austin. Her acting career includes credits in an episode of Cold Case, three episodes of Friday Night Lights, as "Junkie Girl" (uncredited) in Max Payne, and as "Rasha" in SciFi's Battle Planet. Brea has also seen success in the world of comics. She created a comic book miniseries called We Will Bury You with her brother Zane Grant and artist Kyle Strahm. She continued her comic writing with the SuicideGirls comic miniseries, based on the pin-up Web site of the same name. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brea Grant, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

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Born
October 16, 1981 (45)
From
Marshall, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor, director and writer, also producer
Titles
43 on Motif · 73 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 11% in 30 days

What are Brea Grant's films like?

Across their 27 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Horror8 titlesTypical Motif score: 12th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Motif score: 20th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Motif score: 18th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Motif score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Fantasy2 titlesTypical Motif score: 12th percentile
: browse their Fantasy movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
36%
Self
21%
Bonds
19%
Morality
10%
Society
9%
Power
3%
Ideas
2%
Survival11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeMental illness4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 10 · Dark 11

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 10 · Intense 11

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 10

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 11 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 10 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 10
Shadow
2 of 10
Ally
2 of 10
Herald
1 of 10
Shapeshifter
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Dread
16
Melancholic
10
Absurd
8
Contemplative
7
Other
12

How their films linger

Unsettling18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous15

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Brea Grant's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 37 of their 43 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brea Grant's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

73 credits, 43 with a Motif page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Monstrous Me (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Grind(2026)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Unconventional(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Writer · as Lillian

    Motif score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Y2Kevin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • MLM (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Writer

  • Night Sky (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Torn Hearts(2022)

    Director

    Motif score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Madelines(2022)

    Writer · as Madeline

    Motif score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Happily(2021)

    as Cashier

    Motif score: 21st percentile of all films

  • 12 Hour Shift(2020)

    Director · Writer

    Motif score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Stylist(2020)

    as Olivia

    Motif score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Lucky(2020)

    Writer · as May Ryer

    Motif score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Megan, 26 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Writer

  • After Midnight(2019)

    as Abby

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Fatale Collective: Bleed (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Sexy Baby (segment "ASMR")

  • Pandora (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Vicious (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Apartment 413(2019)

    as Dana

    Motif score: 7th percentile of all films

  • California No(2020)

    as Famous Actress

    Motif score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Intervention (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as The Dead Girl From That Really Depressing Short That Bummed Everybody Out

  • Sleep No More(2017)

    as Frannie

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Dead Night(2017)

    as Casey Pollack

    Motif score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Girls Like Magic (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • All the Creatures Were Stirring(2018)

    as Sally

    Motif score: 11th percentile of all films

  • My Monster (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Lily

  • Bad Apples(2018)

    as Ella

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Greatest Question Facing the Future of Science and Robotics (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • A Ghost Story(2017)

    as Clara

    Motif score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Feminist Campfire Stories (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Beyond the Gates(2016)

    as Margot

    Motif score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Dead Awake(2016)

    as Linda Noble

    Motif score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Dolls(2016)

    as Becca

    Motif score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Holidays(2016)

    as TV Announcer (segment "New Year's")

    Motif score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival(2016)

    as Click / The Rosy Bayonettes

    Motif score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Smothered (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as DeeDee

  • RocketJump: The Show(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Female Executive

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Oliver, Stoned.(2014)

    as Megan

    Motif score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Pitch Perfect 2(2015)

    as Barden University Orientation Announcer

    Motif score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Resident Advisors (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Olivia's Bitchy Friend

  • Ninja Masters 4: The Possession (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Brea

  • Happy Halloween (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as Allison

  • Status: Unknown(2014)

    as Diana

    Motif score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Maron(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Ivy

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Detour(2013)

    as Laurie

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Best Friends Forever (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Writer · as Harriet

  • Eastsiders(2012)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer · as Bri

    Motif score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • The Root of the Problem (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Nurse Su

  • Looper(2012)

    as TK Billboard Girl (uncredited)

    Motif score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Baytown Outlaws(2012)

    as Pammy

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Anger Management(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellie

    Motif score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Homecoming (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as Estelle

  • Ice Road Terror (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as Rachel Harris

  • The Closet (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as Daughter

  • The Perfect Student (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as Jordan

  • BlackBoxTV Presents (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jen

  • Trance(2010)

    as Chloe

    Motif score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Weathered Underground (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    as Liz

  • NCIS: Los Angeles(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Mia Jameson

    Motif score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Halloween II(2009)

    as Mya Rockwell

    Motif score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Battle Planet (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as Rasha

  • Midnight Movie(2008)

    as Rachael

    Motif score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Max Payne(2008)

    as Junkie Girl (uncredited)

    Motif score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Middle of Nowhere(2008)

    as Jean

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Corpse Run (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as Liberty

  • Raising the Bar(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Heather Dreeban

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Guild(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Brea Grant

    Motif score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Friday Night Lights(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jean Binnel

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Dexter(2006)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ryan Chambers

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Heroes(2006)

    Show 16 episodes · as Daphne Millbrook

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Cold Case (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Liza West

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Cheryl Brown

    Motif score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The Atrocities (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Director · Screenplay

  • You're So Dead (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 73 titles, 71 of them dated from 2002 to 2026; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Halloween II (2009)

$39M worldwide

Highest rated

1000 Women in Horror (2025)

Motif 81st

Most popular right now

Halloween II (2009)

Film career

20022026

Peak 2019 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 6 Motif titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2006Screen debut· Heroes
  • 2008First film· Middle of Nowhere
  • 2011First top-billed film· Ice Road Terror
  • 2020Career best· Lucky

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting62 of 73: 57 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Motif score27thDirecting12 of 73: 4 only directing, 8 with another roleWriting10 of 73: 0 only writing, 10 with another role · typical Motif score16thProducing4 of 73: 1 only producing, 3 with another role

73 titles, 11 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s14 · acting2010s45 · 41 acting · 6 crew2020s12 · 6 acting · 9 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 17% of 18 roles
081318

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Brea Grant's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 18th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 16th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Motif score across 43 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th20

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 43 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed26

Most divisive · actor, director, writer

Unconventional (2022)

92nd percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Friday Night Lights (2006)

Motif 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 48/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 32. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Brea Grant's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 Motif titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 75 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles29–60 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 31
Profanity3 titlesmedian 72 · intenseMedian of all films: 35
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 68 · intenseMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 65 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Brea Grant work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brea Grant's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Barbara Crampton shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles