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Brennan Todd Beams is an American filmmaker and actor. He is known for his performances in ''The Bloodstone Diaries, Thief of All Things (2011), TwinkleTown (2013), and The Adventures of Georgia Hollyer and Company (2015).

Early Life
Beams was born in Winnfield, Louisiana, to Lana (née Skains), a teacher, and Todd Beams, a lumber salesman. In the Summer of 2003, his family moved to Magnolia, Arkansas, after his father accepted a job with a lumber company. Beams played football during his time at Magnolia High School as well as participating in Future Business Leaders of America and the Drama Club until he graduated with honors in 2007. Beams attended Southern Arkansas University on academic and cheerleading scholarships the next fall until he left after the Fall semester of 2010. He moved to Okaloosa County, Florida, the next Summer and spent all of three months there before returning to Arkansas. When he returned he got a job with the local Commercial Metals Company steel mill operating a cutting torch. Displeased with his situation, Beams returned to Southern Arkansas University the following Spring and graduated two years later with a BA in Theatre.

Career
Beams' first film role was as an extra in 2009 during filming of Straw Dogs in Shreveport, Louisiana. During his time at Southern Arkansas University, Beams worked with several student filmmakers in the university's Digital Cinema Department while also acting in productions staged by the Theatre Department. Beams' second professional film job was as an extra in Super, also shot in Shreveport, Louisiana. From there, Beams began working on independent projects in and around Little Rock, Arkansas. In 2013, Beams fielded a team for the 48 Hour Film Project which eventually led to the formation of Sebaste Pictures, a production company Beams founded with fellow SAU alumns Brian Sahene and Michael Flanagan.