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Sexton III in 2010, photo by s_bukley /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Brendan Eugene Sexton
Place of Birth: Staten Island, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: February 21, 1980
Ethnicity: * father – Irish, Ashkenazi Jewish
Brendan Sexton III is an American actor. His roles include the films Welcome to the Dollhouse , Empire Records , Hurricane Streets , Arresting Gena , Spark (1998), Desert Blue , Pecker , Boys Don’t Cry , Session 9 , Black Hawk Down , This Revolution , Just Like the Son , Little Fugitive , The Secret (2007), Let Them Chirp Awhile , The Marconi Bros. , The Messenger (2009), Winter of Frozen Dreams , The Runaways (2010), Seven Psychopaths , The Odd Way Home , Glass Chin , 10 Cent Pistol , Welcome to Happiness , New Money (2017), Don’t Breathe 2 , God Is a Bullet , and Shelby Oaks ; and the shows The Killing , Mob City , Drunk History , Russian Doll , and Ballard .
His father was the New York City Commissioner of Sanitation. Both his grandfather, Brendan Sexton, and paternal step-grandfather, Lawrence M. Rogin, was prominent union figures, grandfather in the U.A.W. (United Auto Workers), and step-grandfather in the A.F.L.-C.I.O.
Brandon’s paternal grandfather was Aloysius Brendan Sexton (the son of Michael Edward Sexton and Mary Ann Gallaher/Gallagher). Aloysius was born in New York, to Irish parents. Michael was the son of James Sexton and Bridget Lee. Mary was the daughter of John Gallagher and Ellen Kilduff.
Brandon’s paternal grandmother was Hilda Zack (the daughter of John Zack and Rose Hensen/Henson). Hilda was born in New York, to Jewish parents from Belarus. John was born in Mogilev, the son of Sam Zacktreger and Sarah Ilken. Rose was the daughter of David Hensen and Annie/Hana Neumark.
Sources: Obituary of Brendan’s paternal grandfather, Aloysius Brendan Sexton – https://www.nytimes.com
Obituary of Brendan’s paternal step-grandfather, Lawrence M. Rogin – https://www.nytimes.com