Doug Brochu

Douglas Mark Brochu (born September 29, 1990)^[1] is an American actor, comedian and producer. He is best known for his role as Grady Mitchell in the Disney Channel Original Series, Sonny with a Chance (2009–2011) and So Random! (2011–2012).

Doug Brochu
Born	Douglas Mark Brochu (1990-09-29) September 29, 1990 (age 34) Tennessee, U.S.
Occupations	Actor comedian producer
Years active	2007–present
Relatives	Chris Brochu (brother)

Early life

Brochu was born in Tennessee,^[2] the son of Nita and Michael Brochu. He has an older brother, Chris Brochu, and a younger sister, actress Kaitlyn "Kate" Brochu. When he was 4 years old, Brochu moved to Fayetteville, North Carolina, where he spent most of his childhood, before moving to Tampa, Florida, where he started taking acting classes and doing local theater.^[2] In August 2006, he moved to Los Angeles with his family to pursue acting.^[1][2]

Career

Brochu has appeared in stage productions of My Fair Lady, Smokey Mountain Christmas, The Play's the Thing and Forever Broadway.^[1][2] He has also had guest starring roles on Nickelodeon's Zoey 101 and iCarly. Brochu played the main role as Grady Mitchell in Sonny with a Chance and in So Random!. Brochu also played in a special guest role as Oogie in Disney XD's Pair of Kings.^[3] In 2011, Brochu was part of Disney's Friends for Change Games, which aired on Disney Channel. After So Random! was cancelled, Brochu hosted AwesomenessTV's web series Shove It,^[4] as well as two episodes of How to Be Awesome.^[5][6]

Since then, Brochu has appeared in several short films^{[7][8][9][10][11][12]} and theater productions,^[13][14] as well as started the sketch comedy group Burnt Quiche^[15] in 2017. In 2018, he starred in the interactive live show Kid Claw^[16] on Twitch, playing the titular character.

In 2021, Brochu reprised his role as Duke Lubberman in the iCarly reboot.^[17]

Personal life

Brochu's hobbies include reading, writing, playing videogames, playing banjo, blacksmithing, leather-crafting and brewing.^[2][18][19] From 2012 to 2013, he co-hosted a podcast called Beardomancy 101 with friend Ryan Moran,^[20] where they would discuss adventures, comics, movies and geek culture in general.^[21]

In 2016, he moved to New York City to start a business, All-Wise Meadery, alongside actor Dylan Sprouse.^[22] In September 2016, they started an interactive D&D show called Pug Crawl,^[23] which went on until March 2017. The premise consisted of weekly D&D games where viewers would choose which characters and scenarios would be featured. In November 2018, Brochu announced he was leaving All-Wise.^[24]

Brochu lives in Columbus, Ohio. He currently works as a live broadcast producer at Esports Engine alongside some of his best friends, including Kid Claw creator Ethan Spencer and Chase Down Podcast co-host Carter Rodriguez.^[25]

Filmography

Film

• Obituaries (2014) as Calvin Roderick^[7]
• Winesburg: Death (2015) as Handsome Lover #2^[8]
• Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? (2014) as Senior Jock

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Zoey 101	Blatzberg	Episode: "Wrestling"
2007–2008	iCarly	Wrestler #1 / Duke Lubberman	3 episodes
2009	The Replacements	Terrance	Voice only; episode: "Injustice Is Blind"
2009–2011	Sonny with a Chance	Grady Mitchell	Main role
2010–2012	Pair of Kings	Oogie	3 episodes
2011	Fish Hooks	Lonnie, the Band Leader	Voice only; episode: "Banned Band"
2011–2012	So Random!	Grady Mitchell	Main role
	Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil	Abbie	Voice only; 3 episodes
2012	Snap	Himself	Disney Channel special
	Shove It	Himself	Host; 12 episodes
	How to Be Awesome	Himself	Host; 2 episodes
2015	Astrid Clover	Douglas	Episode: "Backyard Restaurant"
2017	Apple	Kyle	Main role; sketch by David Ebert[26]
2017–2019	Burnt Quiche	Various characters	5 episodes
2018	Kid Claw	Kid Claw	Main role; 2 episodes; live web series
2019	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	Uncredited	Background actor, army man; Episode: "Strike Up the Band"
2020	A Wilderness of Error	Crime Scene Photographer	Episode: "Girl in a Floppy Hat"
2021	iCarly	Duke Lubberman	Episode: "i'M Cursed"

Music videos

Year	Artist	Title	Role
2007	Lifehouse	"From Where You Are"
2008	Demi Lovato	"La La Land"	Benny Beverly