Braeden Lemasters

Lemasters began his acting career at the age of 9, playing the role of Frankie in an episode of Six Feet Under (2005).[3] In 2006, he played the role of a child with Autism syndrome in the medical drama television series House. Subsequently he had minor roles in Criminal Minds, ER, and The Closer. In 2007, he appeared as Jacob Marshall-LaHaye in the Christian drama television film Love's Unending Legacy, for which he earned his first Young Artist Award nomination. Later that year he was featured in Sacrifices of the Heart, Life, Grey's Anatomy and Wainy Days.

From 2009, Lemasters starred as Albert Tranelli in the series Men of a Certain Age[4] for which he was nominated best performance in a TV series in the 32nd Young Artist Awards. He was in the show for two seasons until it ended in 2011.[5] He also had a supporting role in the 2009 remake of The Stepfather, which received negative reviews from critics and grossed over $31 million.[6][7]

In 2010 he appeared in the teen romantic comedy film Easy A, as the young version of Penn Badgley's character Todd. The following year, he starred as Ralphie Parker in the sequel film of A Christmas Story.[8]

From 2013-2014, Lemasters starred as Victor McAllister in ABC's Betrayal.[9][10] The next year in 2015, Lemasters starred in the horror comedy film R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls with Dove Cameron and Tiffany Espensen. The film was based on the novel by R.L. Stine of the same name. In 2017, Lemasters was cast as Trevor in the second season of teen psychological thriller web series T@gged. He reprised the role again in the third season of the series.[11][2] In 2018, he starred in the adventure comedy drama Flock of Four, in which he played Joey Grover, a talented amateur pianist in 1950s Pasadena.[12][13]

In addition to acting, Lemasters is also a singer and lead guitarist for the band Wallows with Cole Preston (drums), and Dylan Minnette (singer, guitar).[14] The band won the Battle Of The Bands Contest (2010) sponsored by radio station KYSR in 2010 and played on the 2011 Vans Warped Tour. They have since performed at several popular Los Angeles venues including the Roxy Theater and Whisky a Go Go.

The band began releasing songs independently in April 2017 starting with "Pleaser", which reached number two on the Spotify Global Viral 50 chart.

In 2018, Wallows signed a deal with Atlantic Records and released their major label debut EP, Spring, including singles "Pictures of Girls" and "These Days".[15] They performed "Pictures of Girls" on The Late Late Show with James Corden on May 8, 2018.[16] The band released their debut studio album, Nothing Happens in 2019, which featured the hit single "Are You Bored Yet?"[17][18] In 2020, they released their second EP Remote.[19] The band released their sophomore album "Tell Me That It's Over" in March 2022.[20]