Canadian actor Brett Dier is best known for appearing in CW Network’s romantic comedy-drama Jane the Virgin, playing homicide detective Michael Cordero Junior. Dier has also appeared in an episode of Pretty Little Liars and starred in the 2013 series’ spinoff Ravenswood as the popular character Luke Matheson, twin brother to actress Merritt Paterson.
Studying improv from a young age, Dier was also an avid musician and piano prodigy. The career of this talented young actor started with a role in the 2006 TV movie Family in Hiding, portraying the character Matt Peterson before landing roles in Seventeen and Missing and The Secrets of Comforting House. Dier was later cast as Caden in the TV movie Every Second Counts and was chosen to play an alternate Clark Kent in the critically acclaimed DC Comic series Smallville.
More recently Dier can be seen in the 2018 drama Genesis, a film following three teenagers learning about love and asserting freedom from a demanding society. Dier stars in the 2019 The Goldbergs spinoff series Schooled, playing the character of C.B., a friend and rival to rookie teacher Lainey Lewis. The show stars veteran actors such as Bryan Callen and Tim Meadows, alongside young Super 8 star AJ Michalka.
