Brandon starred in the TV series
Dempsey and Makepeace and
Dinotopia, the movies
Lovers and Other Strangers (1970),
Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971),
F.M. (1978),
A Vacation In Hell (1979) and
A Change of Seasons (1980), and the plays
Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? and
Jerry Springer - The Opera. Since moving to the UK, Brandon has worked in television shows such as
The Bill,
Trial & Retribution, and
Dead Man Weds. He also played the title role in the musical
Jerry Springer: The Opera for over a year in the
National Theatre and after its transfer into the West End. Brandon starred in ''
Singin' in the Rain'' in the summer of 2012. In 2004, he became the fourth American narrator and
Alec Baldwin's replacement from the
seventh through the
sixteenth seasons of the children's television series
Thomas & Friends and has also narrated four of the CGI film specials, including
Hero of the Rails,
Misty Island Rescue,
Day of the Diesels, and
Blue Mountain Mystery, until departing from the role in 2012. In February 2008, he began his talk radio show on
City Talk (now
Greatest Hits Radio Liverpool & The North West), a new local radio station in
Liverpool. In 2008, he appeared in the
Series 4 finale of the BBC's
Doctor Who, as General Sanchez, a
UNIT officer. Also in 2008, he appeared in the television series
Bones, as Roger Frampton, an American millionaire. In 2011, Brandon guest-starred in an episode of the BBC1 con drama
Hustle as Marcus Wendell (series 7, episode 3). Also in 2011, he was seen in a supporting role in the film
Captain America: The First Avenger as a politician who befriends the titular character. In September 2013 he appeared in the
ITV dancing show
Stepping Out with wife Glynis Barber. In 2017, he collaborated with producer/director Guy Masterson to create his autobiographical stand-up comedy,
Off Ramps which hit at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In 2022, he appeared in an episode of
Casualty on BBC1. ==Personal life==