Brendan Patricks (born November 3, 1984) is a British-Irish actor and close-up London magician. He is best known for his roles as Evelyn Napier on Downton Abbey, Winston Churchill in The Professor and the Madman, Nicholas Staines on the miniseries Fearless, Dr. Bellingham on In the Club, Marius on A.D. The Bible Continues, and Reggie on the series Mr. Sloane. Besides acting, he is in a magic double act with comedian Nick Mohammed.