Brandon Tyler Sklenar (born June 26, 1990) is an American actor best known for his roles in the films Mapplethorpe, Vice (both 2018), Midway (2019), and It Ends with Us (2024). He is also known for his role as Spencer Dutton in the Paramount+ Western series 1923 (2022–2023).
Mass Effect is set many hundreds of years in the future, after humanity uncovers a device on Mars that allows for faster-than-light travel. This leads to encountering advanced alien species, who had already formed an interplanetary council to promote stability in a chaotic and messy universe.