John Brennan, in full John Owen Brennan, (born September 22, 1955, North Bergen, New Jersey, U.S.), is an American intelligence officer who served as director (2013–17) of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He was the first individual to rise through the ranks of the agency to become its director since Robert M. Gates did so in the early 1990s.
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Cast Credits
The Briefing with Jen Psaki (2025)
Guest starring as John Brennan
(7 episodes)
- Episode 2026-05-07: Episode 68 (May 7, 2026)
- Episode 2026-03-27: Episode 46 (Mar 27, 2026)
- Episode 2026-03-12: Episode 37 (Mar 12, 2026)
- Episode 2026 Special: Special Edition (Jan 3, 2026)
- Episode 2025-12-23: Episode 125 (Dec 23, 2025)
- Episode 2025-08-15: Episode 60 (Aug 15, 2025)
- Episode 2025-05-23: Episode 12 (May 23, 2025)
The Weeknight (2025)
Guest starring as John Brennan
(15 episodes)
- Episode 2026-05-14: Episode 93 (May 14, 2026)
- Episode 2026-05-04: Episode 85 (May 4, 2026)
- Episode 2026-04-16: Episode 73 (Apr 16, 2026)
- Episode 2026-03-30: Episode 60 (Mar 30, 2026)
- Episode 2026-03-23: Episode 55 (Mar 23, 2026)
- Episode 2026-03-16: Episode 50 (Mar 16, 2026)
- Episode 2026-03-02: Episode 41 (Mar 2, 2026)
- Episode 2026-02-13: Episode 31 (Feb 13, 2026)
- Episode 2026-02-05: Episode 25 (Feb 5, 2026)
- Episode 2026-01-05: Episode 2 (Jan 5, 2026)
- Episode 2025-10-13: Episode 111 (Oct 13, 2025)
- Episode 2025-09-05: Episode 86 (Sep 5, 2025)
- Episode 2025-08-18: Episode 73 (Aug 18, 2025)
- Episode 2025-07-31: Episode 61 (Jul 31, 2025)
- Episode 2025-06-23: Episode 34 (Jun 23, 2025)
The Weekend Primetime (2025)
Guest starring as John Brennan
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2026-03-07: Episode 18 (Mar 7, 2026)
- Episode 2026-02-14: Episode 13 (Feb 14, 2026)
The Weekend (2024)
Guest starring as John Brennan
(30 episodes)
- Episode 2026-04-18: Episode 32 (Apr 18, 2026)
- Episode 2026-03-21: Episode 24 (Mar 21, 2026)
- Episode 2026-03-07: Episode 20 (Mar 7, 2026)
- Episode 2026-03-01: Episode 19 (Mar 1, 2026)
- Episode 2026-02-28: Episode 17 (Feb 28, 2026)
- Episode 2026-02-07: Episode 11 (Feb 7, 2026)
- Episode 2026-01-04: Episode 2 (Jan 4, 2026)
- Episode 2025-10-11: Episode 81 (Oct 11, 2025)
- Episode 2025-09-27: Episode 77 (Sep 27, 2025)
- Episode 2025-08-30: Episode 69 (Aug 30, 2025)
- Episode 2025-07-26: Episode 59 (Jul 26, 2025)
- Episode 2025-06-22: Episode 50 (Jun 22, 2025)
- Episode 2025-06-21: Episode 49 (Jun 21, 2025)
- Episode 2025-06-15: Episode 48 (Jun 15, 2025)
- Episode 2025-05-17: Episode 39 (May 17, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-27: Episode 34 (Apr 27, 2025)
- Episode 2025-03-29: Episode 25 (Mar 29, 2025)
- Episode 2025-03-08: Episode 19 (Mar 8, 2025)
- Episode 2025-02-22: Episode 15 (Feb 22, 2025)
- Episode 2025-02-01: Episode 9 (Feb 1, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-26: Episode 8 (Jan 26, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-12: Episode 4 (Jan 12, 2025)
- Episode 2024-12-28: Episode 100 (Dec 28, 2024)
- Episode 2024-12-14: Episode 96 (Dec 14, 2024)
- Episode 2024-12-08: Episode 95 (Dec 8, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-12: Episode 78 (Oct 12, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-07: Episode 68 (Sep 7, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-09: Episode 17 (Mar 9, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-25: Episode 14 (Feb 25, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-03: Episode 7 (Feb 3, 2024)
Inside with Jen Psaki (2023)
Guest starring as John Brennan
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2025-03-10: Episode 23 (Mar 10, 2025)
- Episode 2024-11-17: Episode 87 (Nov 17, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-28: Episode 6 (Jan 28, 2024)
The Saturday Show with Jonathan Capehart (2023)
Guest starring as John Brennan
- Episode 2024-02-03: Episode 5 (Feb 3, 2024)
MSNBC Prime (2022)
Guest starring as John Brennan
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2025-03-26: Episode 22 (Mar 26, 2025)
- Episode 2025-03-13: Episode 13 (Mar 13, 2025)
- Episode 2025-03-06: Episode 8 (Mar 6, 2025)
Katy Tur Reports (2021)
Guest starring as John Brennan
- Episode 2025-06-05: Episode 108 (Jun 5, 2025)
MS NOW Reports (2021)
Guest starring as John Brennan
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2026-03-01: Episode 12 (Mar 1, 2026)
- Episode 2026-03-01: Episode 11 (Mar 1, 2026)
- Episode 2026-02-28: Episode 9 (Feb 28, 2026)
- Episode 2025-06-14: Episode 65 (Jun 14, 2025)
The ReidOut (2020)
Guest starring as John Brennan
(13 episodes)
- Episode 2025-02-05: Episode 25 (Feb 5, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-15: Episode 10 (Jan 15, 2025)
- Episode 2024-12-09: Episode 215 (Dec 9, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-25: Episode 187 (Oct 25, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-05: Episode 137 (Aug 5, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-31: Episode 134 (Jul 31, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-22: Episode 55 (Mar 22, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-26: Episode 37 (Feb 26, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-16: Episode 31 (Feb 16, 2024)
- Episode 2023-11-20: Episode 223 (Nov 20, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-20: Episode 202 (Oct 20, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-10: Episode 196 (Oct 10, 2023)
- Episode 2020-11-18: Wednesday November 18, 2020 (Nov 18, 2020)
Cuomo Prime Time (2018)
Guest starring as John Brennan
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2020-11-09: Episode 171 (Nov 9, 2020)
- Episode 2020-10-23: Episode 164 (Oct 23, 2020)
The Beat with Ari Melber (2017)
Guest starring as John Brennan
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2024-04-25: Episode 78 (Apr 25, 2024)
- Episode 2023-10-11: Episode 199 (Oct 11, 2023)
Deadline: White House (2017)
Guest starring as John Brennan
(58 episodes)
- Episode 2026-05-11: Episode 92 (May 11, 2026)
- Episode 2026-04-28: Episode 83 (Apr 28, 2026)
- Episode 2026-04-21: Episode 78 (Apr 21, 2026)
- Episode 2026-04-10: Episode 71 (Apr 10, 2026)
- Episode 2026-03-24: Episode 58 (Mar 24, 2026)
- Episode 2026-03-18: Episode 54 (Mar 18, 2026)
- Episode 2026-03-17: Episode 53 (Mar 17, 2026)
- Episode 2026-03-09: Episode 47 (Mar 9, 2026)
- Episode 2026-03-04: Episode 44 (Mar 4, 2026)
- Episode 2026-01-21: Episode 14 (Jan 21, 2026)
- Episode 2026-01-06: Episode 3 (Jan 6, 2026)
- Episode 2025-10-22: Episode 209 (Oct 22, 2025)
- Episode 2025-10-09: Episode 200 (Oct 9, 2025)
- Episode 2025-09-26: Episode 191 (Sep 26, 2025)
- Episode 2025-08-15: Episode 162 (Aug 15, 2025)
- Episode 2025-07-21: Episode 143 (Jul 21, 2025)
- Episode 2025-07-09: Episode 135 (Jul 9, 2025)
- Episode 2025-06-23: Episode 123 (Jun 23, 2025)
- Episode 2025-06-18: Episode 120 (Jun 18, 2025)
- Episode 2025-06-09: Episode 113 (Jun 9, 2025)
- Episode 2025-06-02: Episode 108 (Jun 2, 2025)
- Episode 2025-05-16: Episode 97 (May 16, 2025)
- Episode 2025-05-14: Episode 95 (May 14, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-18: Episode 77 (Apr 18, 2025)
- Episode 2025-04-08: Episode 69 (Apr 8, 2025)
- Episode 2025-03-27: Episode 61 (Mar 27, 2025)
- Episode 2025-03-18: Episode 54 (Mar 18, 2025)
- Episode 2025-03-06: Episode 46 (Mar 6, 2025)
- Episode 2025-03-05: Episode 45 (Mar 5, 2025)
- Episode 2025-02-28: Episode 42 (Feb 28, 2025)
- Episode 2025-02-04: Episode 24 (Feb 4, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-23: Episode 16 (Jan 23, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-15: Episode 10 (Jan 15, 2025)
- Episode 2024-12-11: Episode 241 (Dec 11, 2024)
- Episode 2024-12-04: Episode 236 (Dec 4, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-19: Episode 226 (Nov 19, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-14: Episode 223 (Nov 14, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-08: Episode 219 (Nov 8, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-01: Episode 191 (Oct 1, 2024)
- Episode 2024-08-01: Episode 149 (Aug 1, 2024)
- Episode 2024-07-03: Episode 129 (Jul 3, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-18: Episode 118 (Jun 18, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-03: Episode 107 (Jun 3, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-22: Episode 57 (Mar 22, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-07: Episode 46 (Mar 7, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-14: Episode 30 (Feb 14, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-02: Episode 22 (Feb 2, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-30: Episode 19 (Jan 30, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-12: Episode 9 (Jan 12, 2024)
- Episode 2023-12-15: Episode 243 (Dec 15, 2023)
- Episode 2023-12-01: Episode 233 (Dec 1, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-27: Episode 229 (Nov 27, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-31: Episode 212 (Oct 31, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-23: Episode 206 (Oct 23, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-12: Episode 199 (Oct 12, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-10: Episode 197 (Oct 10, 2023)
- Episode 2023-09-12: Episode 177 (Sep 12, 2023)
- Episode 2023-07-31: Episode 148 (Jul 31, 2023)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as John O. Brennan
- Episode 2020-10-08: Mindy Kaling, John Brennan (Oct 8, 2020)
All In with Chris Hayes (2013)
Guest starring as John Brennan
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2025-02-28: Episode 31 (Feb 28, 2025)
- Episode 2025-02-14: Episode 25 (Feb 14, 2025)
- Episode 2024-11-20: Episode 159 (Nov 20, 2024)
- Episode 2024-02-02: Episode 19 (Feb 2, 2024)
- Episode 2023-12-15: Episode 221 (Dec 15, 2023)
Erin Burnett OutFront (2011)
Guest starring as John Brennan
- Episode 2020-11-17: Episode 216 (Nov 17, 2020)
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell (2010)
Guest starring as John Brennan
- Episode 2020-11-10: Episode 187 (Nov 10, 2020)
Anderson Cooper 360° (2003)
Guest starring as John Brennan
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2020-11-11: Episode 165 (Nov 11, 2020)
- Episode 2020-10-14: Episode 150 (Oct 14, 2020)
Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
Guest starring as John O. Brennan
- Episode 18x29: Adam Schiff and John O. Brennan; Keli Goff and Bret Stephens (Oct 9, 2020)
Today (1952)
Guest starring as John Brennan
- Episode 2024-09-19: Jay Shetty, Stephen Colbert, Evie Colbert (Sep 19, 2024)