While still a teenager, Brand appeared in 1994 episodes of "The Bill" and the children's adventure series "Mud". In 2002, Brand appeared on the TV shows "Cruise of the Gods" and "White Teeth". In 2005, he played Tommy in the BBC sitcom "Blessed", which was written and directed by "Young Ones" co-writer Ben Elton. Brand auditioned for the part of Super Hans in the Channel 4 sitcom "Peep Show"; the role eventually went to Matt King. In 2007, Brand appeared in "Cold Blood" for ITV, playing an ex-con called Ally. Brand played a recovering crack addict named Terry in the pilot for the ITV comedy "The Abbey", written by Morwenna Banks. He voiced an Earth Guardian in "Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind". Brand appeared in a small role in the 2006 movie "Penelope"; although his first major film role was as Flash Harry in the 2007 film "St Trinian's".