Brotherton was born in Ellensburg, Washington. He moved with his family to Portland, Oregon, when he was 6 years old and attended elementary school in Portland. The family later moved to the Portland suburb of Beaverton, where Brotherton attended Whitford Junior High School and Beaverton High School, graduating from the latter in 1998. Brotherton attended Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, and was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. He began acting at the age of 10.
Since 2016, he has played Matt Harmon, DJ's love interest, on the Netflix series Fuller House, a sequel series to the ABC sitcom Full House. Prior to that Brotherton starred in films such as The Conjuring, Furious 7, and many others. He is also known for playing Jared Banks on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live from August 10, 2007, until November 13, 2009, appearing as a vision on February 9, 2010.
Brotherton married his longtime girlfriend Alison on June 7, 2008. They have two daughters.

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