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Brían F. O'Byrne

ActorBorn May 16, 1967 (57 years)
Brían Francis O'Byrne (born 16 May 1967) is an Irish actor who works mostly in the United States. He was born in Mullagh, County Cavan.  O'Byrne first attracted notice for his performances in the Martin McDonagh plays The Beauty Queen of Leenane (1996) as Pato Dooley (for which he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play) and The Lonesome West (1997). He is known for taking on serious and dramatic roles, such as a serial killer in Frozen (1998) (for which he won a Tony Award) and a priest accused of child molestation in Doubt (2004), for which he received a Tony nomination. O'Byrne also appeared as a priest in the 2004 film Million Dollar Baby. In May 2007, O'Byrne was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance as Alexander Herzen in Tom Stoppard's 2002 trilogy The Coast of Utopia. In 2011, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his performance in Mildred Pierce as Bert Pierce.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
  • Season of the Witch
  • Brooklyn's Finest
  • Bug
  • The Grey Zone
  • Love/Hate
  • Disco Pigs
  • The Blackwater Lightship

Known For

  • Million Dollar Baby
  • The International
  • Conclave
  • Nightflyers
  • Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
  • Bandits
  • No Reservations
  • FlashForward
  • Mildred Pierce
  • Bug
  • Brooklyn's Finest
  • Intermission
  • Aquarius
  • Sergio
  • Disco Pigs
  • My Salinger Year
  • Jimmy's Hall
  • Prime Suspect (US)
  • Easy
  • An Everlasting Piece
  • Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector

Filmography

2024
Conclave · as O'malley
2024
TWIG · as Leon
2023
Three Women (TV Series) · as Mark Wilkin
2022
The Wonder · as John Flynn
2020
Sergio · as Gil Loescher
2020
My Salinger Year · as Hugh
2020
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector (TV Series) · as The Bone Collector
2019
Hatton Garden (TV Series) · as Basil
2018
Nightflyers (TV Series) · as Auggie
2017
Manhunt (2017) (TV Series) · as Frank Mcalpine
2017
Little Boy Blue (TV Series) · as Steve Jones
2016
Mercy Street (TV Series) · as Allan Pinkerton
2015
The Magicians (2015) (TV Series) · as Mayakovsky
2015
Saints & Strangers (TV Series) · as John Billington
2015
The Bastard Executioner (TV Series) · as Baron Ventris
2015
Aquarius (TV Series) · as Ken Karn
2015
Exposed · as Quigg
2014
Queen & Country · as Rsm Digby
2014
The Last Ship (TV Series) · as Sean Ramsey
2014
Jimmy's Hall · as Commander O'keefe
2013
Medeas · as Ennis
2011
Prime Suspect (US) (TV Series) · as Reg Duffy
2011
Mildred Pierce (TV Series) · as Bert Pierce
2011
2010
Love/Hate (TV Series) · as Inpector Mick Moynihan
2009
FlashForward (TV Series) · as Aaron Stark
2009
The International · as The Consultant
2009
Brooklyn's Finest · as Det. Ronny Rosario
2007
2007
No Reservations · as Sean
2006
Brotherhood (TV Series)
2006
Bug · as Dr. Sweet
2005
The New World · as Lewes
2005
Medium (TV Series) · as Clark Kerwin
2004
Million Dollar Baby · as Father Horvak
2004
2003
Easy · as Mick Mccabe
2003
Intermission · as Mick
2001
Mapmaker · as Richie Markey
2001
The Grey Zone · as Interrogator
2001
Bandits · as Darill Miller
2001
2000
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Liam Connors
1998
Amongst Women (TV Series) · as Luke
1997
Oz (TV Series) · as Padraic Connelly
1988
American Experience (TV Series) · as Alexander Hamilton
1951
Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Larry

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