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Kieran O'Brien
Actor, ProducerBorn January 23, 1973 (51 years)
O'Brien grew up in nearby Royton and was educated at the Bishop Henshaw Roman Catholic Memorial High School in Rochdale. He began acting at an early age and was the star of a BBC TV series Gruey by the time he was 15. He also featured in several other series at the time in one-off or recurring roles. In 1993, he played the role of Craig Lee in Coronation Street and then the role of Lee Jones in Children's Ward. In 1993 he also became a regular in the detective series, Cracker, playing Mark, the son of central character Robbie Coltrane. In 1999 he made his cinema debut with the film Virtual Sexuality and began a reunited with Cracker director Michael Winterbottom for 24 Hour Party People in 2002 and, in '04, for the controversial 9 Songs, which included scenes of genuine sexual intercourse between O'Brien and his leading lady Margo Stilley. His role had earned him the credit of being the only mainstream British actor who has been shown ejaculating in a mainstream UK-produced feature. Since 9 Songs, O'Brien has made two further films with Winterbottom; A Cock and Bull Story and The Look of Love. Recent regular TV roles include Holby Blue and The Syndicate.
Filmography
| 2023 | The Family Pile (TV Series) · as Stuart |
| 2022 | Andor (TV Series) · as Pegla |
| 2021 | The Following Year · as Ben |
| 2020 | Ted Lasso (TV Series) · as James Tartt |
| 2020 | Cursed (2020) (TV Series) · as Reith |
| 2020 | Isolation Stories (TV Series) · as Stranger's Husband |
| 2019 | Years and Years (TV Series) · as Woody |
| 2019 | Chernobyl (TV Series) · as Khodemchuck |
| 2018 | Holmes & Watson · as Pc Smalls |
| 2018 | Peterloo · as Peter Wilkes, A Farrier |
| 2018 | Trucking Hell (TV Series) |
| 2017 | In The Dark (TV Series) · as Ds Gary Kenny |
| 2016 | The Watchman · as Lee Simpson |
| 2015 | No Offence (TV Series) · as Di Stone |
| 2014 | The Passing Bells (TV Series) · as Frank |
| 2014 | Grantchester (TV Series) · as Arthur Evans |
| 2014 | Glue (TV Series) · as Thomas Bray |
| 2014 | Prey (2014) (TV Series) · as Phil Prentice |
| 2014 | The Assets (TV Series) · as Randy |
| 2013 | The Look of Love · as Jimmy Humphries |
| 2013 | Bluestone 42 (TV Series) · as Nutsack |
| 2012 | Spike Island · as Poster Vendor |
| 2012 | Cuckoo (TV Series) · as Goran |
| 2012 | The Syndicate (TV Series) · as Andy Stevenson |
| 2012 | Love Life (2012) (TV Series) · as Dez |
| 2012 | Fired! · as Jay |
| 2011 | Death in Paradise (TV Series) · as Danny |
| 2011 | Bloodlines (TV Series) · as Mark Hopkin |
| 2011 | Vera (TV Series) · as Bobby Salter |
| 2011 | Silk (TV Series) · as Sean |
| 2009 | The Shock Doctrine · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2009 | Jimmy McGovern's Moving On (TV Series) · as Shane |
| 2008 | Survivors (2008) (TV Series) · as John |
| 2008 | A Summer in Genoa · as Reading Sonnet |
| 2008 | The Last Enemy (TV Series) · as Wafa |
| 2007 | Secret Diary of a Call Girl (TV Series) · as Al |
| 2007 | Holby Blue (TV Series) · as Constable Robert Clifton |
| 2007 | Goal II: Living the Dream · as Hughie Mcgowan |
| 2006 | Cracker · as Mark Fitzgerald |
| 2006 | The Road to Guantanamo · as Voice Over |
| 2006 | Life on Mars (TV Series) · as Davie Mackay |
| 2006 | Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes · as Charles Gibson Cowan |
| 2005 | Goal! The Dream Begins · as Hughie Mcgowan |
| 2005 | Totally Frank (TV Series) · as Joe |
| 2005 | Tristram Shandy · as Gary |
| 2005 | Bloodlines · as Mark Hopkin |
| 2004 | 9 Songs · as Matt |
| 2003 | Blue Murder (UK) (TV Series) · as Terry Camerton |
| 2003 | Burn It (TV Series) · as Andy Grimshaw |
| 2003 | The Afternoon Play (TV Series) · as Sean Tyler |
| 2003 | New Tricks (TV Series) · as Michael Jacobs |
| 2002 | 24 Hour Party People · as Nathan |
| 2002 | Stig of the Dump (TV Series) · as Damian |
| 2001 | My Kingdom · as Photographer |
| 2001 | Band of Brothers (TV Series) · as Allen Vest |
| 2001 | Messiah (TV Series) · as Eric Metcalfe |
| 2000 | Jason and the Argonauts (TV Series) |
| 2000 | Hearts and Bones (TV Series) · as Robbie Rose |
| 1999 | Virtual Sexuality · as Alex Thorne |
| 1999 | Always And Everyone (TV Series) · as Michael |
| 1999 | Holby City (TV Series) · as Neil Stevenson |
| 1997 | Born To Run (TV Series) · as Ryan Flitch |
| 1996 | Dalziel and Pascoe (TV Series) |
| 1994 | Harry Enfield and Chums (TV Series) · as Cast |
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| 1992 | |
| 1990 | The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson · as Matt Banting |
| 1989 | Streetwise (TV Series) · as Mark |
| 1989 | Children's Ward (TV Series) · as Lee Jones |
| 1989 | Monster Maker · as Matt Banting |
| 1987 | Bellman and True · as The Boy |
| 1987 | The Jim Henson Hour (TV Series) · as Matt Banting |
| 1986 | Casualty (TV Series) · as Chris Miller |
| 1986 | Jossy's Giants (TV Series) · as Cheeky Boy |
| 1986 | The Return of the Antelope (TV Series) · as Newsboy |
| 1985 | Bulman (TV Series) · as Peter Malin |
| 1984 | The Bill (TV Series) · as Gary Lee |
| 1983 | Dramarama (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Coronation Street (TV Series) · as Craig Lee |