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Brían F. O'Byrne

Brían F. O'Byrne

Known For Acting
Birthday May 16, 1967 (58)
Birthplace Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Aw ... ard 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.

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Twig

Twig

2024

as Leon

Conclave

Conclave

2024

as O'Malley

The Wonder

The Wonder

2022

as John Flynn

My Salinger Year

My Salinger Year

2020

as Hugh

Sergio

Sergio

2020

as Gil Loescher

Jimmy's Hall

Jimmy's Hall

2014

as Commander O'Keefe

Queen & Country

Queen & Country

2014

as RSM Digby

Medeas

Medeas

2013

as Ennis

Gilded Lilys

Gilded Lilys

2013

as Edwin Lily

Brooklyn's Finest

Brooklyn's Finest

2010

as Det. Ronny Rosario

The International

The International

2009

as The Consultant

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

2007

as Alexander Hamilton

Bug

Bug

2007

as Dr. Sweet

No Reservations

No Reservations

2007

as Sean

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

2007

as Bobby Lasorda

The New World

The New World

2005

as Lewes

The Blackwater Lightship

The Blackwater Lightship

2004

as Larry

Million Dollar Baby

Million Dollar Baby

2004

as Father Horvak

Easy

Easy

2003

as Mick McCabe

Intermission

Intermission

2003

as Mick

Mapmaker

Mapmaker

2001

as Richie Markey

Disco Pigs

Disco Pigs

2001

as Gerry

Bandits

Bandits

2001

as Darill Miller

The Grey Zone

The Grey Zone

2001

as Interrogator

An Everlasting Piece

An Everlasting Piece

2000

as George

The Last Bus Home

The Last Bus Home

1997

as Jessop

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

FlashForward

as Aaron Stark

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Sep 24, 2009

Prime Suspect

as Reg Duffy

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Sep 22, 2011

Aquarius

as Ken Karn

Episodes: 13

First Aired: May 28, 2015

Love/Hate

as Inpector Mick Moynihan

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Oct 03, 2010

Nightflyers

as Auggie

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Dec 02, 2018

Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector

as The Bone Collector

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jan 10, 2020

Manhunt

as Frank McAlpine

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Aug 01, 2017

Mildred Pierce

as Bert Pierce

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Mar 27, 2011

Little Boy Blue

as Steve Jones

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 24, 2017

Amongst Women

as Luke

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jul 15, 1998

Hatton Garden

as Basil

Episodes: 4

First Aired: May 20, 2019

The Magicians

as Mayakovsky

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Dec 16, 2015

Saints & Strangers

as John Billington

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 22, 2015

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Liam Connors

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Oz

as Padraic Connelly

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 12, 1997

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Larry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

The Bastard Executioner

as Baron Ventris

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 2015

American Experience

as Alexander Hamilton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1988

Brotherhood

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 09, 2006

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