Brían F. O'Byrne
Brían F. O'Byrne | |
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Born | Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland | 16 May 1967
Education | Trinity College |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1994–present |
Spouse | Heather Goldenhersh |
Children | 2 |
Brían Francis O'Byrne (born 16 May 1967) is an Irish actor who works and lives in the United States. He was nominated for a
Primetime Emmy Award for his role in the miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011) and won a BAFTA TV Award for his role in the drama series Little Boy Blue
(2017).
O'Byrne received five
Tony Award nominations and won Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in the 2004 production of Frozen
.
Early life and education
O'Byrne was born in
Trinity College (T.C.D.) in Dublin. He moved to New York City in 1990, and was cast in the Irish Repertory Theatre production of Philadelphia, Here I Come![1]
Career
O'Byrne first attracted notice for his performances in two plays by
Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Actor in a Play.[2]
In 2011, O'Byrne was nominated for the
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for his performance in Mildred Pierce as Bert Pierce. O'Byrne was featured in the 2009–2010 ABC series FlashForward, in which he played Aaron Stark. The show was not renewed. FlashForward began airing in Ireland on 4 January 2010.[3]
In 2012, O'Byrne was cast in the ABC drama pilot Gilded Lilys created and produced by Shonda Rhimes.[4]
In 2017, O'Byrne appeared in Little Boy Blue as Steve Jones, the father of Rhys Jones who was murdered by gang members in 2007.
Personal life
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O'Byrne is married to American actress Heather Goldenhersh, with whom he co-starred in the Broadway play Doubt: A Parable as well as Three Women.[5] The couple have two daughters.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Avenue X | 'Sonny' | Short film |
1997 | Electricity | Graham Crouch | Short film |
1997 | The Fifth Province | Timmy | |
1997 | The Last Bus Home | Jessop | |
2000 | An Everlasting Piece | George | |
2001 | Bandits | Darill Miller | |
2001 | Disco Pigs | Gerry | |
2001 | The Grey Zone | SS-Untersturmfuhrer | |
2001 | Mapmaker | Richie Markey | |
2003 | Easy | Mick McCabe | |
2003 | Intermission | Mick | |
2004 | Million Dollar Baby | Father Horvak | |
2005 | In an Instant | The Man | |
2005 | The New World | Lewes | |
2006 | Bug | Dr. Sweet | |
2007 | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | Bobby | |
2007 | No Reservations | Sean | |
2009 | The International | The Consultant | |
2010 | Brooklyn's Finest | Detective Ronny Rosario | |
2011 | Season of the Witch | Grandmaster | Uncredited |
2013 | Medeas | Ennis | |
2014 | Jimmy's Hall | Commander O’Keefe | |
2014 | Queen and Country | RSM Digby | |
2020 | Sergio | Gil | |
2020 | My Salinger Year | Hugh | |
2022 | The Wonder | John Flynn | |
TBA | Conclave | Filming |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1998 | Amongst Women | Luke | 4 episodes |
2001 | Oz | Padraig Connolly | 3 episodes |
2004 | The Blackwater Lightship | Larry | TV film |
2005 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Liam Connors | Episode: "Ghost" |
2007 | American Experience | Alexander Hamilton | Episode: "Alexander Hamilton" |
2007–08 | Brotherhood |
Colin Carr | 18 episodes |
2009–10 | FlashForward | Aaron Stark | 17 episodes |
2010 | Medium | Clark Kerwin | Episode: "The People in Your Neighborhood" |
2011 | Mildred Pierce | Bert Pierce | 5 episodes |
2011–12 | Prime Suspect |
Detective Reg Duffy | 13 episodes |
2013 | Gilded Lilys | Edwin Lily | Unsold TV pilot |
2013–14 | Love/Hate | D.I. Mick Moynihan | 11 episodes |
2015–16 | Aquarius |
Ken Karn | 22 episodes |
2015 | The Bastard Executioner | Baron Ventris | 3 episodes |
2015 | Exposed | Quigg | Unsold TV pilot |
2015 | The Last Ship | Seán Ramsey | 8 episodes |
2015 | Saints & Strangers | John Billington, Sr. | 2 episodes |
2016–17 | The Magicians |
Mayakovsky | 3 episodes |
2017 | Little Boy Blue | Steve Jones | 4 episodes |
2017 | Mercy Street | Allan Pinkerton | 5 episodes |
2017 | Manhunt: Unabomber |
Frank McAlpine | 6 episodes |
2018 | Nightflyers | Auggie | Main role |
2019 | Hatton Garden | Basil | 4 episodes |
2020 | Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector | Peter Taylor / The Bone Collector | Main role |
TBA | Three Women | Mark Wilkin | Upcoming TV series |
TBA | The Abandons | TBA | Upcoming TV series |
Awards and nominations
References
- ^ Harty, Patricia. "What Are You Like? Brían F. O’Byrne" irishamerica.com, April/May 2014
- ^ Gans, Andres (22 April 2014). "64th Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards Nominations Announced; A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Leads the Pack". Playbill.
- ^ RTÉ.ie (29 December 2009). "FlashForward star talks about coming home". RTÉ.ie.
- ^ Wightman, Catriona (20 February 2012). "Brian O'Byrne joins ABC's 'Gilded Lilys' pilot". Digital Spy.
- ^ Chapman, Wilson; Grantham-Philips, Wyatte (11 February 2022). "Netflix Shares First Look at 'Russian Doll' Season 2; Showtime's 'Three Women' Adds New Cast (TV News Roundup)". Variety. Variety. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
External links
- Brían F. O'Byrne at the Internet Broadway Database
- Brían F. O'Byrne at IMDb