Brían F. O'Byrne
ActingAlso Known As
Brían Flynn O'Byrne, Brian O'Byrne, Brían O'Byrne, Брайан Ф. О’Бирн
Biography
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
(30 total)
Million Dollar Baby
as Father Horvak
Conclave
as O'Malley
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
as Bobby Lasorda
No Reservations
as Sean
The International
as The Consultant
The New World
as Lewes
Bandits
as Darill Miller
Brooklyn's Finest
as Det. Ronny Rosario
The Wonder
as John Flynn
Bug
as Dr. Sweet
Sergio
as Gil Loescher
Dead of Winter
as Tall Hunter
Jimmy's Hall
as Commander O'Keefe
My Salinger Year
as Hugh
The Grey Zone
as Interrogator
Intermission
as Mick
Disco Pigs
as Gerry
Queen & Country
as RSM Digby
Easy
as Mick McCabe
Medeas
as Ennis
TV Shows
(21 total)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Liam Connors
The Magicians
as Mayakovsky
The Last Ship
as Sean Ramsey
Oz
as Padraic Connelly
FlashForward
as Aaron Stark
Manhunt
as Frank McAlpine
Mildred Pierce
as Bert Pierce
Nightflyers
as Auggie
Aquarius
as Ken Karn
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector
as The Bone Collector
The Abandons
as Walter Paxton
The Bastard Executioner
as Baron Ventris
Brotherhood
as Colin
Love/Hate
as Inpector Mick Moynihan
American Experience
as Alexander Hamilton
Prime Suspect
as Reg Duffy
Little Boy Blue
as Steve Jones
Saints & Strangers
as John Billington
Hatton Garden
as Basil
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Larry