Known For
Acting
Born
May 16, 1967
Place of Birth
Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
Credits
53 titles
Brían F. O'Byrne
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.
Known For
Filmography
Prisoner
Harrison Dempsey
The Abandons
Walter Paxton
Dead of Winter
Tall Hunter
Conclave
O'Malley
Twig
Leon
The Wonder
John Flynn
My Salinger Year
Hugh
Sergio
Gil Loescher
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector
The Bone Collector
Hatton Garden
Basil
Nightflyers
Auggie
Manhunt
Frank McAlpine
Little Boy Blue
Steve Jones
The Magicians
Mayakovsky
Saints & Strangers
John Billington
The Bastard Executioner
Baron Ventris
Aquarius
Ken Karn
Queen & Country
RSM Digby
The Last Ship
Sean Ramsey
Jimmy's Hall
Commander O'Keefe
Medeas
Ennis
Gilded Lilys
Edwin Lily
Prime Suspect
Reg Duffy
Mildred Pierce
Bert Pierce
Love/Hate
Inpector Mick Moynihan
Brooklyn's Finest
Det. Ronny Rosario
FlashForward
Aaron Stark
The International
The Consultant
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Bobby Lasorda
No Reservations
Sean
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
Bug
Dr. Sweet
Brotherhood
Colin
The New World
Lewes
Million Dollar Baby
Father Horvak
The Blackwater Lightship
Larry
Easy
Mick McCabe
Intermission
Mick
Mapmaker
Richie Markey
Bandits
Darill Miller
Disco Pigs
Gerry
The Grey Zone
Interrogator
An Everlasting Piece
George
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Liam Connors
Amongst Women
Luke
The Fifth Province
Timmy
The Last Bus Home
Jessop
Oz
Padraic Connelly
Avenue X
Sonny
American Experience
Alexander Hamilton