Brian O'Halloran

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Brian O'Halloran, as Dante Hicks in the film Clerks.

Brian Christopher O'Halloran (born December 20, 1969 in New York, New York) is an American actor best known for his roles in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse films, notably as Dante Hicks in Smith's debut film Clerks., and its 2006 sequel, Clerks II. Aside from this, he has done small appearances in all of Smith's films, either as his Clerks character Dante Hicks or one of his cousins.

He was also the lead actor in Vulgar (2000), an obscure movie about a small town's clown who is traumatized after he is attacked in one of his performances.

O'Halloran grew up in The Bronx, New York. In 1979 his family moved to New Jersey. He has worked on theatre productions since high school. He has said on the subject of doing theatre:

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Oh, yeah. It's the best training you can do, as an actor. To be in front of a live audience. There's no 'Stop, wait, oh geez, what was that line again?' It just sharpens your reflexes. It sharpens your interaction. And it definitely sharpens your memory because you have to know an entire show from beginning to end.

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Since Clerks., O'Halloran has primarily been a stage actor, working with the Boomerang Theatre Company, the New Jersey Repertory Company and the Tri-State Actors Theatre, among others. He continues to make New Jersey his home.

[edit] Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Clerks.	Dante Hicks
1995	Mallrats	Gill Hicks, Suitor #3
1997	Groupies
1997	Chasing Amy	Executive Jim Hicks
1999	Dogma	Grant Hicks	as Brian Christopher O'Halloran
2000	Clerks: The Animated Series	Dante Hicks
2000	Vulgar	Will Carlson/Flappy/Vulgar	as Brian Christopher O'Halloran
2001	Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back	Dante Hicks	as Brian Christopher O'Halloran
2001	Drop Dead Roses	Shawn	as Brian C. O'Halloran
2002	The Flying Car	Dante Hicks
2003	Moby Presents: Alien Sex Party	Clerk
2004	Clerks: The Lost Scene	Dante Hicks
2006	Clerks II	Dante Hicks