Brían F. O'Byrne

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Brían F. O'Byrne
Born Brían Francis O'Byrne
(1967-05-16) 16 May 1967
Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
Occupation Actor
Years active 1976–present
Spouse(s) Heather Goldenhersh
Children 2 daughters

Brían Francis O'Byrne (born 16 May 1967) is an Irish actor, best known for his work in the United States.

Early life and education

O'Byrne was born Brían Francis O'Byrne in Mullagh, County Cavan on 16 May 1967.[1]

Career

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.

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 January 4, 2010.[1]

O'Byrne will co-star on the upcoming ABC drama series Gilded Lillys created and produced by Shonda Rhimes.[2]

Personal life

O'Byrne is married to actress Heather Goldenhersh, who he co-starred with in the broadway play Doubt. The couple has two daughters together, one being born in 2008, and the other being born in 2010.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1976 Joe Forrester Unknown Episode: "An Act of Violence"
1994 Avenue X Sonny Short film
1997 The Fifth Province Timmy
1997 The Last Bus Home Jessop
1997 Electricity Graham Crouch Short film
1998 Amongst Women Luke 2 episodes
2000 An Everlasting Piece George
2001 The Mapmaker Richie Markey
2001 Bandits Darill Miller
2001 Disco Pigs Gerry
2001 The Grey Zone SS Interrogator
2001 Oz Padraig Connolly 3 episodes
2003 Easy Mick McCabe
2003 Intermission Mick
2004 Million Dollar Baby Father Horvak
2004 The Blackwater Lightship Larry Television movie
2005 The New World Lewes
2005 In an Instant The Man
2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Liam Connors Episode: "Ghost"
2007 Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Bobby Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast
2007 Bug Dr. Sweet
2007 No Reservations Sean
2007 The American Experience Alexander Hamilton Episode: "Alexander Hamilton"
2007–2008 Brotherhood Colin Carr 18 episodes
2009 The International The Consultant
2009–2010 FlashForward Aaron Stark 22 episodes
2010 Brooklyn's Finest Ronny Rosario
2011 Mildred Pierce Bert Pierce 5 episodes
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
2011–2012 Prime Suspect Detective Reg Duffy 13 episodes
2011 Season of the Witch Teutonic High Priest
2013 Love/Hate Detective Inspector Mick Moynihan

Awards

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 FlashForward star talks about coming home. RTÉ. Tuesday, 29 December 2009.
  2. ↑ Catriona Wightman (February 20, 2012). "Brian O'Byrne joins ABC's 'Gilded Lilys' pilot". Digital Spy. Retrieved March 9, 2012. 

External links

Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play (2001–2025)
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