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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 16, 1967
Place of Birth
Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
Also Known As
- Brían Flynn O'Byrne
- Brian O'Byrne
- Brían O'Byrne
- Брайан Ф. О’Бирн
Brían F. O'Byrne
1.0 Popularity
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
Credits
The Abandons
as Walter Paxton
2025
5.6
Dead of Winter
as Tall Hunter
2025
6.4
Conclave
as O'Malley
2024
7.2
Twig
as Leon
2024
0.0
The Wonder
as John Flynn
2022
6.6
My Salinger Year
as Hugh
2020
6.3
Sergio
as Gil Loescher
2020
6.6
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector
as The Bone Collector
2020
7.6
Hatton Garden
as Basil
2019
5.8
Nightflyers
as Auggie
2018
5.7
Manhunt
as Frank McAlpine
2017
7.6
Little Boy Blue
as Steve Jones
2017
7.6
The Magicians
as Mayakovsky
2015
7.6
Saints & Strangers
as John Billington
2015
6.4
The Bastard Executioner
as Baron Ventris
2015
5.8
Aquarius
as Ken Karn
2015
6.5
Queen & Country
as RSM Digby
2015
6.1
The Last Ship
as Sean Ramsey
2014
6.8
Jimmy's Hall
as Commander O'Keefe
2014
6.7
Medeas
as Ennis
2013
5.7
Gilded Lilys
as Edwin Lily
2013
0.0
Prime Suspect
as Reg Duffy
2011
6.3
Mildred Pierce
as Bert Pierce
2011
7.0
Love/Hate
as Inpector Mick Moynihan
2010
7.5
Brooklyn's Finest
as Det. Ronny Rosario
2010
6.3
FlashForward
as Aaron Stark
2009
7.0
The International
as The Consultant
2009
6.3
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
as Bobby Lasorda
2007
7.1
No Reservations
as Sean
2007
6.7
Alexander Hamilton
as Alexander Hamilton
2007
5.6
Bug
as Dr. Sweet
2007
6.1
Brotherhood
as Colin
2006
6.8
The New World
as Lewes
2005
6.5
Million Dollar Baby
as Father Horvak
2004
8.0
The Blackwater Lightship
as Larry
2004
5.9
Easy
as Mick McCabe
2003
5.6
Intermission
as Mick
2003
6.1
Mapmaker
as Richie Markey
2001
0.0
Bandits
as Darill Miller
2001
6.3
Disco Pigs
as Gerry
2001
5.7
The Grey Zone
as Interrogator
2001
6.6
An Everlasting Piece
as George
2000
5.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Liam Connors
1999
7.9
Amongst Women
as Luke
1998
6.0
The Fifth Province
as Timmy
1997
6.0
The Last Bus Home
as Jessop
1997
1.0
Oz
as Padraic Connelly
1997
8.0
American Experience
as Alexander Hamilton
1988
6.9
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Larry
1951
8.6