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Brían Francis O'Byrne (born 16 May 1967) is an Irish actor who works and lives in the United States. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his role in the miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011) and won a BAFTA TV Award for his role in the drama series Little Boy Blue (2017).

Brían F. O'Byrne
Born	(1967-05-16) 16 May 1967 (age 55) Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
Education	Trinity College
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1996–present
Spouse	Heather Goldenhersh
Children	2

O'Byrne received five Tony Award nominations and won Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in the 2004 production of Frozen.

Early life and education

O'Byrne was born in Mullagh, a village in the south-east of County Cavan, on 16 May 1967. He attended the Samuel Beckett Centre at Trinity College (T.C.D.) in Dublin. He moved to New York City in 1990, and was cast in the Irish Repertory Theatre production of Philadelphia, Here I Come![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: A Parable (2004), for which he received a Tony Award 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. He appeared in the play Outside Mullingar by John Patrick Shanley on Broadway in 2014, and received a nomination for the 2014 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Actor in a Play.[2]

In 2011, O'Byrne was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or 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 4 January 2010.[3]

In 2012, O'Byrne was cast in the ABC drama pilot Gilded Lilys created and produced by Shonda Rhimes.[4]

In 2017, O'Byrne appeared in Little Boy Blue as Steve Jones, the father of Rhys Jones who was murdered by gang members in 2007.

Personal life

This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (May 2019)

O'Byrne is married to American actress Heather Goldenhersh, with whom he co-starred in the Broadway play Doubt: A Parable. The couple have two daughters

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Avenue X	'Sonny'	Short film
1997	Electricity	Graham Crouch	Short film
1997	The Fifth Province	Timmy
1997	The Last Bus Home	Jessop
2000	An Everlasting Piece	George
2001	Bandits	Darill Miller
2001	Disco Pigs	Gerry
2001	The Grey Zone	SS-Untersturmfuhrer
2001	Mapmaker	Richie Markey
2003	Easy	Mick McCabe
2003	Intermission	Mick
2004	Million Dollar Baby	Father Horvak
2005	In an Instant	The Man
2005	The New World	Lewes
2006	Bug	Dr. Sweet
2007	Before the Devil Knows You're Dead	Bobby
2007	No Reservations	Sean
2009	The International	The Consultant
2010	Brooklyn's Finest	Detective Ronny Rosario
2011	Season of the Witch	Grandmaster	Uncredited
2013	Medeas	Ennis
2014	Jimmy's Hall	Commander O’Keefe
2014	Queen and Country	RSM Digby
2020	Sergio	Gil
2020	My Salinger Year	Hugh
2022	The Wonder	John Flynn

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1976	Joe Forrester	—	Episode: "An Act of Violence"
1998	Amongst Women	Luke	4 episodes
2001	Oz	Padraig Connolly	3 episodes
2004	The Blackwater Lightship	Larry	TV film
2005	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Liam Connors	Episode: "Ghost"
2007	American Experience	Alexander Hamilton	Episode: "Alexander Hamilton"
2007–08	Brotherhood	Colin Carr	18 episodes
2009–10	FlashForward	Aaron Stark	17 episodes
2010	Medium	Clark Kerwin	Episode: "The People in Your Neighborhood"
2011	Mildred Pierce	Bert Pierce	5 episodes
2011–12	Prime Suspect	Detective Reg Duffy	13 episodes
2013	Gilded Lilys	Edwin Lily	Unsold TV pilot
2013–14	Love/Hate	D.I. Mick Moynihan	11 episodes
2015–16	Aquarius	Ken Karn	22 episodes
2015	The Bastard Executioner	Baron Ventris	3 episodes
2015	Exposed	Quigg	Unsold TV pilot
2015	The Last Ship	Seán Ramsey	8 episodes
2015	Saints & Strangers	John Billington, Sr.	2 episodes
2016–17	The Magicians	Mayakovsky	3 episodes
2017	Little Boy Blue	Steve Jones	4 episodes
2017	Mercy Street	Allan Pinkerton	5 episodes
2017	Manhunt: Unabomber	Frank McAlpine	6 episodes
2018	Nightflyers	Auggie	Main role
2019	Hatton Garden	Basil	4 episodes
2020	Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector	Peter Taylor / The Bone Collector	Main role
TBA	Three Women	Mark Wilkin	Upcoming TV Series

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result
1998	Tony Award	Best Featured Actor in a Play	The Beauty Queen of Leenane	Nominated
1999		Best Actor in a Play	The Lonesome West	Nominated
2004		Best Featured Actor in a Play	Frozen	Won
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actor in a Play		Nominated
	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Actor in a Play		Nominated
2005	Tony Award	Best Actor in a Play	Doubt	Nominated
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actor in a Play		Won
	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Actor in a Play		Won
2006	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actor in a Play	Shining City	Nominated
2007	Tony Award	Best Actor in a Play	The Coast of Utopia	Nominated
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actor in a Play		Nominated
	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Actor in a Play		Nominated
	Gotham Awards	Best Ensemble Cast	Before the Devil Knows You're Dead	Won
	Satellite Awards	Best Cast – Motion Picture		Won
2011	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie	Mildred Pierce	Nominated
2013	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play	If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet	Nominated
2014	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Actor in a Play	Outside Mullingar	Nominated
2018	British Academy Television Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Little Boy Blue	Won

References

External links

• Brían F. O'Byrne at the Internet Broadway Database
• Brían F. O'Byrne at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Brían F. O’Byrne

Brían Francis O’Byrne (* 16. Mai 1967 in Mullagh, County Cavan) ist ein irischer Schauspieler.

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- [en] Brían F. O'Byrne

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[es] Brían F. O'Byrne

Brían F. O'Byrne (Irlanda, 16 de mayo de 1967) es un actor de teatro y cine irlandés, quien trabaja principalmente en los Estados Unidos.

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[ru] О’Бирн, Брайан Фрэнсис

Бра́йан Фрэ́нсис О’Би́рн (ирл. Brían Francis O'Byrne; также распространено написание фамилии как О’Берн; род. 16 мая 1967) — ирландский актёр кино, театра и телевидения.

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