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Brían F. O'Byrne

Brían F. O'Byrne

Birthday: 1967-05-16 | Place of Birth: Mullagh - County Cavan - Ireland

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
My Salinger Year

as    Hugh

2020
Sergio

as    Gil Loescher

2020
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector

as    The Bone Collector

2019
Hatton Garden

as    Basil

2018
Nightflyers

as    Auggie

2017
Little Boy Blue

as    Steve Jones

2015
Jimmy's Hall

as    Commander O'Keefe

2015
Queen & Country

as    RSM Digby

2011
Mildred Pierce

as    Bert Pierce

2011
Mildred Pierce

as    Bert Pierce

2011
Prime Suspect

as    Reg Duffy

2010
Brooklyn's Finest

as    Det. Ronny Rosario

2010
Love/Hate

as    Inpector Mick Moynihan

2009
FlashForward

as    Aaron Stark

2009
The International

as    The Consultant

2007
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

as    Bobby Lasorda

2007
Bug

as    Dr. Sweet

2007
No Reservations

as    Sean

2004
Million Dollar Baby

as    Father Horvak

2004
Intermission

as    Mick

2003
Easy

as    Mick McCabe

2001
Bandits

as    Darill Miller

2001
Disco Pigs

as    Gerry

2000
An Everlasting Piece

as    George