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Birthday: May 16, 1967
Place of Birth: Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland

Brían F. O'Byrne

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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Million Dollar Baby Father Horvak 2004
Bandits Darill Miller 2001
No Reservations Sean 2007
The International The Consultant 2009
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Bobby Lasorda 2007
Brooklyn's Finest Det. Ronny Rosario 2010
Disco Pigs Gerry 2001
Bug Dr. Sweet 2007
An Everlasting Piece George 2000
Easy Mick McCabe 2003
Intermission Mick 2003
The Grey Zone Interrogator 2001
The New World Lewes 2005
Jimmy's Hall Commander O'Keefe 2014
Queen & Country RSM Digby 2015
Twig Leon 2024
Medeas Ennis 2013
Gilded Lilys Edwin Lily 2013
The Last Bus Home Jessop 1997
Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton 2007
Mapmaker Richie Markey 2001
Sergio Gil Loescher 2020
My Salinger Year Hugh 2020
The Fifth Province Timmy 1997
The Wonder John Flynn 2022
The Blackwater Lightship Larry 2004
Conclave O'Malley 2024
Series Cast Year
Brotherhood 2006
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Liam Connors 1999
Oz Padraic Connelly 1997
Hallmark Hall of Fame Larry 1951
FlashForward Aaron Stark 2009
Mildred Pierce Bert Pierce 2011
Prime Suspect Reg Duffy 2011
Aquarius Ken Karn 2015
Saints & Strangers John Billington 2015
The Bastard Executioner Baron Ventris 2015
Love/Hate Inpector Mick Moynihan 2010
Little Boy Blue Steve Jones 2017
The Magicians Mayakovsky 2015
Nightflyers Auggie 2018
Amongst Women Luke 1998
Hatton Garden Basil 2019
Manhunt Frank McAlpine 2017
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector The Bone Collector 2020
American Experience Alexander Hamilton 1988
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