Brían F. O'Byrne

Known for ActingBorn 1967-05-16 (age 59)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.Read more

Movies & web series

Mapmaker

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Gilded Lilys

Oz

Million Dollar Baby

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Avenue X

Manhunt

Little Boy Blue

The Magicians

Love/Hate

Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector

Conclave

Task

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

FlashForward

Mildred Pierce

The Last Ship

Amongst Women

Brotherhood

Jimmy's Hall

The Wonder

Sergio

Dead of Winter

No Reservations

Aquarius

The Grey Zone

The New World

Saints & Strangers

My Salinger Year

Prime Suspect

Brooklyn's Finest

American Experience

The International

Bandits

Queen & Country

Intermission

Hatton Garden

Bug

The Abandons

Prisoner

The Blackwater Lightship

The Fifth Province

Nightflyers

An Everlasting Piece

The Bastard Executioner

Medeas

Disco Pigs