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Brían F. O'Byrne
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 per…
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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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2026
Prisoner
TV show Harrison Dempsey
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2025
The Abandons
TV show Walter Paxton
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2025
Dead of Winter
Movie Tall Hunter
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2025
Task
TV show Charlie Boylan
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2024
Conclave
Movie O'Malley
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2024
Twig
Movie Leon
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2022
The Wonder
Movie John Flynn
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2020
My Salinger Year
Movie Hugh
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2020
Sergio
Movie Gil Loescher
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2020
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector
TV show The Bone Collector
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2019
Hatton Garden
TV show Basil
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2018
Nightflyers
TV show Auggie
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2017
Manhunt
TV show Frank McAlpine
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2017
Little Boy Blue
TV show Steve Jones
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2015
The Magicians
TV show Mayakovsky
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2015
Saints & Strangers
TV show John Billington
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2015
The Bastard Executioner
TV show Baron Ventris
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2015
Aquarius
TV show Ken Karn
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2015
Queen & Country
Movie RSM Digby
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2014
The Last Ship
TV show Sean Ramsey
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2014
Jimmy's Hall
Movie Commander O'Keefe
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2013
Medeas
Movie Ennis
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2013
Gilded Lilys
Movie Edwin Lily
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2011
Prime Suspect
TV show Reg Duffy
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2011
Mildred Pierce
TV show Bert Pierce
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2011
Season of the Witch
Movie Grandmaster (uncredited)
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2010
Love/Hate
TV show Inpector Mick Moynihan
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2010
Brooklyn's Finest
Movie Det. Ronny Rosario
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2009
FlashForward
TV show Aaron Stark
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2009
The International
Movie The Consultant
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2007
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Movie Bobby Lasorda
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2007
No Reservations
Movie Sean
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2007
Alexander Hamilton
Movie Alexander Hamilton
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2007
Bug
Movie Dr. Sweet
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2006
Brotherhood
TV show Colin
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2005
The New World
Movie Lewes
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2004
Million Dollar Baby
Movie Father Horvak
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2004
The Blackwater Lightship
Movie Larry
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2003
Easy
Movie Mick McCabe
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2003
Intermission
Movie Mick
