
Brían F. O'Byrne
Birthday: 1967-05-16 | Place of Birth: Mullagh - County Cavan - IrelandBrían 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as O'Malley
as Leon
as Hugh
as Gil Loescher
as The Bone Collector
as Basil
as Auggie
as Frank McAlpine
as Steve Jones
as Commander O'Keefe
as John Billington
as Ken Karn
as RSM Digby
as Ennis
as Bert Pierce
as Bert Pierce
as Reg Duffy
as Det. Ronny Rosario
as Inpector Mick Moynihan
as Aaron Stark
as The Consultant
as Alexander Hamilton
as Bobby Lasorda
as Dr. Sweet
as Sean
as Father Horvak
as Larry
as Mick