Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
27
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 16, 1967 ( 57 years old )
Place of Birth
Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
Also Known As
Brían Flynn O'Byrne
Brian O'Byrne
Brían O'Byrne
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.
Known For
Million Dollar Baby
2004-12-15Bandits
2001-10-12No Reservations
2007-06-15The International
2009-02-03Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007-09-26Brooklyn's Finest
2010-03-04Disco Pigs
2001-10-05Bug
2007-02-21An Everlasting Piece
2000-12-22Easy
2003-09-10