Brían F. O'Byrne
Known For
Acting
Born
1967-05-16 in Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
Biography
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.
Most Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Liam Connors
American Experience
as Alexander Hamilton
Oz
as Padraic Connelly
The Last Ship
as Sean Ramsey
The Magicians
as Mayakovsky
Manhunt
as Frank McAlpine
FlashForward
as Aaron Stark
Dead of Winter
as Tall Hunter
Conclave
as O'Malley
The Abandons
as Walter Paxton
Million Dollar Baby
as Father Horvak
Nightflyers
as Auggie
Brotherhood
as Colin
Mildred Pierce
as Bert Pierce
Love/Hate
as Inpector Mick Moynihan
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector
as The Bone Collector
Aquarius
as Ken Karn
The International
as The Consultant
Bug
as Dr. Sweet
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
as Bobby Lasorda