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.
Filmography
Dead of Winter
as Tall Hunter
Dead of Winter
as Tall Hunter
Conclave
as O'Malley
Conclave
as O'Malley
Twig
as Leon
Twig
as Leon
The Wonder
as John Flynn
The Wonder
as John Flynn
My Salinger Year
as Hugh
My Salinger Year
as Hugh
Sergio
as Gil Loescher
Sergio
as Gil Loescher
Queen & Country
as RSM Digby
Queen & Country
as RSM Digby
Jimmy's Hall
as Commander O'Keefe
Jimmy's Hall
as Commander O'Keefe
Gilded Lilys
as Edwin Lily
Gilded Lilys
as Edwin Lily
Season of the Witch
as Grandmaster (uncredited)
Season of the Witch
as Grandmaster (uncredited)
Brooklyn's Finest
as Det. Ronny Rosario
Brooklyn's Finest
as Det. Ronny Rosario
The International
as The Consultant
The International
as The Consultant
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
as Bobby Lasorda
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
as Bobby Lasorda
No Reservations
as Sean
No Reservations
as Sean
Million Dollar Baby
as Father Horvak
Million Dollar Baby
as Father Horvak
Easy
as Mick McCabe
Easy
as Mick McCabe
Intermission
as Mick
Intermission
as Mick
Bandits
as Darill Miller
Bandits
as Darill Miller
Disco Pigs
as Gerry
Disco Pigs
as Gerry
The Grey Zone
as Interrogator
The Grey Zone
as Interrogator
An Everlasting Piece
as George
An Everlasting Piece
as George
The Fifth Province
as Timmy
The Fifth Province
as Timmy
The Last Bus Home
as Jessop
The Last Bus Home
as Jessop
Seahorse
as George
Seahorse
as George