Brían F. O'Byrne

Acting

Born May 16, 1967

From 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 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.

Brían F. O'Byrne

Known For

Conclave

Million Dollar Baby

Dead of Winter

No Reservations

Bandits

Brooklyn's Finest

The New World

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

The International

The Wonder

Filmography — Acting

Conclave

Million Dollar Baby

Dead of Winter

No Reservations

Bandits

Brooklyn's Finest

The New World

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

The International

The Wonder

Sergio

Bug

The Grey Zone

My Salinger Year

Intermission

Easy

Disco Pigs

Gilded Lilys

Queen & Country

Jimmy's Hall

Medeas

An Everlasting Piece

The Last Bus Home

The Blackwater Lightship

Mapmaker

Twig

The Fifth Province

Alexander Hamilton

One Sweet Hour

Seahorse

Avenue X