Brían F. O'Byrne
Biography
Brían F. O'Byrne is an Irish actor who works in the United States and has built a career around serious dramatic roles on stage and screen. Born in Mullagh, County Cavan, he trained at Trinity College's Samuel Beckett Centre and moved to New York City in 1990. He first gained attention in Martin McDonagh's The Beauty Queen of Leenane, which earned him a Tony Award nomination, and The Lonesome West. He has received five Tony nominations in all, winning for Frozen and also nominated for Doubt: A Parable and Tom Stoppard's The Coast of Utopia. He appeared on Broadway in Outside Mullingar, which brought an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination. His screen work includes playing a priest in Million Dollar Baby (2004), an Emmy-nominated performance as Bert Pierce in Mildred Pierce, Aaron Stark in FlashForward, and Steve Jones in Little Boy Blue, for which he won a BAFTA TV Award.
59years old
Turns 60 on May 16in 187 days
- Born Mullagh
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Also credited as Brían Francis O'Byrne and Brían O'Byrne
Movie Career
- Films
- 20
- Career span
- 24 years2001 to 2025
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Big break
In Martin McDonagh's The Beauty Queen of Leenane, staged in 1996, O'Byrne played Pato Dooley, and he followed that with The Lonesome West in 1997. Those two performances first brought him notice.
Early training
O'Byrne trained at the Samuel Beckett Centre at Trinity College in Dublin before moving to New York City in 1990.
Brían F. O'Byrne movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Nine actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Cillian Murphy's page
David Wilmot's page
Also two films together3 more actors
- Elaine CassidyThe Wonder (2022) and Disco Pigs (2001)
- Arija BareikisBefore the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) and No Reservations (2007)
- Derry PowerIntermission (2003) and Disco Pigs (2001)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Brían F. O'Byrne's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$674 million
15 of the 20 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 20 films: 15 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 15Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$217M32.2% of the total
- 2$116M17.2% of the total
- 3$93M13.7% of the total
- 4$68M10.0% of the total
- 5$60M8.9% of the total
- 6$46M6.8% of the total
- 7$31M4.5% of the total
- 8$25M3.7% of the total
$19.8 millionfrom the other 7 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Awards | |||
| 2004 | Best Featured Actor in a Play | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 2004 | Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor | Won | |
| Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play | Won | ||
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Official profiles and reference pages.