Paul O'Brien
Biography
Paul O'Brien is a South African-Australian actor who was born in South Africa and grew up there, in Mauritius and Australia, with his family later settling on the Gold Coast. He worked as a chef before moving to Melbourne at 21 to build an acting career, getting by on stand-up comedy and parts in short films and stage productions. He made his stage debut in 2004 at The Butterfly Club in a Julia Britton play, Five Minute Call, and in 2005 he joined the cast of Home and Away as police constable Jack Holden, a part that earned him a Logie as most popular new male talent in 2006, along with nominations in the most popular actor category. His screen credits include Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer was Here, The Subjects (2015), Message Man (2018), A Summer to Remember (2018), Christmas Down Under (2021) and a guest role in Neighbours. He also runs an acting school, Paul O'Brien Acting.
48years old
Turns 49 on April 14in 155 days
- Born South Africa
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 7 years2015 to 2022
Every film, newest first
- 2022The Spy Who Never DiesIMDb rating 4.2
- 2021Christmas Down UnderIMDb rating 4.2
- 2018A Summer to RememberIMDb rating 6.4
- 2018Message ManIMDb rating 5.9
- 2015The SubjectsIMDb rating 5.2
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A change of course
Before turning to acting, O'Brien worked as a chef and moved to Melbourne at 21 to pursue the career, performing stand-up comedy while he looked for work.
First role
O'Brien's first stage role came in 2004, in a production of Julia Britton's Five Minute Call at The Butterfly Club.
Beyond film
On the third series of the Australian singing reality show It Takes Two in 2008, O'Brien was paired with pop singer Jade MacRae, and the duo came in fourth.
Behind the camera
O'Brien launched Paul O'Brien Acting, his own acting school, so that actors could become working actors. He felt much of what he had been taught was outdated or redundant for film and television acting.
Paul O'Brien movies on Netflix
Worked with
Paul O'Brien made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Louis Mandylor's page
Cameron Mathison's page
John Jarratt's page
Catherine Bell's page
Verdi Solaiman's page
Gary Cairns's page
All films by Corey Pearson
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.