Tom O'Brien

Biography

Tom O'Brien is an American actor who has worked on screen and stage since he was seventeen. He trained in San Francisco at the American Conservatory Theater, and it was there that he took on mainstage roles, appearing in The Holdup and playing Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream opposite Annette Bening. O'Brien was born in Burbank in 1965, and his first feature was The Big Easy (1986). He went on to The Accused (1988), in which he acted alongside Jodie Foster. In April of 2026 he founded Zero Day Group Productions LLC, a company that was set up specifically to produce the AI-native limited dramatic series Coordinates: Dark Hypothesis.

61years old

Turns 62 on April 12in 153 days

Born April 12, 1965Burbank
Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19

Movie Career

Films: 6
Career span: 13 years1986 to 1999

Genres

Comedy50%, 3 films
Crime50%, 3 films
Drama50%, 3 films
Romance33%, 2 films
Action17%, 1 film

First and latest

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Behind the camera
In April of 2026, O'Brien set up Zero Day Group Productions LLC. The company's purpose was to make Coordinates:Dark Hypothesis, which is described as an AI-native limited dramatic series.

Tom O'Brien movies on Netflix

The Astronaut's Wife1999IMDb rating 5.4as Allen Dodge
Flashback1990IMDb rating 6.2as Phil Prager
Physical Evidence1989IMDb rating 5.2as Matt Farley
Satisfaction1988IMDb rating 5.0as Hubba
The Accused1988IMDb rating 7.1as Larry
The Big Easy1986IMDb rating 6.5as Bobby McSwain

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Accused1988 Crime, Dramaas Larry
IMDb rating 7.144K votes
The Astronaut's Wife1999 Drama, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Allen Dodge
IMDb rating 5.459K votes
The Big Easy1986as Bobby McSwain
IMDb rating 6.515K votes
Flashback1990as Phil Prager
IMDb rating 6.26.1K votes
Physical Evidence1989as Matt Farley
IMDb rating 5.22.3K votes
Satisfaction1988as Hubba
IMDb rating 5.04.1K votes

Worked with

Tom O'Brien shares two films with Ned Beatty, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Ned Beatty

John Goodman

Liam Neeson

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Quaid

Burt ReynoldsRand RavichDirector, 1 film

Jonathan KaplanDirector, 1 film

Jim McBrideDirector, 1 film

Films together

Ned Beatty2 films together, 1986 to 1989
Ned Beatty's page
- Physical Evidence1989IMDb rating 5.2O'Brien as Matt FarleyBeatty as James Nicks
- The Big Easy1986IMDb rating 6.5O'Brien as Bobby McSwainBeatty as Jack Kellom
John Goodman1 film together, 1986
John Goodman's page
- The Big Easy1986IMDb rating 6.5O'Brien as Bobby McSwainGoodman as Det. Andre DeSoto
Liam Neeson1 film together, 1988
Liam Neeson's page
- Satisfaction1988IMDb rating 5.0O'Brien as HubbaNeeson as Martin Falcon
Dennis Hopper1 film together, 1990
Dennis Hopper's page
- Flashback1990IMDb rating 6.2O'Brien as Phil PragerHopper as Huey Walker
Dennis Quaid1 film together, 1986
Dennis Quaid's page
- The Big Easy1986IMDb rating 6.5O'Brien as Bobby McSwainQuaid as Remy McSwain
Burt Reynolds1 film together, 1989
Burt Reynolds's page
- Physical Evidence1989IMDb rating 5.2O'Brien as Matt FarleyReynolds as Joe Paris
Rand RavichDirector, 1 film, 1999
All films by Rand Ravich
- The Astronaut's Wife1999IMDb rating 5.4O'Brien as Allen Dodge
Jonathan KaplanDirector, 1 film, 1988
All films by Jonathan Kaplan
- The Accused1988IMDb rating 7.1O'Brien as Larry
Jim McBrideDirector, 1 film, 1986
All films by Jim McBride
- The Big Easy1986IMDb rating 6.5O'Brien as Bobby McSwain

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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