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name: "Brían F. O'Byrne"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/brian-f-obyrne"
fi1m_id: "brian-f-obyrne"
imdb_id: "nm0639928"
tmdb_id: 31713
wikidata_id: "Q918510"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 May 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-07T12:40:54.686176+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Brían F. O'Byrne

## Identity

Brían F. O'Byrne

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/brian-f-obyrne
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** brian-f-obyrne
- **IMDb ID:** nm0639928
- **TMDB ID:** 31713
- **Wikidata ID:** Q918510
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C3%ADan_F._O%27Byrne, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q918510, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0639928/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/31713

Actor. Born 16 May 1967 in Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 May 1967, Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
- **Active:** 1997–present
- **Also known as:** Brían Flynn O'Byrne, Brian O'Byrne, Brían O'Byrne, Брайан Ф. О’Бирн
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 80 (1), 2000s 86 (1), 2010s 70 (1), 2020s 69 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 74 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Crime 2, Mystery 1, Sport 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $332m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C3%ADan_F._O%27Byrne, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q918510, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0639928/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/31713

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Million Dollar Baby*](https://film.one/film/million-dollar-baby.md) (86)
- **HBO Max:** [*Mildred Pierce*](https://film.one/tv/mildred-pierce.md) (70)
- **Netflix:** [*The Wonder*](https://film.one/film/the-wonder.md) (63)

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## Biography

Brían F. O'Byrne is an Irish actor. He was born on 16 May 1967 in Mullagh, County Cavan, and trained at the Samuel Beckett Centre at Trinity College Dublin. He moved to New York in 1990 and first gained attention for stage performances in Martin McDonagh plays including *The Beauty Queen of Leenane* (1996) and *The Lonesome West* (1997).

O'Byrne is known for dramatic roles on stage and screen. He won a Tony Award for *Frozen* (2004) and received further Tony nominations for *Doubt* (2004) and *The Coast of Utopia* (2007). Film credits include Father Horvak in *Million Dollar Baby* (2004), Bobby Lasorda in *Before the Devil Knows You're Dead* (2007), and O'Malley in *Conclave* (2024). On television he appeared in *Mildred Pierce* (2011), for which he received an Emmy nomination, and *Little Boy Blue* (2017), for which he won a BAFTA TV Award.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Task* (2025), Fi1m 67, as Charlie Boylan — [page](https://film.one/tv/task.md)
- *Conclave* (2024), Fi1m 76, as O'Malley — [page](https://film.one/film/conclave.md)
- *The Wonder* (2022), Fi1m 63, as John Flynn — [page](https://film.one/film/the-wonder.md)
- *Mildred Pierce* (2011), Fi1m 70, as Bert Pierce — [page](https://film.one/tv/mildred-pierce.md)
- *Million Dollar Baby* (2004), Fi1m 86, as Father Horvak — [page](https://film.one/film/million-dollar-baby.md)
- *Oz* (1997), Fi1m 80, as Padraic Connelly — [page](https://film.one/tv/oz.md)

## Complete filmography (55)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Prisoner* (2026), series, as Harrison Dempsey
- *The Abandons* (2025), series, as Walter Paxton
- *Dead of Winter* (2025), as Tall Hunter
- *Task* (2025), series, as Charlie Boylan — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/tv/task.md)
- *Conclave* (2024), as O'Malley — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/conclave.md)
- *Twig* (2024), as Leon
- *The Wonder* (2022), as John Flynn — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-wonder.md)
- *My Salinger Year* (2020), as Hugh
- *Sergio* (2020), as Gil Loescher
- *Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector* (2020), series, as The Bone Collector
- *Hatton Garden* (2019), series, as Basil
- *Nightflyers* (2018), series, as Auggie
- *Manhunt* (2017), series, as Frank McAlpine
- *Little Boy Blue* (2017), series, as Steve Jones
- *The Magicians* (2015), series, as Mayakovsky
- *Saints & Strangers* (2015), series, as John Billington
- *The Bastard Executioner* (2015), series, as Baron Ventris
- *Aquarius* (2015), series, as Ken Karn
- *Queen & Country* (2015), as RSM Digby
- *The Last Ship* (2014), series, as Sean Ramsey — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-last-ship.md)
- *Jimmy's Hall* (2014), as Commander O'Keefe
- *Medeas* (2013), as Ennis
- *Gilded Lilys* (2013), as Edwin Lily
- *Prime Suspect* (2011), series, as Reg Duffy
- *Mildred Pierce* (2011), series, as Bert Pierce — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/mildred-pierce.md)
- *Season of the Witch* (2011), as Grandmaster (uncredited)
- *Love/Hate* (2010), series, as Inpector Mick Moynihan
- *Brooklyn's Finest* (2010), as Det. Ronny Rosario
- *FlashForward* (2009), series, as Aaron Stark
- *The International* (2009), as The Consultant
- *Before the Devil Knows You're Dead* (2007), as Bobby Lasorda
- *No Reservations* (2007), as Sean
- *Alexander Hamilton* (2007), as Alexander Hamilton
- *Bug* (2007), as Dr. Sweet
- *Brotherhood* (2006), series, as Colin
- *The New World* (2005), as Lewes
- *Million Dollar Baby* (2004), as Father Horvak — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/million-dollar-baby.md)
- *The Blackwater Lightship* (2004), as Larry
- *Easy* (2003), as Mick McCabe
- *Intermission* (2003), as Mick
- *Mapmaker* (2001), as Richie Markey
- *Bandits* (2001), as Darill Miller
- *Disco Pigs* (2001), as Gerry
- *The Grey Zone* (2001), as Interrogator
- *An Everlasting Piece* (2000), as George
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Liam Connors
- *Amongst Women* (1998), series, as Luke
- *The Fifth Province* (1997), as Timmy
- *The Last Bus Home* (1997), as Jessop
- *Oz* (1997), series, as Padraic Connelly — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/oz.md)
- *Avenue X* (1993), as Sonny
- *American Experience* (1988), series, as Alexander Hamilton
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Larry
- *One Sweet Hour*, as Colum Byrne
- *Seahorse*, as George

## Gallery

- ![Brían F. O'Byrne](https://film.one/media/person/10397/gallery-f49e126ae4dc.jpg) Brían F. O'Byrne — Image via TMDB
- ![Brían F. O'Byrne](https://film.one/media/person/10397/gallery-415950c6bec8.jpg) Brían F. O'Byrne — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won, 4 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 2007: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (nominated)
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 2005: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (nominated)
- Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor 2004: Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor (won)
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play 2004: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (won)
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 1999: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (nominated)
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play 1998: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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