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name: "Brian Gallivan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/brian-gallivan"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "22 January 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 0
updated: "2026-09-17T16:41:18.163221+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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# Brian Gallivan

Producer. Born 22 January 1969 in Dedham.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 22 January 1969, Dedham
- **Active:** 2009–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 writing
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 71 (1), 2020s 61 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Gallivan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4963810, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2154293/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1380058

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Shrinking*](https://film.one/tv/shrinking.md) (61)

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## Biography

Brian Gallivan is an American actor, writer and producer. Born in Dedham, Massachusetts, he began performing improv in Boston before moving to Chicago in 2003, where he appeared in several mainstage revues at The Second City.

He created the web series *Sassy Gay Friend* and has written for television including *Are You There, Chelsea?*, *Happy Endings* and *The McCarthys*, which he also created. On the Apple TV+ series *Shrinking* (2023–) he has written episodes, served as executive producer and appeared as Stuart.

Gallivan has acted in the films *The Informant!* (2009) and *A Thousand Words* (2012). He received Emmy nominations for his work on *Shrinking*.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1)

- *The Informant!* (2009), Fi1m 71, as Ron Henkoff — [page](https://film.one/film/the-informant.md)

### Wrote (1)

- *Shrinking* (2023), Fi1m 61, Writer, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/shrinking.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

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

- *Office Romance* (2026), as Frederick
- *Shrinking* (2023), series, Stuart, Writer, Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/tv/shrinking.md)
- *The Big Show Show* (2020), series, as Principal Crowley
- *Outmatched* (2020), series, as Sebastian
- *Splitting Up Together* (2018), series, Writer
- *Imaginary Mary* (2017), series, Writer
- *The McCarthys* (2014), series, Writer, Creator
- *A Thousand Words* (2012), as Tony
- *Sassy Gay Friend!* (2010), Acting
- *The Informant!* (2009), as Ron Henkoff — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-informant.md)
- *Childrens Hospital* (2008), series, as Reporter 1
- *Bambi Cottages*, Writer
- *Off Color*, series, Executive Producer
- *Escorted*, series, Executive Producer

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