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name: "Brian O'Halloran"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/brian-ohalloran"
fi1m_id: "brian-ohalloran"
imdb_id: "nm0641168"
tmdb_id: 23629
wikidata_id: "Q723672"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 December 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 58
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-09T19:31:47.415748+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."
---

# Brian O'Halloran

## Identity

Brian O'Halloran

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/brian-ohalloran
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** brian-ohalloran
- **IMDb ID:** nm0641168
- **TMDB ID:** 23629
- **Wikidata ID:** Q723672
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_O%27Halloran, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q723672, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0641168/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/23629

Actor. Born 20 December 1969 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 December 1969, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1994–2019
- **Also known as:** 布莱恩·奥哈罗兰, Brian C. O'Halloran, Brian Christopher O'Halloran
- **Frequently works with:** [Jason Mewes](https://film.one/person/jason-mewes.md), [Kevin Smith](https://film.one/person/kevin-smith.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 58, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 74 (2), 2000s 46 (2), 2010s 50 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 58 to 59 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 4, Adventure 3, Action 2, Fantasy 1, Science Fiction 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $235m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_O%27Halloran, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q723672, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0641168/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/23629

## Streaming the US now

- **Pluto TV:** [*Jay and Silent Bob Reboot*](https://film.one/film/jay-and-silent-bob-reboot.md) (50)

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## Biography

Brian O'Halloran is an American actor and producer. He was born Brian Christopher O'Halloran on 20 December 1969 in Manhattan, New York City, and is best known for playing Dante Hicks in Kevin Smith's *Clerks* (1994) and its sequels *Clerks II* (2006) and *Clerks III* (2022). He has appeared in several other View Askewniverse films, often as Dante or members of the Hicks family, including *Mallrats* (1995), *Chasing Amy* (1997), *Dogma* (1999) and *Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back* (2001).

O'Halloran has worked primarily as a stage actor since *Clerks*, with companies including the Boomerang Theatre Company, the New Jersey Repertory Company and the Tri-State Actors Theatre. He is the lead in the 2000 film *Vulgar* and has presented the podcast *The O'HalloRant* since 2020. He is a first-generation Irish-American and has lived in New Jersey since the age of 13.

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

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Jay and Silent Bob Reboot* (2019), Fi1m 50, as Cast Member of Clerks / Dante Hicks / Grant Hicks — [page](https://film.one/film/jay-and-silent-bob-reboot.md)
- *The Happening* (2008), Fi1m 38, as Jeep Driver — [page](https://film.one/film/the-happening.md)
- *Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back* (2001), Fi1m 54, as Dante Hicks — [page](https://film.one/film/jay-and-silent-bob-strike-back.md)
- *Dogma* (1999), Fi1m 66, as Grant Hicks — [page](https://film.one/film/dogma.md)
- *Clerks* (1994), Fi1m 82, as Dante — [page](https://film.one/film/clerks.md)

## Complete filmography (42)

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

- *Delco: The Movie* (2025), as Pastor
- *We Never Smiled in the 90’s* (2024), Actor
- *The 4:30 Movie* (2024), Actor
- *Initiative* (2023), as Dave · Thanks
- *We're Not Even Supposed to Be Here Today: 3 Decades of Clerks* (2022), Actor
- *The Clerks 3 Documentary* (2022), Actor
- *The Retaliators* (2022), as Christmas Tree Lot Jerk
- *Clerks III* (2022), as Dante Hicks
- *Off-Time* (2022), as Principal Hicks
- *Rushed* (2021), as Parish Priest
- *Wit’s End* (2020), as Tom Stevens
- *Shooting Heroin* (2020), as Logan
- *Smiling Friends* (2020), series, as Brian O'Halloran
- *Jay and Silent Bob Reboot* (2019), as Cast Member of Clerks / Dante Hicks / Grant Hicks — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/jay-and-silent-bob-reboot.md)
- *Madness in the Method* (2019), as Brian
- *Right Before Your Eyes* (2019), as John
- *Malevolence 3: Killer* (2018), Co-Producer
- *Bad Frank* (2017), as Donny Shakes
- *Shooting Clerks* (2016), as Elis Heimermann
- *Monsters Anonymous* (2016), as Dracula
- *Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie* (2013), as Dante Hicks (voice)
- *The Twelve Steps of Jason Mewes: Get Greedo* (2013), as Brian O'Halloran
- *Flea* (2012), as Scavenger
- *Miss December* (2011), as The Director
- *Mr. Hush* (2010), as Vinny
- *Hooking Up* (2009), as Dr. Jordan
- *Brutal Massacre: A Comedy* (2008), as Jay
- *The Happening* (2008), as Jeep Driver — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/the-happening.md)
- *The Junior Defenders* (2007), as Mitch Stone
- *Clerks II* (2006), as Dante
- *Alien Sex Party* (2003), as Clerk
- *Vulgar* (2002), as Will Carlson / Flappy / Vulgar
- *Drop Dead Roses* (2002), as Shawn
- *The Flying Car* (2002), as Dante Hicks
- *Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back* (2001), as Dante Hicks — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/jay-and-silent-bob-strike-back.md)
- *Clerks* (2000), series, as Dante Hicks (voice)
- *Dogma* (1999), as Grant Hicks — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/dogma.md)
- *Chasing Amy* (1997), as Jim Hicks
- *Mallrats* (1995), as Gill
- *Clerks* (1994), as Dante — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/clerks.md)
- *A Comedy of Errors*, as Ian
- *Into the Black*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Brian O'Halloran](https://film.one/media/person/84835/gallery-30969c1cecb2.jpg) Brian O'Halloran — John Manard, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Brian_O%E2%80%99Halloran_GalaxyCon_Raleigh_July%2C_25%2C_2026_677.jpg/1280px-Brian_O%E2%80%99Halloran_GalaxyCon_Raleigh_July%2C_25%2C_2026_677.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actor Brian O'Halloran at the New York Comic Con, October 16, 2011. This photo was created by Luigi Novi. It is not in the public domain, and use of this file o](https://film.one/media/person/84835/gallery-91d2dd67e738.jpg) Actor Brian O'Halloran at the New York Comic Con, October 16, 2011. This photo was created by Luigi Novi. It is not in the public domain, and use of this file o — Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/10.16.11BrianO%27HalloranByLuigiNovi1.jpg/1280px-10.16.11BrianO%27HalloranByLuigiNovi1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actor Brian O'Halloran at the New York Comic Con, October 16, 2011. This photo was created by Luigi Novi. It is not in the public domain, and use of this file o](https://film.one/media/person/84835/gallery-cd4b00e8346c.jpg) Actor Brian O'Halloran at the New York Comic Con, October 16, 2011. This photo was created by Luigi Novi. It is not in the public domain, and use of this file o — Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/10.16.11BrianO%27HalloranByLuigiNovi2.jpg/1280px-10.16.11BrianO%27HalloranByLuigiNovi2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actor Brian O'Halloran at the New York Comic Con, October 16, 2011. This photo was created by Luigi Novi. It is not in the public domain, and use of this file o](https://film.one/media/person/84835/gallery-7ec8ee1eff4c.jpg) Actor Brian O'Halloran at the New York Comic Con, October 16, 2011. This photo was created by Luigi Novi. It is not in the public domain, and use of this file o — Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/10.16.11BrianO%27HalloranByLuigiNovi4.jpg/1280px-10.16.11BrianO%27HalloranByLuigiNovi4.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Brian O'Halloran](https://film.one/media/person/84835/gallery-9c0962b1eec1.jpg) Brian O'Halloran — Image via TMDB
- ![Brian O'Halloran](https://film.one/media/person/84835/gallery-ffc0ffbe07cb.jpg) Brian O'Halloran — Image via TMDB
- ![Brian O'Halloran](https://film.one/media/person/84835/gallery-5c5ae2eacab7.jpg) Brian O'Halloran — Image via TMDB
- ![Actor Brian O'Halloran at the New York Comic Con, October 16, 2011. This photo was created by Luigi Novi. It is not in the public domain, and use of this file o](https://film.one/media/person/84835/gallery-1f2f8d40f8c1.jpg) Actor Brian O'Halloran at the New York Comic Con, October 16, 2011. This photo was created by Luigi Novi. It is not in the public domain, and use of this file o — Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/10.16.11BrianO%27HalloranByLuigiNovi5.jpg/1280px-10.16.11BrianO%27HalloranByLuigiNovi5.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Brian O'Halloran at the Florida Supercon in 2014](https://film.one/media/person/84835/gallery-a3019a488c29.jpg) Brian O'Halloran at the Florida Supercon in 2014 — steve cranston, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Brian_O%27Halloran_%2814540894230%29.jpg/1280px-Brian_O%27Halloran_%2814540894230%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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