Brían F. O'Byrne

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Brían F. O'Byrne
Born	1967 Ireland
Awards won Tony Awards Best Featured Actor in a Play 2004 Frozen

Brían Flynn O'Byrne (born 1967) is an Irish theatre and film actor who works mostly in the United States.

O'Byrne (first name pronounced "BREE-an.") first attracted notice for his performances in the Martin McDonagh plays The Beauty Queen of Leenane and The Lonesome West. He is known for taking on serious and dramatic roles, such as a serial killer in Frozen (for which he won a Tony Award) and a priest accused of child molestation in Doubt. O'Byrne also appeared as a priest in the film Million Dollar Baby.

In May 2007, O'Byrne was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance as Alexander Herzen in Tom Stoppard's trilogy The Coast of Utopia.

Contents 1 Filmography 2 Awards 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Filmography

Joe Forrester (1976) - TV (1 episode) Valerie (1986), Father Rooney - TV (1 episode) Avenue X (1994), Sonny The Fifth Province (1997), Timmy The Last Bus Home (1997), Jessop Electricity (1997), Graham Crouch Amongst Women (1998), Luke - TV An Everlasting Piece (2000), George The Mapmaker (2001), Richie Markey Bandits (2001), Darill Miller Disco Pigs (2001), Gerry The Grey Zone (2001), As Himself

Oz (2001), Padraig Connolly - TV Easy (2003), Mick Intermission (2003), Mick Million Dollar Baby (2004), Father Horvak The Blackwater Lightship (2004), Larry - TV The New World (2005), Lewes In an Instant (2005), The Man Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2005), Liam Connors - TV Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), Bobby Bug (2007), Dr Sweet No Reservations (2007), Sean

[edit] Awards

• Theatre World Special Award (1998): The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Ensemble Performance
• Tony Award (2004): Best Featured Actor in a Play, Frozen
• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play, Doubt

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Brían F. O'Byrne at the Internet Broadway Database
• Brían F. O'Byrne at the Internet Movie Database

Awards
Preceded by Eddie Izzard for Henry IV	Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play 2004-2005 for Doubt: A Parable	Succeeded by Richard Griffiths for The History Boys

v • d • e Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play Robert Sean Leonard (2001) · Frank Langella (2002) · Denis O'Hare (2003) · Brían F. O'Byrne (2004) · Liev Schreiber (2005) · Ian McDiarmid (2006) · Billy Crudup (2007) Complete list: (1947-1975) · (1976-2000) · (2001-present)