Kieran O'Brien

Kieran O'Brien (born 1973 in Rochdale) is an English actor of Irish ancestry.Fact|date=October 2008

O'Brien, who grew up in Royton,cite web|url=http://www.oldhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/477042_royton_actor_defends_role_in_explicit_movie|title=Royton actor defends role in explicit movie|date=2004-05-26|last=Whitehouse|first=Jamie|accessdate=2008-07-04|publisher=oldhamadvertiser.co.uk] began acting at a young age and was the star of a BBC TV series "Gruey" by the time he was 15. He also featured in several other series at the time in one-off or recurring roles. In 1993 he played the role of Craig Lee in two separate TV shows, "Coronation Street" and "Children's Ward". In 1993 he also became a regular in the detective series, "Cracker".

In 1999, O'Brien appeared in his first feature film, "Virtual Sexuality". He is featured in the 2002 "24 Hour Party People".

In 2003 he appeared in The Cooper Temple Clause music video Promises, Promises (song) and can be seen saying he got 'laid' in the Millennium Dome in the making of the video.

In 2004, O'Brien appeared in the controversial film "9 Songs". According to the Guardian, "9 Songs" was the most sexually explicit mainstream film to date, largely because it includes several scenes of real sexual acts between the two lead actors. His role is highly unusual in that he had unsimulated and very graphic sex with his co-star Margo Stilley, including genital fondling, female masturbation, with and without a vibrator, penetrative vaginal sex, cunnilingus and fellatio. During a scene in which Stilley masturbates his penis with her hand after performing fellatio on him, he became one of very few actors who have been shown ejaculating in a mainstream, UK produced feature.

O'Brien strongly defended the film during the controversy that followed, saying that he saw no problem with having sex for a film, although he wouldn't do it with another man. Although the makers of the film insisted it wasn't pornography, his sex scenes with the actress can now be found on some pornographic websites.

To date, O'Brien continues both his television and film acting careers. Recent appearances have been made in "The Road to Guantanamo" and "Totally Frank" as well as a reprise of his role in "Cracker". "" is currently on general release.

O'Brien was also one of the stars of the BBC's police drama, "Holby Blue", appearing from the first ever episode until the third episode of the second series, when his character was shot dead. This makes him the only regular character to have been killed off in the series, not including Neculai Stenga or Mandy French.

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