- Brían F. O'Byrne
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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 aserial killer in "Frozen" (for which he won aTony Award ) and a priest accused ofchild 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 inTom Stoppard 's trilogy "The Coast of Utopia ".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
* "" (2005), Liam Connors - TV
* "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead " (2007), Bobby
* "Bug" (2007), Dr Sweet
* "No Reservations" (2007), SeanAwards
* 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"References
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years=2004-2005
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before=Eddie Izzard
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after=Richard Griffiths
for "The History Boys "
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