Brian F. O'Byrne

Personal Information
Broadway: The Lonesome West (Tony nom., Irish Times Best Actor), The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Tony nom), The Sisters Rosensweig. Off-Broadway includes: Bedbound (Irish Rep), Smelling a Rat (The New Group), Hapgood (Lincoln Center), Marking (Pure Orange), Grandchild of Kings, Seconds Out, Philadelphia Here I Come, Playboy of the Western World (all with Irish Rep). Ireland and London: The Leenane Triology (Beauty Queen, Lonesome and Skull in Connemara (Druid Royal Court), Hackney Office (Druid), Sharon's Grave (Gate), Good Evening Mr. Collins (Abbey), The Woman Who Walked Into Doors (The Helix). Film: Intermission, Easy, Mapmaker, Bandits, An Everlasting Piece, The Grey Zone, Disco Pies, The Fifth Province, The Last Bus Home. TV: Black Water Lightship (CBS), Oz (HBO), Amongst Women (BBC). Training: Samuel Beckett Center, Trinity College, Dublin.
 
Credits

Actor
Production Theatre Opened Credit
1 If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet Laura Pels Theatre (Current) 09/20/2012 George
2 Doubt New York City Center/ Stage I 11/23/2004 Father Flynn
3 Frozen East 13th Street/CSC Theatre 03/18/2004 Ralph
4 bedbound Irish Repertory Theatre 01/23/2003 N/A
5 Smelling a Rat Samuel Beckett Theatre 05/19/2002 Vic Maggott
6 The Beauty Queen of Leenane Linda Gross Theater 02/26/1998 Pato Dooley
7 Hapgood Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater 11/11/1994 Merryweather
8 Seconds Out Joseph Papp Public Theater/ LuEsther Hall 04/06/1993 James Hennessy
9 The Madame MacAdam Traveling Theatre Actors' Playhouse 10/09/1992 LDF Man/Slipper/Simon/Maher
10 Grandchild of Kings Theater for the New City/ Joyce and Seward Johnson Theater 02/18/1992 Tommy Talton
11 The Playboy of the Western World Irish Repertory Theatre 10/25/1990 Philly Cullen
Awards
Award Production Function
1 NOMINATED 2013 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet Actor
2 NOMINATED 2005 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Lead Actor Doubt Actor
3 WON 2005 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Actor in a Play Doubt Actor
4 NOMINATED 2005 Drama League Award, Distinguished Performance Doubt Actor
5 WON 2004 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Lead Actor Frozen Actor
6 NOMINATED 2004 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Actor in a Play Frozen Actor
7 WON 2004 Obie Award, Best Performance Frozen Actor
8 NOMINATED 2004 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Actor in a Play Frozen Actor