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Brían F. O’Byrne is a BAFTA and Tony Award winner and Emmy nominee who is critically acclaimed for his work in film, television and on stage. O’Byrne can be seen in the Starz limited series “Three Women,” opposite Shailene Woodley. Prior to that he starred in the highly anticipated NBC series “Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector.” Based on a series of novels, the series debuted in 2020. O’Byrne is currently set to star in Kurt Sutter’s Netflix series “The Abandons.”

Previously, O’Byrne co-starred opposite Margaret Qualley and Sigourney Weaver in Philippe Falardeau’s My Salinger Year, based on Joanna Smith Rakoff’s bestselling novel. He also appeared in Sebastián Lelio’s The Wonder, starring Florence Pugh. O’Byrne starred in Jimmy’s

Hall and Queen & Country, both of which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. His other film credits include the critically acclaimed film Million Dollar Baby, Medeas, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, Brooklyn’s Finest and The International.

In 2018 O’Byrne won the BAFTA award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in the 2017 ITV miniseries “Little Boy Blue.” He was also nominated for an Emmy Award in 2011 for his role in “Mildred Pierce,” opposite Kate Winslet. The actor’s additional television credits include “Aquarius,” “Mercy Street,” “The Magicians,” “Manhunt: The Unabomber,” “Saints & Strangers,” “Prime Suspect,” “Flashforward,” “Brotherhood” and the acclaimed Irish series “Love/Hate.”

O’Byrne was an executive producer and starred in the first season of Mike Cahill’s Syfy/Netflix series “Nightflyers,” a psychological thriller based on George R.R Martin’s 1980s novella of the same name. Set in the year 2093, the series follows a team of scientists aboard the Nightflyer, the most advanced ship ever built, as they embark on a harrowing journey to the edge of the solar system and to the edge of insanity.

O’Byrne has five Tony nominations and five Drama Desk nominations. He has won Obie, Lucille Lortel and Outer Critics Circle awards, among other honors. The actor’s most recent stage appearance was at the Donmar Warehouse in “A Doll’s House, Part 2.” O’Byrne was last seen on Broadway starring in “Outside Mullingar” at Manhattan Theatre Club. His other theater credits include “If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet,” “The Coast of Utopia,” “Doubt,” “Shining City,” “Frozen,” “The Lonesome West,” “The Beauty Queen of Leenane,” “Bedbound” and “Theater of War.”

Brían F. O’Byrne was raised in Mullagh, County Cavan, and trained at the Samuel Beckett Centre at Trinity College Dublin.

Press release from Fosforo Press.

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