Kieran O'Brien

Kieran O'Brien

Nascimento : 1973-01-23, Oldham, Greater Manchester, UK

História

O'Brien grew up in nearby Royton and was educated at the Bishop Henshaw Roman Catholic Memorial High School in Rochdale. He began acting at an early 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 Coronation Street and then the role of Lee Jones in Children's Ward. In 1993 he also became a regular in the detective series, Cracker, playing Mark, the son of central character Robbie Coltrane. In 1999 he made his cinema debut with the film Virtual Sexuality and began a reunited with Cracker director Michael Winterbottom for 24 Hour Party People in 2002 and, in '04, for the controversial 9 Songs, which included scenes of genuine sexual intercourse between O'Brien and his leading lady Margo Stilley. His role had earned him the credit of being the only mainstream British actor who has been shown ejaculating in a mainstream UK-produced feature. Since 9 Songs, O'Brien has made two further films with Winterbottom; A Cock and Bull Story and The Look of Love. Recent regular TV roles include Holby Blue and The Syndicate.

Perfil

Kieran O'Brien

Filmes

The Following Year
Ben
The near future. The day of his anniversary a widower receives the clone of the woman he lost years ago under tragic circumstances.
She
Executive Producer
A frantic young woman struggles against an unstoppable inner voice that defies logic, rhyme or reason, which finally drives her to the very edge… literally.
Holmes e Watson
PC Smalls
Sherlock Holmes (Will Ferrell) e seu fiel parceiro Watson (John C.Reilly) precisam impedir o maior dos planos malignos de Moriarty (Ralph Fiennes): assassinar a rainha da Inglaterra.
Peterloo
Peter Wilkes, a Farrier
Um drama sobre o infame massacre de Manchester em 1819, que matou cerca de 18 manifestantes e feriu até 700.
The Watchman
Lee Simpson
CCTV operator Carl becomes frustrated when the police refuse to tackle a gang of drug dealers. He takes the law into his own hands with devastating repercussions.
O Olhar do Amor
Jimmy Humphries
Cinebiografia de Paul Raymond, editor, empresário e criador de diversas revistas eróticas. O filme aborda a época em que sua fortuna cresceu de maneira exorbitante, tornando-o o homem mais rico da Inglaterra até o momento em que uma fatalidade o fez abandonar suas empresas.
Spike Island
Poster Vendor
Teenage musicians travel to England's Spike Island in the hope of attending an outdoor performance by their favorite band, the Stone Roses.
The Shock Doctrine
Narrator (Voice)
An investigation of "disaster capitalism", based on Naomi Klein's proposition that neo-liberal capitalism feeds on natural disasters, war and terror to establish its dominance.
Gol! II: Vivendo o Sonho
Hughie McGowan
Santiago Muñez (Kuno Becker) segue jogando no Newcastle United, onde se torna a estrela do time. Roz Harmison (Anna Friel), sua noiva, planeja o casamento deles, quando surge a oportunidade para que Santiago troque de clube, indo para o poderoso Real Madrid. Ele não pensa duas vezes e realiza a transferência, jogando ao lado de craques consagrados como David Beckham, Ronaldo, Raul e Roberto Carlos. Porém, a badalação em torno da equipe faz com que seu relacionamento com Roz seja abalado, especialmente quando Jordana Garcia (Leonor Varela) tenta seduzí-lo.
Cracker: Nine Eleven
Mark Fitzgerald
After living in Australia for the past decade, Fitz and Judith return to Manchester in 2004 for their daughter Katie's wedding. Drinking too much at the reception, Fitz stumbles through a rambling toast, which only embarrasses the bride. Instead of spending time with his grandson, son of his married son Mark, Fitz opts to join in the investigation of a serial killer who has an apparent dislike of Americans in the wake of the U.S. Invasion of Iraq.
Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes
Charles Gibson Cowan
Elizabeth David is the most important cookery writer of the 20th century. David's public image was of an elegant, respectable and somewhat austere figure. In reality she was a deeply unconventional person with a profound passion for food, life and men.
Gol!: O Sonho Impossível
Hughie McGowan
Santiago Muñez é um jovem mexicano que possui um grande talento para o futebol e que sonha em se tornar um profissional. Mas morando em Barrios, a leste de Los Angeles, seu sonho é algo quase inalcançável. Até que um dia, uma série de eventos possibilitam que ele seja contratado para jogar no Newcastle United, time que disputa a Premier League, a 1ª divisão do campeonato inglês.
A Cock and Bull Story
Gary
Steve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" being filmed at a stately home. He constantly spars with actor Rob Brydon, who is playing Uncle Toby and believes his role to be of equal importance to Coogan's.
Nove Canções
Matt
Londres, verão de 2003. Matt (Kieran O'Brien) conhece Lisa (Margo Stilley), uma jovem estudante americana, em meio a um show. Eles logo se apaixonam, vivendo um intenso relacionamento sexual entremeado por vários shows que acompanham.
A Festa Nunca Termina
Nathan
Um retrato crítico sobre o cenário musical da década de 1980, visto através do olhar de Tony Wilson - um apresentador de TV recém-formado em Cambridge, que inspirado pelo primeiro show dos Sex Pistols em Manchester, funda a hoje mundialmente famosa, Factory Records e a Danceteria Haçienda. As bandas contratadas por ele incluíram Joy Division e The Happy Mondays, enquanto a Haçienda transformou Manchester. Tudo construído sob a filosofia comercial anárquica de Wilson - nada de contrato, só paixão, música e hedonismo - se a banda não gostar, está livre para partir. Ninguém vai embora , mas com dívidas e as ressacas pertubando os cérebros, tudo acaba ficando descontrolado. O comediante Steve Coogan interpreta Wilson em sua luta para manter-se de pé em um mundo de gênios viciados e angustiados. A trilha sonora inclui sucessos dos grupos The Happy Mondays, New Order e Joy Division.
Sensualidade Virtual
Alex Thorne
Justine é uma garota de 17 anos que está em busca do cara perfeito. Mas todos os seus esforços acabam em vão. E se ela não consegue encontrá-lo, está decidida a fazer um modelo só seu. Justine vai então a uma feira de novas tecnologias e começa a projetar o seu cara ideal num computador. Mas um acidente transforma o que seria apenas uma realidade virtual num rapaz de verdade. E Justine fica cara-a-cara com sua criação de carne e osso. Mas será que este "homem perfeito" é o cara certo para ela? E desta forma ela descobre, com uma pequena ajuda dos amigos, que o amor é cheio de surpresas.
Born to Run
Ryan Flitch
Byron Flitch is not enjoying his anniversary party. Instead of making him a partner in their classic car business, his father Burke has demanded he work harder. His mistress Judith could arrive to gate crash the celebrations at any moment and to top things off midway through the line 'I'm going to live forever' from his karaoke Fame rendition, Burke keels over with a heart attack. Amidst this chaos, Burke's wife Lili sees a chance to make her escape and ducks out of the party to leave for an impromptu holiday in Tenerife. When she returns, she is a changed woman and intent on taking up marathon running. With Burke critically ill and Lili off guard, the rest of the family squabble for control of the business.
Monster Maker
Matt Banting
A young boy wants to work with a famous creature/fx man but gets more than he bargained when one of the creatures, The Ultra-Gorgon, takes him under his wing. Literally.
Encontro com a Verdade
The Boy
Hiller, a computer expert, was bribed by group of bank robbers to obtain details of the security system at a newly-built bank. Having obtained the information, he thought he'd seen the last of the robbers. But now they've traced him and his son to London. They hold the son hostage and force Hiller to decode the information about the alarm and then to take part in the robbery.