Kieran O'Brien
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · The Family Pile as Stuart
- 2022 · Star Wars: Andor as Pegla
- 2021 · The Following Year as Ben
- 2020 · The Cars That Made the World as Self - Narrator
- 2020 · Ted Lasso as James Tartt
- 2019 · Years and Years as Woody
- 2019 · Chernobyl as Khodemchuck
- 2018 · Holmes & Watson as PC Smalls
- 2018 · Peterloo as Peter Wilkes, a Farrier
- 2018 · Trucking Hell as
- 2017 · In the Dark as DS Gary Kenny
- 2016 · The Watchman as Lee Simpson
- 2014 · Glue as Thomas Bray
- 2014 · Prey as Phil Prentice
- 2013 · The Look of Love as Jimmy Humphries
- 2013 · Bluestone 42 as Nutsack
- 2012 · Spike Island as Poster Vendor
- 2012 · Cuckoo as Goran
- 2012 · Love Life as Dez
- 2011 · Death in Paradise as Danny
- 2011 · Vera as Bobby Salter
- 2009 · The Shock Doctrine as Narrator (Voice)
- 2009 · Moving On as Shane
- 2008 · The Last Enemy as Wafa
- 2007 · Secret Diary of a Call Girl as Al
- 2007 · Indie Sex as Self
- 2007 · Holby Blue as Constable Robert Clifton
- 2007 · Goal II: Living the Dream as Hughie McGowan
- 2006 · Cracker: Nine Eleven as Mark Fitzgerald
- 2006 · Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes as Charles Gibson Cowan
- 2006 · Life on Mars as Davie Mackay
- 2005 · Goal! as Hughie McGowan
- 2005 · A Cock and Bull Story as Gary
- 2005 · Bloodlines as Mark Hopkin
- 2004 · 9 Songs as Matt
- 2004 · New Tricks as Michael Jacobs
- 2003 · The Terry and Gaby Show as
- 2003 · Blue Murder as Terry Camerton
- 2003 · Burn It as Andy Grimshaw
- 2003 · The Afternoon Play as Sean Tyler
- 2002 · 24 Hour Party People as Nathan
- 2001 · Band of Brothers as Allen Vest
- 2001 · Messiah as Eric Metcalfe
- 2000 · Jason and the Argonauts as Actor
- 1999 · Virtual Sexuality as Alex Thorne
- 1996 · Dalziel & Pascoe as
- 1993 · Cracker as
- 1993 · Cracker as Mark Fitzgerald
- 1993 · Cracker as Mark
- 1992 · Heartbeat as Neil
- 1989 · Children's Ward as Lee Jones
- 1989 · Monster Maker as Matt Banting
- 1987 · Bellman and True as The Boy
- 1986 · Casualty as Chris Miller
- 1986 · Casualty as Billy
- 1983 · Dramarama as