Kieran O'Brien

Kieran O'Brien

Birthday: 1973-01-23

Place of birth: Oldham, Greater Manchester, UK

Also known as: Keiran O'Brien

imdb_id: nm0639659

Biography:

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.

Played in movies:

The Shock Doctrine

Score: 7.1

Cracker: Nine Eleven

Score: 7.0

24 Hour Party People

Score: 6.9

Peterloo

Score: 6.8

Goal!

Score: 6.8

Monster Maker

Score: 6.5

Bellman and True

Score: 6.5

Spike Island

Score: 6.3

A Cock and Bull Story

Score: 6.2

The Watchman

Score: 6.0

Goal II: Living the Dream

Score: 6.0

The Banker

Score: 5.8

The Look of Love

Score: 5.6

9 Songs

Score: 5.5

The Following Year

Score: 5.5

Virtual Sexuality

Score: 5.2

Holmes & Watson

Score: 4.3

Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes

Score: 2.0

Played in tv shows:

Chernobyl

Score: 8.7

Band of Brothers

Score: 8.6

Ted Lasso

Score: 8.4

Andor

Score: 8.3

The Cars That Made the World

Score: 8.0

Life on Mars

Score: 7.8

Years and Years

Score: 7.6

Bluestone 42

Score: 7.5

Death in Paradise

Score: 7.4

Vera

Score: 7.4

New Tricks

Score: 7.4

Grantchester

Score: 7.3

Trucking Hell

Score: 7.3

Messiah

Score: 7.2

Heartbeat

Score: 7.1

Moving On

Score: 7.1

Holby Blue

Score: 7.1

Bloodlines

Score: 7.0

Secret Diary of a Call Girl

Score: 6.9

Cuckoo

Score: 6.8

Prey

Score: 6.7

Dramarama

Score: 6.7

Blue Murder

Score: 6.7

The Last Enemy

Score: 6.6

A Thousand Blows

Score: 6.6

Cracker

Score: 6.6

Cracker

Score: 6.6

Cracker

Score: 6.6

Dalziel & Pascoe

Score: 6.5

In the Dark

Score: 6.4

Burn It

Score: 6.3

Glue

Score: 6.1

Jason and the Argonauts

Score: 6.1

Casualty

Score: 6.1

Casualty

Score: 6.1

Love Life

Score: 6.0

Indie Sex

Score: 5.2

The Terry and Gaby Show

Score: 5.0

Children's Ward

Score: 3.5

Trucking Heavy: Massive Moves

Score: 0.0

The Family Pile

Score: 0.0

The Afternoon Play

Score: 0.0