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'''Kieran O'Brien''' (born 1973<ref>{{cite web | |
'''Kieran O'Brien''' (born 1973)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.holby.tv/kieran-obrien/ |title=Kieran O'Brien |work=holby.tv |first=Cheryl |last=Griffin |date=13 January 2010}}</ref> is an English actor. |
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==Early life and education== |
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==Biography== |
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Born in [[Oldham]], [[Lancashire]], O'Brien grew up in nearby [[Royton]],<ref name="explicit">{{cite web|url=http://www.oldhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/477042_royton_actor_defends_role_in_explicit_movie|title=Royton actor defends role in explicit movie|date=26 May 2004|last=Whitehouse|first=Jamie|access-date=4 July 2008|publisher=[[Oldham Advertiser|oldhamadvertiser.co.uk]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208215116/http://www.oldhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/477042_royton_actor_defends_role_in_explicit_movie|archive-date=8 December 2008}}</ref> and was educated at the Bishop Henshaw Roman Catholic Memorial High School in [[Rochdale]]. |
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==Career== |
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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. |
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O'Brien began acting at an early age and was the star of 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. |
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He played two roles in ''[[Coronation Street]]'', Joe Egerton in 1990 and Craig Lee in 1993. In 1993 he also played the role of Lee Jones in ''[[Children's Ward]]'', and became a regular in the detective series ''[[Cracker (British TV series)|Cracker]]'', as the titular character's son. |
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O'Brien started a relationship with actress [[Nicola Stephenson]] in 1991.<ref name="Free Library">{{cite web | url= http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Interview+Nicola+Stephenson%3A+Me,+cool+and+calm%3F%3B+Nicola+Stephenson...-a081709210| title=Me, cool and calm?; Nicola Stephenson says she's so clumsy she nearly killed someone while filming Clocking Off. She talks to Janie Lawrence about that, her ideal men (yes men) and life after that Brookside lesbian snog| first=Janie |last=Lawrence |work = Sunday Mirror |location=London, England| date=13 January 2002 | accessdate=15 April 2014}}</ref> |
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In 1999, O'Brien appeared in his first feature film, ''[[Virtual Sexuality]]''. In 2001, he played the role of Private Allen Vest in HBO's acclaimed series ''[[Band of Brothers (miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]'' where he played a prominent part in the episode "The Last Patrol". He also appeared in the 2002 film ''[[24 Hour Party People]]''. In 2003, he appeared in [[the Cooper Temple Clause]] music video "[[Promises, Promises (The Cooper Temple Clause song)|Promises, Promises]]" and can be seen saying he got 'laid' in the [[Millennium Dome]] in the making of the video. |
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In 1993, he played the role of Joe Egerton and then 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 (UK TV series)|Cracker]]''. |
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In 2004, O'Brien appeared in the controversial film ''[[9 Songs]]''. According to ''[[The Guardian]]'', ''9 Songs'' was the most sexually explicit mainstream-film to date, largely because it includes several scenes of real, sexual acts between the two lead actors. His role is highly unusual in that he had unsimulated and very graphic sex with his co-star [[Margo Stilley]], including genital [[fondling]], [[female masturbation]] with and without a [[vibrator (sex toy)|vibrator]], [[penetrative sex|penetrative]] [[vaginal sex]], [[cunnilingus]], [[footjob]], and [[fellatio]]. During a scene in which Stilley stimulates his penis with her hand after performing fellatio on him, he became the only mainstream British actor who has been shown [[ejaculating]] in a mainstream UK-produced feature. |
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In 1999, O'Brien appeared in his first feature film, ''[[Virtual Sexuality]]''. In that same year his relationship with actress Nicola Stephenson ended.<ref name="Free Library"/> |
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O'Brien strongly defended the film during the controversy that followed, saying that he saw no problem with having sex for a film.<ref name="explicit"/> He said: |
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In 2001 he played the role of Private Allen Vest in HBO's acclaimed series ''[[Band of Brothers (miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]'' where he played a prominent part in the episode 'The Last Patrol'. |
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<blockquote>"People who say they find it offensive are liars. If they say they find it shocking, I don't believe them. It's only sex. To me they were just scenes we were shooting, to be honest, and I was surprised how ordinary and how natural it was. But it's a different thing for a girl than it is for a lad. I didn't fancy her—I felt protective towards her. On set she was the only woman with a crew of four lads. I know how difficult it was for her. You can't get away from the fact she's a young girl."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/1462200/People-who-say-this-sex-film-is-offensive-are-liars.html |title=People who say this sex film is offensive are liars |location=London |work=The Daily Telegraph |first=Hugh |last=Davies |date=18 May 2004}}</ref></blockquote> |
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To date, O'Brien continues both his television and film acting careers. Recent appearances have been made in ''[[The Road to Guantánamo]]'' (2006) and ''[[Totally Frank]]'' (2005–06), as well as a reprise of his role in ''Cracker''. |
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He is featured in the 2002 ''[[24 Hour Party People]]''. |
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O'Brien was also one of the stars of the [[BBC]]'s police drama ''[[HolbyBlue]]'', appearing from the first episode until the third episode of the second series. |
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In 2003 he appeared in [[the Cooper Temple Clause]] music video "[[Promises, Promises (The Cooper Temple Clause song)|Promises, Promises]]" and can be seen saying he got 'laid' in the Millennium Dome in the making of the video. |
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In 2013, O'Brien toured the UK in a stage production of [[Simon Beaufoy]]'s 1997 comedy-drama film ''[[The Full Monty (play)|The Full Monty]]'', in which he plays the "absurdly over-endowed" guy.<ref name="TelegraphFullMonty">{{cite news |title=The Full Monty, Sheffield Lyceum / Bull, Sheffield Crucible, review |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=19 February 2013 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/9879901/The-Full-Monty-Sheffield-Lyceum-Bull-Sheffield-Crucible-review.html |access-date=27 February 2013 |location=London |first=Dominic |last=Cavendish}}</ref> |
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In 2004, O'Brien appeared in the controversial film ''[[9 Songs]]''. According to ''[[The Guardian]]'', ''9 Songs'' was the most sexually explicit mainstream film to date, largely because it includes several scenes of real [[Human sexual activity|sexual acts]] between the two lead actors. His role is highly unusual in that he had unsimulated and very graphic [[Sexual intercourse|sex]] with his co-star [[Margo Stilley]], including [[genital]] [[fondling]], [[female masturbation]], with and without a [[vibrator (sex toy)|vibrator]], [[penetrative sex|penetrative]] [[vaginal sex]], [[cunnilingus]], [[footjob]] and [[fellatio]]. During a scene in which Stilley stimulates his [[human penis|penis]] with her hand after performing [[fellatio]] on him, he became the only mainstream British actor who has been shown [[ejaculating]] in a mainstream UK-produced feature. |
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==Personal life== |
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O'Brien strongly defended the film during the controversy that followed, saying that he saw no problem with having sex for a film.<ref name="explicit"/> He said: |
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O'Brien was in a relationship with ''[[Brookside (TV series)|Brookside]]'' actress [[Nicola Stephenson]] for eight years until 1999.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Interview+Nicola+Stephenson%3A+Me,+cool+and+calm%3F%3B+Nicola+Stephenson...-a081709210 |title=Me, cool and calm?; Nicola Stephenson says she's so clumsy she nearly killed someone while filming Clocking Off. She talks to Janie Lawrence about that, her ideal men (yes men) and life after that Brookside lesbian snog |work=The Free Library |date=13 January 2002 |access-date=15 April 2014}}</ref> |
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<blockquote>People who say they find it offensive are liars. If they say they find it shocking, I don't believe them. It's only sex. To me they were just scenes we were shooting, to be honest, and I was surprised how ordinary and how natural it was. But it's a different thing for a girl than it is for a lad. I didn't fancy her—I felt protective towards her. On set she was the only woman with a crew of four lads. I know how difficult it was for her. You can't get away from the fact she's a young girl.<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/1462200/People-who-say-this-sex-film-is-offensive-are-liars.html | title= People who say this sex film is offensive are liars | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | first=Hugh | last=Davies | date=18 May 2004}}</ref></blockquote> |
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==Filmography== |
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To date, O'Brien continues both his television and film acting careers. Recent appearances have been made in ''[[The Road to Guantanamo]]'' and ''[[Totally Frank]]'' as well as a reprise of his role in ''Cracker''. |
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O'Brien was also one of the stars of the [[BBC]]'s police drama ''[[HolbyBlue]]'', appearing from the first episode until the third episode of the second series. |
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|1987|| ''[[Bellman and True]]'' || The Boy || |
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|1999|| ''[[Virtual Sexuality]]'' || Alex Thorne || |
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|2001|| ''[[My Kingdom (film)|My Kingdom]]'' || Photographer || |
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|2002|| ''[[24 Hour Party People]]'' || Nathan || |
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|2004|| ''[[9 Songs]]'' || Matt || |
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|rowspan="2"|2005|| ''[[A Cock and Bull Story]]'' || Gary || |
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|''[[Goal! (film)|Goal!]]'' || Hughie McGowan || |
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|2006|| ''[[The Road to Guantánamo]]'' || Voice Over || |
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|2007|| ''[[Goal II: Living the Dream]]'' || Hughie McGowan || |
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|2008|| ''[[Genova (2008 film)|Genova]]'' || Reading Sonnet || Voice |
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|2012|| ''[[Spike Island (film)|Spike Island]]'' || Poster Vendor || |
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|2013|| ''[[The Look of Love (film)|The Look of Love]]'' || Jimmy Humphries || |
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|rowspan="2"|2018|| ''[[Peterloo (film)|Peterloo]]'' || Farrier || |
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|''[[Holmes & Watson]]'' || Lestrade's P.C. Smalls || |
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==Television== |
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In 2013, O'Brien toured the UK in a stage production of [[Simon Beaufoy]]'s 1997 comedy-drama film ''[[The Full Monty (play)|The Full Monty]]'', in which he plays the "absurdly over-endowed" Guy.<ref name="TelegraphFullMonty">{{cite news |
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|1986 || ''[[Jossy's Giants]]'' || Cheeky Boy || 2 uncredited episodes |
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|rowspan="2"|1987 || ''[[One by One (TV series)|One by One]]'' || Neville || 2 episodes |
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|''[[Bulman]]'' || Peter Malin || Episode: "W.C. Fields Was Right" |
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|1988 || ''[[The Return of the Antelope]]'' || Newsboy || Episode: "Emily" |
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|1988–1989 || ''Gruey'' || Gruey || Main role |
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|rowspan="2"|1989 || ''[[Dramarama (TV series)|Dramarama]]'' || Trotter || Episode: "Ghost Story" |
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|''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]'' || Matt Banting || Episode: "Monster Maker" |
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|1990–1991 || ''[[Children's Ward]]'' || Lee Jones || Main role |
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|1990–1993 || ''[[Coronation Street]]'' || Craig Lee / Joe Egerton || 15 episodes |
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|1991–1993 || ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' || Billy/Chris Miller || 2 episodes |
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|1991, 1998 || ''[[The Bill]]'' || Gary Lee / Paul Mears || 2 episodes |
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|1992 || ''[[Kappatoo]]'' || Tau 4 || 7 episodes |
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|rowspan="3"|1993 || ''[[Medics (British TV series)|Medics]]'' || David || Episode #3.2 |
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|''[[The Lodge (TV series)|The Lodge]]'' || Giblet || 4 episodes |
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|''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'' || Neil || Episode: "Speed Kills" |
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|1993–1995|| ''[[Cracker (British TV series)|Cracker]]'' || Mark Fitzgerald || Main role |
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|1997 || ''[[Born to Run (TV series)|Born to Run]]'' || Ryan Flitch || 6 episodes |
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|1998 || ''[[Harry Enfield & Chums]]'' || || Episode: "Harry Enfield's Yule Log Chums" |
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|rowspan="2"|2000 || ''[[Jason and the Argonauts (miniseries)|Jason and the Argonauts]]'' || Actor || 2 episodes |
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|''[[Hearts and Bones (TV series)|Hearts and Bones]]'' || Robbie Rose || 6 episodes |
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|rowspan="2"|2001 || ''[[Messiah (British TV series)|Messiah]]'' || Eric Metcalfe || 2 episodes |
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|''[[Band of Brothers (miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]'' || Allen E. Vest || 3 episodes |
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|rowspan="2"|2002 || ''Stig of the Dump'' || Damian || Episode: "Undercover" |
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|''[[Always and Everyone]]'' || Michael || 2 episodes |
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|2002, 2008 || ''[[Holby City]]'' || Neil Stevenson / PC Robert Clifton || 2 episodes |
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|rowspan="2"|2003 || ''Messiah 2: Vengeance Is Mine'' || Eric Metcalfe || 2 episodes |
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|''Burn It'' || Andy Grimshaw || Episode #1.6 |
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|2004 || ''[[Dalziel and Pascoe (TV series)|Dalziel and Pascoe]]'' || Chris Mattis || Episode: "Soft Touch" |
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|rowspan="2"|2005 || ''[[Bloodlines (TV series)|Bloodlines]]'' || Mark Hopkin || TV film |
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|''[[New Tricks]]'' || Michael Jacobs || Episode: "Eyes Down for a Full House" |
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|2005–2006 || ''[[Totally Frank]]'' || Joe || 15 episodes |
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|rowspan="3"|2006 || ''[[Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes]]'' || Charles Gibson Cowan || TV film |
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|''[[The Afternoon Play]]'' || Sean Tyler || Episode: "Tea with Betty" |
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|''[[Cracker (British TV series)|Cracker: Nine Eleven]]'' || Mark Fitzgerald || TV film |
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|2007 || ''[[Life on Mars (British TV series)|Life on Mars]]'' || Davie Mackay || Episode #2.7 |
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|2007–2008 || ''[[HolbyBlue]]'' || PC Robert Clifton || Main role |
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|rowspan="2"|2008 || ''[[The Last Enemy (TV series)|The Last Enemy]]'' || Wafa || 2 episodes |
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|''[[Survivors (2008 TV series)|Survivors]]'' || John || Episode #1.5 |
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|2009 || ''[[Blue Murder (British TV series)|Blue Murder]]'' || Terry Camerton || 2 episodes |
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|rowspan="2"|2010 || ''[[Secret Diary of a Call Girl]]'' || Al || Episode #3.5 |
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|''[[Moving On (TV series)|Moving On]]'' || Shane || Episode: "Trust" |
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|rowspan="2"|2011 || ''[[Vera (TV series)|Vera]]'' || Bobby Salter || Episode: "Little Lazarus" |
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|''[[Death in Paradise (TV series)|Death in Paradise]]'' || Danny Fernandez || Episode: "An Unhelpful Aid" |
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|2012 || ''[[Love Life (British TV series)|Love Life]]'' || Dez || 3 episodes |
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|rowspan="6"|2014 || ''[[The Assets]]'' || Randy || Episode: "Jewel in the Crown" |
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|''[[Bluestone 42]]'' || Nutsack || 2 episodes |
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|''[[Silk (TV series)|Silk]]'' || Sean || 3 episodes |
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|''[[Grantchester (TV series)|Grantchester]]'' || Arthur Evans || Episode #1.3 |
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|''[[Glue (TV series)|Glue]]'' || Thomas Bray || 2 episodes |
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|''[[The Passing Bells]]'' || Frank || Episode #1.2 |
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|rowspan="2"|2015 || ''[[The Syndicate]]'' || Andy Stevenson || Recurring role |
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|''[[Prey (British TV series)|Prey]]'' || Phil Prentice || 2 episodes |
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|rowspan="2"|2016 || ''Shield 5'' || Doyle || Short film-exclusive to [[Instagram]] |
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|''The Watchman'' || Lee || TV film |
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|rowspan="2"|2017 || ''[[No Offence]]'' || DI Stone || Episode #2.3 |
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|''[[In the Dark (British TV series)|In the Dark]]'' || DS Gary Kenny || 2 episodes |
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|2018 || ''[[Cuckoo (TV series)|Cuckoo]]'' || Goran || Episode: "Ivy Nanny" |
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|rowspan="2"|2019 || ''[[Chernobyl (miniseries)|Chernobyl]]'' || [[Valery Khodemchuk]] || Episode: "Vichnaya Pamyat" |
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|''[[Years and Years (TV series)|Years and Years]]'' || Woody || 2 episodes |
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|rowspan="3"|2020 || ''[[Isolation Stories]]'' || Stranger's Husband || Episode: "Mel"; Voice |
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|''[[Cursed (2020 TV series)|Cursed]]'' || Reith || 2 episodes |
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|''The Cars That Made the World'' || Narrator || Voice |
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|2020–2023 || ''[[Ted Lasso]]'' || James Tartt || 5 episodes |
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|2022 || ''[[Andor (TV series)|Andor]]'' || Pegla || 3 episodes |
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|2023 || ''The Family Pile'' || Stuart || 6 episodes |
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Latest revision as of 15:55, 12 October 2024
Kieran O'Brien | |
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Born | 1973 (age 50–51) Oldham, Lancashire, England |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1986–present |
Kieran O'Brien (born 1973)[1] is an English actor.
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Oldham, Lancashire, O'Brien grew up in nearby Royton,[2] and was educated at the Bishop Henshaw Roman Catholic Memorial High School in Rochdale.
Career
[edit]O'Brien began acting at an early age and was the star of 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.
He played two roles in Coronation Street, Joe Egerton in 1990 and Craig Lee in 1993. In 1993 he also played the role of Lee Jones in Children's Ward, and became a regular in the detective series Cracker, as the titular character's son.
In 1999, O'Brien appeared in his first feature film, Virtual Sexuality. In 2001, he played the role of Private Allen Vest in HBO's acclaimed series Band of Brothers where he played a prominent part in the episode "The Last Patrol". He also appeared in the 2002 film 24 Hour Party People. In 2003, he appeared in the Cooper Temple Clause music video "Promises, Promises" and can be seen saying he got 'laid' in the Millennium Dome in the making of the video.
In 2004, O'Brien appeared in the controversial film 9 Songs. According to The Guardian, 9 Songs was the most sexually explicit mainstream-film to date, largely because it includes several scenes of real, sexual acts between the two lead actors. His role is highly unusual in that he had unsimulated and very graphic sex with his co-star Margo Stilley, including genital fondling, female masturbation with and without a vibrator, penetrative vaginal sex, cunnilingus, footjob, and fellatio. During a scene in which Stilley stimulates his penis with her hand after performing fellatio on him, he became the only mainstream British actor who has been shown ejaculating in a mainstream UK-produced feature.
O'Brien strongly defended the film during the controversy that followed, saying that he saw no problem with having sex for a film.[2] He said:
"People who say they find it offensive are liars. If they say they find it shocking, I don't believe them. It's only sex. To me they were just scenes we were shooting, to be honest, and I was surprised how ordinary and how natural it was. But it's a different thing for a girl than it is for a lad. I didn't fancy her—I felt protective towards her. On set she was the only woman with a crew of four lads. I know how difficult it was for her. You can't get away from the fact she's a young girl."[3]
To date, O'Brien continues both his television and film acting careers. Recent appearances have been made in The Road to Guantánamo (2006) and Totally Frank (2005–06), as well as a reprise of his role in Cracker.
O'Brien was also one of the stars of the BBC's police drama HolbyBlue, appearing from the first episode until the third episode of the second series.
In 2013, O'Brien toured the UK in a stage production of Simon Beaufoy's 1997 comedy-drama film The Full Monty, in which he plays the "absurdly over-endowed" guy.[4]
Personal life
[edit]O'Brien was in a relationship with Brookside actress Nicola Stephenson for eight years until 1999.[5]
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | Bellman and True | The Boy | |
1999 | Virtual Sexuality | Alex Thorne | |
2001 | My Kingdom | Photographer | |
2002 | 24 Hour Party People | Nathan | |
2004 | 9 Songs | Matt | |
2005 | A Cock and Bull Story | Gary | |
Goal! | Hughie McGowan | ||
2006 | The Road to Guantánamo | Voice Over | |
2007 | Goal II: Living the Dream | Hughie McGowan | |
2008 | Genova | Reading Sonnet | Voice |
2012 | Spike Island | Poster Vendor | |
2013 | The Look of Love | Jimmy Humphries | |
2018 | Peterloo | Farrier | |
Holmes & Watson | Lestrade's P.C. Smalls |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Jossy's Giants | Cheeky Boy | 2 uncredited episodes |
1987 | One by One | Neville | 2 episodes |
Bulman | Peter Malin | Episode: "W.C. Fields Was Right" | |
1988 | The Return of the Antelope | Newsboy | Episode: "Emily" |
1988–1989 | Gruey | Gruey | Main role |
1989 | Dramarama | Trotter | Episode: "Ghost Story" |
The Jim Henson Hour | Matt Banting | Episode: "Monster Maker" | |
1990–1991 | Children's Ward | Lee Jones | Main role |
1990–1993 | Coronation Street | Craig Lee / Joe Egerton | 15 episodes |
1991–1993 | Casualty | Billy/Chris Miller | 2 episodes |
1991, 1998 | The Bill | Gary Lee / Paul Mears | 2 episodes |
1992 | Kappatoo | Tau 4 | 7 episodes |
1993 | Medics | David | Episode #3.2 |
The Lodge | Giblet | 4 episodes | |
Heartbeat | Neil | Episode: "Speed Kills" | |
1993–1995 | Cracker | Mark Fitzgerald | Main role |
1997 | Born to Run | Ryan Flitch | 6 episodes |
1998 | Harry Enfield & Chums | Episode: "Harry Enfield's Yule Log Chums" | |
2000 | Jason and the Argonauts | Actor | 2 episodes |
Hearts and Bones | Robbie Rose | 6 episodes | |
2001 | Messiah | Eric Metcalfe | 2 episodes |
Band of Brothers | Allen E. Vest | 3 episodes | |
2002 | Stig of the Dump | Damian | Episode: "Undercover" |
Always and Everyone | Michael | 2 episodes | |
2002, 2008 | Holby City | Neil Stevenson / PC Robert Clifton | 2 episodes |
2003 | Messiah 2: Vengeance Is Mine | Eric Metcalfe | 2 episodes |
Burn It | Andy Grimshaw | Episode #1.6 | |
2004 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Chris Mattis | Episode: "Soft Touch" |
2005 | Bloodlines | Mark Hopkin | TV film |
New Tricks | Michael Jacobs | Episode: "Eyes Down for a Full House" | |
2005–2006 | Totally Frank | Joe | 15 episodes |
2006 | Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes | Charles Gibson Cowan | TV film |
The Afternoon Play | Sean Tyler | Episode: "Tea with Betty" | |
Cracker: Nine Eleven | Mark Fitzgerald | TV film | |
2007 | Life on Mars | Davie Mackay | Episode #2.7 |
2007–2008 | HolbyBlue | PC Robert Clifton | Main role |
2008 | The Last Enemy | Wafa | 2 episodes |
Survivors | John | Episode #1.5 | |
2009 | Blue Murder | Terry Camerton | 2 episodes |
2010 | Secret Diary of a Call Girl | Al | Episode #3.5 |
Moving On | Shane | Episode: "Trust" | |
2011 | Vera | Bobby Salter | Episode: "Little Lazarus" |
Death in Paradise | Danny Fernandez | Episode: "An Unhelpful Aid" | |
2012 | Love Life | Dez | 3 episodes |
2014 | The Assets | Randy | Episode: "Jewel in the Crown" |
Bluestone 42 | Nutsack | 2 episodes | |
Silk | Sean | 3 episodes | |
Grantchester | Arthur Evans | Episode #1.3 | |
Glue | Thomas Bray | 2 episodes | |
The Passing Bells | Frank | Episode #1.2 | |
2015 | The Syndicate | Andy Stevenson | Recurring role |
Prey | Phil Prentice | 2 episodes | |
2016 | Shield 5 | Doyle | Short film-exclusive to Instagram |
The Watchman | Lee | TV film | |
2017 | No Offence | DI Stone | Episode #2.3 |
In the Dark | DS Gary Kenny | 2 episodes | |
2018 | Cuckoo | Goran | Episode: "Ivy Nanny" |
2019 | Chernobyl | Valery Khodemchuk | Episode: "Vichnaya Pamyat" |
Years and Years | Woody | 2 episodes | |
2020 | Isolation Stories | Stranger's Husband | Episode: "Mel"; Voice |
Cursed | Reith | 2 episodes | |
The Cars That Made the World | Narrator | Voice | |
2020–2023 | Ted Lasso | James Tartt | 5 episodes |
2022 | Andor | Pegla | 3 episodes |
2023 | The Family Pile | Stuart | 6 episodes |
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