Mark O'Brien (actor)
Mark O'Brien (born May 7, 1984) is a Canadian actor and director best known for his roles as Des Courtney in Republic of Doyle and Tom Rendon in Halt and Catch Fire.[1][2][3] He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards for his performance as Terry Sawchuk in the biographical drama film Goalie.[4] He is an English major with a Bachelor of Arts from Memorial University of Newfoundland. His mother was a nurse and his father a truck driver. Mark also has three older sisters.
Mark O'Brien | |
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 O'Brien in 2013 | |
| Born | May 7, 1984 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor, director |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 1 |
At the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022 he received two nominations for his film The Righteous, for both Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Screenplay.[5]
Personal life
O'Brien married actress Georgina Reilly on January 6, 2013, after having met on the set of Republic of Doyle in 2011.[6] He is an English major with a Bachelor of Arts from Memorial University of Newfoundland. His mother was a nurse and his father a truck driver. Mark also has three older sisters.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Downward Calling | John Doe | Short |
| 2008 | Patiently Wasting | Paul | |
| Epilogue | Henry | ||
| Heartless Disappearance Into Labrador Seas | Charlie | ||
| 2009 | Quiet at Dawn | Watts | |
| Grown Up Movie Star | Will | ||
| Mum's the Word | Curtis | Short | |
| Cut from the Same Cloth | Jack Cochrane | ||
| 2010 | Brad | Brad | |
| Snarbuckled | Jacob O'Higgins | ||
| 2012 | Beat Down | Michael | |
| Better People | John | Short | |
| 2013 | Sweetieface | ||
| 2015 | Dennis | Dennis | |
| End of Days, Inc. | Jason | ||
| Len and Company | Zach | ||
| How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town | Bruce Buck | ||
| 2016 | Arrival | Captain Marks | |
| 2018 | Parallel | Josh | |
| State Like Sleep | Darren | ||
| Anon | Cyrus Frear | ||
| How It Ends | Jeremiah | ||
| The Darkest Minds | Rob Meadows | ||
| Kin | Jake Stanton | ||
| The Front Runner | Billy Shore | ||
| Bad Times at the El Royale | Larsen Rogers | ||
| 2019 | Goalie | Terry Sawchuk | |
| Ready or Not | Alex Le Domas | ||
| Marriage Story | Carter | ||
| Hammer | Chris Davis | ||
| 2021 | The Righteous | Aaron Smith | |
| 2021 | Blue Bayou | Ace |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Legends and Lore of the North Atlantic | ||
| 2005–2007 | Kids' CBC | Himself | |
| 2006 | Above and Beyond | Drake | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | The One That Got Away | Tommy Palchek | TV movie |
| 2010–2014 | Republic of Doyle | Des Courtney | 77 episodes |
| 2011 | Warehouse 13 | Jerry Hoffler | |
| 2012 | Diary of a Deadly P.I. | Des Courtney | 12 episodes |
| Murdoch Mysteries | Jerome Bradley | ||
| 2013 | This Hour Has 22 Minutes | Des Courtney | |
| 2014 | Hannibal | Randall Tier | 2 episodes |
| Saving Hope | Marshall Parker | ||
| 2015–2016 | Halt and Catch Fire | Tom Rendon | 14 episodes |
| 2017 | The Last Tycoon | Max Miner | 9 episodes |
| 2019 | City on a Hill | Jimmy Ryan |
Director, producer and writer
| Title | Year | Credited as | Notes | Ref(s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | Actor | Other | ||||
| Downward Calling | 2005 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film Editor |
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| Lying Awake | 2006 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film Cinematographer, composer and editor |
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| Pretty Girls | 2008 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Short film Editor and cinematographer |
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| Brad | 2010 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film Editor |
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| Kathy | 2011 | Yes | No | No | No | No | ||
| Better People | 2012 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| Sweetieface | 2013 | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| Dennis | 2015 | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Who Is Hanna? | Yes | No | No | No | No | Short film | ||
| Wanderer | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | |||
| Threshold | 2018 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | ||
| Goalie | 2019 | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| The Righteous | 2021 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
References
- Wagmeister, Elizabeth (February 19, 2015). "AMC's 'Halt and Catch Fire' Adds Two Cast Members for Season 2". Variety. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- Barsanti, Sam (February 19, 2015). "Aleksa Palladino and Mark O'Brien join AMC's Halt And Catch Fire". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- "Mark O'Brien cast in AMC's Halt and Catch Fire". CBC.ca. March 1, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- Debra Yeo, "Quebec film ‘Antigone’ wins Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture". Toronto Star, May 28, 2020.
- Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
- Emily Pratt (February 1, 2013). "CBC wedding edition: Mark O'Brien and Georgina Reilly". CBC Live. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
External links
- Mark O'Brien at IMDb
- Mark O'Brien on Twitter