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.
Born: 23 January 1973
Played In
Trucking Heavy: Massive Moves
Narrator
A Thousand Blows
Mr Harkness
The Family Pile
Stuart
Andor
Pegla
The Following Year
Ben
The Cars That Made the World
Self - Narrator
Ted Lasso
James Tartt
Years and Years
Woody
Chernobyl
Khodemchuck
Holmes & Watson
PC Smalls
Peterloo
Peter Wilkes, a Farrier
Trucking Hell
The Watchman
Lee Simpson
No Offence
Stone
Grantchester
Arthur Evans
Glue
Thomas Bray
Prey
Phil Prentice
The Look of Love
Jimmy Humphries
Bluestone 42
Nutsack
Spike Island
Poster Vendor
Cuckoo
Goran
Heroes and Demons
(segment "The Banker")
Love Life
Dez
Death in Paradise
Danny
Vera
Bobby Salter
Silk
Sean
The Shock Doctrine
Narrator (Voice)
Moving On
Shane
The Last Enemy
Wafa
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
Al
Indie Sex
Self
Holby Blue
Constable Robert Clifton
Goal II: Living the Dream
Hughie McGowan
Cracker: Nine Eleven
Mark Fitzgerald
Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes
Charles Gibson Cowan
Life on Mars
Davie Mackay
Goal!
Hughie McGowan
A Cock and Bull Story
Gary
Bloodlines
Mark Hopkin
The Banker
Vain Man
9 Songs
Matt
New Tricks
Michael Jacobs
The Terry and Gaby Show
Blue Murder
Terry Camerton
Burn It
Andy Grimshaw
The Afternoon Play
Sean Tyler
24 Hour Party People
Nathan
Band of Brothers
Allen E. Vest
Messiah
Eric Metcalfe
Jason and the Argonauts
Actor
Virtual Sexuality
Alex Thorne
Born to Run
Ryan Flitch
Cracker
Cracker
Mark Fitzgerald
Cracker
Mark
Heartbeat
Neil
The Jim Henson Hour
Matt Banting
Children's Ward
Lee Jones
Monster Maker
Matt Banting
Bellman and True
The Boy
Casualty
Chris Miller
Casualty
Billy
Dramarama
Trotter