Sean O'Bryan
Sean Michael O'Bryan (born September 10, 1963) is an American film and television actor from Louisville, Kentucky. He attended and graduated from St. Xavier High School.
Sean O'Bryan
- Name
- Sean O'Bryan
- Birth Name
- Sean Michael O'Bryan
- Born
- 10 September 1963
- Birthplace
- Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Full name
- Sean Michael O'Bryan.
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- St. Xavier High School
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• Name — Sean O'Bryan • Birth Name — Sean Michael O'Bryan • Born — 10 September 1963 • Birthplace — Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1991–present • Children — 2 • Relatives — Megan Follows (sister-in-law) Ted Follows (father-in-law) Dawn Greenhalgh (mother-in-law)
Career
Career
He co-starred with William Ragsdale on the series Brother's Keeper. Early television work includes guest roles on such television series as Married... with Children, MacGyver, Northern Exposure, Cold Case, Diagnosis: Murder, Quantum Leap, Murder, She Wrote, Chicago Hope, Roswell (season 3 episode 9), Roseanne (season 8 episode 19), Six Feet Under, Criminal Minds, The King of Queens and Dexter. More recent television credits include CSI, Bones, Melissa & Joey, Hot In Cleveland, The Mentalist, Leverage. He appears in the recurring role of Ron Donahue on The Middle. His film credits include Chaplin, Crimson Tide, Phenomenon, Exit to Eden, Out to Sea, Big Fat Liar, Detective, Deck the Halls, I'll Be Home for Christmas, Yes Man, Vantage Point and both Princess Diaries films. His more recent films include Playing for Keeps, Olympus Has Fallen, London Has Fallen and Mother's Day.
Personal life
Personal life
O'Bryan moved to Los Angeles in the early 1990s, where he lives with his wife, actress Samantha Follows (sister of Canadian-American actress Megan Follows). They married in 1995 and have two daughters. His daughter Rowan has cystic fibrosis and is an advocate for the disease.
Television
Television
• Television • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1991 — MacGyver — Willie — Season 7 episode 2: "The 'Hood" • Sibs — Luke — Episode 5: "The Gift" • 1992 — Quantum Leap — Phillip Ashcroft — Season 4 episode 12: "Running for Honor - June 11, 1964" • Northern Exposure — Kenny — Season 3 episode 18: "My Mother, My Sister" • 1992–1995 — Murder, She Wrote — Steve Burke / Paul Hampton / Charlie D. McCumber — 3 episodes • 1993 — Marked for Murder — TV movie • The Legend of Prince Valiant — Sir Geoffrey — Voice Season 2 episode 23: "The Blackest Poison" • Beverly Hills, 90210 — Charlie Dixon — Season 4 episode 4: "Greek to Me" • Married... with Children — Neuter — Season 8 episode 6: "No Chicken, No Check" • Picket Fences — Larry — Season 2 episode 2: "Duty Free Rome" • 1995 — Pig Sty — Joe "Iowa" Dantley — Main role; 13 episodes • Here Come the Munsters — Detective Cartwell • 1996 — Roseanne — Doug — Season 8 episode 19: "Springtime for David" • The Pretender — Bradley DuMonte — Season 1 episode 5: "The Paper Clock" • Mary & Tim — TV movie • 1997 — Dark Skies — Ray Loengard — Episode 11: "The Enemy Within" • Touched by an Angel — Jake Monroe — Season 3 episode 21: "Have You Seen Me?" • Chicago Hope — Flight Attendant Ken — Season 4 episode 8: "Winging It" • Fame L.A. — Episode 9: "Who Do You Love?" • Jenny — Ethan — Episode 8: "A Girl's Gotta Love a Wedding" • 1998 — Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place — Ted — Season 1 episode 3: "Two Guys, a Girl and a Guy" • 1998-1999 — Brother's Keeper — Bobby Waide — Main role; 23 episodes • TGIF — Himself — 5 episodes • 1999 — A Touch of Hope — TV movie • Jack & Jill — Stan — Season 1 episode 8: "Men Will Be Boys" • 2000 — The King of Queens — Marc Shropshire — Season 2 episode 18: "The Shmenkmans" • The Huntress — Chick Talman — Episode 8: "Partners" • Family Law — Greg Philner — Season 2 episode 2: "One Mistake" • Diagnosis: Murder — Dave Caine — Season 8 episode 2: "Blind Man's Bluff" • 2001 — Providence — Dr. Rick Rozelli — Season 3 episode 17: "Vulnerability" • Becker — Randy — Season 4 episode 6: "Get Me Out of Here" • Roswell — Warren Turner — Season 3 episode 9: "Samuel Rising" • True Love — TV movie • 2002 — Grounded for Life — Paul Ferris — Season 2 episode 16: "Relax!" • Felicity — Paul — Season 4 episode 14: "Raising Arizona" • Julie Lydecker — TV movie • 2003 — JAG — Season 9 episode 4: "The One That Got Away" • Las Vegas — Bill — Season 1 episode 9: "Year of the Tiger" • Abby — Roger Tomkins — Main role; 10 episodes • 2004 — A Place Called Home — Dave — TV movie • The Drew Carey Show — Dean — Season 9 episode 17: "Straight Eye for the Queer Guy" • Crossing Jordan — Jake Gerloff — Season 4 episode 2: "Out of Sight" • Center of the Universe — Gary — Episode 2: "The Lake House" • NCIS — David Shields — Season 2 episode 6: "Terminal Leave" • 2005 — Detective — Elroy Doil — TV movie • Six Feet Under — Tom Wheeler — 3 episodes • 2006 — In Justice — Clark Sanders — Episode 5: "Another Country" • Without a Trace — Dr. Jeremy Burton — Season 5 episode 3: "911" • 2007 — Criminal Minds — Vincent Stiles — Season 2 episode 19: "Ashes and Dust" • Private Practice — Dave Walker — Season 1 episode 2: "In Which Sam Receives an Unexpected Visitor..." • Two Families — TV movie • 2008 — Cold Case — Steve Pratt '73 — Season 6 episode 1: "Glory Days" • Family Man — Dwayne — TV movie • 2009 — Hatching Pete — Leon Ivey — TV movie • FlashForward — Father Seabury — Episode 4: "Black Swan" • Lie to Me — Tom McHenry — Season 2 episode 4: "Honey" • Ghost Whisperer — David Miller — Season 5 episode 9: "Lost in the Shadows" • 2010 — Persons Unknown — Bill Blackham — Main role; 13 episodes • Dexter — Dan Mendell — 2 episodes • 2011 — CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Reverend Rebetti — Season 11 episode 14 • Cinema Verite — Johnny Hall — TV movie • Bones — Mike Shenfield — Season 6 episode 21: "The Signs in the Silence" • Melissa & Joey — Paul Reback — Season 1 episode 23: "Going the Distance?" • Hot in Cleveland — Andy — Season 3 episode 5: "One Thing or a Mother" • 2011–2018 — The Middle — Ron Donahue — 21 episodes • 2012 — Leverage — Kip Bryden — Season 5 episode 3: "The First Contact Job" • Good Luck Charlie — Mr. Hammerstone — 2 episodes • 2013 — Mary and Martha — Senator — TV movie • 2014 — The Mentalist — Emmett Fitzgerald — Season 6 episode 14: "Grey Water" • Sweet Surrender — Steve — TV movie • Glee — Roric — Season 5 episode 19: "Old Dog, New Tricks" • 2014–2015 — Scotch Moses — The Boss / The Robber — 2 episodes • 2015 — Table 58 — Coach Peterson — TV movie • Whitney — Hotel Manager — TV movie • Banish'd — King Norther — Episode: "Pilot" • Workaholics — Dave — Season 5 episode 12: "Peyote It Forward" • The House Sitter — Kyle Lawrence — TV movie • 2016 — Agent Carter — Detective Andrew Henry — Season 2 episode 1: "The Lady in the Lake" • Murder in the First — Sam Rydell — 3 episodes • Adam Ruins Everything — Bruce — Season 1 episode 18: "Adam Ruins Immigration" • 2017 — Two Sentence Horror Stories — Jefferey — Season 1 episode 5: "Second Skin" • 2018 — NCIS: Los Angeles — Gavin Teed — Season 9 episode 12: "Under Pressure" • Code Black — Dr. Edlen — Season 3 episode 12: "As Night Comes and I'm Breathing" • Christmas Break-In — Pete Rush — TV movie • Engaged to a Psycho — Chandler — TV movie • Superstore — Ted — Season 4 episode 8: "Managers' Conference" • Vows: A Life Sentence — Bernie — TV movie • Borderline Talent — Bill — Miniseries • 2019 — The Unicorn — Jim — Season 1 episode 8: "Turkeys and Traditions" • Dealbreakers — Bill — Season 1 episode 1: "Dealbreakers" • Nice Iranian Girl — Jim — Episode: "Chapter 1" • 2020 — The Real Bros of Simi Valley — Jeff & Sandy's Friend — Season 3 episode 3: "Decaf Kush" • Shameless — George — 2 episodes • 2021 — 9-1-1: Lone Star — Minefield Owner — Season 2 episode 6: "Everyone and Their Brother"
Films
• Film • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1991 — Frankie and Johnny — Bobby • 1992 — Chaplin — Lewis Seeley • 1993 — Heart and Souls — John McBride • 1994 — Exit to Eden — Tommy • Trapped in Paradise — Dick Anderson • 1995 — Crimson Tide — Phone Talker • 1996 — Phenomenon — Banes • 1997 — The Twilight of the Golds — Steven • 1998 — I'll Be Home for Christmas — Max • 1999 — Nice Guys Sleep Alone — Carter • 2000 — 9mm of Love — Michael — Short film • 2001 — The Princess Diaries — Patrick O'Connell • 2002 — Big Fat Liar — Leo • 2004 — The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement — Patrick O'Connell • 2005 — Tom's Nu Heaven — Father Bill Mitchell — Co-producer • Automatic — Brad Miller — Co-producer • 2006 — Mission: Impossible III — Party Goer • Deck the Halls — Mayor Young • 2008 — Vantage Point — Cavic • Player 5150 — Jerry • The Dark Horse — Purse Snatcher — Short film • Kink — Guy Lysander — Short film Co-producer • The Coverup — Jack Booker — Also known as The Thacker Case • Yes Man — Ted • 2011 — JumpRopeSprint — Eddie Ruggle • New Year's Eve — Pastor Edwin — Segment: "Ahern Party" • 2012 — Playing for Keeps — Assistant coach Jacob • Heaven — Clerk — Short film • 2013 — Olympus Has Fallen — Ray Monroe • 2014 — Puncture Wounds — Detective Farragut — Also known as A Certain Justice • Ice Cream Wallah — Sean — Short film • Irreconcilable — Tommy — Short film • Dawn Patrol — Mace • 2016 — London Has Fallen — NSA Ray Monroe • The Making of "London Has Fallen" — Himself — Documentary / NSA Ray Monroe • Get a Job — Alan Fredricks • Mother's Day — Male Cop • Don't Tell Kim — Eddie Ruggle • Smoke Filled Lungs — Ted • Squeal — Williams — Short film • Boulevard of Unspoken Dreams — Tourist — Short film • 2017 — Beatriz at Dinner — Security Guard • First Night — Hitman — Short film • The Fix — Vince • 2018 — Golden Boy — Johnny • Rust Creek — Sheriff O'Doyle • 2019 — Vaseline — Dr. Larry — Short film • The Derailers — Merlin — Short film • 2020 — Jumping the Gun — Eddie Ruggle • The Stand at Paxton County — Vin Scurlock • 2021 — Boy Makes Girl — Paulie • 2023 — Missing — Radio Host • 2024 — Traumatika — John Reed
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- 1.Kleber, J.E. The Encyclopedia of Louisville. University Press of Kentucky. 289. 2014. 978-0-8131-4974-5.
- 2.Dalton, M.M. Teacher TV: Sixty Years of Teachers on Television. P. Lang. 118. 2008. 978-0-8204-9715-0.
- 3.Leszczak, B. The Odd Couple on Stage and Screen: A History with Cast and Crew Profiles and an Episode Guide. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. 17. 2014. 978-1-4766-1539-4.
- 4.my badass brilliant daughter rowan with moises arias "poe" aka RICO from her favorite rv show as a kid HANNAH MONTANA at the premiere of 5 FEET APART! Justin Badoni KILKED IT!!! @justinbaldoni . outside of just being an awesome movie in general it was also an extremely accurate depiction of life with CYSTIC FIBROSIS!!! i hope everyone gets to see this special film!🎭⚘👍⚘🎈⚘💃⚘🎬⚘🤹♀️⚘🔥⚘@colesprouse @haleyluhoo @490tx @samantha.marjory @row.1 @mik_ob @megan follows @lypofo. instagram.com.
- 5.BAREFOOT BEACH with my superstar daughter Mikayla🌴💐🌏💥🌴💐🌏💥🌴💐🌏💥. instagram.com.
- 6.A QUARANTINE CONVERSATION WITH ROWAN O'BRYAN. baremagazine.org.
- 7.Graduating photographer Rowan O'Bryan invites stares and demands equity for people with disabilities. goarts.ucla.edu.
- 8.Keller, J.R. Queer (Un)Friendly Film and Television. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. 100. 2010. 978-0-7864-8102-6.
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