Born in Burbank, California, Tom O'Brien began his acting career in 1983 at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre, as a student of the conservatory and member of the acting company. Stage debut was Marsha Norman's 'The Holdup'. Other stage credits include 'Mass Appeal'; 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', as Puck; 'The Sleeping Prince' w/ Annette Bening; '1918'; 'The Lower Depths'; and 'Da Carrav ...
show all Born in Burbank, California, Tom O'Brien began his acting career in 1983 at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre, as a student of the conservatory and member of the acting company. Stage debut was Marsha Norman's 'The Holdup'. Other stage credits include 'Mass Appeal'; 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', as Puck; 'The Sleeping Prince' w/ Annette Bening; '1918'; 'The Lower Depths'; and 'Da Carravaggio', with Manhattan Class Company, in New York. Feature credits include 'The Astronaut's Wife', 'The Big Easy', 'The Accused', 'Flashback', 'Façade' and 'Physical Evidence'. Television credits include 'The Beltway' for USA Network, with Charles S. Dutton, and a recurring role on WB's 'Smallville', as Journalist Roger Nixon. Guest Star turns include 'Stargate SG1', The Dead Zone', 'CSI', 'The X-Files', 'JAG', 'Men', 'Strange World', 'NYPD Blue', 'Philly', 'Dark Skies', 'Early Edition', 'LA Law'', 'Time Cop', 'The Strip' and 'thirty-something'. TV films include the ABC mini-series 'Son of the Morning Star'; NBC's 'Baby Brokers'; CBS's 'Love and Lies', and Lifetime's 'Storm and Sorrow'.
As a producer, O'Brien founded Irreverent Media Ltd. (IML) in Vancouver, BC. IML's feature film projects include the mockumentary 'Gay, Like Me?'; comedy/drama 'The Best Restaurant in the World. Ever.'; drama/thriller 'The Light-house'; drama/thriller 'Nathaniel's Field'; and the thriller 'Sleeptalkers'.
Additionally, O'Brien has recently completed an adaptation to screenplay of Sheri S. Tepper's epic, sci-fi fantasy novel, 'The Family Tree', as well as his own Television Mini-Series 'Coordinates'.
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