Mark O'Brien (actor)

Mark O'Brien
O'Brien in 2013
Born (1984-05-07) May 7, 1984 (age 40)
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Years active2005–present
Spouse
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(m. 2013)​
Children1

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 (2010–2014) and Tom Rendon in Halt and Catch Fire (2015–2016).[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 (2019).[4]

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] The film, which he wrote and directed himself, also won Best Screenplay at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal and Manchester's Grimmfest, as well as Best Cinematography at Grimmfest and the Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival.[6]

  1. ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (February 19, 2015). "AMC's 'Halt and Catch Fire' Adds Two Cast Members for Season 2". Variety. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Mark O'Brien cast in AMC's Halt and Catch Fire". CBC.ca. March 1, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  4. ^ Debra Yeo, "Quebec film 'Antigone' wins Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture". Toronto Star, May 28, 2020.
  5. ^ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, 'Sort Of' & 'Scarborough' Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
  6. ^ Debra Yeo (June 3, 2022). "Newfoundland actor Mark O'Brien realizes his filmmaking dream with a thriller about God and damnation". Toronto Star. Retrieved August 30, 2023.