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.
Known for
The Family Pile
Star Wars: Andor
The Following Year
The Cars That Made the World
She
Ted Lasso
Years and Years
Chernobyl
Holmes & Watson
Peterloo
Trucking Hell
In the Dark
The Watchman
Glue
Prey
The Look of Love
Bluestone 42
Spike Island
Cuckoo
Love Life
Death in Paradise
Vera
The Shock Doctrine
Moving On
The Last Enemy
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
Indie Sex
Holby Blue
Goal! II: Living the Dream
Cracker: Nine Eleven
Life on Mars
Goal!
A Cock and Bull Story
Bloodlines
9 Songs
New Tricks
Blue Murder
Burn It
24 Hour Party People
Band of Brothers
Messiah
Jason and the Argonauts
Virtual Sexuality
Dalziel & Pascoe
Cracker
Heartbeat
Children's Ward
Monster Maker
Bellman and True
Casualty
Dramarama