Kieran O'Brien
Biography
Kieran O'Brien is a male actor born on November 23, 1973, in Oldham, Lancashire, England. 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. O'Brien played the role of Craig Lee in Coronation Street and Lee Jones in Children's Ward in 1993. He became a regular in the detective series Cracker, playing Mark, the son of central character Robbie Coltrane. O'Brien made his cinema debut with the film Virtual Sexuality in 1999 and appeared in 24 Hour Party People, directed by Michael Winterbottom.
Career overview
Kieran O'Brien 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.
During the same year, he became a regular in the detective series, Cracker, playing Mark, the son of central character Robbie Coltrane. This marked one of his notable early roles in television.
Kieran O'Brien made his cinema debut with the film Virtual Sexuality in 1999. He also worked with Cracker director Michael Winterbottom for the film 24 Hour Party People.
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- A Thousand Blows (2025) as Mr Harkness
- Trucking Heavy: Massive Moves (2025) as Narrator
- The Family Pile (2023) as Stuart
- Andor (2022) as Pegla
- The Following Year (2021) as Ben
- Ted Lasso (2020) as James Tartt
- She (2020) Executive Producer
- The Cars That Made the World (2020) as Self - Narrator
- Chernobyl (2019) as Khodemchuck
- Years and Years (2019) as Woody
- Trucking Hell (2018)
- Holmes & Watson (2018) as PC Smalls
- Peterloo (2018) as Peter Wilkes, a Farrier
- The Watchman (2016) as Lee Simpson
- No Offence (2015) as Stone
- Grantchester (2014) as Arthur Evans
- Prey (2014) as Phil Prentice
- Glue (2014) as Thomas Bray
- Bluestone 42 (2013) as Nutsack
- The Look of Love (2013) as Jimmy Humphries
- Cuckoo (2012) as Goran
- Heroes and Demons (2012) as (segment "The Banker")
- Spike Island (2012) as Poster Vendor
- Love Life (2012) as Dez
- Death in Paradise (2011) as Danny
- Vera (2011) as Bobby Salter
- Silk (2011) as Sean
- Moving On (2009) as Shane
- The Shock Doctrine (2009) as Narrator (Voice)
- The Last Enemy (2008) as Wafa
- Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2007) as Al
- Holby Blue (2007) as Constable Robert Clifton
- Indie Sex (2007) as Self
- Goal II: Living the Dream (2007) as Hughie McGowan
- Life on Mars (2006) as Davie Mackay
- Cracker: Nine Eleven (2006) as Mark Fitzgerald
- Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes (2006) as Charles Gibson Cowan
- Goal! (2005) as Hughie McGowan
- A Cock and Bull Story (2005) as Gary
- Bloodlines (2005) as Mark Hopkin
- New Tricks (2004) as Michael Jacobs
- 9 Songs (2004) as Matt
- The Banker (2004) as Vain Man
- The Terry and Gaby Show (2003)
- The Afternoon Play (2003) as Sean Tyler
- Blue Murder (2003) as Terry Camerton
- Burn It (2003) as Andy Grimshaw
- 24 Hour Party People (2002) as Nathan
- Band of Brothers (2001) as Allen E. Vest
- Messiah (2001) as Eric Metcalfe
- Jason and the Argonauts (2000) as Actor
- Virtual Sexuality (1999) as Alex Thorne
- Born to Run (1997) as Ryan Flitch
- Cracker (1993)
- Cracker (1993) as Mark Fitzgerald
- Cracker (1993) as Mark
- Heartbeat (1992) as Neil
- Children's Ward (1989) as Lee Jones
- The Jim Henson Hour (1989) as Matt Banting
- Monster Maker (1989) as Matt Banting
- Bellman and True (1987) as The Boy
- Casualty (1986) as Chris Miller
- Casualty (1986) as Billy
- Dramarama (1983) as Trotter