Bryan Brown

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Bryan Brown
AM
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Born (1947-06-23) 23 June 1947 (age 77)
OccupationActor
Years active1972–present
Spouse
(m. 1983)
Children3, including Matilda

Bryan Neathway Brown [1] AM (born 23 June 1947) is an Australian actor. He has performed in over eighty film and television projects since the late 1970s, both in his native Australia and abroad. Notable films include Breaker Morant (1980), Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984), F/X (1986), Tai-Pan (1986), Cocktail (1988), Gorillas in the Mist (1988), F/X2 (1991), Along Came Polly (2004), Australia (2008), Kill Me Three Times (2014) and Gods of Egypt (2016). He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award for his performance in the television miniseries The Thorn Birds (1983).

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Early life

Brown was born in Panania, a south-western Sydney suburb, the son of salesman John "Jack" Brown and Molly Brown, a pianist in the early days of the Langshaw School of Ballet and a drama student at the Edith Paull Drama School, who also worked as a house cleaner. [2] He grew up with his younger sister, Kristine, in Panania, and began working at AMP as an actuarial student. He started to act in amateur theatre performances, [3] where he discovered a passion for acting.

Career

Theatre

Brown went to Britain in 1972 and eventually won minor roles at the Old Vic. He returned to Australia and became a member of the Genesian Theatre, Sydney. He appeared in Colleen Clifford's production of A Man for All Seasons , before joining the Queensland Theatre Company in 1975 for a tour of The Rainmaker . [4]

Early films

He made his cinema debut in Scobie Malone (1975) as a policeman. He delivered two lines and was listed last in the credits as "Brian Bronn".

In 1977, he had the lead in a short feature, The Love Letters from Teralba Road (1977), which was written and directed by Stephen Wallace. [5]

Brown had small roles in The Irishman (1978), which was directed by Donald Crombie, Weekend of Shadows (1978) from Tom Jeffrey, and The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978), which was directed by Fred Schepisi.

He had a bigger part in Newsfront (1978), which was directed by Phil Noyce, the miniseries Against the Wind (1978), which was directed by Simon Wincer, and Money Movers (1978), which was directed by Bruce Beresford.

Brown had the lead in the low budget film Third Person Plural (1979) from James Ricketson and a key role in Jeffrey's The Odd Angry Shot (1979) and Crombie's Cathy's Child (1979). [6] He played the lead in a short for Wallace, Conman Harry and the Others (1979), and had a leading role in Albie Thoms' Palm Beach (1980). [7] [8]

In 1980, Brown became known to international audiences for his performance in Breaker Morant , directed by Beresford. [9] [10]

Stardom

Brown played the leading role in Wallace's Stir (1980). He had starring roles in Blood Money (1980), a thriller, and Winter of Our Dreams (1981), a relationship drama with Judy Davis written and directed by John Duigan.

Brown had a huge international success playing the lead role in the TV miniseries, "A Town Like Alice" (1981), which won popularity in the United States. This co-starred Helen Morse and the two of them were reteamed in Far East (1982), written and directed by Duigan.

Brown had another big success internationally with his role as Luke O'Neil in The Thorn Birds (1983), starring Richard Chamberlain and Rachel Ward (whom he later married). [11] Brown was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor – Miniseries or a Movie for his work.

This led to a number of international offers for Brown. He had the lead in a British TV film, Kim (1984) (playing a British agent in Imperial India) and supported Paul McCartney in Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984).

Brown returned to Australia for another miniseries from the makers of Alice, Eureka Stockade (1984), but it was not as popular. [12]

In the UK, Brown played an Australian hitman in Parker (1985) and he returned home to play Cliff Hardy in The Empty Beach (1985). He supported Matt Dillon and Debra Byrne in Rebel (1985).

US career

Brown was given the lead role in the US action film F/X (1986), which was a hit. However Tai-Pan (1986), directed by Daryl Duke from The Thorn Birds, was a huge flop, despite being based on a best seller by James Clavell.

Brown returned to Australia to make The Umbrella Woman (1987) with Ward and then a new version of The Shiralee (1987). He supported Tom Cruise in Cocktail (1988) and Sigourney Weaver in Gorillas in the Mist (1989).

In Australia he played the lead in a World War Two drama, Blood Oath (1990), directed by Wallace [13] and did a romantic comedy based on a story by him and Tony Morphett, Sweet Talker (1991), directed by Mike Jenkins. [14]

In the US he did F/X2 (1991), a sequel to F/X, where he was also executive producer, and the TV film Dead in the Water (1991).

He did a comedy with Dudley Moore, Blame It on the Bellboy (1992), followed by some thrillers: Devlin (1992), The Last Hit (1993), and Age of Treason (1994); in the latter he was a detective in Ancient Rome.

Brown had the lead in a short lived British TV series The Wanderer (1994) and starred in the popular cable film Full Body Massage (1995).

Return to Australia

Brown returned to Australia to star in Dead Heart (1996), which he also produced. [15] He produced and starred in Twisted Tales (1996) which led to an anthology TV series. He played Ned Land in the 1997 miniseries 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea with Michael Caine, then did a TV film for Ken Russell, Dogboys (1998) and a thriller On the Border (1998). In 1999 Brown starred in the romantic comedy Dear Claudia and had a support role in Two Hands (1999) with Heath Ledger and Rose Byrne.

Brown starred in Grizzly Falls (1999), and Journey to the Center of the Earth (1999). In Australia he had a support role in Risk (2000) and the lead in On the Beach (2000) and Dirty Deeds (2002) which he also produced. He produced a short film by his wife, The Big House (2001). Brown had support roles in Footsteps (2003), Along Came Polly (2004), Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman (2005), Spring Break Shark Attack (2005), and The Poseidon Adventure (2005). He produced a short feature directed by his wife, Martha's New Coat (2005) and made Two Twisted (2005). Back in Australia Brown was in Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback (2007), and Cactus (2008), which he also co produced. He was in Dean Spanley (2008), and had a small role in Australia (2008).

Brown produced and had a small role in Beautiful Kate (2009), directed by his wife. He was in Limbo (2010) and Love Birds (2011) and guest starred on The Good Wife . He had the lead in Better Man (2013) and appeared in An Accidental Soldier (2013) also directed by his wife. He and his daughter did a short, Lessons from the Grave (2013). He starred in the ghost film The Darkside (2013) and had the lead in a TV series Old School (2013). In 2014 he appeared on stage for the Sydney Theatre Company at the Wharf Theatre with Alison Whyte in David Williamson's play Travelling North . [16]

He was in Kill Me Three Times (2013), Cocktails & Dreams (2015), Deadline Gallipoli (2015), Gods of Egypt (2015), The Light Between Oceans (2016), and Red Dog: True Blue (2016). He had roles in Australia Day (2017), and Sweet Country (2017) and is in Palm Beach directed by his wife, and the 2019 TV series Bloom .

Brown appeared in the opening ceremony of the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.

In June 2024, Brown would return to Darby and Joan (TV series) after the show was renewed for a second series. [17] [18]

Writing

His 2021 crime novel, Sweet Jimmy, was published by Allen & Unwin in print [19] and as audio book, narrated by Brown. [20] His second book, The Drowning, was published in 2023 in print [21] and as audio book, narrated by Brown. [22]

Production work

Brown's production company made the series Twisted Tales and Two Twisted (similar to Alfred Hitchcock Presents ). The second series had an additional twist: both stories in each episode were connected in some way, and the audience was invited to try to spot the connection.

Honours and awards

Brown was inducted into the Logie Hall of Fame in 1989. He received the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Breaker Morant (1980) and for Two Hands (1999). In 2024 Brown was nominated and won a Logie for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Boy Swallows Universe.. [23]

In June 2005, Brown was made a Member of the Order of Australia "for service to the community through a range of charitable organisations committed to providing assistance and support to families and young people and to the Australian film and television industry." [24]

The Bryan Brown Theatre & Function Centre in Bankstown, Sydney, was named after him in 2013. [25] He won Longford Lyell Award at the AACTA Awards in 2018. [26]

Personal life

When Bryan Brown was first introduced to Rachel Ward on the set of the TV miniseries The Thorn Birds in 1983, he read her palm and predicted she would have three children. They married a few months after filming wrapped. [27] They have three children, Rosie, Matilda and Joe. [27]

He is a strong supporter of Australian republicanism. [28]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1977 The Love Letters from Teralba Road LenShort film
1978 Third Person Plural MarkFeature film
1978 The Irishman Eric HaywoodFeature film
1978 Weekend of Shadows BennettFeature film
1978 The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith ShearerFeature film
1978 Newsfront GeoffFeature film
1978 Money Movers Brian JacksonFeature film
1979 Cathy's Child Paul NicholsonFeature film
1979 The Odd Angry Shot RogersFeature film
1980 Palm Beach Paul KiteFeature film
1980 Breaker Morant Lt. Peter Handcock Feature film
AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
1980 Stir China JacksonFeature film
Nominated for AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
1980 Blood Money Brian ShieldsFeature film
1981 Winter of Our Dreams RobFeature film
1982 Far East Morgan KeefeFeature film
1984 Give My Regards to Broad Street SteveFeature film
1984 Kim Mahbub AliTV film
1985 Parker David ParkerFeature film
1985 The Empty Beach Cliff HardyFeature film
1985 Rebel TigerFeature film
Nominated for AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
1986 F/X Roland 'Rollie' TylerFeature film
1986 Tai-Pan Dirk StruanFeature film
1987 The Good Wife (aka The Umbrella Woman)Sonny HillsFeature film
1987 The Shiralee MacauleyTV film
1988 Cocktail Doug CoughlinFeature film
1988 Gorillas in the Mist Bob CampbellFeature film
1990 Blood Oath (aka Prisoners of the Sun)Captain CooperFeature film
1991 Sweet Talker Harry ReynoldsFeature film
1991 Dead in the Water Charlie DeeganTV film
1991 F/X2 Rollie TylerFeature film
1992 Blame It on the Bellboy Mike Lawton / Charlton Black
1992DevlinFrank DevlinTV film
1993Age of TreasonMarcus Didius FalcoTV film
1993The Last HitMichael GrantTV film
1995 Full Body Massage FitchTV film
1996 Dead Heart Ray LorkinFeature film
1997 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Ned Land TV film
1998 Dogboys Captain Robert BrownTV film
1998On the BorderBarry MontanaTV film
1999 Dear Claudia Walter BurtonFeature film
1999 Two Hands PandoFeature film
AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
1999 Grizzly Falls Tyrone BankstonFeature film
2000 On the Beach Dr. Julian OsborneTV film
2001 Risk John KrieskyFeature film
2001 Mullet Publican (voice)Feature film
2001StyxArt
2002 Dirty Deeds Barry RyanFeature film
2003 Footsteps Eddie BrunoTV film
2004 Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman Hal ThorneTV film
2004 Along Came Polly Leland Van LewFeature film
2005 Spring Break Shark Attack Joel GatelyTV film
2005 The Poseidon Adventure Jeffrey Eric AndersonTV film
2006 Two Twisted Detective Vincent WestlerTV film
2007 Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback Rex Wild QCTV film
2008 Dean Spanley WratherFeature film
2008 Cactus RoscoFeature film
2008 Australia King CarneyFeature film
2009 Beautiful Kate Bruce KendallFeature film
Nominated for AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
2010 Limbo DanielFeature film
2011 Love Birds Dr. BusterFeature film
2013 An Accidental Soldier Captain FosterTV film
2014 Kill Me Three Times Bruce JonesFeature film
2016 The Light Between Oceans Septimus PottsFeature film
2016 Gods of Egypt OsirisFeature film
2016 Red Dog: True Blue GrandpaFeature film
2017 Sweet Country Sergeant FletcherFeature film
2017 Australia Day Terry FriedmanFeature film
2018 Peter Rabbit Mr. Rabbit (voice)Feature film
2019 Palm Beach FrankFeature film (also producer)
2023 Anyone but You RogerFeature film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978 Against the Wind Michael ConnorTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1981 A Town Like Alice Joe HarmonTV miniseries, 3 episodes
1983 The Thorn Birds Luke O'NeillTV miniseries, 3 episodes
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
1984 Eureka Stockade Peter Lalor TV miniseries, 3 episodes
1994 The Wanderer AdamTV series, 13 episodes
1996 Twisted Tales Jack JohnsonTV series, episode: "The Confident Man"
1999 Journey to the Center of the Earth Casper HastingsTV miniseries, 2 episodes
2012 The Good Wife Jack CopelandTV series, 2 episodes
2013 Better Man Lex LasryTV miniseries, 4 episodes
2014 Old School Lennie CahillTV series, 8 episodes
2015 Let's Talk About TV series
2019 Halal Gurls GordonABC iView
2019–20 Bloom Ray ReedTV series, 12 episodes
2020 Hungry Ghosts Neil StocktonTV series
2021 The Moth Effect TedTV series, 2 episodes
2022–present Darby and Joan Jack DarbyTV series, 8 episodes
2023 Caught Prime Minister Warren WhistleTV series, 8 episodes
2024 Boy Swallows Universe Slim HallidayTV miniseries, 7 episodes

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