Tom O'Brien (actor)

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Tom O'Brien
Born
Thomas Patrick O'Brien

(1965-04-12) April 12, 1965 (age 57)
OccupationActor
Years active1981–present

Thomas Patrick O'Brien (born April 12, 1965) has been an American actor since the age of sixteen, having first trained at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, where he appeared in ACT's mainstage productions of The Holdup; and A Midsummer Night's Dream as Puck, opposite Annette Bening.

O'Brien's feature film acting credits include his feature film debut in The Big Easy and The Accused (1988), opposite Jodie Foster.

In 2004, he established Irreverent Media Ltd. in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Irreverent's feature slate includes the magical romantic comedy Best Restaurant. It is a co-creative with Vancouver-based Fractious Tribes Productions.

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