Trever O'Brien

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Trever O'Brien
Born
Trevor Branden O'Brien

(1984-01-19) January 19, 1984 (age 36)
OccupationActor, musician
Years active1992 - 2012

Trever Branden O'Brien (born January 19, 1984) is an American actor from Newport Beach, California and younger brother of actor Austin O'Brien.

Life and career

O'Brien began his acting career as a model on Good Morning America . From there he went on to act in commercials, TV and film roles. O'Brien made his film debut in A Private Matter , followed by starring roles in Homecoming , Refuge, Lawnmower Man 2 , Ring of the Musketeers  [ de ], Gridiron Gang and The Midas Touch. He has guest starred on Nowhere Man and starred in What Love Sees and an episode of Promised Land , playing the role of Joey, a teen struggling with dyslexia.

Born in Southern California on January 19, 1984, O'Brien was also a musician growing up, playing the drums and electric guitar. Due to an accident leaving him with a fractured elbow, O'Brien plays left-handed. He has two siblings, brother Austin and sister Amanda, both actors and musicians. After attending Newport Harbor (1998–2001) and graduating from the Orange County High School of the Arts (2002), he studied Studio Art at a private liberal arts college in Azusa, CA, known as Azusa Pacific University.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace Peter Parkette (young)
1997 The Midas Touch Billy BrightVideo
1998They Come at NightMatt Schaeffer
2003They Call Him SasquatchPhil Stuckling Jr.
2004 Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Derek
2006 Gridiron Gang Kenny Bates
2011AppleBoxNate EggbartzShort
2011 In Time Nomos
2014Mr. MurphyKyleShort
20??A Hipster HauntingChadShort, post-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 A Private Matter Mark FinkbineTV film
1992Ring of the MusketeersMickeyTV film
1996 Nowhere Man Tom (young)Episode: "Through a Lens Darkly"
1996 Homecoming James TillermanTV film
1996What Love SeesGordy HollyTV film
1997 Promised Land Joey ConroyEpisode: "Bookworm"
1999 Michael Landon, the Father I Knew Michael Landon Jr. (age 15)TV film
2001 Motocrossed Andrew CarsonTV film
2002 Touched by an Angel Robbie StonelakeEpisode: "Secrets and Lies"
2004 Cold Case Charlie Rinzler (1969)Episode: "Volunteers"
2005 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Peter LockeEpisode: "Gum Drops"
2007 Without a Trace Gil RuskEpisode: "Primed"
2007 Shark Greg BonnerEpisode: "Trial by Fire"
2009 Mad Men DougEpisode: "Seven Twenty Three"
2010 House Jim DunnaganEpisode: "Moving the Chains"
2011 Five JasonTV film
2012 Grey's Anatomy Bryan GreenbergEpisode: "I Saw Her Standing There"
2013Lying for a LivingProducerTV series

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