- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 23, 1973
- Place of Birth
- Oldham, Greater Manchester, UK
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 …
Filmography
tvTrucking Heavy: Massive Moves
2025 · Narrator
tvA Thousand Blows
2025 · Mr Harkness
tvThe Family Pile
2023 · Stuart
tvAndor
2022 · Pegla
movieThe Following Year
2021 · Ben
tvThe Cars That Made the World
2020 · Self - Narrator
movieShe
2020 · Executive Producer
tvTed Lasso
2020 · James Tartt
tvYears and Years
2019 · Woody
tvChernobyl
2019 · Khodemchuck
movieHolmes & Watson
2018 · PC Smalls
moviePeterloo
2018 · Peter Wilkes, a Farrier
tvTrucking Hell
2018
movieThe Watchman
2016 · Lee Simpson
tvNo Offence
2015 · Stone
tvGrantchester
2014 · Arthur Evans
tvGlue
2014 · Thomas Bray
tvPrey
2014 · Phil Prentice
movieThe Look of Love
2013 · Jimmy Humphries
tvBluestone 42
2013 · Nutsack
movieSpike Island
2012 · Poster Vendor
tvCuckoo
2012 · Goran
movieHeroes and Demons
2012 · (segment "The Banker")
tvLove Life
2012 · Dez
tvDeath in Paradise
2011 · Danny
tvVera
2011 · Bobby Salter
tvSilk
2011 · Sean
movieThe Shock Doctrine
2009 · Narrator (Voice)
tvMoving On
2009 · Shane
tvThe Last Enemy
2008 · Wafa
tvSecret Diary of a Call Girl
2007 · Al
tvIndie Sex
2007 · Self
tvHolby Blue
2007 · Constable Robert Clifton
movieGoal II: Living the Dream
2007 · Hughie McGowan
movieCracker: Nine Eleven
2006 · Mark Fitzgerald
movieElizabeth David: A Life in Recipes
2006 · Charles Gibson Cowan
tvLife on Mars
2006 · Davie Mackay
movieGoal!
2005 · Hughie McGowan
movieA Cock and Bull Story
2005 · Gary
tvBloodlines
2005 · Mark Hopkin
movieThe Banker
2004 · Vain Man
movie9 Songs
2004 · Matt
tvNew Tricks
2004 · Michael Jacobs
The Terry and Gaby Show
tvThe Terry and Gaby Show
2003
tvBlue Murder
2003 · Terry Camerton
tvBurn It
2003 · Andy Grimshaw
tvThe Afternoon Play
2003 · Sean Tyler
movie24 Hour Party People
2002 · Nathan
tvBand of Brothers
2001 · Allen E. Vest
tvMessiah
2001 · Eric Metcalfe
tvJason and the Argonauts
2000 · Actor
movieVirtual Sexuality
1999 · Alex Thorne
tvBorn to Run
1997 · Ryan Flitch
tvCracker
1993 · , Mark Fitzgerald
tvHeartbeat
1992 · Neil
tvThe Jim Henson Hour
1989 · Matt Banting
tvChildren's Ward
1989 · Lee Jones
movieMonster Maker
1989 · Matt Banting
movieBellman and True
1987 · The Boy
tvCasualty
1986 · Chris Miller, Billy
tvDramarama
1983 · Trotter