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 only mainstream British actor who has been shown ejaculating in a mainstream UK-produced feature. Since 9 Songs, O'Brien has made two further films with Winterbottom; A Cock and Bull Story and The Look of Love. Recent regular TV roles include Holby Blue and The Syndicate.
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 only mainstream British actor who has been shown ejaculating in a mainstream UK-produced feature. Since 9 Songs, O'Brien has made two further films with Winterbottom; A Cock and Bull Story and The Look of Love. Recent regular TV roles include Holby Blue and The Syndicate.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Following Year
Character:Ben
Release Date:15/10/2021
Holmes & Watson
Character:PC Smalls
Release Date:25/12/2018
Peterloo
Character:Peter Wilkes, a Farrier
Release Date:01/11/2018
The Watchman
Character:Lee Simpson
Release Date:24/08/2016
The Look of Love
Character:Jimmy Humphries
Release Date:26/04/2013
Spike Island
Character:Poster Vendor
Release Date:11/10/2012
The Shock Doctrine
Character:Narrator (Voice)
Release Date:01/09/2009
Goal II: Living the Dream
Character:Hughie McGowan
Release Date:09/02/2007
Cracker: Nine Eleven
Character:Mark Fitzgerald
Release Date:30/10/2006
Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes
Character:Charles Gibson Cowan
Release Date:17/01/2006
Goal!
Character:Hughie McGowan
Release Date:29/09/2005
A Cock and Bull Story
Character:Gary
Release Date:17/07/2005
The Banker
Character:Vain Man
Release Date:19/11/2004
9 Songs
Character:Matt
Release Date:16/07/2004
24 Hour Party People
Character:Nathan
Release Date:13/02/2002
Virtual Sexuality
Character:Alex Thorne
Release Date:02/07/1999
Monster Maker
Character:Matt Banting
Release Date:23/01/1989
Bellman and True
Character:The Boy
Release Date:12/11/1987
Television Appearances
Trucking Heavy: Massive Moves
Character:Narrator
A Thousand Blows
Character:Mr Harkness
The Family Pile
Character:Stuart
Andor
Character:Pegla
The Cars That Made the World
Character:Self - Narrator
Ted Lasso
Character:James Tartt
Years and Years
Character:Woody
Chernobyl
Character:Khodemchuck
Trucking Hell
Character:
Grantchester
Character:Arthur Evans
Glue
Character:Thomas Bray
Prey
Character:Phil Prentice
Bluestone 42
Character:Nutsack
Cuckoo
Character:Goran
Love Life
Character:Dez
Death in Paradise
Character:Danny
Vera
Character:Bobby Salter
Moving On
Character:Shane
The Last Enemy
Character:Wafa
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
Character:Al
Indie Sex
Character:Self
Holby Blue
Character:Constable Robert Clifton
Life on Mars
Character:Davie Mackay
Bloodlines
Character:Mark Hopkin
New Tricks
Character:Michael Jacobs
The Terry and Gaby Show
Character:
Blue Murder
Character:Terry Camerton
Burn It
Character:Andy Grimshaw
The Afternoon Play
Character:Sean Tyler
Band of Brothers
Character:Allen E. Vest
Messiah
Character:Eric Metcalfe
Jason and the Argonauts
Character:Actor
Dalziel & Pascoe
Character:
Cracker
Character:
Cracker
Character:Mark Fitzgerald
Cracker
Character:Mark
Heartbeat
Character:Neil
Children's Ward
Character:Lee Jones
Casualty
Character:Chris Miller
Casualty
Character:Billy
Dramarama
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