Brían Francis OByrne born 16 May 1967 is an Irish actor who works mostly in the United States He was born in Mullagh County Cavan OByrne first attracted notice for his performances in the Martin McDonagh plays The Beauty Queen of Leenane 1996 as Pato Dooley for which he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play and The Lonesome West 1997 He is known for taking on serious and dramatic roles such as a serial killer in Frozen 1998 for which he won a Tony Award and a priest accused of child molestation in Doubt 2004 for which he received a Tony nomination OByrne also appeared as a priest in the 2004 film Million Dollar Baby In May 2007 OByrne was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance as Alexander Herzen in Tom Stoppards 2002 trilogy The Coast of Utopia In 2011 he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his performance in Mildred Pierce as Bert Pierce
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