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Bryan Brown

Bryan Neathway Brown AM (born 23 June 1947) is an Australian actor. He has performed in over eighty film and television projects since the late 1970s, both in his native Australia and abroad. Notable films include Breaker Morant (1980), Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984), F/X (1986), Tai-Pan (1986), Cocktail (1988), Gorillas in the Mist (1988), F/X2 (1991), Along Came Polly (2004), Australia (2008), Kill Me Three Times (2014) and Gods of Egypt (2016). He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award for his performance in the television miniseries The Thorn Birds (1983).

Infobox

Born
(1947-06-23) 23 June 1947 (age 78)Panania, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1972–present
Spouse
mw- Rachel Ward (m. 1983)
Children
3, including Matilda Brown

Tables

· Filmography › Film
1977
The Love Letters from Teralba Road
Role(s)
Len
Notes
Short film
1978
Third Person Plural
Role(s)
Mark
Notes
Feature film
The Irishman
Role(s)
Eric Haywood
Weekend of Shadows
Role(s)
Bennett
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Role(s)
Shearer
Newsfront
Role(s)
Geoff
Money Movers
Role(s)
Brian Jackson
1979
Cathy's Child
Role(s)
Paul Nicholson
The Odd Angry Shot
Role(s)
Rogers
1980
Palm Beach
Role(s)
Paul Kite
Breaker Morant
Role(s)
Lt. Peter Handcock
Notes
Feature filmAACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Stir
Role(s)
China Jackson
Notes
Feature filmNominated for AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Blood Money
Role(s)
Brian Shields
Notes
Feature film
1981
Winter of Our Dreams
Role(s)
Rob
1982
Far East
Role(s)
Morgan Keefe
1984
Give My Regards to Broad Street
Role(s)
Steve
Kim
Role(s)
Mahbub Ali
Notes
TV film
1985
Parker
Role(s)
David Parker
Notes
Feature film
The Empty Beach
Role(s)
Cliff Hardy
Rebel
Role(s)
Tiger
Notes
Feature filmNominated for AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
1986
F/X
Role(s)
Roland 'Rollie' Tyler
Notes
Feature film
Tai-Pan
Role(s)
Dirk Struan
1987
The Good Wife (aka The Umbrella Woman)
Role(s)
Sonny Hills
The Shiralee
Role(s)
Macauley
Notes
TV film
1988
Cocktail
Role(s)
Doug Coughlin
Notes
Feature film
Gorillas in the Mist
Role(s)
Bob Campbell
1990
Blood Oath (aka Prisoners of the Sun)
Role(s)
Captain Cooper
1991
Sweet Talker
Role(s)
Harry Reynolds
Dead in the Water
Role(s)
Charlie Deegan
Notes
TV film
F/X2
Role(s)
Rollie Tyler
Notes
Feature film
1992
Blame It on the Bellboy
Role(s)
Mike Lawton / Charlton Black
Devlin
Role(s)
Frank Devlin
Notes
TV film
1993
Age of Treason
Role(s)
Marcus Didius Falco
The Last Hit
Role(s)
Michael Grant
1995
Full Body Massage
Role(s)
Fitch
1996
Dead Heart
Role(s)
Ray Lorkin
Notes
Feature film
1997
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Role(s)
Ned Land
Notes
TV film
1998
Dogboys
Role(s)
Captain Robert Brown
On the Border
Role(s)
Barry Montana
1999
Dear Claudia
Role(s)
Walter Burton
Notes
Feature film
Two Hands
Role(s)
Pando
Notes
Feature filmAACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Grizzly Falls
Role(s)
Tyrone Bankston
Notes
Feature film
2000
On the Beach
Role(s)
Dr. Julian Osborne
Notes
TV film
2001
Risk
Role(s)
John Kriesky
Notes
Feature film
Mullet
Role(s)
Publican (voice)
Styx
Role(s)
Art
2002
Dirty Deeds
Role(s)
Barry Ryan
Notes
Feature film
2003
Footsteps
Role(s)
Eddie Bruno
Notes
TV film
2004
Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman
Role(s)
Hal Thorne
Along Came Polly
Role(s)
Leland Van Lew
Notes
Feature film
2005
Spring Break Shark Attack
Role(s)
Joel Gately
Notes
TV film
The Poseidon Adventure
Role(s)
Jeffrey Eric Anderson
2006
Two Twisted
Role(s)
Detective Vincent Westler
2007
Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback
Role(s)
Rex Wild QC
2008
Dean Spanley
Role(s)
Wrather
Notes
Feature film
Cactus
Role(s)
Rosco
Australia
Role(s)
King Carney
2009
Beautiful Kate
Role(s)
Bruce Kendall
Notes
Feature filmNominated for AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
2010
Limbo
Role(s)
Daniel
Notes
Feature film
2011
Love Birds
Role(s)
Dr. Buster
2013
An Accidental Soldier
Role(s)
Captain Foster
Notes
TV film
2014
Kill Me Three Times
Role(s)
Bruce Jones
Notes
Feature film
2016
The Light Between Oceans
Role(s)
Septimus Potts
Gods of Egypt
Role(s)
Osiris
Red Dog: True Blue
Role(s)
Grandpa
2017
Sweet Country
Role(s)
Sergeant Fletcher
Australia Day
Role(s)
Terry Friedman
2018
Peter Rabbit
Role(s)
Mr. Rabbit (voice)
2019
Palm Beach
Role(s)
Frank
Notes
Feature film (also producer)
2023
Anyone but You
Role(s)
Roger
Notes
Feature film
2025
The Travellers
Role(s)
Fred
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1977
The Love Letters from Teralba Road
Len
Short film
1978
Third Person Plural
Mark
Feature film
The Irishman
Eric Haywood
Weekend of Shadows
Bennett
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Shearer
Newsfront
Geoff
Money Movers
Brian Jackson
1979
Cathy's Child
Paul Nicholson
The Odd Angry Shot
Rogers
1980
Palm Beach
Paul Kite
Breaker Morant
Lt. Peter Handcock
Feature filmAACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Stir
China Jackson
Feature filmNominated for AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Blood Money
Brian Shields
Feature film
1981
Winter of Our Dreams
Rob
1982
Far East
Morgan Keefe
1984
Give My Regards to Broad Street
Steve
Kim
Mahbub Ali
TV film
1985
Parker
David Parker
Feature film
The Empty Beach
Cliff Hardy
Rebel
Tiger
Feature filmNominated for AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
1986
F/X
Roland 'Rollie' Tyler
Feature film
Tai-Pan
Dirk Struan
1987
The Good Wife (aka The Umbrella Woman)
Sonny Hills
The Shiralee
Macauley
TV film
1988
Cocktail
Doug Coughlin
Feature film
Gorillas in the Mist
Bob Campbell
1990
Blood Oath (aka Prisoners of the Sun)
Captain Cooper
1991
Sweet Talker
Harry Reynolds
Dead in the Water
Charlie Deegan
TV film
F/X2
Rollie Tyler
Feature film
1992
Blame It on the Bellboy
Mike Lawton / Charlton Black
Devlin
Frank Devlin
TV film
1993
Age of Treason
Marcus Didius Falco
The Last Hit
Michael Grant
1995
Full Body Massage
Fitch
1996
Dead Heart
Ray Lorkin
Feature film
1997
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Ned Land
TV film
1998
Dogboys
Captain Robert Brown
On the Border
Barry Montana
1999
Dear Claudia
Walter Burton
Feature film
Two Hands
Pando
Feature filmAACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Grizzly Falls
Tyrone Bankston
Feature film
2000
On the Beach
Dr. Julian Osborne
TV film
2001
Risk
John Kriesky
Feature film
Mullet
Publican (voice)
Styx
Art
2002
Dirty Deeds
Barry Ryan
Feature film
2003
Footsteps
Eddie Bruno
TV film
2004
Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman
Hal Thorne
· Filmography › Television
1978
Against the Wind
Role(s)
Michael Connor
Notes
TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1981
A Town Like Alice
Role(s)
Joe Harmon
Notes
TV miniseries, 3 episodes
1983
The Thorn Birds
Role(s)
Luke O'Neill
Notes
TV miniseries, 3 episodesNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television FilmNominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
1984
Eureka Stockade
Role(s)
Peter Lalor
Notes
TV miniseries, 3 episodes
1994
The Wanderer
Role(s)
Adam
Notes
TV series, 13 episodes
1996
Twisted Tales
Role(s)
Jack Johnson
Notes
TV series, episode: "The Confident Man"
1999
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Role(s)
Casper Hastings
Notes
TV miniseries, 2 episodes
2012
The Good Wife
Role(s)
Jack Copeland
Notes
TV series, 2 episodes
2013
Better Man
Role(s)
Lex Lasry
Notes
TV miniseries, 4 episodes
2014
Old School
Role(s)
Lennie Cahill
Notes
TV series, 8 episodes
2015
Let's Talk About
Notes
TV series
2019
Halal Gurls
Role(s)
Gordon
Notes
ABC iView
2019–20
Role(s)
Bloom
Notes
Ray Reed
2020
Hungry Ghosts
Role(s)
Neil Stockton
Notes
TV series
2021
The Moth Effect
Role(s)
Ted
Notes
TV series, 2 episodes
2022–present
Role(s)
Darby and Joan
Notes
Jack Darby
2023
Caught
Role(s)
Prime Minister Warren Whistle
2024
Boy Swallows Universe
Role(s)
Slim Halliday
Notes
TV miniseries, 7 episodes
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1978
Against the Wind
Michael Connor
TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1981
A Town Like Alice
Joe Harmon
TV miniseries, 3 episodes
1983
The Thorn Birds
Luke O'Neill
TV miniseries, 3 episodesNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television FilmNominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
1984
Eureka Stockade
Peter Lalor
TV miniseries, 3 episodes
1994
The Wanderer
Adam
TV series, 13 episodes
1996
Twisted Tales
Jack Johnson
TV series, episode: "The Confident Man"
1999
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Casper Hastings
TV miniseries, 2 episodes
2012
The Good Wife
Jack Copeland
TV series, 2 episodes
2013
Better Man
Lex Lasry
TV miniseries, 4 episodes
2014
Old School
Lennie Cahill
TV series, 8 episodes
2015
Let's Talk About
TV series
2019
Halal Gurls
Gordon
ABC iView
2019–20
Bloom
Ray Reed
TV series, 12 episodes
2020
Hungry Ghosts
Neil Stockton
TV series
2021
The Moth Effect
Ted
TV series, 2 episodes
2022–present
Darby and Joan
Jack Darby
TV series, 8 episodes
2023
Caught
Prime Minister Warren Whistle
2024
Boy Swallows Universe
Slim Halliday
TV miniseries, 7 episodes

References

  1. The Sydney Morning Herald
    http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Rachel-Ward-Not-just-a-glamour-girl/2005/06/12/1118514930622.html
  2. Bryan Brown Biography – Film Reference
    http://www.filmreference.com/film/8/Bryan-Brown.html
  3. "Opening speech: Bryan Brown"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080730083235/http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/artexpress1/2005/opening_speech
  4. "Five places that made me: Bryan Brown" by Julietta Jameson, The Border Mail, 8 October 2016
    http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/4212917/five-places-that-made-me-bryan-brown/
  5. Filmnews
    http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article213732171
  6. Filmink
    https://www.filmink.com.au/the-fluffer-gets-hot-for-the-money-movers/
  7. The Australian Women's Weekly
    http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51769733
  8. Filmnews
    http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article213734209
  9. Filmnews
    http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article213734751
  10. The New York Times
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160307083450/https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/83200/Bryan-Brown
  11. The Australian Women's Weekly
    http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article44522981
  12. Filmink
    https://www.filmink.com.au/the-lost-roles-of-jack-thompson/
  13. The Canberra Times
    http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article116377302
  14. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995, Oxford University Press, 1996, p. 192
    https://archive.org/details/australiaonsmall00murr/page/n1/mode/2up
  15. The Canberra Times
    http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122303702
  16. The Canberra Times
    http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article120916812
  17. Filmnews
    http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article213731374
  18. "Travelling North, Sydney Theatre Company – review" by Jessica Keath, The Guardian, 30 January 2014
    https://www.theguardian.com/culture/australia-culture-blog/2014/jan/30/travelling-north-sydney-theatre-company-review
  19. Darby and Joan
    https://if.com.au/bryan-brown-greta-scacchi-ready-to-ride-again-with-darby-and-joan-s2/
  20. Darby and Joan
    https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-centre/news/2021/08-05-darby-and-joan-coming-to-acorn-tv
  21. "Bryan Brown's first crime novel is 'an extraordinary piece of work'" by Brian McFarlane, The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 S
    https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/more-than-a-pretty-face-now-bryan-brown-turns-to-crime-20210827-p58mi0.html
  22. Sweet Jimmy
  23. The Drowning
    https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8385710/bryan-brown-the-aussie-storyteller-who-never-went-hollywood/
  24. The Drowning
  25. The Hidden
  26. "Logie Awards 2024: winners"
    https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/08/logie-awards-2024-winners.html
  27. "It's an Honour website"
    https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1135919
  28. The Man behind the name, Bryan Brown Theatre & Function Centre
    https://www.cbcity.nsw.gov.au/bryan-brown-theatre/about-us
  29. aacta.org
    https://web.archive.org/web/20190701175952/https://www.aacta.org/aacta-awards/winners-and-nominees/
  30. The Australian
    https://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/weekend-australian-magazine/rachel-ward-is-calling-the-shots/news-story/d8ba94be9b81fe12424da0fe24049f39
  31. ABC.net.au
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140826160908/http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/stories/s42902.htm
  32. The Travellers
    https://www.firstshowing.net/2025/australian-family-dramedy-the-travellers-trailer-with-luke-bracey/
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