Portrait of Kieran O'Brien

Acting

Kieran O'Brien

Career

Active from 1987 to 2025, busiest in 2006 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bellman and True
Bellman and True
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kieran O'Brien Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.9, average 1.7
  • Adrenaline
    4.1, average 4.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.5, average 2.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.8, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Contemporary Realism 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

61
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

7 titles · average score 82
A Thousand Blows
A Thousand Blows (2025)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Mr Harkness

Trucking Heavy: Massive Moves
Trucking Heavy: Massive Moves (2025)

TV show · as Narrator

The Family Pile
The Family Pile (2023)

TV show · as Stuart

Andor
Andor (2022)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Pegla

The Following Year
The Following Year (2021)

as Ben

Ted Lasso
Ted Lasso (2020)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as James Tartt

She
She (2020)

Executive Producer

2010s

19 titles · average score 65
Chernobyl
Chernobyl (2019)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show · as Khodemchuck

Years and Years
Years and Years (2019)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Woody

Trucking Hell
Trucking Hell (2018)

TV show

Holmes & Watson
Holmes & Watson (2018)
GoodWatch score 25

as Lestrade's PC Smalls

The Watchman
The Watchman (2016)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lee Simpson

No Offence
No Offence (2015)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Stone

Grantchester
Grantchester (2014)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Arthur Evans

Love Life
Love Life (2012)

TV show · as Dez

Cuckoo
Cuckoo (2012)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Goran

Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise (2011)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Danny

Vera
Vera (2011)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Bobby Salter

Silk
Silk (2011)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Sean

2000s

23 titles · average score 66
The Shock Doctrine
The Shock Doctrine (2009)
GoodWatch score 73

as Narrator (Voice)

Holby Blue
Holby Blue (2007)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Constable Robert Clifton

Secret Diary of a Call Girl
Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2007)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Al

Cracker: Nine Eleven
Cracker: Nine Eleven (2006)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mark Fitzgerald

Life on Mars
Life on Mars (2006)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Davie Mackay

Bloodlines
Bloodlines (2005)

TV show · as Mark Hopkin

9 Songs
9 Songs (2004)
GoodWatch score 39

as Matt

New Tricks
New Tricks (2004)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Michael Jacobs

Burn It
Burn It (2003)

TV show · as Andy Grimshaw

Messiah
Messiah (2001)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Eric Metcalfe

Band of Brothers
Band of Brothers (2001)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show · as Allen E. Vest

Jason and the Argonauts
Jason and the Argonauts (2000)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Actor

1990s

5 titles · average score 70
Virtual Sexuality
Virtual Sexuality (1999)
GoodWatch score 50

as Alex Thorne

Born to Run
Born to Run (1997)

TV show · as Ryan Flitch

Dalziel and Pascoe
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Chris Mattis

Cracker
Cracker (1993)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Mark / Mark Fitzgerald

Heartbeat
Heartbeat (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Neil

1980s

7 titles · average score 71
Monster Maker
Monster Maker (1989)

as Matt Banting

Children's Ward
Children's Ward (1989)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Lee Jones

The Jim Henson Hour
The Jim Henson Hour (1989)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Matt Banting

Gruey
Gruey (1988)

TV show · as Gruey

Bellman and True
Bellman and True (1987)
GoodWatch score 78

as The Boy

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Chris Miller / Billy

Dramarama
Dramarama (1983)

TV show · as Trotter