ACTOR

Mark O'Brien

1984 - Today

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Mark O'Brien (born May 7, 1984) is a Canadian actor and director best known for his roles as Des Courtney in Republic of Doyle (2010–2014) and Tom Rendon in Halt and Catch Fire (2015–2016). He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards for his performance as Terry Sawchuk in the biographical drama film Goalie (2019). At the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022, he received two nominations for his film The Righteous, for both Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Screenplay. The film, which he wrote and directed himself, also won Best Screenplay at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal and Manchester's Grimmfest, as well as Best Cinematography at Grimmfest and the Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Mark O'Brien is the 13,606th most popular actor (down from 12,671st in 2024), the 1,410th most popular biography from Canada (down from 1,296th in 2019) and the 437th most popular Canadian Actor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Mark O'Brien ranks 1,180Before him are Kenichi Yumoto, Jun Ando, Nemanja Rnić, Francesco Lodi, Faneva Imà Andriatsima, and Mamuka Gorgodze. After him are Támara Echegoyen, Michał Przysiężny, Germaine de Randamie, Cícero, Asmir Kolašinac, and Aleksejs Višņakovs.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Mark O'Brien ranks 1,413 out of 1,622Before him are Derek Drouin (1990), Corey Sevier (1984), Simon Gagné (1980), Enuka Okuma (1976), Joey Votto (1983), Iain Brambell (1973), Neil Sanderson (1978), and Kelly Olynyk (1991). After him are Marcel de Jong (1986), David Berry (1984), Curt Harnett (1965), and Paul Stastny (1985).

Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Mark O'Brien ranks 437Before him are Nathan Fielder (1983), John Reardon (1975), Thea Gill (1970), Megan Park (1986), Corey Sevier (1984), and Enuka Okuma (1976). After him are David Berry (1984), Vanessa Lengies (1985), Aryana Engineer (2001), Dylan Bruce (1980), Sarah Jeffery (1996), and Victoria Pratt (1970).