Brian Christopher O'Halloran (born December 20, 1969) is an American actor best known for his roles in Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith

Kevin Patrick Smith is an American screenwriter, actor, film producer, and director, as well as a popular comic book writer, author, comedian/raconteur, and internet radio personality best recognized by viewers as Silent Bob...

's View Askewniverse

View Askewniverse

The View Askewniverse is a fictional universe created by writer/director Kevin Smith, featured in several films, comics and a television series; it is named for Smith's production company, View Askew Productions. The characters Jay and Silent Bob appear in almost all the View Askewniverse media,...

 films, notably as Dante Hicks in Smith's debut film Clerks

Clerks

Clerks is a 1994 independent comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, who also appears in the film as Silent Bob. Starring Brian O'Halloran as Dante Hicks and Jeff Anderson as Randal Graves, it presents a day in the lives of two store clerks and their acquaintances...

and its 2006 sequel, Clerks II

Clerks II

Clerks II is a 2006 American comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, sequel to his 1994 film Clerks, and his sixth and latest feature film to be set in the View Askewniverse...

. Aside from this, he has made small appearances in most of Smith's films, either as his Clerks character Dante Hicks or one of Dante's cousins.

Early life

O'Halloran was born in Manhattan

Manhattan

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, New York City

New York City

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, and lived in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey

Old Bridge Township, New Jersey

Old Bridge Township is a Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township had a total population of 60,456...

 since the age of 13. A first-generation American, both his parents emigrated from Ireland

Republic of Ireland

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. His father died when O'Halloran was 15 years old.

Career

O'Halloran is the lead actor in Vulgar

Vulgar (film)

Vulgar is a 2000 film, produced by View Askew Productions and featuring a few actors from the View Askewniverse of Kevin Smith. The film is the tale of the mascot, featured in Clerks opening.-Plot:...

(2000), an obscure movie about a small town clown who is traumatized

Psychological trauma

Psychological trauma is a type of damage to the psyche that occurs as a result of a traumatic event...

 after he is attacked during one of his performances.

He has worked on theatre productions since high school. He has said on the subject of doing theatre:

Since Clerks, O'Halloran has primarily been a stage actor, working with the Boomerang Theatre Company, the New Jersey Repertory Company

New Jersey Repertory Company

The New Jersey Repertory Company, is a non-profit corporation in New Jersey, dedicated to bringing professional quality, yet affordable family theater to the community....

 and the Tri-State Actors Theatre, among others.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Clerks Clerks Clerks is a 1994 independent comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, who also appears in the film as Silent Bob. Starring Brian O'Halloran as Dante Hicks and Jeff Anderson as Randal Graves, it presents a day in the lives of two store clerks and their acquaintances...	Dante Hicks
1995	Mallrats Mallrats Mallrats is a 1995 film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It is the second to be set in Smith's View Askewniverse series of interlocking films set mostly in New Jersey, although the movie was filmed in Eden Prairie Center and Osowski's Flea Market which are located in Minnesota...	Gill Hicks, Suitor #3
1997	Groupies
1997	Chasing Amy Chasing Amy Chasing Amy is a 1997 romantic comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith. The central tension revolves around sexuality, sexual history, and evolving friendships. It is the third film in Smith's View Askewniverse series....	Executive Jim Hicks
1999	Dogma Dogma (film) Dogma is a 1999 American adventure fantasy comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, who also stars in the film along with an ensemble cast that includes Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Alan Rickman, Bud Cort, Salma Hayek, Chris Rock, Jason Lee, George Carlin, Janeane Garofalo,...	Grant Hicks	as Brian Christopher O'Halloran
2000	Clerks: The Animated Series Clerks: The Animated Series Clerks is an American animated sitcom based on Kevin Smith's 1994 comedy of the same name. It was developed for television by Smith, Smith's producing partner Scott Mosier and former Seinfeld writer David Mandel with character designs by Stephen Silver.-Cast:- Broadcast history :Only two episodes...	Dante Hicks	voice-only
2000	Vulgar Vulgar (film) Vulgar is a 2000 film, produced by View Askew Productions and featuring a few actors from the View Askewniverse of Kevin Smith. The film is the tale of the mascot, featured in Clerks opening.-Plot:...	Will Carlson/Flappy/Vulgar	as Brian Christopher O'Halloran
2001	Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is a 2001 American action adventure comedy film written, directed by, and starring Kevin Smith as Silent Bob, the fifth to be set in his View Askewniverse, a growing collection of characters and settings that developed out of his cult favorite Clerks...	Dante Hicks	as Brian Christopher O'Halloran
2001	Drop Dead Roses	Shawn	as Brian C. O'Halloran
2002	The Flying Car The Flying Car The Flying Car is a six-minute 2002 short film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It stars Brian O'Halloran and Jeff Anderson as the View Askewniverse characters Dante Hicks and Randal Graves, who were introduced in Clerks...	Dante Hicks
2003	Moby Presents: Alien Sex Party Moby Presents: Alien Sex Party Moby Presents: Alien Sex Party A.K.A. Porno is a 2002 American independent comedy musical directed by Paul Yates and executive produced by Moby about the goings-on in an adult video store on Christmas Eve...	Clerk
2004	Clerks: The Lost Scene	Dante Hicks
2006	Clerks II Clerks II Clerks II is a 2006 American comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, sequel to his 1994 film Clerks, and his sixth and latest feature film to be set in the View Askewniverse...	Dante Hicks
2007	Brutal Massacre: A Comedy	Jay
2007	The Junior Defenders The Junior Defenders The Junior Defenders is a 2007 direct-to-video comedy-fantasy film from Warner Bros. starring Ally Sheedy, Brian O'Halloran, Justin Henry and Jason David Frank.-Plot:In the 1970s, a TV show called The Junior Defenders had a big following...	Mitch Stone	originally titled Groupies; its principal photography Principal photography thumb|300px|Film production on location in [[Newark, New Jersey]].Principal photography is the phase of film production in which the movie is filmed, with actors on set and cameras rolling, as distinct from pre-production and post-production....  occurred in February–March 1997.
2008	The Happening The Happening (2008 film) The Happening is a 2008 science fiction thriller film written, co-produced and directed by M. Night Shyamalan that follows a woman, her husband, the husband's best friend, and the friend's daughter as they try to escape from an inexplicable natural disaster. The plot revolves around a mysterious...	Jeep Driver
2008	Hooking Up	Dr. Jordan
2011	Pokémon D/P: Sinnoh League Victors Pokémon (anime) , abbreviated from , is a children's TV anime series, which has since been adapted for the North and South American, Australian and European television markets...	League Announcer	voice-only (Episode "A Semi-Final Frontier")

External links

• Brian O'Halloran at NJTheater.com