Thomas Patrick "Tom" O'Brien (born April 12, 1965) is an American actor since the age of sixteen, having first trained at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, where he appeared in ACT's mainstage productions of The Holdup; and A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...

 as Puck, opposite Annette Bening

Annette Bening

Annette Carol Bening is an American actress. Bening is a four-time Oscar nominee for her roles in The Grifters, American Beauty, Being Julia and The Kids Are All Right, winning Golden Globe Awards for the latter two films...

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O'Brien's feature film acting credits include his feature film debut in The Big Easy; as well as The Accused, (1989 Winner Academy Award Best Actress - Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster

Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster is an American actress, film director, producer as well as a former child actress....

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In 2004, established Irreverent Media Ltd. in Vancouver, British Columbia. Irreverent's feature slate includes the magical romantic comedy Best Restaurant. Currently a Co-creative with Vancouver based Fractious Tribes Productions.

In January 2008 established Whole World Fund (w2f), which seeks to invest in arts related projects which foster storytelling and create awareness of the issues that shape our lives.

Filmography

Actor

• Supernatural
  Supernatural (TV series)
  Supernatural is an American supernatural and horror television series created by Eric Kripke, which debuted on September 13, 2005 on The WB, and is now part of The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the brothers as they...
  
  (2008) (TV Series) as Clark Adams in episode "Long Distance Caller" / dir. Robert Singer
• Stargate: SG-1 (2004)(TV Series) as Brian Vogler in episode "Covenant" / dir. Martin Wood
• Stephen King's Dead Zone (2004)(TV Series) recurring as Dr. Jaeger opposite Anthony Michael Hall in episode "Tipping Point"
• The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story
  The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story
  The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story is a TV movie based on the life of Laci Peterson that stars Dean Cain, Sarah Brown, Tracy Middendorf and Tom O'Brien.-Plot:...
  
  (2004)(TV Movie) as Detective Frank Ross
• DC Sniper: 23 Days of Fear (2003)(TV Movie) as Lieutenant Jacobs opposite Charles Dutton
• Smallville
  Smallville (TV series)
  Smallville is an American television series developed by writers/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar based on the DC Comics character Superman, originally created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The television series was initially broadcast by The WB Television Network , premiering on October...
  
  (2002)(TV Series) recurring as reporter Roger Nixon (5 episodes)
• Philly (2001)(TV Series) as Tom McGuire in episode "Light My Fire"
• Charmed
  Charmed
  Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
  
  (2001)(TV Series) as Zile in episode "Bride and Gloom"
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
  
  (2001)(TV Series) as Max Duncan in episode "And Then There Were None"
• Facade (2000) as Bob Kelner opposite Eric Roberts
  Eric Roberts
  Eric Anthony Roberts is an American actor. His career began with King of the Gypsies , earning a Golden Globe nomination for best actor debut. He starred as the protagonist in the 1980 dramatisation of Willa Cather's 1905 short story, Paul's Case...
  
   / dir. Carl Colpaert
• Strange World (1999)(TV Series) as Daryl Jamison / dir. Peter Markle
• The Strip (1999)(TV Series) as Tony Kalunian (2 episodes)
• NYPD Blue
  NYPD Blue
  NYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan...
  
  (1998)(TV Series) as Gary Walker in episode "A Box of Wendy" / dir. Mark Tinker
• Daybreak (1998)(TV Series) pilot regular / dir. Tucker Gates
• Soldier of Fortune, Inc.
  Soldier of Fortune, Inc.
  Soldier of Fortune, Inc. was a television show created by Dan Gordon which ran for two seasons, from 1997-1999...
  
  (1998)(TV Series) as Wayne Chandler in episode "Double-Edged Sword"
• The X-Files
  The X-Files
  The X-Files is an American science fiction television series and a part of The X-Files franchise, created by screenwriter Chris Carter. The program originally aired from to . The show was a hit for the Fox network, and its characters and slogans became popular culture touchstones in the 1990s...
  
  (1997)(TV Series) as Sgt. Louis Frisch in episodes "Max" and "Tempus Fugit" / dirs. Rob Bowman and Kim Manners
• Dark Skies (1997)(TV Series) as Kellog in episode "White Rabbit"
• JAG
  JAG (TV series)
  JAG is an American adventure/legal drama television show that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television and, for the first season only, NBC Productions...
  
  (1997)(TV Series) as Captain Cahill in episode "We the People"
• Time Cop (1997)(TV Series) recurring as Ian Pascoe (3 episodes)
• The Big Easy (1996)(TV Series) Guest Star
• The Last Best Place (1996)(TV Movie) Jake
• Maloney (1996)(TV Series) as Henry Vanderwald in episode "Night of the Gardenia"
• Early Edition (1996)(TV Series) as Kurt Porter in episode "Gun"
• Murder She Wrote (1995)(TV Series) as Jason Giles in episode "Home Care"
• Baby Brokers (1994)(TV Movie) as Frankie Dees / dir. Mimi Leder
• For Love and Glory (1993)(TV Movie) as Christian Morgan / dir. Roger Young
• Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 (1992)(TV Movie) as Chris Porter opposite Charlton Heston / dir. Lamont Johnson
• Son of the Morning Star
  Son of the Morning Star
  Son of the Morning Star is a 1984 non-fiction book on the subject of George Armstrong Custer, with the subtitle 'Custer and the Little Bighorn'. A 1991 television film was based on the book. Both the book and the film chronicle the Battle of the Little Bighorn, the personalities involved, and the...
  
  (1991)(TV Mini-Series) as Charlie Reynolds / dir. Mike Robe
• Bar Girls (1990) as Jack Gallagher / dir. Eric Laneuville
• Love and Lies (1990) as Tom / dir. Roger Young
• Island Son (1990)(TV Series) Guest Star in episode "Icarus Falling"
• Storm and Sorrow (1990) as John Roskelly / dir. Richard A. Colla
• Flashback (1990) as Agent Phil Praeger / dir. Franco Amurri
• The Young Riders (1989)(TV Series) as Jed in episode "False Colors"
• Men (1989)(TV Series), ABC series regular as Officer Danny McDaniel
• Physical Evidence (1989), as Matt Farley opposite Burt Reynolds
  Burt Reynolds
  Burton Leon "Burt" Reynolds, Jr. is an American actor. Some of his memorable roles include Bo 'Bandit' Darville in Smokey and the Bandit, Lewis Medlock in Deliverance, Bobby "Gator" McCluskey in White Lightning and sequel Gator, Paul Crewe and Coach Nate Scarborough in The Longest Yard and its...
  
   and Theresa Russell
• The Accused (1988), as Best Actress Academy Award Winner Jodie Foster
  Jodie Foster
  Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster is an American actress, film director, producer as well as a former child actress....
  
  's boyfriend Larry
• Satisfaction (film)
  Satisfaction (film)
  Satisfaction is a 1988 drama starring Justine Bateman and Liam Neeson. It is one of the few theatrical productions by both Aaron Spelling and NBC.-Plot:...
  
  (1988), as Hubba Lee opposite Justine Bateman
  Justine Bateman
  Justine Tanya Bateman is an American actress, writer, and producer. She is best known for her regular role as Mallory Keaton on the sitcom Family Ties...
  
  
• The Big Easy (1987), as Bobby McSwain / dir. Jim McBride
• Moonlighting (TV series)
  Moonlighting (TV series)
  Moonlighting is an American television series that aired on ABC from March 3, 1985, to May 14, 1989. The network aired a total of 66 episodes...
  
  (1987)(TV Series) as Inmate in episode "Cool Hand Dave: Part 1"
• 21 Jump Street
  21 Jump Street
  21 Jump Street is an American police procedural crime drama television series that aired on the Fox Network from April 12, 1987, to April 27, 1991, with a total of 103 episodes. The series focused on a squad of youthful-looking undercover police officers investigating crimes in high schools,...
  
  (1987)(TV Series) as Jake Whitaker/Danny Jacobson in episode "Low and Away"
• Stingray (1987)(TV Series) as Joey Lane in episode "Bring Me the Hand That Hit Me"
• Thirtysomething (TV series) (1987)(TV Series) as Dave Firland, the Carpenter in episode "Housewarming"
• The Twilight Zone
  The Twilight Zone
  The Twilight Zone is an American television anthology series created by Rod Serling. Each episode is a mixture of self-contained drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist...
  
  (1986)(TV Series) as Mickey Shaunessy in episode "The Convict's Piano"
• L.A. Law
  L.A. Law
  L.A. Law is a US television legal drama that ran on NBC from September 15, 1986 to May 19, 1994. L.A. Law reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights,...
  
  (1986)(TV Series Pilot), as Justin Pregerson / dir. Gregory Hoblit
• Call to Glory
  Call to Glory
  Call to Glory was an American television series that aired 23 episodes during the 1984-1985 TV season on the ABC-TV network. Starring Craig T. Nelson as a USAF pilot, Colonel Raynor Sarnac. In the course of its production run, it drifted away from its original reasonably authentic setting and...
  
  (1984)(TV Series Pilot), ABC series regular as Patrick Thomas

Producer

• Coordinates (2010) Writer-Producer
• Gone Green (2010) Screenwriter-Producer
• Best Restaurant (2009) Producer
• Sleeptalkers (2008) Producer
• Gang of Love (2005)(Short) Producer
• The Cellar (2004)(Short) Producer
• Probie (2003)(Short) Producer

Stage

• School Inc. (2006) Little Tramp Theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia
• A Dog Called Bitch (2004) title role, The Vancouver Fringe Festival / dir. Michael P. Northey
• 1918 (1989) The American Conservatory Theatre / dir. Sabin Epstein
• Da Carravaggio (1986) as Michelangelo Di Carravaggio - Manhattan Class Company
• Mass Appeal (1984) The American Conservatory Theatre / dir. William Ball
• A Christmas Carol (1984) The American Conservatory Theatre / dir. Eugene Barconi
• The Sleeping Prince (1984) The American Conservatory Theatre
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (1984) as Puck, The American Conservatory Theatre / dir. James Edmondson
• The Holdup (1983) The American Conservatory Theatre / dir. Edward Hastings

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