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Sean O'Bryan

Sean O'Bryan

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Biography

Sean Michael O'Bryan (born September 10, 1963) is an American film and television actor. He co-starred with William Ragsdale on the short-lived series Brother's Keeper. Early television work includes guest roles on television series in Married... with Children, MacGyver, Northern Exposure, Cold Case, Diagnosis: Murder, Quantum Leap, Murder, She Wrote, Chicago Hope, Roswell, Roseanne, Criminal Minds, The King of Queens and Dexter. More recent television guest star credits include CSI, Bones, Melissa & Joey, Lie to Me, Hot In Cleveland, The Mentalist, Leverage, Glee, NCIS: LA, Superstore, and 9-1-1: Lone Star. He's had recurring roles on TV series including  the sitcom Pig Sty, Six Feet Under, Abby, The Middle, and Love, Victor. He had a major recurring role as Bill Blackham on Persons Unknown. His film credits include Chaplin, Crimson Tide, Phenomenon, Exit to Eden, Out to Sea, Big Fat Liar, Deck the Halls, I'll Be Home For Christmas, Yes Man, Vantage Point, both Princess Diaries films, Playing for Keeps, Olympus Has Fallen, London Has Fallen, Table 58, Mother's Day, Searching, and Rust Creek.

Known For

Frankie and Johnny

Frankie and Johnny

1991

Raising Helen

Raising Helen

2004

Phenomenon

Phenomenon

1996

Deck the Halls

Deck the Halls

2006

Missing

Missing

2023

Trapped in Paradise

Trapped in Paradise

1994

Chaplin

Chaplin

1992

Nice Guys Sleep Alone

Nice Guys Sleep Alone

1999

I'll Be Home for Christmas

I'll Be Home for Christmas

1998

Out to Sea

Out to Sea

1997

The Veil

The Veil

2023

Exit to Eden

Exit to Eden

1994

Dear God

Dear God

1996

Playing for Keeps

Playing for Keeps

2012

Cinema Verite

Cinema Verite

2011

Get a Job

Get a Job

2016

Here Come the Munsters

Here Come the Munsters

1995

The First Circle

The First Circle

London Has Fallen

London Has Fallen

2016

Babylon

Babylon

2022

A Place Called Home

A Place Called Home

2004

I Am Gitmo

I Am Gitmo

2025

The Princess Diaries

The Princess Diaries

2001

Nyctophobia

Nyctophobia

2024

Dawn Patrol

Dawn Patrol

2014

Vantage Point

Vantage Point

2008

Mother's Day

Mother's Day

2016

The Christmas Letter

The Christmas Letter

2024

The House Sitter

The House Sitter

2015

Olympus Has Fallen

Olympus Has Fallen

2013

Traumatika

Traumatika

2025

Revv

Revv

2024

First Night

First Night

2017

The Twilight of the Golds

The Twilight of the Golds

1996

Beatriz at Dinner

Beatriz at Dinner

2017

Table 58

Table 58

2015

Searching

Searching

2018

Rust Creek

Rust Creek

2019

Yes Man

Yes Man

2008

Heart and Souls

Heart and Souls

1993

Hatching Pete

Hatching Pete

2009

Christmas Break-In

Christmas Break-In

2018

Mary & Tim

Mary & Tim

1996

The Stand at Paxton County

The Stand at Paxton County

2020

Mission: Impossible III

Mission: Impossible III

2006

Big Fat Liar

Big Fat Liar

2002

Heaven

Heaven

2013

Crimson Tide

Crimson Tide

1995

Purgatory Station

Purgatory Station

2024

Murder at the Mansion

Murder at the Mansion

2020

Jumping the Gun

Jumping the Gun

2020

Bad Painter

Bad Painter

2025

Shift

Shift

2023

Whitney

Whitney

2015

Marked for Murder

Marked for Murder

1993

My Movie Starring Paul Dano

My Movie Starring Paul Dano

2025

Crime 101

Crime 101

2026

Two Guys and a Girl

Two Guys and a Girl

1998

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Six Feet Under

Six Feet Under

2001

The Legend of Prince Valiant

The Legend of Prince Valiant

1991

Jack & Jill

Jack & Jill

1999

Ghost Whisperer

Ghost Whisperer

2005

Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills, 90210

1990

Providence

Providence

1999

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

1994

The Pretender

The Pretender

1996

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

2003

Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan

2001

Superstore

Superstore

2015

Felicity

Felicity

1998

Without a Trace

Without a Trace

2002

MacGyver

MacGyver

1985

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

1993

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

1989

Abby

Abby

2003

Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds

2005

Private Practice

Private Practice

2007

The King of Queens

The King of Queens

1998

Becker

Becker

1998

NCIS

NCIS

2003

Roswell

Roswell

1999

JAG

JAG

1995

Grounded for Life

Grounded for Life

2001

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

1994

Lie to Me

Lie to Me

2009

Brother's Keeper

Brother's Keeper

1998

Baby Talk

Baby Talk

1991

Pig Sty

Pig Sty

1995

Family Law

Family Law

1999

Center of the Universe

Center of the Universe

2004

9-1-1: Lone Star

9-1-1: Lone Star

2020

FlashForward

FlashForward

2009

Love, Victor

Love, Victor

2020

The Middle

The Middle

2009

Persons Unknown

Persons Unknown

2010

The Mentalist

The Mentalist

2008

Kenan

Kenan

2021

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Marvel's Agent Carter

Marvel's Agent Carter

2015

Leverage

Leverage

2008

Glee

Glee

2009

Married... with Children

Married... with Children

1987

Jenny

Jenny

1997

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

NCIS: Los Angeles

NCIS: Los Angeles

2009

The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show

1995

Murder in the First

Murder in the First

2014

Bones

Bones

2005

Hot in Cleveland

Hot in Cleveland

2010

Dexter

Dexter

2006

Good Luck Charlie

Good Luck Charlie

2010

Heart of the City

Heart of the City

1986

Shameless

Shameless

2011

The Unicorn

The Unicorn

2019

9-1-1

9-1-1

2018

The Real Bros of Simi Valley

The Real Bros of Simi Valley

2017

Good American Family

Good American Family

2025

Northern Exposure

Northern Exposure

1990

Workaholics

Workaholics

2011

Sibs

Sibs

1991

In Justice

In Justice

2006