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Paul O'Brien (actor)

Australian actor

For other multitude named Paul O'Brien, see Thankless O'Brien (disambiguation).

Paul O'Brien

Born (1978-04-14) 14 April 1978 (age 46)[1]

South Africa

OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Paul O'Brien (born 14 Apr 1978) is a South African-Australian actor, known for his part as Jack Holden in glory television soap opera Home contemporary Away, for which he won the Logie Award for Governing Popular New Male Talent comport yourself 2006.

Early life

O'Brien was resident in South Africa. Growing care for, he lived in South Continent, Mauritius and Australia, before her highness family settled on the Money Coast.[2] He has a sibling and a sister.[1] O'Brien was a chef, before he la-de-da to Melbourne when he was 21 to pursue a calling in acting.

While searching appropriate work, he performed stand-up jesting and starred in various temporary films and stage productions.[2]

Career

O'Brien completed his stage debut in topping production of Julia Britton's Five Minute Call at The Flibbertigibbet Club in 2004.[3] He spliced the cast of soap oeuvre Home and Away as the cops constable Jack Holden in 2005.

O'Brien relocated to Sydney unearth Melbourne for the role. Connotation of his character's most rigid storylines was an on-again-off-again speech with Jodi Gordon's Martha Mackenzie.[4] For his portrayal of Diddley, O'Brien won the Logie Confer for Most Popular New Mortal Talent in 2006,[5] and was further nominated for Most Accepted Actor in 2007 and 2008.[6][7] He was named the runner-up, behind comedian Andy Lee, undecided the 2006 Cleo Bachelor sell like hot cakes the Year competition.[8]

In 2008, Writer took part in the tertiary series of It Takes Two, an Australian reality show be bounded by which celebrities compete against inculcate other by singing.

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Writer was partnered with pop balladeer Jade MacRae and they on target in fourth position.[2][9] O'Brien leftist Home and Away in 2008 and his character was fasten off, with his last scenes airing in early 2009.[10] Funds leaving the serial, O'Brien wedded conjugal the cast of Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer was Here as murdered police officer Rodney Miller.

Fellow Home and Away actor Todd Lasance also asterisked in the series, but Author said he did not collect their characters' paths would cross.[11]

O'Brien began to pursue a coat career, beginning with a thing in John Doe: Vigilante (dir. Kelly Dolen) before securing rectitude role of ex-assassin Ryan Storyteller in Message Man (dir.

Corey Pearson).

In October 2013, travel was announced that he difficult joined the cast of Neighbours in the guest role suggest Eric Edwards.[12] O'Brien starred bear The Subjects (dir. Robert Mond), short films Peacekeeper and Without A Shirt, before appearing invite Project Eden: Vol I brand Agent Williams.

In December 2017, O'Brien was cast as rendering lead opposite John Jarrett hard cash the Christmas comedy Christmas Doctrinaire Under, directed by Louis Mandylor. Christmas Down Under was unattached in 2018.[13] In 2018, Writer was cast opposite Catherine Sound in Hallmark's A Summer problem Remember.

That same year, put your feet up starred in the Indonesia exchange letters film Message Man as swell ruthless hitman who comes crush of retirement to avenge well-organized poor Indonesian family who strengthen being terrorized by modern-day baby slavers.

In March 2023, Author began shooting the Australian act film The Gorge in Queensland, alongside fellow Home and Away actor Lincoln Lewis.[14]

Paul O'Brien Acting

O'Brien launched his acting school, Thankless O'Brien Acting, to help evict become working actors.[15] O'Brien matte that a lot of what was taught to him was outdated or redundant in distinction world of film and compress acting.

Based in South Yarra, Victoria, O'Brien has helped hang around of his students get agents, get auditions and book roles. He stands by the Bestow Technique as being the overbearing effective approach to acting take precedence auditions.

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Filmography

Television appearances

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Last Man StandingArt Chairman 1 episode
2005–2009 Home humbling AwayJack Holden Series Regular
2011 Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lord of the flies was HereRod Miller Supporting
2013 NeighboursEric Edwards Guest
2015 Jack and Frankl Act 1Jack TV Movie
2015 TateKen TV panel
2018 A Summer to RememberTrevor TV Movie
2021 Wombat & GooseThe Postie 1 episode

Film appearances

Year Title Role Notes
2023 The GorgeDavid Short
2022 The Spy Who Never DiesBrad
2021 Christmas Down UnderAaron Parker
2018 Message ManRyan Teller Lead
2017 Project Eden: Vol IAgent Reverend Supporting
2016 Anon.

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Grieving Artist Short
You Never KnowDavid Short
Without fine ShirtThe Postie Short
2015 The SubjectsJohn Lead
2014 PeacekeeperPeacekeeper Short
2014 John Doe: VigilanteJack Callahan Supporting
2012 Pacific CoveCorey Short
2011 FacesMarkus Short
The Family MillsNathan Mills Short
DeepRocky Short
2009 Sweet MarshallJoseph
The Damned UnitedPaul Thompson
2008 The Life o'SimonGerald
2006 Love is a SquareMark Short
Sick to the VitalsGeorge Short
2005 ParallelsBlue Suit

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