Tom O'Brien(II)
- Actor
- Producer
- Executive
Born in Burbank, California, Tom O'Brien began his acting career in
1983 at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre, as a student of
the conservatory and member of the acting company. His stage debut was
Marsha Norman's "The Holdup." Other stage credits include "Mass
Appeal"; "A Midsummer Night's Dream", as Puck; "The Sleeping Prince"
with 'Annette Bening'; "1918"; "The Lower Depths"; and "Da
Carravaggio", with Manhattan Class Company, in New York. Feature
credits include
Intrusion (1999),
Big Easy, le flic de mon coeur (1986),
Les Accusés (1988),
Flashback (1990),
Facade (1999), and
Preuve à l'appui (1989).
Television credits include
The Beltway (????) for USA Network,
with Charles S. Dutton, and a
recurring role on WB's
Smallville (2001), as Journalist
Roger Nixon. Guest Star turns include
Stargate SG-1 (1997),
Dead Zone (2002),
Les Experts (2000),
X-Files : Aux frontières du réel (1993),
JAG (1995),
Men (1989),
Pilot (1999),
New York Police Blues (1993),
Philly (2001),
Dark Skies - l'impossible vérité (1996),
Demain à la une (1996),
La loi de Los Angeles (1986),
Timecop (1997),
Deux privés à Vegas (1999), and
Génération pub (1987). TV
films include the ABC mini-series
Son of the Morning Star (1991);
NBC's Le rêve brisé de Debbie (1994);
CBS's
Love and Lies (1990), and
Lifetime's
Storm and Sorrow (1990).
As a producer, O'Brien founded both Irreverent Media Ltd. (IML) in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Fractious Tribes Productions (FTP). IML's feature projects include the magical romantic comedy "Best Restaurant"; FTP's projects include the thriller "Sleeptalkers". Projects in development include the sci-fi fantasy feature, "Gone Green" and the television mini-series "Coordinates". In 2007 O'Brien co-founded Lasting Footprint Arts Foundation (LFAF), which develops arts related strategic initiatives; in 2008 O'Brien co-founded Whole World Fund (w2f), a non-profit corporation which finances feature film entertainment and directs a portion of profits to benevolent organizations associated with the central themes of the stories.
As a producer, O'Brien founded both Irreverent Media Ltd. (IML) in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Fractious Tribes Productions (FTP). IML's feature projects include the magical romantic comedy "Best Restaurant"; FTP's projects include the thriller "Sleeptalkers". Projects in development include the sci-fi fantasy feature, "Gone Green" and the television mini-series "Coordinates". In 2007 O'Brien co-founded Lasting Footprint Arts Foundation (LFAF), which develops arts related strategic initiatives; in 2008 O'Brien co-founded Whole World Fund (w2f), a non-profit corporation which finances feature film entertainment and directs a portion of profits to benevolent organizations associated with the central themes of the stories.
