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
The Astronaut's Wife (1999),
The Big Easy (1986),
The Accused (1988),
Flashback (1990),
Facade (1999), and
Physical Evidence (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),
The Dead Zone (2002),
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000),
The X-Files (1993),
JAG (1995),
Men (1989),
Pilot (1999),
NYPD Blue (1993),
Philly (2001),
Dark Skies (1996),
Early Edition (1996),
L.A. Law (1986),
Timecop (1997),
The Strip (1999), and
Thirtysomething (1987). TV
films include the ABC mini-series
Son of the Morning Star (1991);
NBC's Baby Brokers (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.
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
The Astronaut's Wife (1999),
The Big Easy (1986),
The Accused (1988),
Flashback (1990),
Facade (1999), and
Physical Evidence (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),
The Dead Zone (2002),
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000),
The X-Files (1993),
JAG (1995),
Men (1989),
Pilot (1999),
NYPD Blue (1993),
Philly (2001),
Dark Skies (1996),
Early Edition (1996),
L.A. Law (1986),
Timecop (1997),
The Strip (1999), and
Thirtysomething (1987). TV
films include the ABC mini-series
Son of the Morning Star (1991);
NBC's Baby Brokers (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.