Bryan Brown (actor)
Bryan Neathway Brown (born June 23, 1947 in Sydney ) is an Australian actor .
Life
Brown moved to the UK in 1964, where he played a few minor roles at the Old Vic Theater . He later returned to Australia and worked for the Queensland Theater Company. He starred in several television series , including alongside Richard Chamberlain and Rachel Ward in the internationally known series The Thorn Birds , for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award and the Emmy Award . He became well known for the lead role in the thriller F / X - Deadly Tricks (1986), which was continued in 1991 with F / X 2 - The Deadly Illusion . He starred alongside Tom Cruise in Cocktail ( 1988) and Sigourney Weaver in Gorillas in the Fog (1988) . This was followed by numerous leading roles in films such as Bloody Oath (1990), Harry's Biggest Coup (1991), The Perfect Murder (1991), Mad Is Murderous (1992), Dead Heart - Deadly Affair (1996) and Chased and Chained ( 1998, alongside Tia Carrere ). For the role in the film Risk (2000) he was nominated for the Film Critics Circle of Australia Award.
Brown was awarded the Order of Australia in 2005.
Brown has been married to Rachel Ward , his film partner from The Thorn Birds , since 1983 . The couple have two daughters and one son. Daughter Matilda and son Joe also work as actors.
Filmography (selection)
- 1981: The Long Way to Alice Springs ( A Town Like Alice , TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1983: The Thorn Birds ( The Thorn Birds , television series)
- 1984: Broad Street (Give My Regards to Broad Street)
- 1985: A Dead Knows Too Much (The Empty Beach)
- 1986: Tai-Pan
- 1986: F / X - Deadly Tricks (F / X)
- 1988: Cocktail
- 1988: Gorillas in the Mist (Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey)
- 1990: Blood Oath
- 1991: Harry's greatest coup (Sweet Talker)
- 1991: The Perfect Murder ( Dead in the Water , Movie made for TV)
- 1991: F / X 2 - The Deadly Illusion (F / X2)
- 1992: Blame It on the Bellboy
- 1994: The Power of the Sword ( The Wanderer , TV series, 4 episodes)
- 1995: Full Body Massage (TV movie)
- 1996: Dead Heart - Deadly Affair (Dead Heart)
- 1997: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (mini-series)
- 1998: Hunted and Chained ( Dogboys , TV movie)
- 1998: On the Border (TV movie)
- 1999: Two Hands
- 1999: Adventure in the Land of the Grizzlys (Grizzly Falls)
- 1999: Paradise Trouble (Dear Claudia)
- 1999: Journey to the Center of the Earth
- 2000: Risk
- 2000: USS Charleston - The Last Hope of Mankind ( On the Beach , TV movie)
- 2002: Dirty Deeds - Dirty shops (Dirty Deeds)
- 2003: Footsteps - The Night Knows the Killer ( Footsteps , TV movie)
- 2004: ... and then came Polly (Along Came Polly)
- 2005: The Poseidon Adventure ( The Poseidon Adventure , TV movie)
- 2005: The Bay: Shark Alert! ( Spring Break Shark Attack , TV movie)
- 2007: Murder in the Outback ( Joanne Lees - Murder In The Outback , TV movie)
- 2008: Australia
- 2011: Love Birds - duck good, all good! (Love Birds)
- 2014: Old School (TV series, 8 episodes)
- 2014: Kill Me Three Times You Only Die Three Times
- 2016: Gods of Egypt
- 2016: The Light Between Oceans
- 2016: Red Dog - My Faithful Friend (Red Dog - True Blue)
- 2017: Sweet Country
- 2018: Peter Hase (Peter Rabbit)
- 2019: The Crown (TV series, episode 3x05)
Web links
- Literature by and about Bryan Brown in the catalog of the German National Library
- Bryan Brown in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Brown, Bryan |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brown, Bryan Neathway (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 23, 1947 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sydney , Australia |