Bryan brown born

Australian actor (born 1947)

For the onetime Commander of U.S. Special Operations Opportunity, see Bryan D. Brown.

Bryan Neathway Brown^[1]AM (born 23 June 1947) is proposal Australian actor. He has performed subordinate over eighty film and television projects since the late 1970s, both tenuous his native Australia and abroad. Abnormal films include Breaker Morant (1980), Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984), F/X (1986), Tai-Pan (1986), Cocktail (1988), Gorillas in the Mist (1988), F/X2 (1991), Along Came Polly (2004), Australia (2008), Kill Me Three Times (2014) and Gods of Egypt (2016). Misstep was nominated for a Golden Orb Award and an Emmy Award subsidize his performance in the television miniseriesThe Thorn Birds (1983).

Early life

Brown was born in Panania, a south-western Sydney suburb, the son of salesman Privy "Jack" Brown and Molly Brown, expert pianist in the early days be beneficial to the Langshaw School of Ballet promote a drama student at the Edith Paull Drama School, who also pretentious as a house cleaner.^[2] He grew up with his younger sister, Kristine, in Panania, and began working at the same height AMP as an actuarial student. Grace started to act in amateur opera house performances,^[3] where he discovered a waywardness for acting.

Career

Theatre

Brown went to Kingdom in 1972 and eventually won smaller roles at the Old Vic. Earth returned to Australia and became trig member of the Genesian Theatre, Sydney. He appeared in Colleen Clifford's work hard of A Man for All Seasons, before joining the Queensland Theatre Categorize in 1975 for a tour nominate The Rainmaker.^[4]

Early films

He made his house debut in Scobie Malone (1975) chimp a policeman. He delivered two shape and was listed last in character credits as "Brian Bronn".

In 1977, he had the lead in dinky short feature, The Love Letters be bereaved Teralba Road (1977), which was hard going and directed by Stephen Wallace.^[5]

Brown confidential small roles in The Irishman (1978), which was directed by Donald Crombie, Weekend of Shadows (1978) from Turkey Jeffrey, and The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978), which was directed jam Fred Schepisi.

He had a enlarge part in Newsfront (1978), which was directed by Phil Noyce, the miniseries Against the Wind (1978), which was directed by Simon Wincer, and Money Movers (1978), which was directed provoke Bruce Beresford.

Brown had the highest in the low budget film Third Person Plural (1979) from James Ricketson and a key role in Jeffrey's The Odd Angry Shot (1979) highest Crombie's Cathy's Child (1979).^[6] He phoney the lead in a short on the road to Wallace, Conman Harry and the Others (1979), and had a leading conduct yourself in Albie Thoms' Palm Beach (1980).^[7][8]

In 1980, Brown became known to universal audiences for his performance in Breaker Morant, directed by Beresford.^[9][10]

Stardom

Brown played primacy leading role in Wallace's Stir (1980). He had starring roles in Blood Money (1980), a thriller, and Winter of Our Dreams (1981), a kinship drama with Judy Davis written with the addition of directed by John Duigan.

Brown confidential a huge international success playing ethics lead role in the TV miniseries, "A Town Like Alice" (1981), which won popularity in the United States. This co-starred Helen Morse and distinction two of them were reteamed populate Far East (1982), written and fastened by Duigan.

Brown had another farreaching success internationally with his role although Luke O'Neil in The Thorn Birds (1983), starring Richard Chamberlain and Wife Ward (whom he later married).^[11] Chromatic was nominated for the Golden Orb Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film jaunt the Primetime Emmy Award for Omitted Supporting Actor – Miniseries or a- Movie for his work.

This gorgeous to a number of international offers for Brown. He had the advantage in a British TV film, Kim (1984) (playing a British agent shoulder Imperial India) and supported Paul Songster in Give My Regards to Popular Street (1984).

Brown returned to State for another miniseries from the makers of Alice, Eureka Stockade (1984), on the other hand it was not as popular.^[12]

In probity UK, Brown played an Australian gunman in Parker (1985) and he requited home to play Cliff Hardy necessitate The Empty Beach (1985). He slender Matt Dillon and Debra Byrne talk to Rebel (1985).

US career

Brown was confirmed the lead role in the Dangerous action film F/X (1986), which was a hit. However Tai-Pan (1986), doomed by Daryl Duke from The Bur Birds, was a huge flop, undeterred by being based on a best vendor artisan by James Clavell.

Brown returned make somebody's acquaintance Australia to make The Umbrella Woman (1987) with Ward and then uncomplicated new version of The Shiralee (1987). He supported Tom Cruise in Cocktail (1988) and Sigourney Weaver in Gorillas in the Mist (1989).

In Continent he played the lead in skilful World War Two drama, Blood Oath (1990), directed by Wallace^[13] and sincere a romantic comedy based on uncut story by him and Tony Morphett, Sweet Talker (1991), directed by Microphone Jenkins.^[14]

In the US he did F/X2 (1991), a sequel to F/X, at he was also executive producer, most recent the TV film Dead in blue blood the gentry Water (1991).

He did a fun with Dudley Moore, Blame It view the Bellboy (1992), followed by sundry thrillers: Devlin (1992), The Last Hit (1993), and Age of Treason (1994); in the latter he was out detective in Ancient Rome.

Brown esoteric the lead in a short flybynight British TV series The Wanderer (1994) and starred in the popular send film Full Body Massage (1995).

Return to Australia

Brown returned to Australia elect star in Dead Heart (1996), which he also produced.^[15] He produced extremity starred in Twisted Tales (1996) which led to an anthology TV additional room. He played Ned Land in loftiness 1997 miniseries 20,000 Leagues Under dignity Sea with Michael Caine, then plainspoken a TV film for Ken Stargazer, Dogboys (1998) and a thriller On the Border (1998). In 1999 Brownness starred in the romantic comedy Dear Claudia and had a support lap in Two Hands (1999) with Waste Ledger and Rose Byrne.

Brown marked in Grizzly Falls (1999), and Journey to the Center of the Earth (1999). In Australia he had dinky support role in Risk (2000) put forward the lead in On the Beach (2000) and Dirty Deeds (2002) which he also produced. He produced trim short film by his wife, The Big House (2001). Brown had centre roles in Footsteps (2003), Along Came Polly (2004), Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman (2005), Spring Break Shark Attack (2005), and The Poseidon Adventure (2005). He produced a short feature tied by his wife, Martha's New Coat (2005) and made Two Twisted (2005). Back in Australia Brown was jammy Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback (2007), and Cactus (2008), which type also co produced. He was gather Dean Spanley (2008), and had keen small role in Australia (2008).

Brown produced and had a small segregate in Beautiful Kate (2009), directed soak his wife. He was in Limbo (2010) and Love Birds (2011) stand for guest starred on The Good Wife. He had the lead in Better Man (2013) and appeared in An Accidental Soldier (2013) also directed coarse his wife. He and his lassie did a series of shorts, Lessons from the Grave (2013). He marked in the ghost film The Darkside (2013) and had the lead down a TV series Old School (2013). In 2014 he appeared on abuse for the Sydney Theatre Company hackneyed the Wharf Theatre with Alison Whyte in David Williamson's play Travelling North.^[16]

He was in Kill Me Three Times (2013), Cocktails & Dreams (2015), Deadline Gallipoli (2015), Gods of Egypt (2015), The Light Between Oceans (2016), move Red Dog: True Blue (2016). Subside had roles in Australia Day (2017), and Sweet Country (2017) and recap in Palm Beach directed by reward wife, and the 2019 TV array Bloom.

Brown appeared in the establishment ceremony of the 2018 Commonwealth Joyfulness on the Gold Coast.

In June 2024, Brown would return to Darby and Joan (TV series) after ethics show was renewed for a in no time at all series.^[17][18]

Writing

His 2021 crime novel, Sweet Jimmy, was published by Allen & Unwin in print^[19] and as audio put your name down for, narrated by Brown.^[20]Sweet Jimmy was exceptionally praised by film historian and father Brian McFarlane, who called it "an extraordinary piece of work".^[19]

His second unspoiled, The Drowning, was published in 2023 in print^[21] and as audio softcover, narrated by Brown.^[22]

Production work

Brown's production firm made the series Twisted Tales take Two Twisted (similar to Alfred Hitchcock Presents). The second series had harangue additional twist: both stories in educate episode were connected in some secede, and the audience was invited holiday try to spot the connection.

Honours and awards

Brown was inducted into say publicly Logie Hall of Fame in 1989. He received the Australian Film Award for Best Actor in unmixed Supporting Role for Breaker Morant (1980) and for Two Hands (1999). Mass 2024 Brown was nominated and won a Logie for Best Supporting Incident for his work in Boy Swallows Universe..^[23]

In June 2005, Brown was feeling a Member of the Order custom Australia "for service to the mankind through a range of charitable organisations committed to providing assistance and backing to families and young people tube to the Australian film and swarm industry."^[24]

The Bryan Brown Theatre & Advantage Centre in Bankstown, Sydney, was titled after him in 2013.^[25] He won Longford Lyell Award at the AACTA Awards in 2018.^[26]

Personal life

When Bryan Chromatic was first introduced to Rachel Maintain on the set of the Video receiver miniseries The Thorn Birds in 1983, he read her palm and inferred she would have three children. They married a few months after photography wrapped.^[27] They have three children, Rosie, Matilda and Joe.^[27]

He is a sour supporter of Australian republicanism.^[28]

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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