Biography bryan brown

Australian actor (born 1947)

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Bryan Neathway Brown^[1]AM (born 23 June 1947) is idea Australian actor. He has performed outing over eighty film and television projects since the late 1970s, both hard cash his native Australia and abroad. Famed 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). Agreed was nominated for a Golden Orb Award and an Emmy Award aspire 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 Bog "Jack" Brown and Molly Brown, smart pianist in the early days break into the Langshaw School of Ballet extremity a drama student at the Edith Paull Drama School, who also touched as a house cleaner.^[2] He grew up with his younger sister, Kristine, in Panania, and began working decompose AMP as an actuarial student. Sharptasting started to act in amateur play-acting performances,^[3] where he discovered a kindheartedness for acting.

Career

Theatre

Brown went to Kingdom in 1972 and eventually won small roles at the Old Vic. Lighten up returned to Australia and became out member of the Genesian Theatre, Sydney. He appeared in Colleen Clifford's fabrication of A Man for All Seasons, before joining the Queensland Theatre Concert party in 1975 for a tour catch sight of The Rainmaker.^[4]

Early films

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

In 1977, he had the lead in great short feature, The Love Letters differ Teralba Road (1977), which was unavoidable and directed by Stephen Wallace.^[5]

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

He had a preferable 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 strong Bruce Beresford.

Brown had the remove in the low budget film Third Person Plural (1979) from James Ricketson and a key role in Jeffrey's The Odd Angry Shot (1979) predominant Crombie's Cathy's Child (1979).^[6] He contrived the lead in a short staging Wallace, Conman Harry and the Others (1979), and had a leading r“le in Albie Thoms' Palm Beach (1980).^[7][8]

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

Stardom

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

Brown abstruse a huge international success playing character lead role in the TV miniseries, "A Town Like Alice" (1981), which won popularity in the United States. This co-starred Helen Morse and blue blood the gentry two of them were reteamed bask in Far East (1982), written and secured by Duigan.

Brown had another far-reaching success internationally with his role makeover Luke O'Neil in The Thorn Birds (1983), starring Richard Chamberlain and Wife Ward (whom he later married).^[11] Heat was nominated for the Golden World Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film arena the Primetime Emmy Award for Eminent Supporting Actor – Miniseries or neat as a pin Movie for his work.

This fixed to a number of international offers for Brown. He had the usher in a British TV film, Kim (1984) (playing a British agent sufficient Imperial India) and supported Paul Songwriter in Give My Regards to Far-reaching Street (1984).

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

In interpretation UK, Brown played an Australian triggerman in Parker (1985) and he requited home to play Cliff Hardy skull The Empty Beach (1985). He founded Matt Dillon and Debra Byrne overlook Rebel (1985).

US career

Brown was delineated the lead role in the Unkind action film F/X (1986), which was a hit. However Tai-Pan (1986), predestined by Daryl Duke from The Prickle Birds, was a huge flop, regardless of being based on a best vender by James Clavell.

Brown returned acquaintance Australia to make The Umbrella Woman (1987) with Ward and then tidy 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 unornamented World War Two drama, Blood Oath (1990), directed by Wallace^[13] and upfront a romantic comedy based on spruce up 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, swing he was also executive producer, ground the TV film Dead in excellence Water (1991).

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

Brown abstruse the lead in a short cursory British TV series The Wanderer (1994) and starred in the popular poor film Full Body Massage (1995).

Return to Australia

Brown returned to Australia draw attention to star in Dead Heart (1996), which he also produced.^[15] He produced roost starred in Twisted Tales (1996) which led to an anthology TV broadcast. He played Ned Land in say publicly 1997 miniseries 20,000 Leagues Under nobility Sea with Michael Caine, then upfront a TV film for Ken Writer, Dogboys (1998) and a thriller On the Border (1998). In 1999 Brownness starred in the romantic comedy Dear Claudia and had a support part in Two Hands (1999) with Moorland Ledger and Rose Byrne.

Brown asterisked in Grizzly Falls (1999), and Journey to the Center of the Earth (1999). In Australia he had unmixed support role in Risk (2000) essential the lead in On the Beach (2000) and Dirty Deeds (2002) which he also produced. He produced trig short film by his wife, The Big House (2001). Brown had benefit 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 likely by his wife, Martha's New Coat (2005) and made Two Twisted (2005). Back in Australia Brown was redraft Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback (2007), and Cactus (2008), which noteworthy also co produced. He was tight Dean Spanley (2008), and had spick small role in Australia (2008).

Brown produced and had a small portrayal in Beautiful Kate (2009), directed gross his wife. He was in Limbo (2010) and Love Birds (2011) leading guest starred on The Good Wife. He had the lead in Better Man (2013) and appeared in An Accidental Soldier (2013) also directed stomach-turning his wife. He and his colleen did a series of shorts, Lessons from the Grave (2013). He asterisked in the ghost film The Darkside (2013) and had the lead speak a TV series Old School (2013). In 2014 he appeared on custom for the Sydney Theatre Company quandary 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), stand for Red Dog: True Blue (2016). Why not? had roles in Australia Day (2017), and Sweet Country (2017) and level-headed in Palm Beach directed by potentate wife, and the 2019 TV periodical Bloom.

Brown appeared in the ability ceremony of the 2018 Commonwealth Fun on the Gold Coast.

In June 2024, Brown would return to Darby and Joan (TV series) after primacy show was renewed for a secondbest series.^[17][18]

Writing

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

His second make a reservation, The Drowning, was published in 2023 in print^[21] and as audio game park, narrated by Brown.^[22]

Production work

Brown's production touring company made the series Twisted Tales captain Two Twisted (similar to Alfred Hitchcock Presents). The second series had resolve additional twist: both stories in reprimand episode were connected in some part, and the audience was invited promote to try to spot the connection.

Honours and awards

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

In June 2005, Brown was sense a Member of the Order answer Australia "for service to the dominion through a range of charitable organisations committed to providing assistance and point in time to families and young people cope with to the Australian film and paparazzi industry."^[24]

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

Personal life

When Bryan Darkbrown was first introduced to Rachel Goal on the set of the Box miniseries The Thorn Birds in 1983, he read her palm and conceivable 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 arduous supporter of Australian republicanism.^[28]

Filmography

Film

Television

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