BROWN, Bryan 1947(?)–

PERSONAL

Born June 23, 1947 (some sources say 1950), in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; son of a salesperson father and Molly Brown (a pianist and house cleaner); married Rachel Ward (an actress), 1983; children: Rosie, Mathilda, Joe.

Addresses: Agent —Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager —Himber Entertainment, 211 South Beverly Dr., Suite 208, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Actor, producer, and screenwriter. New Town Films, producer. Appeared in commercials, including work for Citroen Xantia; previously worked as an insurance actuary.

Awards, Honors: Australian Film Institute Award nomination, best actor in a lead role, 1980, for Stir; Australian Film Institute Award, best actor in a supporting role, 1980, for Breaker Morant; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding supporting actor in a limited series or a special, 1983, Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a series, miniseries, or motion picture made for television, 1984, both for The Thorn Birds; Australian Film Institute Award nomination, best actor in a supporting role, 1985, for Rebel; Australian Film Institute Award nomination, best actor in a lead role, 1987, for The Good Wife; Logie Awards Hall of Fame inductee, TV Week, 1989; Special Achievement Award, Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards, 1997, for his contribution to Australian films; Australian Film Institute Award, best performance by an actor in a supporting role, 1999, Film Critics Circle of Australia Award, best supporting actor—male, 2000, both for Two Hands; Chauvel Award, Brisbane International Film Festival, 2000; Film Critics Circle of Australia Award nomination, best supporting actor—male, 2002, for Risk.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Len, The Love Letters from Teralba Road, Scala, 1977.

Bennett, Weekend of Shadows, Roadshow, 1978.

Mark, Third Person Plural, Abraxas, 1978.

Eric Haywood, The Irishman, Greater Union, 1978.

Brian Jackson, Money Movers, Roadshow, 1978.

Shearer, The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, 1978.

Geoff, Newsfront, Roadshow, 1979.

Rogers, The Odd Angry Shot, Roadshow, 1979.

Paul Kite, Palm Beach, Albie Thoms, 1979.

Paul "Nicko" Nicholson, Cathy's Child, Roadshow, 1979.

Lieutenant Peter Handcock, Bushveldt Carbineers, Breaker Morant (also known as "Breaker " Morant ), New World Pictures, 1980.

China Jackson, Stir, Hoyts Releasing, 1980.

Brian Shields, Blood Money, Greg Lynch Film Distributors/J. C. Williamson Film Distributors, 1980.

Rob, Winter of Our Dreams, Enterprises/Satori, 1982.

Morgan Keefe, Far East, Roadshow/Virgin Vision, 1982.

Steve, Give My Regards to Broad Street, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1984.

David Parker, Parker (also known as Bones ), Virgin Vision, 1985.

Tiger Kelly, Rebel, Vestron, 1985.

Cliff Hardy, The Empty Beach, Jethro, 1985.

Dick Struan and title role, Tai–Pan, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986.

Rollie Tyler, F/X (also known as F/X—Murder by Illusion and Murder by Illusion ), Orion, 1986.

Kangaroo, Naked Country Productions, 1986.

Sonny Hills, The Good Wife (also known as Peter Kenna's The Good Wife, Who's Zooming Who, and The Umbrella Woman ), Atlantic, 1987.

Douglas "Doug" Coughlin, Cocktail, Buena Vista, 1988.

Bob Campbell, Gorillas in the Mist (also known as Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey and The Adventures of Dian Fossey ), Universal, 1988.

Harry Reynolds, Sweet Talker (also known as Confidence ), LIVE Home Video, 1991.

Captain Robert Cooper, Prisoners of the Sun (also known as Blood Oath ), Paramount Home Video, 1991.

Rollie Tyler, F/X2 (also known as FX2 and F/X 2: The Deadly Art of Illusion ), Orion, 1991.

Charlton Black and Mike Lawton, Blame It on the Bellboy, Buena Vista, 1992.

Ray Lorkin, Dead Heart, Fox Lorber, 1996.

Narrator, Still Twisted, 1997.

Maurice "Pando" Panderson, Two Hands, REP Distribution, 1998.

Barry Montana, On the Border, Wavemount Corporation, 1998.

Shitman Hitman/Lucifer, L7: The Beauty Process (also known as The Beauty Process: Live Tin ), K Records, 1998.

Himself, The Thorn Birds: Old Friends New Stories, Warner Bros., 2003.

Tyrone Bankston, Grizzly Falls, Norstar, 1999.

John Kriesky, Risk, Roadshow Film Distributors, 2000.

Voice of Publican, Mullet, Dendy Films, 2001.

Art, Styx, DEJ Productions, 2001.

Barry Ryan, Dirty Deeds, DEJ Productions, 2002.

Leland Van Lew, Along Came Polly, Universal, 2004.

Film Work:

Associate producer, The Empty Beach, Jethro, 1985.

(With Benn Gannon) Producer, Sweet Talker (also known as Confidence ), LIVE Home Video, 1991.

Executive producer, F/X2 (also known as FX2 and F/X 2: The Deadly Art of Illusion ), Orion, 1991.

(With others) Producer, Dead Heart, Fox Lorber, 1996.

Producer, Still Twisted, 1997.

Executive producer, The Big House (short film), 2000.

Producer, Dirty Deeds, 2002.

Executive producer, Martha's New Coat, 2003.

Television Appearances; Series:

Adam and Zachary, The Wanderer, syndicated, 1996.

Host, Twisted Tales (also known as Twisted ), Australian Nine Network, 1996.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Michael Connor, Against the Wind, syndicated, 1978.

Joe Harmon, "A Town Like Alice," Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1981.

Luke O'Neill, The Thorn Birds, ABC, 1983.

Peter Lalor, Eureka Stockade, Australian Seven Network, 1984.

MacCauley, MacCauley's Daughter (also known as The Shiralee ), Australian Seven Network, 1988, then The Disney Channel, 1989.

Ned Land, 20,000 Leagues under the Sea (also known as Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues under the Sea ), ABC, 1997.

Casper Hastings, Journey to the Center of the Earth, USA Network, 1999.

Julian Obsborne, On the Beach, Showtime, 2001.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Mahbub Ali, Kim, CBS, 1984.

Charlie Deegan, Dead in the Water, USA Network, 1991.

Frank Devlin, Devlin, Showtime, 1992.

Michael Grant, The Last Hit (also known as The Long Kill ), USA Network, 1993.

Fitch, Full Body Massage, Showtime, 1995.

Twisted Tales (also known as Twisted ), Australian Nine Network, 1996.

Captain Brown, Tracked (also known as Dogboys and Dresses pour tuer ), The Movie Channel, 1998.

Walter Burton, Dear Claudia, Romance Classics, 1999.

Eddie Bruno, Footsteps, CBS, 2003.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Falco, Age of Treason, CBS, 1993.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Ned Land, The Making of Special: "20,000 Leagues under the Sea," ABC, 1997.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 62nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1990.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Guest, Late Night with David Letterman, 1991.

Jack Jackson, "The Confident Man," Twisted Tales, Australian Nine Network, 1996.

Himself, The Ray Martin Show, 2001.

Himself, The Fat, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2002.

Television Work; Series:

Creator and producer, Twisted Tales (also known as Twisted ), Australian Nine Network, 1996.

Television Producer; Movies:

Twisted Tales (also known as Twisted ), Australian Nine Network, 1996.

Television Work; Specials:

Additional photography, The Making of "Gorillas in the Mist," 1988.

Stage Appearances:

Samson and Watch, Romeo and Juliet, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1979.

Also appeared with the National Theatre Company, London, and with Theatre Australia.

Stage Work:

Producer of Kennedy's Children, Sydney and Melbourne, Australia.

WRITINGS

Film Stories:

Sweet Talker (also known as Confidence ), LIVE Home Video, 1991.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

GQ, April, 1990, p. 234.

People Weekly, May 27, 1991, p. 81.

Variety, September 21, 1998, p. 92.