Tom O'Brien

Born in Burbank, California, 'Tom O'Brien' (qv) 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)_ (qv), _The Big Easy (1986)_ (qv), _The Accused (1988)_ (qv), _Flashback (1990)_ (qv), _Facade (1999)_ (qv), and _Physical Evidence (1989)_ (qv). Television credits include The Beltway (????) for USA Network, with 'Charles S. Dutton' (qv), and a recurring role on WB's _Smallville (2001)_ (qv), as Journalist Roger Nixon. Guest Star turns include _Stargate SG-1 (1997)_ (qv), _The Dead Zone (2002)_ (qv), _CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)_ (qv), _The X-Files (1993)_ (qv), _JAG (1995)_ (qv), _Men (1989)_ (qv), _Geheimprojekt X - Dem Bösen auf der Spur: Pilot (1999)_ (qv), _NYPD Blue (1993)_ (qv), _Philly (2001)_ (qv), _Dark Skies (1996)_ (qv), _Early Edition (1996)_ (qv), _L.A. Law (1986)_ (qv), _Timecop (1997)_ (qv), _The Strip (1999)_ (qv), and _Thirtysomething (1987)_ (qv). TV films include the ABC mini-series _Son of the Morning Star (1991)_ (qv); NBC's _Baby Brokers (1994)_ (qv); CBS's _Love and Lies (1990)_ (qv), and Lifetime's _Storm and Sorrow (1990)_ (qv).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.::info@irreverentmedia.com