Bryan Brown

Bryan Brown

Bryan Neathway Brown (born 23 June 1947) is an Australian actor. He has performed in over eighty film and television projects since the late 1970s, both in his native Australia and abroad. Notable 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). He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award for his performance in the television miniseries The Thorn Birds (1983). Bryan Brown was first introduced to an English-Australian actress-director Rachal Ward on the set of the TV mini-series, The Thorn Birds in 1983 and married a few months after filming wrapped. They have three children. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bryan Brown, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

2025

Movie
The Travellers
as Fred
Movie - Released: 10/9/2025

2024

Boy Swallows Universe
Boy Swallows Universe
as Arthur 'Slim' Halliday
TV - Released: 1/11/2024

2023

Anyone But You
Anyone But You
as Roger
Movie - Released: 12/21/2023
Rachel's Farm
Rachel's Farm
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/3/2023
Faraway Downs
Faraway Downs
as King Carney
TV - Released: 11/26/2023
C*A*U*G*H*T
C*A*U*G*H*T
as Warren Whistle
TV - Released: 9/28/2023

2022

Darby and Joan
Darby and Joan
as Jack Darby
TV - Released: 8/8/2022

2021

The Moth Effect
The Moth Effect
TV - Released: 7/30/2021
The Newsreader
The Newsreader
as Bryan Brown (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV - Released: 8/15/2021

2020

The Sound
The Sound
as Self - Co-Host
TV - Released: 7/19/2020
Hungry Ghosts
Hungry Ghosts
as Neil Stockton
TV - Released: 8/24/2020

2019

Palm Beach
Palm Beach
as Frank
Movie - Released: 8/8/2019
Halal Gurls
Halal Gurls
as Gordon
TV - Released: 10/4/2019
Bloom
Bloom
as Ray Reed
TV - Released: 1/1/2019

2018

Peter Rabbit
Peter Rabbit
as Mr. Rabbit (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/7/2018
Sweet Country
Sweet Country
as Sergeant Fletcher
Movie - Released: 1/25/2018

2017

David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/9/2017
Australia Day
Australia Day
as Terry Friedman
Movie - Released: 6/12/2017

2016

Gods of Egypt
Gods of Egypt
as Osiris
Movie - Released: 2/25/2016
Red Dog: True Blue
Red Dog: True Blue
as Grandpa
Movie - Released: 12/26/2016
The Light Between Oceans
The Light Between Oceans
as Septimus Potts
Movie - Released: 9/2/2016

2015

Kill Me Three Times
Kill Me Three Times
as Bruce Jones
Movie - Released: 4/10/2015
Deadline Gallipoli
Deadline Gallipoli
as Gen. Bridges
TV - Released: 4/19/2015

2014

Old School
Old School
as Lennie Cahill
TV - Released: 5/23/2014

2013

An Accidental Soldier
An Accidental Soldier
as Captain Foster
Movie - Released: 9/14/2013
The Darkside
The Darkside
as Graham
Movie - Released: 11/27/2013
Better Man
Better Man
as Lex Lasry
TV - Released: 7/25/2013

2011

Love Birds
Love Birds
as Dr. Buster
Movie - Released: 2/24/2011

2010

Limbo
Limbo
as Daniel
Movie - Released: 9/10/2010

2009

Beautiful Kate
Beautiful Kate
as Bruce Kendall
Movie - Released: 8/6/2009
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
as Jack Copeland
TV - Released: 9/22/2009

2008

Australia
Australia
as King Carney
Movie - Released: 11/18/2008
Cactus
Cactus
as Rosco
Movie - Released: 5/1/2008
Dean Spanley
Dean Spanley
as Wrather
Movie - Released: 12/12/2008

2007

Joanne Lees: Murder In The Outback
Joanne Lees: Murder In The Outback
as Rex Wild
Movie - Released: 3/18/2007

2006

Two Twisted
Two Twisted
TV - Released: 8/14/2006

2005

The Poseidon Adventure
The Poseidon Adventure
as Jeffrey Eric Anderson
Movie - Released: 11/20/2005
Spring Break Shark Attack
Spring Break Shark Attack
as Joel Gately
Movie - Released: 3/20/2005

2004

Along Came Polly
Along Came Polly
as Leland Van Lew
Movie - Released: 1/16/2004
Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman
Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman
as Hal Thorne
Movie - Released: 9/26/2004

2003

Footsteps
Footsteps
as Eddie Bruno
Movie - Released: 10/11/2003

2002

Dirty Deeds
Dirty Deeds
as Barry Ryan
Movie - Released: 7/18/2002

2001

Styx
Styx
as Art
Movie - Released: 10/15/2001
Risk
Risk
as John Kriesky
Movie - Released: 5/10/2001
Mullet
Mullet
as Publican (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/28/2001

2000

On the Beach
On the Beach
as Dr. Julian Osborne
Movie - Released: 5/28/2000

1999

Two Hands
Two Hands
as Pando
Movie - Released: 7/29/1999
Full Body Massage
Full Body Massage
as Fitch
Movie - Released: 7/10/1999
Grizzly Falls
Grizzly Falls
as Tyrone Bankston
Movie - Released: 11/5/1999
Dear Claudia
Dear Claudia
as Walter Burton
Movie - Released: 2/25/1999
Voyage au centre de la terre
Voyage au centre de la terre
as Casper hastings
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Journey to the Center of the Earth
as Casper Hastings
TV - Released: 9/14/1999

1998

Dogboys
Dogboys
as Captain Robert Brown
Movie - Released: 4/4/1998
On the Border
On the Border
as Barry Montana
Movie - Released: 11/19/1998

1997

Twisted
Twisted
as Jack Jackson (segment 'The Confident Man')
Movie - Released: 1/1/1997
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
as Ned Land
TV - Released: 5/11/1997

1996

Dead Heart
Dead Heart
as Ray Lorkin
Movie - Released: 9/8/1996
Twisted Tales
Twisted Tales
as Host
TV - Released: 12/2/1996

1994

The Wanderer
The Wanderer
as Adam/Zachary
TV - Released: 9/14/1994

1993

The Last Hit
The Last Hit
as Michael Grant
Movie - Released: 3/31/1993
Age of Treason
Age of Treason
as Marcus Didius Falco
Movie - Released: 6/20/1993

1992

Blame It on the Bellboy
Blame It on the Bellboy
as Mike Lawton / Charlton Black
Movie - Released: 1/24/1992
Devlin
Devlin
as Frank Devlin
Movie - Released: 9/12/1992

1991

F/X2
F/X2
as Roland 'Rollie' Tyler
Movie - Released: 4/16/1991
Sweet Talker
Sweet Talker
as Harry Reynolds
Movie - Released: 5/10/1991
Dead in the Water
Dead in the Water
as Charlie Deegan
Movie - Released: 12/4/1991

1990

Blood Oath
Blood Oath
as Captain Cooper
Movie - Released: 7/26/1990

1988

Gorillas in the Mist
Gorillas in the Mist
as Bob Campbell
Movie - Released: 9/23/1988
Cocktail
Cocktail
as Douglas "Doug" Coughlin
Movie - Released: 7/29/1988
The Shiralee
The Shiralee
as Macauley
TV - Released: 6/26/1988

1987

The Good Wife
The Good Wife
as Sonny Hills
Movie - Released: 5/14/1987

1986

F/X
F/X
as Roland 'Rollie' Tyler
Movie - Released: 2/7/1986
Tai-Pan
Tai-Pan
as Dirk Struan
Movie - Released: 11/7/1986

1985

Rebel
Rebel
as Tiger
Movie - Released: 12/5/1985
Parker
Parker
as David Parker
Movie - Released: 5/3/1985
The Empty Beach
The Empty Beach
as Cliff Hardy
Movie - Released: 9/12/1985

1984

Give My Regards to Broad Street
Give My Regards to Broad Street
as Steve
Movie - Released: 11/28/1984
Kim
Kim
as Mahbub Ali
Movie - Released: 5/16/1984
Eureka Stockade
Eureka Stockade
as Peter Lalor
TV - Released: 3/27/1984

1983

The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds
as Luke O'Neill
TV - Released: 3/27/1983

1982

Far East
Far East
as Morgan Keefe
Movie - Released: 7/30/1982

1981

Winter of Our Dreams
Winter of Our Dreams
as Rob
Movie - Released: 7/31/1981
A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice
as Joe Harman
TV - Released: 7/12/1981

1980

Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
as Lt. Peter Handcock
Movie - Released: 6/11/1980
Stir
Stir
as China Jackson
Movie - Released: 5/11/1980
Palm Beach
Palm Beach
as Paul Kite
Movie - Released: 3/6/1980
Blood Money
Blood Money
as Brian Shields
Movie - Released: 10/23/1980

1979

The Odd Angry Shot
The Odd Angry Shot
as Rogers
Movie - Released: 3/1/1979
Cathy's Child
Cathy's Child
as Paul Nicholson
Movie - Released: 7/5/1979

1978

Money Movers
Money Movers
as Brian Jackson
Movie - Released: 10/24/1978
Weekend of Shadows
Weekend of Shadows
as Bennett
Movie - Released: 6/28/1978
Newsfront
Newsfront
as Geoff
Movie - Released: 7/29/1978
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
as Shearer
Movie - Released: 6/21/1978
Third Person Plural
Third Person Plural
as Mark
Movie - Released: 6/2/1978
The Irishman
The Irishman
Movie - Released: 2/28/1978
Against the Wind
Against the Wind
as Michael Connor
TV - Released: 9/12/1978

1977

The Love Letters from Teralba Road
The Love Letters from Teralba Road
as Len
Movie - Released: 1/2/1977

1975

Scobie Malone
Scobie Malone
as Policeman (as Brian Bronn)
Movie - Released: 10/3/1975
The Christmas Tree
The Christmas Tree
as axeman
Movie - Released: 1/1/1975