Biographie
Tom O'Brien, born in Burbank, California, launched his acting career in 1983 at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre, where he studied and performed as part of the acting company. He made his stage debut in Marsha Norman's "The Holdup." His other theater roles include performances in "Mass Appeal," playing Puck in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," appearing alongside Annette Bening in "The Sleeping Prince," as well as roles in "1918," "The Lower Depths," and "Da Carravaggio" with the Manhattan Class Company in New York. His film work features roles in The Astronaut's Wife (1999), The Big Easy (1986), The Accused (1988), Flashback (1990), Facade (1999), and Physical Evidence (1989). On television, he appeared in D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear (2003) for USA Network with Charles S. Dutton, had a recurring role as journalist Roger Nixon on WB's Smallville (2001), and guest-starred on shows such as Stargate SG-1 (1997), The Dead Zone (2002), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), The X-Files (1993), JAG (1995), Men (1989), Pilot (1999), NYPD Blue (1993), Philly (2001), Dark Skies (1996), Early Edition (1996), L.A. Law (1986), Timecop (1997), The Strip (1999), and Thirtysomething (1987). His television film credits include the ABC mini-series Son of the Morning Star (1991), NBC's Baby Brokers (1994), CBS's Love and Lies (1990), and Lifetime's Storm and Sorrow (1990).
