Adam O'Brian
{{Short description|Welsh actor, director, and screenwriter}}
{{distinguish|Adam O'Brien}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Adam O'Brian
| occupation = Actor, director, screenwriter
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|8|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales
}}
Adam O'Brian (born 21 August 1989) is a Welsh actor, director, and screenwriter.
Early life
Career
=Acting=
O'Brian began training as an actor at the National Youth Theatre in 2006. He appeared in several National Youth Theatre productions, including performances at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, the Beijing National Stadium, the Soho Theatre, the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, and Buckingham Palace.[https://uk.imdb.com/name/nm4774039/resume Adam O'Brian- Imdb Resume]{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, He completed his acting training at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, graduating in 2010. While still training at drama school, he performed at Shakespeare's Globe as part of the 2010 Sam Wanamaker Festival. His professional career began at Theatre by the Lake when he appeared in the 2010 repertory season as Tom Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie,[http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/29087/the-glass-menagerie Glass Menagerie Review], Laurence in Shining City[http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/28449/shining-city Shining City Review], and Nicholas in What the Butler Saw.[http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/TBTLbutler-rev What the Butler Saw Review], He returned to Theatre by the Lake in 2012 to appear as Pony William in David Harrower's Knives in Hens.[http://www.nwemail.co.uk/review-knives-in-hens-at-theatre-by-the-lake-keswick-1.923142?referrerPath=the_arts_2_1980 Knives in Hens Review] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128132808/http://www.nwemail.co.uk/review-knives-in-hens-at-theatre-by-the-lake-keswick-1.923142?referrerPath=the_arts_2_1980 |date=January 28, 2015 }}.
In 2012, O'Brian starred as Frédéric Bourdin in the film The Imposter.[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/aug/18/imposter-frederic-bourdin-identity-theft The Imposter Review], The film premiered in competition at the Sundance Film Festival, and went on to win awards at several film festivals later that year, including the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, the Miami International Film Festival, and the Zurich Film Festival. It was selected as part of the "Festival Favourites" category at SXSW in Texas, and was nominated for five Cinema Eye Honors, including one for Best Film.Wikipedia Page- The Imposter, It was nominated for three London Film Critics Circle Awards, including one for Best Film, and won the for Documentary of the Year award. It was nominated for six British Independent Film Awards, including Best Film and Best Director, and went on to win the award for Best Documentary.
The film was also nominated for a Critic's Choice Movie Award, and for a South Bank Sky Arts Award for Best Film. It was listed as one of the 'Top Ten Best Films of 2012' by several publications including Total Film and Time Out New York.[https://archive.today/20130411034017/http://imposterfilm.com/awards/,The Imposter Awards Sheet], It was shortlisted for an Academy Award for Best Documentary, and after being nominated for two BAFTAs, including one for Best Documentary, it went on to win the award for Outstanding Debut by a British Director or Producer.[http://www.slashfilm.com/oscar-documentary-nomination-shortlist-includes-searching-for-sugar-man-the-imposter-the-invisible-war/ Academy Award Shortlist Announced],[http://realscreen.com/2013/01/09/imposter-marley-pick-up-bafta-nominations/ BAFTA Nominations Announced] BAFTA-winning director Bart Layton described O'Brian's performance as "really brilliant and clever".[http://www.adamobrian.co.uk/#/news/4557137247 Adam O'Brian- Official Website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130003806/http://www.adamobrian.co.uk/#/news/4557137247 |date=January 30, 2013 }},
O'Brian has toured with the English Touring Theatre, appearing as Billy in Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing in 2012, a joint production with the West Yorkshire Playhouse.[https://archive.today/20130420020526/http://www.eadt.co.uk/entertainment/review_the_real_thing_by_tom_stoppard_cambridge_arts_theatre_1_1393592 The Real Thing Review],
= Writing and directing =
O'Brian has worked as a writer and director for Poleroid Theatre. He has also written for Undeb Theatre, and performed his own writing at the Royal Court Theatre as part of the RWCMD Actors Showcase.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130130003806/http://www.adamobrian.co.uk/ Official website]
- {{IMDb name|4774039}}
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Category:Welsh male stage actors
Category:Welsh male film actors
Category:Male actors from Swansea
Category:National Youth Theatre members
Category:21st-century Welsh male actors