Brian Geraghty
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 Geraghty at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival |
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| Born | Brian Timothy Geraghty May 13, 1974 Toms River Township, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Brian Timothy Geraghty (born May 13, 1974) is an American film and television actor, best known for his role in the Academy Award winning film The Hurt Locker.
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[edit] Early life
Geraghty was born in Toms River Township, New Jersey, and is of Irish ancestry.[1] He graduated from Toms River High School East in 1993 and then the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre before beginning his professional career in New York City; he later moved to Los Angeles.[2][3]
[edit] Career
His small role in the crime drama The Sopranos caught the attention of Hollywood. Feature roles soon followed, in such pictures as Jarhead, The Guardian, We Are Marshall, The Hurt Locker and Bobby.[2][3] He also recently appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as a man intentionally infecting women with HIV, in the episode "Quickie".
[edit] Personal life
In his free time, he enjoys surfing.[4][5] His girlfriend is actress Krysten Ritter[6]
[edit] Filmography
- Town Diary (2002) - Young Frank Ryan
- Aller simper pour Manhattan (2002) - Rookie Cop
- Earl & Puppy (2003) - Terry
- Stateside (2004) - Chris
- Cruel World (2005) - Collin
- Conversations with Other Women (2005) - Groom
- Jarhead (2005) - Fergus
- Art School Confidential (2006) - Stoob
- When a Stranger Calls (2006) - Bobby
- Bobby (2006) - Jimmy
- The Guardian (2006) - Billy Hodge
- The Elder Son (2006) - Greg
- We Are Marshall (2006) - Tom Bogdan
- An American Crime (2007) - Bradley
- I Know Who Killed Me (2007) - Jerrod Pointer
- Love Lies Bleeding (2008) - Duke
- Easier with Practice (2009) - Davy Mitchell
- The Hurt Locker (2009) - Specialist Owen Eldridge
- Bastard (Short film) (2010) - Man
- The Second Bakery Attack (Short film) (2010) - Dan[7]
- The Chameleon (2010) - Brian Jansen
- Open House (2010) -David[8][9][10]
- Krews (2010) as Henry Mcfarlin
- Ten Year (2011) as Matthew Liamsworth
- Gay Dude (2012)
[edit] Awards
- The Hurt Locker (Won) Washington DC Area Film Critics Awards (WAFCA) - "Best Ensemble Cast" (shared with Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce, David Morse, and Evangeline Lilly)
- The Hurt Locker (Won) IFP Gotham Awards "Best Ensemble Performance" (shared with Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce, David Morse, and Evangeline Lilly)
- Bobby (Won) Hollywood Film Award (HFA) - "Ensemble of the Year"
[edit] References
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- ^ "Irish Eye on Hollywood By TOM DEIGNAN, Irish America Magazine, March 12, 2010". Irishcentral.com. http://www.irishcentral.com/IrishAmerica/Irish-Eye-On-Hollywood-87341847.html?page=2. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ a b "Brian Geraghty Pictures, Biography, Filmography, News, Videos". Starpulse.com. http://www.starpulse.com/Actors/Geraghty,_Brian/. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ a b "Brian Geraghty | Biography, Photos, Movies, TV, Credits". Hollywood.com. http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/1296790/Brian_Geraghty. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ "Yahoo biography". Movies.yahoo.com. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1804669369/bio. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ "Tick, Tick, Tick … | The Fix". Daily Front Row. http://www.dailyfrontrow.com/the-fix/article/tick-tick-tick. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/brian-geraghty-and-ritter-dating_1207190
- ^ "Alumnus Dan Carrillo Levy to Present Feature Film at Dallas Internal Film Festival". SMU Medaows. March 16, 2010. http://www.smu.edu/Meadows/NewsAndEvents/2010/100316-Levy.aspx. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
- ^ "Brian Geraghty - Yahoo! Movies". Movies.yahoo.com. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1804669369. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ Brian Geraghty at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ "Brian Geraghty Credits | Movies, TV Shows". Hollywood.com. http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/1296790/Brian_Geraghty_Credits#divCredits. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
