Brian Brown (full name Brian Nitway Brown) is an Australian theater, film and television actor, producer and screenwriter. Golden Globe and Emmy Nominee. Member of the Australian Film Institute Australian Award, Member of the Order of Australia, for services to the community.
In the 1960s, Brown began to play small roles in amateur productions. Then he went to England, where he became a member of the London theater troupe "Old Wick." Returning to Australia, he performed on the stage of the Genesian Theater.
The debut in the movie took place in the late 1970s. Today, in the creative biography of the actor, there are about a hundred roles in film and television.
Facts from the biography
The future actor was born in the summer of 1947 in Australia. His father was a famous musician, his mother was engaged in housekeeping.
Brian spent his childhood in a suburb of Sydney. Passion for theater and cinema began at school. Brian participated in the productions of the theater studio, but never thought that his future life would be connected with art.
After leaving school, Brown continued his college studies, and then began working in the financial company AMP Limited.
Brian devoted all his free time to the theater. He participated in the productions of the local amateur group and gradually began to realize that he wanted to devote himself completely to the stage. After leaving the company, Brian went to London.
Creative career
In England, he entered acting classes and began playing on the stage of the Old Vic Theater. Then, returning to his homeland, he was accepted into the Australian Genesian Theater, where he played many roles in the plays of classical and modern authors.
At the same time, Brown began acting in television projects. He played his first role in a short film, and then played for several years in Australian TV shows and films.
Brown gained wide popularity after playing the role in the historical drama "Offender Morant". The plot of the film was based on the story of an Australian lieutenant who participated in the Boer War. For participating in hostilities in an uncivilized manner, he is sentenced to death by the Tribunal.
In 1980, Brown played a major role in the telepath thriller, which tells of the uprising of Bathurst prisoners.
A year later, Brown starred in the central role in the drama Winter of Our Hopes. The film was nominated for the MIFF Award.
Brown gained world fame after working in the melodramatic series Singing in Blackthorns. He became a Golden Globe and Emmy nominee.
Brown's further work is connected with American and Australian cinema.
In the thriller The Illusion of Murder, Brian starred as Rolly Tyler. Rollie is a master of special effects, which has no equal in show business. His abilities and the ability to create illusions bring many orders from filmmakers. But once a representative of the Ministry of Justice turns to him and asks to play the murder of an important witness.
In the American adventure film Taipan, Brown once again got the lead role. The film was released in 1986.
In 1988, Brown starred in the drama "Cocktail" along with the famous actor Tom Cruise. In the same year, the movie "Gorillas in the Fog" was released, where Brown starred with Sigourney Weaver.
In 1991, the sequel to the thriller “The Illusion of Murder 2” was released, where Brian again played the role of master of illusions Rolly Tyler.
Among Brown’s works of recent years, it is worth noting the roles in the projects: “Gods of Egypt”, “Light in the Ocean”, “Red Dog: The Most Faithful”, “Flowering”.
