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Bryan grew up in the south-western Sydney suburb of Panania. He began working in insurance as an actuarial student and started to act in amateur theatre performances. There he discovered his passion for acting. In 1964 Brown went to England, eventually winning minor roles at the Old Vic, and later returned to Australia where he became a member of the Genesian Theatre (Sydney), appearing in Colleen Clifford's production of 'A Man for All Seasons', and later joined the Queensland Theatre Company. He made his first appearance in cinema in 1977, with a small role in The Love Letters From Teralba Road. During the next two years he played in several more Australian films. St Christophers occupies one of the oldest buildings in Panania - a former Art Deco cinema. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... The exterior of the Old Vic from the corner of Baylis Road and Waterloo Road. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ...

In 1980, Brown became known to the international audiences for his performance in Breaker Morant. Although he went on playing roles in Australian productions for several years more, he appeared also in American TV mini-series, after winning popularity in the United States in A Town Like Alice (1981). For The Thorn Birds (1983), starring Richard Chamberlain and Rachel Ward, he was nominated for an Emmy. Several years later he starred in several films which had international success, like Tai-Pan, with Joan Chen, Gorillas in the Mist, with Sigourney Weaver, and Cocktail, with Tom Cruise. Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Harry Breaker Harbord Morant For the film of the same name, see Breaker Morant (film) Harry Breaker Harbord Morant (1864– 27 February 1902) was an Anglo-Australian drover, horseman, poet, and soldier whose renowned skill with horses earned him the nickname The Breaker. ... A Town Like Alice (U.S. title: The Legacy) is a novel by the English author Nevil Shute. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... The Thorn Birds is a 1983 television mini-series starred Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Barbara Stanwyck, Christopher Plummer, Bryan Brown, Mare Winningham, Philip Anglim and Jean Simmons. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Richard Chamberlain, right, as John Blackthorne, and John Rhys-Davies, left, as the Portuguese Pilot Vasco Rodrigues in the Shogun television miniseries. ... Rachel Ward Rachel Claire Ward, AM, (born at Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, September 12, 1957), granddaughter of the 3rd Earl of Dudley and of the cricketer Giles Baring, is an English actress (and more recently, a director) who has made most of her career in Australia. ... An Emmy Award. ... A tai-pan (大班) was a foreign businessman doing business in China or Hong Kong in the 19th century. ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen Joan Chen Chong (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Mandarin Pinyin: Chén Chōng; Cantonese: 陳沖/Chan Chung; Cantonese IPA: ; Jyutping: can4 cung1; Yale: chan4 chung1) (born as Chen Chong on April 26, 1961, in Shanghai, China) is a Chinese American actress... A film from 1988 based on the autobiographical book by Dian Fossey. ... Sigourney Weaver (born Susan Alexandra Weaver on October 8, 1949 in New York City) is an Oscar-nominated American actress. ... Cocktail movie poster Cocktail was a hit movie released by Touchstone Pictures in 1988. ... Tom Cruise (born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV on July 3, 1962) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and film producer. ...

In the 1990s and more recently, Brown went on appearing in American and Australian TV productions and occasionally also in movies. He has also appeared in British TV commercials. For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

He has been married to actress Rachel Ward since 1983. He met her while shooting the TV miniseries The Thorn Birds in the same year. Rachel and Bryan have three children, Rosie, Matilda and Joe. Rachel Ward Rachel Claire Ward, AM, (born at Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, September 12, 1957), granddaughter of the 3rd Earl of Dudley and of the cricketer Giles Baring, is an English actress (and more recently, a director) who has made most of her career in Australia. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... The Thorn Birds is a 1983 television mini-series starred Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Barbara Stanwyck, Christopher Plummer, Bryan Brown, Mare Winningham, Philip Anglim and Jean Simmons. ...

Bryan Brown's production company made the series twisted Tales & two Twisted both are simalr styles of shows to Alfred Hitchock presents.The second series had a unqiue twist in thyat both episodes were connected in some way and the audience had to try and spot how.

Selected filmography

• Newsfront - 1978
• Palm Beach (1979)
• Breaker Morant - 1980
• Winter of our Dreams - 1982
• The Thorn Birds - 1983
• Give My Regards To Broad Street - 1984
• Kim - 1984
• Far East - 1985
• Tai-Pan - 1986
• F/X - 1986
• Gorillas in the Mist - 1988
• Blood Oath (a.k.a. Prisoners of the Sun) - 1990
• Cocktail - 1988
• F/X2 - 1991
• Two Hands - 1999
• Grizzly Falls - 1999
• Dirty Deeds - 2002
• Along Came Polly - 2004
• Australia - 2008

Newsfront is a 1978 Australian drama film starring Bill Hunter, Wendy Hughes, and Bryan Brown, directed by Phillip Noyce. ... Breaker Morant is a 1980 Australian feature film, directed by Bruce Beresford and starring British actor Edward Woodward in the title role. ... The Thorn Birds is a 1983 television mini-series starred Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Barbara Stanwyck, Christopher Plummer, Bryan Brown, Mare Winningham, Philip Anglim and Jean Simmons. ... (book cover) Give My Regards to Broad Street is the title of Paul McCartneys soundtrack album to his self-written film, both released in 1984. ... Look up Kim in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The far east as a cultural block includes East Asia, Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia and South Asia. ... Tai-Pan is a 1986 film directed by Daryl Duke, based on the 1966 James Clavells novel Tai-Pan. ... F/X is a 1986 action film, released on Friday, February 7, 1986, starring Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehy. ... A film from 1988 based on the autobiographical book by Dian Fossey. ... Blood Oath is a 1990 Australian feature film, known in some countries as Prisoners of the Sun. ... Categories: Movie stubs | 1988 films ... F/X2 is a 1991 film starring Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehy and a sequel to the 1986 film F/X. It was directed by Richard Franklin and written by Robert T. Megginson, Gregory Fleeman and Bill Condon. ... Two Hands is a 1999 Australian comedy-drama, written and directed by Gregor Jordan. ... Grizzly Falls is a film from 1999 about a boy and a bear, set in British Columbia in the early 20th Century. ... Dirty Deeds is a 2002 film shot in Australia. ... Along Came Polly is a 2004 American romantic comedy film written and directed by John Hamburg. ...

Television

• Against the Wind (TV series) - 1978
• A Town Like Alice - 1981
• The Thorn Birds - 1983
• The Wanderer - 1994
• Full Body Massage - 2005 (made for cable film)
• The Shiralee - 1987
• Two Twisted - 2006
• Joanne Lees - Murder in the Outback - 2007 (Tele-Movie)

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Trivia

In the television miniseries The Thorn Birds, Brown was the only principal player in the cast who was actually from Australia, where most of the story takes place. In Along Came Polly, Brian Brown is wearing a Australian Republican Movement cap while on the yacht scene of the movie. A miniseries (sometimes mini-series), in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... Along Came Polly is a 2004 American romantic comedy film written and directed by John Hamburg. ... Brian Brown or Bryan Brown may refer to: Brian Arthur Brown, Canadian author, political commentator and church leader Bryan Brown, Australian actor Bryan D. Brown, US general Category: ... The Australian Republican Movement was founded in July 1991. ...

External link

• Bryan Brown at the Internet Movie Database
• Bryan Brown - Australian Film Commission
• Bryan Brown at the National Film and Sound Archive