Patrick O'Brien
Patrick is an Irish actor based in Glasgow with over twenty years of experience in the industry. A late starter to the profession, he has built a career centered on gritty, realistic characters, often bringing a sharp edge to antagonistic roles. He is recently known for his work in the crime drama Rebus and the HBO series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. His extensive background in martial arts informs his screen work, providing a practical movement and a natural ease with physical roles. Whether in contemporary drama or period productions, Patrick is recognized for bringing a steady, focused presence to every set he joins.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Actor
- 5 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
Known for
What are Patrick O'Brien's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Shadowas Joe in To Here Knows When (2013)
- Mentoras Dr. Watson in A Practical Guide to a Spectacular Suicide (2014)
- Heroas Fion in Night Kaleidoscope (2017)
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Patrick O'Brien's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Patrick O'Brien's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
7 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Twenty Twenty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Death of a Vlogger(2019)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Night Kaleidoscope(2017)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
To Here Knows When(2013)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)A Christmas Carol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Career shape
Star power in the 19th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 7 titles from 1981 to 2026.
Film career
- 2019Screen debut· Death of a Vlogger
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Patrick O'Brien's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 23rd percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 27th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 5 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Mixed3
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Patrick O'Brien work with?
People who share at least 2 of Patrick O'Brien's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Grant McPhee shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Grant McPheeShared titles: Death of a Vlogger (2019), Night Kaleidoscope (2017), To Here Knows When (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Grant McPhee
- Graham HughesShared titles: Death of a Vlogger (2019), A Practical Guide to a Spectacular Suicide (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Graham Hughes
Writers
- Chris PurnellShared titles: Night Kaleidoscope (2017), To Here Knows When (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Chris Purnell
Actors
- Kitty ColquhounShared titles: Night Kaleidoscope (2017), To Here Knows When (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Kitty Colquhoun
Composers and editors
- Alec CheerShared titles: Night Kaleidoscope (2017), To Here Knows When (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Alec Cheer
- Ben McKinstrieShared titles: Night Kaleidoscope (2017), To Here Knows When (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Ben McKinstrie