Bryan Brown Highlights

  • 2008: Portrayed a cattle baron in director Baz Luhrmann's epic "Australia"
  • 2006: Executive produced the follow up series, "Two Twisted"
  • 2004: Played a businessman who enjoys high-risk sports in the comedy "Along Came Polly"
  • 2000: Again collaborated with wife Rachel Ward as estranged lovers in the Showtime movie "On the Beach"
  • 1999: Co-starred as a missing scientist in the USA Network miniseries "Journey to the Center of the Earth"
  • 1999: Garnered praise for his turn as a tough guy chasing a young street hustler in the Australian drama "Two Hands"
  • 1997: Co-starred in the ABC miniseries adaptation of "Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"
  • 1997: Served as executive producer of "Still Twisted," the second compilation film from "Twisted Tales" series
  • 1996: Starred as twins from medieval times who are reincarnated in the modern world in the syndicated series "The Wanderer"
  • 1996: Executive produced (also narrated) the compilation feature "Twisted"; segments compiled from the Australian TV series "Twisted Tales"
  • 1992: Cast in the title role in the Showtime drama "Devlin"
  • 1991: Provided story for and acted in the feature "Sweet Talker"
  • 1991: Played the leading role in the USA Network film "Dead in the Water"
  • 1991: Executive produced first feature, "FX2 - The Deadly Art of Illusion"; also reprised role of Rollie Tyler
  • 1988: Portrayed Sigourney Weaver's love interest in the fact-based "Gorillas in the Mist"
  • 1988: Co-starred as Tom Cruise's mentor in "Cocktail"
  • 1986: Re-teamed on screen with wife Rachel Ward in the Australian period drama "The Good Wife"
  • 1986: Starred as special effects technician Rollie Tyler in the thriller "F/X"
  • 1984: Had leading role in the CBS small screen remake of "Kim"
  • 1983: First on-screen collaboration with future wife Rachel Ward, playing husband and wife in the ABC miniseries "The Thorn Birds"; earned Supporting Actor Emmy and Golden Globe nominations
  • 1981: Starred in the miniseries "A Town Like Alice" (aired in the US on PBS' "Masterpiece Theater")
  • 1981: Appeared opposite Judy Davis in "The Winter of Our Discontent"
  • 1980: Won international acclaim for the supporting role in "Breaker Morant"
  • 1979: American TV acting debut in the syndicated miniseries "Against the Wind"
  • 1978: Had supporting roles in two seminal Australian films, "The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith" and "Newsfront"
  • 1977: Feature film acting debut, "The Love Letters From Teralba Road"
  • 1973: Worked in repertory theaters in England; joined the National Theatre of Britain
  • Worked as an insurance salesman
  • Raised in Painania, a suburb of Sydney
  • Moved to London to pursue an acting career
  • Began performing with an amateur troupe in Australia at age 25
  • Returned to Australia to work in films and with Theater Australia