Sean Brosnan (born 13 September 1983) is an American filmmaker and actor. He wrote, directed and produced the 2016 action thriller My Father Die, his feature directorial debut, which premiered in the Midnighters section at South by Southwest. At the 2016 Screamfest Horror Film Festival, Brosnan won Best Director for the film and shared the Best Editing award with Jason Eric Perlman. He is the son of actors Pierce Brosnan and Cassandra Harris.
Early life and education Brosnan was born on 13 September 1983 in Los Angeles, the son of actor Pierce Brosnan and actress Cassandra Harris. Harris died of ovarian cancer in 1991, when Brosnan was eight years old. He studied acting at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors. He later earned a master's degree in clinical psychology from Antioch University.
Career After graduating from drama school, Brosnan performed with the British Shakespeare Company before moving into screen acting. His early television and film work included Dubplate Drama, Surveillance 24/7 (2007) and the HBO miniseries Generation Kill (2008). He later appeared in films including U.F.O. (2012), Snake & Mongoose (2013) and Don Peyote (2014).
In 2012, Brosnan established the production company Knightmarcher with producer Sanja Banic. He subsequently made The Kid, his writing and directing debut, which had its world premiere at the Raindance Film Festival. He continued writing and directing short films through Knightmarcher before moving into feature filmmaking.
Brosnan wrote, directed and produced the 2016 action thriller My Father Die, his feature directorial debut. He based the film's three-act structure loosely on J. M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World, while citing filmmakers including Gaspar Noé and Park Chan-wook as influences. At the Screamfest Horror Film Festival, Brosnan won Best Director and shared the Best Editing award with Jason Eric Perlman for the film. In a 2017 interview, Brosnan said he expected his career to focus primarily on work behind the camera. In 2017, Brosnan received the Fantrobia Award at the Bibao Fantastic Film Festival.
Brosnan continued acting, appearing as Vince in Acts of Violence and starring as Christopher Lowe in the 2018 action series No Easy Days. He later moved away from the film industry and became a licensed professional counselor, working in areas including addiction, depression and grief.
Selected filmography
Film YearTitleRoleRef1997Robinson CrusoeCabin Boy2007Surveillance 24/7JakeHave Dreams, Will TravelNeal2012U.F.O.Michael Galloway2013Snake & MongooseKenny Youngblood2014Don PeyoteEllwood2016My Father DieLuke2018Acts of ViolenceVince
Television YearTitleRoleNotesRef2005–2007Dubplate DramaChris4 episodes2006When Evil CallsNelsonMiniseries2008Generation KillCpl. Daniel Redman7 episodes2018No Easy DaysChristopher LoweMain role
As filmmaker YearTitleCreditRef2013The KidDirector, writer, producer2016My Father DieDirector, writer, producer
References
External links
Sean Brosnan at Official Website