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Brian Geraghty

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Brian Geraghty
Geraghty in 2010
Born
Brian Timothy Geraghty

(1975-05-13) May 13, 1975 (age 49)[citation needed]
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present

Brian Timothy Geraghty (born May 13, 1975)[citation needed] is an American actor, known for his roles in the 2005 film Jarhead, the 2008 film The Hurt Locker, and in the 2012 film Flight, along with his recurring role in the HBO drama series Boardwalk Empire. He appeared as a regular on NBC's Chicago P.D. from 2014 to 2016 and played Theodore Roosevelt in the TV series The Alienist. From 2020 to 2022, he portrayed Ronald Pergman on the ABC thriller drama Big Sky. He also has a main role as Ranch Foreman Zane Davis on the Paramount+ western series 1923 (2022–present).

Early life

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Geraghty was born in Toms River, New Jersey, and is of Irish descent.[1] He graduated from Toms River High School East in 1993 and then studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre before beginning his professional career in New York City; he later moved to Los Angeles.[2][3]

Career

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Geraghty was featured in a small role in the crime drama The Sopranos. Feature roles soon followed, in such pictures as Jarhead, Bobby, The Guardian, We Are Marshall, and The Hurt Locker.[2][3] He also appeared in the January 6, 2010, episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, "Quickie", as a man intentionally infecting women with HIV. In 2013, he portrayed Agent Knox on the HBO crime drama series Boardwalk Empire. In August 2014, Geraghty was cast as a series regular on the second season of the NBC procedural Chicago P.D., playing Sean Roman.[4] In 2018, Geraghty starred in the TNT drama The Alienist, as NYPD Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt.

Personal life

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In his free time, Geraghty enjoys surfing.[5][6]

Filmography

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Geraghty with fellow actor Jeremy Renner in April 2010

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2002 Petty Crimes Rookie Cop
Town Diary Young Frank Ryan
2003 Earl & Puppy Terry Short film
2004 Stateside Chris
2005 Conversations with Other Women Groom
Cruel World Collin
Jarhead Private First Class Fergus O'Donnell
2006 Art School Confidential Stoob
Bobby Jimmy
The Elder Son Greg
The Guardian Billy Hodge
We Are Marshall Tom Bogdan
When a Stranger Calls Bobby
2007 An American Crime Bradley
I Know Who Killed Me Jerrod Pointer
2008 The Hurt Locker Owen Eldridge
Love Lies Bleeding "Duke" Direct-to-video
2009 Easier with Practice Davy Mitchell
2010 Bastard Man Short film
The Chameleon Brian Jansen
Krews Henry McFarlin
Open House David
The Second Bakery Attack Dan Short film
2011 Seven Days in Utopia Jake
10 Years Garrity Liamsworth
2012 ATM David Hargrove
Flight Ken Evans
Refuge Sam
2013 Ass Backwards Brian Hickman
Kilimanjaro Doug
2014 Date and Switch Lars
The Identical William Hemsley
Loitering with Intent Devon
WildLike Uncle
2017 My Days of Mercy Weldon
Avenues Jack
2018 The Standoff at Sparrow Creek Noah
2019 Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile Dan Dowd
Faith Chris
2020 Blindfire Will Bishop
2024 Red Right Hand Sheriff Hollister
The Luckiest Man in America Post-production

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1999 Law & Order Phillip Ludwick Episode: "Hate"
The Sopranos Counter Boy Episode: "The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti"
2001 Ed Ari Episode: "Windows of Opportunity"
2010–2015 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Peter Butler / Sean Roman Episodes: "Quickie" and "Daydream Believer"
2012 True Blood Brian Eller 3 episodes
2013 Boardwalk Empire Warren Knox / Jim Tolliver Recurring role (season 4)
2014 Ray Donovan Jim Halloran Recurring role (season 2)
2014–2020 Chicago P.D. Sean Roman Main cast (seasons 2–3); guest (season 7)
Chicago Fire Recurring role; 9 episodes
2015–2016 Chicago Med Guest role; 3 episodes
2018 The Alienist Theodore Roosevelt Main cast
2020 Briarpatch Gene Colder Main cast
The Fugitive Colin Murphy Main cast
2020–2022 Big Sky Ronald Pergman Main cast (Seasons 1 & 2)
2022 Gaslit Peter Recurring role
1923 Zane Davis Main cast; miniseries

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result
2007 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Bobby Nominated
2009 Gotham Award Best Ensemble Performance The Hurt Locker Won
2009 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award Best Ensemble The Hurt Locker Won
2010 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture The Hurt Locker Nominated
2014 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Boardwalk Empire Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Irish Eye on Hollywood By TOM DEIGNAN, Irish America Magazine, March 12, 2010". Irishcentral.com. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  2. ^ a b "Brian Geraghty Pictures, Biography, Filmography, News, Videos". Starpulse.com. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  3. ^ a b "Brian Geraghty | Biography, Photos, Movies, TV, Credits". Hollywood.com. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  4. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (August 4, 2014). "'Chicago PD' Enlists 'Boardwalk Empire' Alum as New Series Regular". The Hollywood Reporter.
  5. ^ "Brian Geraghty - Yahoo biography". Movies.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
  6. ^ "Tick, Tick, Tick … | The Fix". Daily Front Row. Archived from the original on 2010-04-30. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
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