Brian O'Halloran

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Brian Christopher O'Halloran (born December 20, 1969) is an American actor best known for his roles in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse films, notably as Dante Hicks in Smith's debut film Clerks and its 2006 sequel, Clerks II. Aside from this, he has made small appearances in most of Smith's films, either as his Clerks character Dante Hicks or one of Dante's cousins. O'Halloran was born in Manhattan, New York City, and lived in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey since the age of 13. A first-generation American, both his parents emigrated from Ireland. His father died when O'Halloran was 15 years old. O'Halloran is the lead actor in Vulgar (2000), an obscure movie about a small town clown who is traumatized after he is attacked during one of his performances. He has worked on theatre productions since high school. He has said on the subject of doing theatre: “ Oh, yeah. It's the best training you can do, as an actor. To be in front of a live audience. There's no 'Stop, wait, oh geez, what was that line again?' It just sharpens your reflexes. It sharpens your interaction. And it definitely sharpens your memory because you have to know an entire show from beginning to end. ” Since Clerks, O'Halloran has primarily been a stage actor, working with the Boomerang Theatre Company, the New Jersey Repertory Company and the Tri-State Actors Theatre, among others. He is currently a resident of Staten Island. Description above from the ...

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Chasing Amy (1997)

Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything is going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Smith
CAST:  Ben Affleck  •  Joey Lauren Adams  •  Jason Lee  •  Dwight Ewell

Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything is going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Smith
CAST:  Ben Affleck  •  Joey Lauren Adams  •  Jason Lee  •  Dwight Ewell

Clerks II (2006)

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A calamity at Dante and Randall's shops sends them looking for new horizons - but they ultimately settle at Mooby's, a fictional Disney-McDonald's-style fast-food empire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Smith
CAST:  Brian O'Halloran  •  Jeff Anderson  •  Jason Mewes  •  Kevin Smith

A calamity at Dante and Randall's shops sends them looking for new horizons - but they ultimately settle at Mooby's, a fictional Disney-McDonald's-style fast-food empire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Smith
CAST:  Brian O'Halloran  •  Jeff Anderson  •  Jason Mewes  •  Kevin Smith

Clerks (1994)

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Convenience and video store clerks Dante and Randal are sharp-witted, potty-mouthed and bored out of their minds. So in between needling customers, the counter jockeys play hockey on the roof, visit a funeral home and deal with their love lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Smith
CAST:  Brian O'Halloran  •  Jeff Anderson  •  Jason Mewes  •  Kevin Smith

Convenience and video store clerks Dante and Randal are sharp-witted, potty-mouthed and bored out of their minds. So in between needling customers, the counter jockeys play hockey on the roof, visit a funeral home and deal with their love lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Smith
CAST:  Brian O'Halloran  •  Jeff Anderson  •  Jason Mewes  •  Kevin Smith

Dogma (1999)

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The latest battle in the eternal war between Good and Evil has come to New Jersey in the late, late 20th Century. Angels, demons, apostles and prophets (of a sort) walk among the cynics and innocents of America and duke it out for the fate of humankind.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Smith
CAST:  Ben Affleck  •  Matt Damon  •  Linda Fiorentino  •  Jason Mewes

The latest battle in the eternal war between Good and Evil has come to New Jersey in the late, late 20th Century. Angels, demons, apostles and prophets (of a sort) walk among the cynics and innocents of America and duke it out for the fate of humankind.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Smith
CAST:  Ben Affleck  •  Matt Damon  •  Linda Fiorentino  •  Jason Mewes

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

When Jay and Silent Bob learn that their comic-book alter egos, Bluntman and Chronic, have been sold to Hollywood as part of a big-screen movie that leaves them out of any royalties, the pair travels to Tinseltown to sabotage the production.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Smith
CAST:  Kevin Smith  •  Jason Mewes  •  Ben Affleck  •  Jeff Anderson

When Jay and Silent Bob learn that their comic-book alter egos, Bluntman and Chronic, have been sold to Hollywood as part of a big-screen movie that leaves them out of any royalties, the pair travels to Tinseltown to sabotage the production.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Smith
CAST:  Kevin Smith  •  Jason Mewes  •  Ben Affleck  •  Jeff Anderson

Mallrats (1995)

Both dumped by their girlfriends, two best friends seek refuge in the local mall. Eventually, they decide to try and win back their significant others and take care of their respective nemeses.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Smith
CAST:  Jason Lee  •  Jeremy London  •  Shannen Doherty  •  Claire Forlani

Both dumped by their girlfriends, two best friends seek refuge in the local mall. Eventually, they decide to try and win back their significant others and take care of their respective nemeses.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Smith
CAST:  Jason Lee  •  Jeremy London  •  Shannen Doherty  •  Claire Forlani

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party (2004)

Directed by the wife of 'That Kevin Smith', Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, a feature length documentary looking at the behind the scenes making of 'Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back'.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jennifer Schwalbach Smith  •  Malcolm Ingram
CAST:  Ben Affleck  •  Jeff Anderson  •  Jason Biggs  •  George Carlin

Directed by the wife of 'That Kevin Smith', Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, a feature length documentary looking at the behind the scenes making of 'Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back'.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jennifer Schwalbach Smith  •  Malcolm Ingram
CAST:  Ben Affleck  •  Jeff Anderson  •  Jason Biggs  •  George Carlin

Vulgar (2002)

Vulgar is about a man who is a children's clown but has not been getting much luck lately. He lives in a cheap apartment which he can't even afford. Bums are constantly sleeping in his run down car and crashing on his lawn. He has a nagging mother who lives in a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bryan Johnson
CAST:  Brian O'Halloran  •  Diana Devlin  •  Bryan Johnson  •  Jerry Lewkowitz

Vulgar is about a man who is a children's clown but has not been getting much luck lately. He lives in a cheap apartment which he can't even afford. Bums are constantly sleeping in his run down car and crashing on his lawn. He has a nagging mother who lives in a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bryan Johnson
CAST:  Brian O'Halloran  •  Diana Devlin  •  Bryan Johnson  •  Jerry Lewkowitz

The Flying Car (2002)

Stuck in a traffic jam, Dante and Randal discuss the prospect of a flying car.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Smith
CAST:  Jeff Anderson  •  Brian O'Halloran

Stuck in a traffic jam, Dante and Randal discuss the prospect of a flying car.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Smith
CAST:  Jeff Anderson  •  Brian O'Halloran

Miss December (2011)

A dark romantic comedy about Ari, a young woman whose poor taste in men may be the death of her when she tries to find love with her would-be killer. The elusive Miss December killer has been terrorizing the city of Philadelphia, stalking and killing a different ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Derek Lindeman
CAST:  Corbin Bernsen  •  Gilbert Gottfried  •  Brian O'Halloran  •  Jensen Bucher

A dark romantic comedy about Ari, a young woman whose poor taste in men may be the death of her when she tries to find love with her would-be killer. The elusive Miss December killer has been terrorizing the city of Philadelphia, stalking and killing a different ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Derek Lindeman
CAST:  Corbin Bernsen  •  Gilbert Gottfried  •  Brian O'Halloran  •  Jensen Bucher

Hooking Up (2009)

After "hooking up" with a series of guys at a house party, April is the talk of her high school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincent Scordia
CAST:  Corey Feldman  •  Brian O'Halloran  •  Bronson Pinchot  •  Josh Macuga

After "hooking up" with a series of guys at a house party, April is the talk of her high school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincent Scordia
CAST:  Corey Feldman  •  Brian O'Halloran  •  Bronson Pinchot  •  Josh Macuga

Moby Presents: Alien Sex Party (2003)

ALIEN SEX PARTY is a comic frenzy filled with sexual innuendo, music, science fiction and all combinations thereof. In an adult video store on Christmas Eve we join Joe (the befuddled owner who is terrified of his own merchandise), Adam (an employee who spouts ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Sanchez IV
CAST:  Moby  •  Brian O'Halloran  •  Alexander Berberich  •  Toby Amies

ALIEN SEX PARTY is a comic frenzy filled with sexual innuendo, music, science fiction and all combinations thereof. In an adult video store on Christmas Eve we join Joe (the befuddled owner who is terrified of his own merchandise), Adam (an employee who spouts ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Sanchez IV
CAST:  Moby  •  Brian O'Halloran  •  Alexander Berberich  •  Toby Amies

Brutal Massacre: A Comedy (2008)

Harry Penderecki, a once heralded horror auteur, finds himself on the outside looking in at Hollywood. He hasn't had a hit film in years, and most in the industry, including his close friends, think he's washed up. Harry is given one last chance to redeem himself ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stevan Mena
CAST:  David Naughton  •  Brian O'Halloran  •  Gerry Bednob  •  Gunnar Hansen

Harry Penderecki, a once heralded horror auteur, finds himself on the outside looking in at Hollywood. He hasn't had a hit film in years, and most in the industry, including his close friends, think he's washed up. Harry is given one last chance to redeem himself ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stevan Mena
CAST:  David Naughton  •  Brian O'Halloran  •  Gerry Bednob  •  Gunnar Hansen

Drop Dead Roses (2002)

Everyguy Shawn (Brian O'Halloran) and his buddy Jason (Eddie McGee) have tapped into a unique market and figured out how to turn it into a successful business: They get revenge on your ex by delivering dead roses or mistreated chocolates, accompanied by a nasty ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jessica Hudson
CAST:  Brian O'Halloran  •  Barbi Castelvi  •  Diana Devlin  •  Chris Diamantopoulos

Everyguy Shawn (Brian O'Halloran) and his buddy Jason (Eddie McGee) have tapped into a unique market and figured out how to turn it into a successful business: They get revenge on your ex by delivering dead roses or mistreated chocolates, accompanied by a nasty ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jessica Hudson
CAST:  Brian O'Halloran  •  Barbi Castelvi  •  Diana Devlin  •  Chris Diamantopoulos

The Junior Defenders (2007)

A deranged fan goes on a mission to kidnap the former cast of a 1970s kids superhero show in order to produce his own episode.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keith Spiegel
CAST:  Ally Sheedy  •  Brian O'Halloran  •  Justin Henry  •  Jason David Frank

A deranged fan goes on a mission to kidnap the former cast of a 1970s kids superhero show in order to produce his own episode.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keith Spiegel
CAST:  Ally Sheedy  •  Brian O'Halloran  •  Justin Henry  •  Jason David Frank

Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie (2013)

When they can no longer stomach the ever-growing weed of suburban crime, Jay and Silent Bob take on the mantles of costumed avengers Bluntman and Chronic, smashing the super-villains they accidentally create! Can the Doobage Duo save their beloved Jersey 'burbs ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steve Stark
CAST:  Kevin Smith  •  Jason Mewes  •  Eliza Dushku  •  Tara Strong

When they can no longer stomach the ever-growing weed of suburban crime, Jay and Silent Bob take on the mantles of costumed avengers Bluntman and Chronic, smashing the super-villains they accidentally create! Can the Doobage Duo save their beloved Jersey 'burbs ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steve Stark
CAST:  Kevin Smith  •  Jason Mewes  •  Eliza Dushku  •  Tara Strong

Flea (2012)

FLEA tells the story of an eclectic tribe of mystical forest dwellers known as the Shadow Clan, led by it's counsel of three wise souls, The Tribal leader, Raven (Suza Lambert Bowser), Marsh Man (Barry Williams) & Poet (Josef Cannon) they meet the mysterious boy, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Suza Lambert Bowser
CAST:  Josef Cannon  •  Barry Williams  •  Brian O'Halloran

FLEA tells the story of an eclectic tribe of mystical forest dwellers known as the Shadow Clan, led by it's counsel of three wise souls, The Tribal leader, Raven (Suza Lambert Bowser), Marsh Man (Barry Williams) & Poet (Josef Cannon) they meet the mysterious boy, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Suza Lambert Bowser
CAST:  Josef Cannon  •  Barry Williams  •  Brian O'Halloran

Mr. Hush (2010)

What is the ultimate horror? For Holland Price, it is losing everything he loves. Holland is a devoted family man whose life is turned upside-down by a horrifying figure one Halloween night. Holland spends ten years searching the country, filled with self-torment ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lee Madison
CAST:  Jessica Cameron  •  Brad Loree  •  Edward X. Young  •  Steve Dash

What is the ultimate horror? For Holland Price, it is losing everything he loves. Holland is a devoted family man whose life is turned upside-down by a horrifying figure one Halloween night. Holland spends ten years searching the country, filled with self-torment ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lee Madison
CAST:  Jessica Cameron  •  Brad Loree  •  Edward X. Young  •  Steve Dash

The Happening (2008)

When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliott Moore and his wife Alma flee from contaminated cities into the countryside in a fight to discover the truth. Is it terrorism, the accidental release of some toxic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  M. Night Shyamalan
CAST:  Mark Wahlberg  •  Zooey Deschanel  •  John Leguizamo  •  Spencer Breslin

When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliott Moore and his wife Alma flee from contaminated cities into the countryside in a fight to discover the truth. Is it terrorism, the accidental release of some toxic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  M. Night Shyamalan
CAST:  Mark Wahlberg  •  Zooey Deschanel  •  John Leguizamo  •  Spencer Breslin

Snowball Effect: The Story of Clerks (2004)

A feature-length documentary about the making of Kevin Smith's "Clerks" and the commercial success that followed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Benson
CAST:  Kevin Smith  •  Scott Mosier  •  Brian O'Halloran  •  Jeff Anderson

A feature-length documentary about the making of Kevin Smith's "Clerks" and the commercial success that followed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Benson
CAST:  Kevin Smith  •  Scott Mosier  •  Brian O'Halloran  •  Jeff Anderson
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