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Michael Patrick Breen
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MICHAEL PATRICK BREEN

Height: 5’ 9”
Weight: 210
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown

FILM

Emma Nema - Mr. Delrey
Directed by Evan Payne - Independent Feature

Peidmont Financial - Mr. Shaughnessy
Directed by Nick Castaneda - Independent Feature

Untitled Period Film - Karl
Directed by Randall Yarbrough - Independent Feature

RATS - Ed
Directed by Teppei Nakamura - Independent Short 
Gem City Film Festival Selection - January 2007
Short Attention Span Digital Video Festival at the
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, March 2007
and Art Institute of Boston, April/ May and November 2007

The Birthday - The Bartender
Directed by Teppei Nakamura - Independent Short

The Confession - The Priest - (LEAD) 
Directed by Jason Field, CCH - Short  

Plead The Fifth - Detective Ryan - (LEAD) 
Directed by Julien Calderone, LACC - Short

Crossing The Line - Patrick / Patricia McGowan - (LEAD)
Directed by Nicholas Brennan, LMU - Short

Sleight Work - Jake - (LEAD)
Directed by Manav Wadhwa, NYFA - Short

5 minutes - Julius - (LEAD) 
Directed by Haakon-Marius Dyremyhr, NYFA - Short

Interrogation Room - Detective Blake - (LEAD) 
Directed by Chris Austen, LAFS - Short

Who? - Security Guard - (LEAD)
Directed by Sachiko Higaki, UCLA - Short

Down With Memories - Harry - (LEAD) 
Directed by Florent Magnoac, NYFA - Short

Artwankle Academy Of Mime  - Capt. Horatio J.R. Burtlebum
Directed by Joe Farrell, LMU - Short

Playing With Traffic - Jesus Christ
Directed by James Thompson, NYFA - Short

Pope Gone Wild - GOD
Directed by Jon Chappell, NYFA - Short

Casino Royale with Cheese - British Intelligence Agent
Directed by Bill Caco - MTV Movie Awards Spoof Competition

Ninja Coworkers - Charlie
Directed by Michael Welles Schock - Independent Short

Smokeless - Trick
Directed by Micheal-David Ricks - Independent Short

Aliyah Wears Black - Omar
Directed by Sarah Ahmed, USC - Short

The Substitute - Mr. Nolan
Directed by Tim Kolesk, USC - Short

Myheaven.com - Homeless Man
Directed by Alberto Belli, USC - Short

Death Note - Reaper
Directed by Paul Hidalgo, ACCD - Short

One NIght Stand - Taxi Driver
Directed by Michael Covino, OXY - Short

Bad Dreams - Mr. Walker
Directed by Sterling Williams, ICF - Short

My Life By John - Husband
Directed by William Kuriyama - Independent Short

SINS - Greed
Directed by Joshua Schwartz, Brooks - Short

It Should Have Been Me - Father of the Bride
Directed by Dawn Cobalt, NYFA - Short

ACE - Eddie
Directed by Andre Dos Santos, LAFS - Short

Some Kind Of Fairy Tale - Fr. Johnson
Directed by Kim Lee, NYFA - Short

Hope - Mister Mike 
Directed by Panos Trikoulis, NYFA - Short

Straight Hustlin’ - Nicholas (South African)
Directed by Joshua Mayweather - Short / Reality Promo

Captain C-Blocker - Uncle Randy
Directed by Laura Somers - Independent Short

Dating Games - Frankie Flannagan
Directed by Traci Carter Holsey - Independent Short / Internet

MARO - The Grave Digger
Directed by Michael P. Tedford - Independent Short

Devil's Grove - GHOUL
Directed by Joseph Itaya - Independent Short
www.devilsgrove.com

WITH - Suspect 
Directed by Jordan Bloch, USC - Short

The Day I Knew I Loved You - Wedding Photographer
Directed by Abe Sylvia - Short
(FINALIST, Chrysler Million Dollar Film Competition 2006)

Scenes from an Arkansas Restaurant - Spiritually Healed Patron 
Directed by Juan Iglesias - Short

Ed Wood (Scene) - Orson Welles
Directed byMeghan Warner, LAFS - Short 

Citizen Kane (Scene) - Bernstein
Directed by Chele Gutek, Brooks - Short

The Office [BBC] (Scene) - David Brent (Ricky Gervais)
Directed by Alice Park, ACCD - Short

Sunset Boulevard (Scene) - Sheldrake
Directed by CJ Miller, ACCD - Short

Unforgiven (Scene) - Little Bill Daggett 
Directed by Jose Balderas, LAFS - Short 

Shallow Grave (Scene) - Detective Inspector McCall 
Directed by Bethe H. Gordon, USC - Short

8mm (Scene) - Dino Velvet
Directed by Patrick Crooks, ACCD - Short

Sixth Sense (Scene) - Malcolm
Directed by Jonathan Towns, LAFS - Short 

Beverly Hills Cop (Scene) - Serge 
Directed by Jacob Madfis, LAFS - Short

American Beauty (Scene) - Lester 
Directed by Richie Cabral, LAFS - Short

Being John Malkovich (Scene) - Dr. Lester 
Directed by Matthew J. Esquivel, LAFS - Short

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Scene) - Dr. Spivey 
Directed by Cory Yee, LAFS - Short

Good Night, And Good Luck (Scene) - Pavel (Russian) 
Directed by Josh Gitersonke, LAFS - Short

Dark City - (Scene) - Dr. Daniel Paul Schreber
Directed by Nick Harrington, LACC - Short

In Another Life - Wedding Guest
Directed by Karine Nissin, AFI - Short

Cheers Darlin' - Waltzing Wedding Guest 
Directed by Grant Culwell, LAFS - Music Video

Amadeus – Mozart’s Requiem - Death Choir 
Directed by Josh Day, LAFS - Short

Theater 13 - Cinema Patron
Directed by Sebastian Davis, USC - Short 
(FINALIST, Coca Cola Refreshing Filmmaker's Competition 2006)

My Kind of Woman - Sleazy Guy at Bar
Directed by Lauren Goodman - Independent Feature

Voice Over (Film):

FLIES -The Priest
Directed by Erik Lu, USC - Short

Animal Stories - BBC News Reporter 
Directed by Shamiran Samano - Independent Short

Femalians - Narrator 
Directed by Pardeep Singh - Independent Short

TELEVISION & VIDEO
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody - Hotel Engineer - Disney
Marlowe - Night Club Patron - ABC Touchstone - Pilot
Haskett’s Chance (aka SKY) - TV News Staff - NBC Universal - Pilot
Coming In & Out with Mother Love - Tyronne - TV Talk Show - Pilot
Cops Unleashed - Drag Club Patron - Edwin Caballero - Pilot
The Lark in the Morning - Dancer - RTÉ (Irish national TV)

Learning Tree International - Frank - Management & IT Training Videos 
Directed by Asbjorn Christiansen

Video Installation Project - Crying Man - Video Art
Artist / Videographer: Chie Yamayoshi, Cal Arts

DJ Shadow Music Video Contest (UK) - Hula Hooping Pirate

THEATRE
Shakespeare’s As You Like It - Amiens (singing courtier) - TACIT
Fire on the Water - Carey the Barkeep (Script Consultant) - Gene Bua Theatre
Dancing at Lughnasa - Choreographer / Dialect Coach - Long Beach Playhouse
Doctor, Doctor - The Tinker Woman - Derradda Players (Ireland)
Days of Stout and Roses - Uncle Jim - Allergan (Ireland)
Hansel and Gretel - chorus - Ruislip (London, England)

COMMERCIALS & PSAs
Dieter’s Water - Construction Worker - Chankin Entertainment
Black Jax Shots - Biker - Chankin Entertainment 
Tony’s Frozen Cocktails - Dancer - (UK / Australian TV)
Daily Record - Student - (Scottish TV)

Black Book - Volunteer Background - HIV / AIDS Awareness PSA
Directed by Jeremy Kagan - (to air on MTV and Showtime channels)

CABARETS AND CONCERTS
Chieftains concert - Dancer - Westport Arts Festival, Ireland
International Folk Festival - Dancer - Auray, Brittany, France
LAISD dance segment - Emcee - Willie Clancy Folk Festival, Ireland
Corporate Convention - Dancer - Sahara Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
Irish Variety Show - Dancer - Los Angeles / San Diego / San Francisco
Comhaltas Ceoiltoiri Eireann Concert - Dancer - Irish Center, San Francisco
An Irish Christmas - Dancer - Los Angeles / Torrance / Thousand Oaks / El Cajon 
Irish Cultural Concert - The Auld Man - Throop, Pasadena (Producer & Director)
Golden Jubilee - Pat Magee - Irish Center of Southern California St. Patrick's Day Banquet, Glendale

SPECIAL SKILLS
Irish Dance: prizewinning set, ceili, and step dancer; former member,
Derradda Set Dancers and Derradda Strawboys (Co. Mayo, Ireland)
Founder / Director / Choreographer, Los Angeles Irish Set Dancers

Ballroom Dance: waltz, polka, jive, two-step
Social Dance: contra, square, basic swing

Dialects: Irish and British regional dialects;
good ear for dialects in general

Languages: rudimentary French; rudimentary Irish

Singing: baritone

Other skills / experience:
Whistling;
Irish dialect coach;
Irish dance instructor / choreographer;
Board member, Irish Center of Southern California;
Guest host, Irish Hour radio show

EDUCATION / TRAINING
Alpha Preparatory School (Private) - Harrow, London, England
Salvatorian College (Catholic Grammar) - Harrow Weald, London
English and Art

Coursework:
Los Angeles City College 
TV & Broadcasting
TV Production 

Irish Dance:
The Derradda Set Dancers, County Mayo, Ireland
The O'Leary School of Irish Dance, Newport Beach CA 
          Jackie O'Leary, TCRG
The Claddagh School of Irish Dance, Ventura CA
          Maire O'Connell, ADCRG
The St. Ambrose Ceili Dancers, West Hollywood CA 
           Margaret Cleary, ADCRG
The Morrisey School of Irish Dance, North Hollywood CA
           Martin Morrisey TCRG 
Patrick O’Dea - Pat Murphy 
Timmy "The Brit" McCarthy - Yutaka Yusui
Mary Hughes - Margaret Joyce - Phyllis Kelly 
Anne Donnelly - Cecily Breen