Brian McNamara(I)
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Brian McNamara is a character actor, director and producer who has made
over 100 TV and film appearances. His first major role was in the
Garry Marshall comedy drama
The Flamingo Kid (1984) with
Matt Dillon. He then went on to star
opposite Ally Sheedy and
Steve Guttenberg in the
John Badham science fiction project
Short Circuit (1986), which
performed well at the box office. The following year he put in a solid
lead performance as Dean Karny in the thriller
Billionaire Boys Club (1987):
the film was based on an actual event and co-starred
Judd Nelson and
John Stockwell.
Brian switched easily into slapstick comedy next with a supporting role
in Caddyshack II (1988), where he
shared the screen with veteran comedians
Dan Aykroyd,
Chevy Chase, and
Jackie Mason. He helped
Jeff Daniels and
John Goodman battle grossly mutated
spiders in the Frank Marshall
horror comedy Arachnophobia (1990),
and shined in the romantic comedy
Mystery Date (1991) opposite
Ethan Hawke and
Teri Polo.
Since then he has maintained a steady career in film - most notably a
great performance in the independent film
The Legend of Tillamook's Gold (2006)
Monk (2002),
Ghost Whisperer (2005), a
lead role in
Manhattan, AZ (2000) and, more
recently, starred in
Army Wives (2007).
Brian made his directorial debut with the thriller
Lost Signal (2006), which he also
starred in. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his
performance in
Billionaire Boys Club (1987).
over 100 TV and film appearances. His first major role was in the
Garry Marshall comedy drama
The Flamingo Kid (1984) with
Matt Dillon. He then went on to star
opposite Ally Sheedy and
Steve Guttenberg in the
John Badham science fiction project
Short Circuit (1986), which
performed well at the box office. The following year he put in a solid
lead performance as Dean Karny in the thriller
Billionaire Boys Club (1987):
the film was based on an actual event and co-starred
Judd Nelson and
John Stockwell.
Brian switched easily into slapstick comedy next with a supporting role
in Caddyshack II (1988), where he
shared the screen with veteran comedians
Dan Aykroyd,
Chevy Chase, and
Jackie Mason. He helped
Jeff Daniels and
John Goodman battle grossly mutated
spiders in the Frank Marshall
horror comedy Arachnophobia (1990),
and shined in the romantic comedy
Mystery Date (1991) opposite
Ethan Hawke and
Teri Polo.
Since then he has maintained a steady career in film - most notably a
great performance in the independent film
The Legend of Tillamook's Gold (2006)
- and has notched up countless appearances in quality TV shows like
Monk (2002),
Ghost Whisperer (2005), a
lead role in
Manhattan, AZ (2000) and, more
recently, starred in
Army Wives (2007).
Brian made his directorial debut with the thriller
Lost Signal (2006), which he also
starred in. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his
performance in
Billionaire Boys Club (1987).