Logan O'Brien
Encyclopedia
Logan Craig O'Brien is an American
child actor
and singer
. O'Brien is best known for his role as Lucas Jones
on General Hospital.
, Penny Marshall
, and Nell Carter
. He followed that up with co-starring roles in Disney
's Smart House, and Hallmark Hall of Fame
s A Season for Miracles, with Laura Dern
and Lynn Redgrave
. He also appeared in a duet entitled "Younger Generation" with singer Joey Pearson
on his album, Something to Say in 2002.
He has been involved in many theatrical productions, earning awards and nominations for his performances, and was seen in the ABC
primetime pilot sitcom
That Was Then
. In 2005, O'Brien completed filming his part in the Universal Studios
feature film Serenity
, directed by Joss Whedon
, which premiered worldwide September 30, 2005.
United States
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child actor
Child actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor...
and singer
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
. O'Brien is best known for his role as Lucas Jones
Lucas Jones
Lucas Jones is a fictional character on the American soap opera General Hospital. He was most recently played by actor Ben Hogestyn.- Character's background :...
on General Hospital.
Biography
O'Brien started his career at the age of six, after being cast in his first feature film role in the independent film Special Delivery, starring Sean YoungSean Young
Sean Young is an American actress, best known for her performance in films from the 1980s such as Blade Runner, Dune, and No Way Out.-Early life:...
, Penny Marshall
Penny Marshall
Penny Marshall is an American actress, producer and director.After playing several small roles for television, she was cast as Laverne DeFazio in the sitcom Laverne and Shirley...
, and Nell Carter
Nell Carter
Nell Carter was an American singer, and film, stage, and television actress. She won a Tony Award for her performance in the Broadway musical Ain't Misbehavin, as well as an Emmy Award for her reprisal of the role on television...
. He followed that up with co-starring roles in Disney
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
's Smart House, and Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The second longest-running television program in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2011...
s A Season for Miracles, with Laura Dern
Laura Dern
Laura Elizabeth Dern is an American actress, film director and producer. Dern has acted in such films as Smooth Talk , Blue Velvet , Fat Man and Little Boy , Wild at Heart , Jurassic Park and October Sky...
and Lynn Redgrave
Lynn Redgrave
Lynn Rachel Redgrave, OBE was an English actress.A member of the well-known British family of actors, Redgrave trained in London before making her theatrical debut in 1962...
. He also appeared in a duet entitled "Younger Generation" with singer Joey Pearson
Joey Pearson
Joey Pearson is an American pop and R&B singer and actor from Hinesville, Georgia, currently lives in San Diego, California...
on his album, Something to Say in 2002.
He has been involved in many theatrical productions, earning awards and nominations for his performances, and was seen in the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
primetime pilot sitcom
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
That Was Then
That Was Then
That Was Then is an American drama series that was broadcast on ABC in 2002.-Synopsis:The series starred James Bulliard as Travis Glass, a 30-year-old who finds his life in a rut. Still living at home with his mother he works as a door-to-door salesman. The girl of his dreams, played by Kiele...
. In 2005, O'Brien completed filming his part in the Universal Studios
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
feature film Serenity
Serenity (film)
Serenity is a 2005 space western film written and directed by Joss Whedon. It is a continuation of the short-lived 2002 Fox science fiction television series Firefly, taking place after the events of the final episode. Set in 2518, Serenity is the story of the captain and crew of a cargo ship...
, directed by Joss Whedon
Joss Whedon
Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon is an American screenwriter, executive producer, director, comic book writer, occasional composer and actor, founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures...
, which premiered worldwide September 30, 2005.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | Special Delivery | Boy Student | |
| 2005 | Serenity | Credited as Logan Craig O'Brien | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Mad About You Mad About You Mad About You is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 23, 1992 to May 24, 1999. The show starred Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt as a newly married couple in New York City. Reiser played Paul Buchman, a documentary film maker. Hunt played Jamie Stemple Buchman, a public relations specialist... |
Logan | 1 episode |
| 1998 | NewsRadio NewsRadio NewsRadio is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from 1995 to 1999. The series was created by executive producer Paul Simms, and was filmed in front of a studio audience at CBS Studio Center and Sunset Gower Studios... |
Charlie | Episode: "Look Who's Talking" |
| Mr. Show Mr. Show Mr. Show with Bob and David is an American sketch comedy series featuring former Saturday Night Live writer/actor Bob Odenkirk and stand up comedian/actor David Cross... |
Alien Child | Episode: "Sad Songs are Nature's Onions | |
| 1998-2002 | General Hospital | Lucas Stansbury Jones | Unknown episodes |
| 1999 | Smart House | Ben Age 6 | Television movie |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Young Boy | Episode: A Season for Miracles | |
| 2000 | Becker Becker (TV series) Becker is an American television sitcom that ran from 1998 to 2004 on CBS. Set in the New York City borough of The Bronx, the show starred Ted Danson as John Becker, a misanthropic doctor who operates a small practice and is constantly annoyed by his patients, co-workers, friends, and practically... |
Billy | 1 episode |
| The Michael Richards Show The Michael Richards Show The Michael Richards Show is a sitcom that debuted on NBC in 2000. The show starred Michael Richards as reality-challenged but successful private detective Vic Nardozza who gets the job done despite his unconventional methods.- History :... |
Trampoline child | Uncredited, 1 episode | |
| 2001 | Malcolm in the Middle Malcolm in the Middle Malcolm in the Middle is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes... |
Ronnie Demarco | Episode: "Malcolm's Girlfriend" |
| 2001-2002 | Primetime Glick Jiminy Glick Jiminy Glick is a fictional character portrayed not entirely by Martin Short in the TV series Primetime Glick , the subsequent film Jiminy Glick in Lalawood, and Short's Broadway show Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me... |
Ryan Jordan |
2 episodes |
| 2002 | The Guardian The Guardian (TV series) The Guardian is an American drama series which aired on CBS from September 25, 2001 to May 4, 2004. It is currently showing in re-runs on the Sleuth Channel in the US. The Guardian has also aired in the United Kingdom on the Hallmark Channel, ABC1 and more recently five USA and as of August... |
Matthew Damira | 1 episode |
| That Was Then | Ethan Glass | 1 episode | |
Award nominations
| Year | Award | Result | Category | Film or series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Young Artist Award Young Artist Award The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist... |
Nominated | Best Performance in a Day Time Serial - Young Performer | General Hospital |
| 2000 | Best Performance in a Soap Opera - Young Actor | |||
| 2001 | Best Performance in a Daytime TV Series - Young Actor | |||
| 2002 | Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Young Actor Age Ten or Under | |||
| 1999 | YoungStar Award | Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Daytime TV Program |