Kerry O'Brien

Kerry O’Brien is a prominent Australian journalist and author whose long career includes 28 years as a national current affairs television presenter and interviewer. He has specialised in politics, but has also built a strong base in economics and business journalism, as well as investigative reporting. He has interviewed presidents and prime ministers across the world.

Kerry has worked for every free to air television network, but has spent more than 30 years in public broadcasting. He cut his teeth on trail-blazing ABC current affairs programs like This Day Tonight, and Four Corners, and was the first presenter of the ground-breaking late night news analysis program, Lateline. He was also Editor and Presenter of the National 7.30 Report for 15 years.

He has written two books - Keating, on former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating, and more recently Kerry O’Brien, A Memoir, focussing on the social and political upheavals he has witnessed in half a century of journalism.

Over decades he has also built a strong body of conference work as a speaker, moderator and interviewer.

Kerry O'Brien is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 7 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Being Me (2014), Four Corners (1961), Q&A (2008), Who Do You Think You Are? (2008), Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery (2013), The Project (2009), Keating: The Interviews (2013). The recorded credits span 1961 to 2014, including 1 movie and 6 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.