He grew up in Seattle, Washington and currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
He is best known as the director of the feature film The Timber, starring Josh Peck and James Ransone.
His directorial debut Perfect Sport won multiple awards.
[2] O'Brien co-starred in his directorial debut Perfect Sport,[3] which was an official selection at Seattle International Film Festival and went on to win the SIFF People's Choice award.
[4] It also won the National Film Festival for Talented Youth Audience Award,[5][6] and the Gold Remi award for Best Dramatic Feature Film at Worldfest Houston.