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In his new film “Breach,” Ryan Phillippe plays Eric O’Neill — an FBI up-and-comer promoted to work under respected longtime agent Robert Hanssen. Based on a true story, Phillippe soon discovers...
Oct 27, 2009 · Ryan Phillippe plays O'Neill in Breach and says having him on the set as a technical advisor gives the film a direct link to the true events.
No. In the movie Breach, Eric (Ryan Phillippe) initially believes that he has been assigned to Hanssen to observe his kinky sexual tendencies. Only later does Eric's superior in the movie tell him the full truth about Robert Hanssen the spy. The true story is the other way around.
Jun 15, 2007 · Former FBI agent Eric O'Neill and film director/screenwriter Billy Ray collaborated on the film Breach, based on the true story of FBI operative Robert Hanssen, who was found guilty of treason,...
Media portrayals. O'Neill is portrayed by Ryan Phillippe in the 2007 thriller Breach, which depicts O'Neill's role in the investigation and capture of Hanssen. A feature-length commentary track on the DVD features O'Neill with director Billy Ray.
- March 3, 1973 (age 50)
- American
- Public speaker/security expert, lawyer
Learn more about the full cast of Breach with news, photos, videos and more at TV Guide ... Eric O'Neill. Laura Linney. Kate Burroughs. ... Vivian O'Neill. Elie Gemael. Libyan Man. Oula Boubkraoui.
In 2001, the FBI clerk Eric O'Neill, who is a specialist in computers but wants to be an agent, is invited by agent Kate Burroughs to work with the senior agent Robert Hanssen, who had worked for many years in the Soviet Union and now is assigned to protect the agency against electronic infiltration.
