Actor / Director Profile

Derrick O'Connor was born in Dublin, Ireland, and raised in London, UK. He currently resides with his family in San Francisco, CA. He is a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Scottish National Theatre, with many leading stage performances in Edinburgh, Stratford-on-Avon and London's West End. His long and successful career includes numerous starring roles in U.S., British and Australian film and television. O'Connor supports independent filmmaking as an important platform for emerging talent, to ensure a healthy future for the film industry. Projects he has worked on include Seascape (1994) (TV) and The First Vampire: Don't Fall for the Devil's Illusions (2004). O'Connor has been seen most recently by American audiences in the feature films Daredevil (2003), End of Days (1999), How to Make an American Quilt (1995) and Lethal Weapon 2 (1989). His many American TV guest appearances include "Alias" (2001), Tracey Ullman's "Tracey Takes On..." (1996) and "Murder, She Wrote" (1984). British film credits include Terry Gilliam's Brazil (1985), Time Bandits (1981) and Jabberwocky (1977), John Boormans Hope and Glory (1987), Harold Pinter's Butley (1974) and Dealers (1989).