Richard Orr

Richard Orr is a Northern Irish stage actor who has worked in films, television and for radio.

Born in east Belfast on the 10th of February, 1965, Richard Orr has a wealth of stage work to his name, including stage production tours of the United States and the United Kingdom.

He was educated at Strandtown Primary School and Grosvenor Grammar School in Belfast, and studied acting in Manchester. Critics have compared his acting style and physical appearance to those of Richard Dreyfuss and Patrick Stewart.

Major theatre work includes a UK tour of "Mojo Mickybo", a British premiere of Neil Simon's "Biloxi Blues", a US tour of "Philadelphia, Here I Come", "Fathers and Sons" with the Stanislavsky Theatre studio in Washington, D.C. and, in Scotland's Theatre Babel as Vasquez in "'Tis Pity She's a Whore" and "King Lear".

In his native city of Belfast, he has portrayed many roles at the the Lyric, including "Of Mice and Men", "Once Upon A Mattress", "Other Island", "New Year's Eve Can Kill You", "Death of a Salesman", "All My Sons", "Taming of the Shrew", "Wind in the Willows", "Wuthering Heights", "Hidden Curriculum", "Dracula". On top of that he has played Paddington in "Paddington Bear", Bill Sykes in "Oliver Twist", an Ugly Sister in "Cinderella", The Wizard in "Wizard of Oz", in many Christmas shows.

Orr has had many bit-parts in British television shows, and voice-overs for advertisements. His major work on radio includes the Mind's Eye series.

His film debut was a Film Four production called "A Sort of Homecoming". He has also appeared in Jack Higgins' "On Dangerous Ground", Colin Bateman's "Crossmaheart", "The Magnificent Ambersons", portrayed Sammy McIlroy in the film about George Best, "Best", and as Father Mernaghan in "The Most Fertile Man in Ireland".

Television work includes a parody of Paul Hill in an episode of "Give My Head Peace" and appearances in episodes of "Eureka Street" and "I Fought the Law".

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