Degs O Brien

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Degs O Brien

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Degs O’Brien is a Manchester-based actor with a playing age of 40–50, working across stage and screen. He is particularly drawn to unnerving, unhinged, and psychologically complex characters, with a strong aptitude for dark comedy. Degs trained in drama in Spain and is fluent in Spanish, with a keen interest in English and Latin crossover dramas. Alongside his acting work, he currently tours the UK as a singer and saxophonist in a musical theatre production. He is fully UK-based, Manchester-based, and holds a full driving licence.


52 years
Gendermale
Year of birth1974 (52 years)
Acting age40-50 years
Main professionActor
Driver's licensesCar class
Eye colorbrown
LanguagesSpanish
DialectsLiverpoolManchester(native dialect)Yorkshire
InstrumentsDouble bass
Special skillsSinger-songwriter
Training

Oldham Theatre Workshop
Manchester Contact Youth Theatre
Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático de Murcia

Television
2023
Hollyoaks
Trixie Tonguelash
Sean Healy Lime Pictures
Theater
2025
Drag Me To The 80s (Concert)
Creative Director / Singer / Choreographer
Colin Jones Ellis Live
2000
One Big Sunday (Concert)
Commercial Dancer
Andy Parfitt BBC Radio One
Other
2020
ICONIC SHOW
Lead Singer
Edward Wallace BDE Ltd
1999
BBC Radio One Roadshow
Commercial Dancer
Johnny Beerling BBC Radio One
1996
STEPS
Pop Group Singer/Dancer
Steve Crosby Heart Management