Stephen Colfer

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Stephen Colfer

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Stephen is a comedian, actor and writer, originally from Kilkenny and based in Dublin and London. Stephen is represented by Aviary Talent and Lisa Richards Voice.

In 2025, he debuted his new solo stand-up show Stephen Jobs (a comedy about Stephen’s Jobs) to a sold out run at Dublin Fringe Festival. His short film GAP premiered at The Boyne Valley Film Festival. Gap will screen at multiple upcoming festivals including The New York Comedy Film Festival.

Stephen writes and performs in the award-winning Dreamgun Film Reads, which earned Dublin Fringe’s Best Ensemble Award, was named one of BBC’s Top 10 Culture Podcasts Worldwide, and ranked as the 4th best-reviewed show at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019 by Comedy.co.uk.

As an actor, Stephen recently appeared on screen in In Between and Bicycle Thieves: Pumped Up. His previous acting credits include Steen Raskopoulos: Friendly Stranger, Deadly for the Abbey Theatre, The Beggar’s Opera with the European Opera Centre, and Trainspotting and The Hellfire Squad with Devious Theatre.

Stephen Colfer
CV as Open in Filmmakers
30-40 years•Greater London (GB), Dublin (IE)
Gendermale
Acting age30-40 years
NationalityIrish
Main professionActor
Driver's licensesCar class
Eye colorblue
Hair colorred
Height (cm)180
Ethnicity and heritageWhite or Caucasian
LanguagesEnglish
DialectsIrish accent(native dialect)ScottishStandard American EnglishStandard British English
Special skillsStoryteller
Training

BA Hons 1st Class in Drama. Dublin Conservatory of Music & Drama and Columbia College Chicago

DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama

Stanislavski System of Acting – Miriam O Meara
Contemporary Irish Drama – Peter McDermott
Theatre in Education – Susie Kennedy

Columbia Chicago College:

Sketch Comedy – Joe Janes
Accents and Dialects – Susan Philpott
Improvisation – John Hildreth
Stage Combat – John McFarland
Playwriting – James Sherman

Film
2026
In Between (Short film)
Shouting Man
Hannah Mamalis Rye Productions
2025
GAP (Short film)
Shane
Stephen Colfer Mycrofilms
2021
Bicycle Thieves Pumped Up
Guard
Conor O'Toole
2017
The Lion's Share (Short film)
Tommy
Owen O' Gormon Lion's Share
2016
Millenials (Short film)
Dennis
James McDonnell Dreamgun
2015
Gym Gravy (Short film)
Groblin
James McDonnell Dreamgun
2015
Life on the Water (Short film)
Young Shaun
James McDonnell Dreamgun
Theater
2016
Mimes in Time
Paul
Jeda de Brí Dreamgun
2016
The Hellfire Squad
Roddy Quincannon
Sarah Baxter The Devious Theatre Company
2016
Couples Counselling
Rob
Giles Brody The Mess Around
2016
A Terrible Beauty
Tommy
Lianne O'Shea Riverbank Arts Centre
2015
Deadly
Coil
Paddy Cuneen Abbey Theatre
2013
In Celebration of Ireland (Concert)
Host
Laurent Pillot The European Opera Centre
2013
The Beggar's Opera (Opera)
Director
Laurent Pillot European Opera Centre
2012
Blood Ties
Tad
Andy Hynds Focus Theatre
2012
Much Ado About Nothing
Seacole
Peter Reid AC Productions
Other
2025
Stephen Jobs
Stephen Jobs
Hannah O' Reilly Dublin Fringe
2024
Steen Raskopoulos Friendly Stranger
Multiple Roles
Steen Raskopoulos Show and Tell
2023
Chill Insurance
Rubber Duck
2022
Dreamgun Dracula
Jonathan Harker
Dreamgun / Bram Stoker Festival
2022
Dreamgun Video
Stephen
Dreamgun
2020
Dreamgun Film Reads
Host (2018-Present)
Dreamgun
2020
Combat Action Team
M-Cat
Garath Lyons My Aunt Sally
2019
Powerpoint
Self
Stephen Colfer Dublin Fringe
2015
Chaos Theory
Stephen
Stephen Colfer Dreamgun
2015
Vultures
Tom Moriarty
John Morton Devious Theatre
Commercial
2023
Wayflyer: Are You Ready?
Lead
Conor Ryan Rubberduck
2022
Smithwicks Indescribably Delicious
Smith
Nick Rooney Boys and Girls