Phelim McDermott


Phelim McDermott is an English actor and stage director. He has directed plays and operas in Britain, Germany, Spain, the United States, and Australia. McDermott was a co-founder of the Improbable theatre in 1996.
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Career

McDermott was born in Manchester, England. His screen debut was as Jester in the 1991 film Robin Hood, followed by further minor roles in The Baby of Mâcon and other films. He has appeared on stage, including in 1991 at the Nottingham Playhouse production of Sandi Toksvig's The Pocket Dream, in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, and in a 2017 production of Lost Without Words at the Royal National Theatre. He also appeared in the BBC Radio 4 improvisational show The Masterson Inheritance.
He was made an Honorary Doctor of Middlesex University in 2007.
McDermott received the 2023 Laurence [Olivier Award for Best Director] for My Neighbour Totoro.

Notable productions