Ryan O'Connor

Ryan O’Connor is thrilled to be making his London debut with Scissorhands in the role he originated in Los Angeles in 2018. Currently Ryan has written and is starring in a new adaptation of Noël Coward’s Hay Fever called The Cowards aimed for Broadway in 2025/2026. Notable theatre credits include the world premiere of Home Street Home the Fat Mike/Jeff Marx/Soma Snakeoil musical, the wildly popular LA production of Bradley Bredeweg’s Scissorhands: The Musical, as well as A Nee Brain, The Full Monty, Sheer Madness, and his own autobiographical musical memoir, “Eat, Pray, Vote” which premiered in 2018 to rave reviews and toured the country in 2020. He can be seen on television as Pete Davidson’s make-up artist on “Bupkis” as Brian in the Avenue Q scenes on the HBO series “Big Little Lies,” Liza on Demand” and  many years ago as Richard Linklater and Jack Black’s “favorite part” of the film, School of Rock. Ryan is a graduate of Circle in the Square Theatre School and last performed in New York with his critically acclaimed cabaret debut, “Ryan O’Connor Eats His Feelings” and was also a finalist on “Your OWN Show: Oprah’s Search For the Next TV Star” on OWN and appeared on the final season of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” This one’s for Carly.  Instagram: @RyanOConnor1981