Conor O'Farrell Biography

Fast Facts

• A National Newspaper Publisher's Award was presented to him for the column he writes for the Idyllwild Town Crier
• Received a California Newspaper Publisher's Award for the column he writes for his small-town newspaper
• Won a Denver Drama Critic's Circle Award for Best Actor for the play 'P․J․' in 1984
• Attended Edgewood High School in West Covina, California
• Studied acting at HB Studio back in the ’70s and ’80s
• Quote: "(About being part of a creative show with good plot lines) 'It's not the money, but being stimulated by a well-told story․'"
• Quote: "'Being a working actor challenges you personally, financially, and artistically, but it can be a wonderful life․'"
• Quote: "'Playing a doctor isn’t about what you know about medicine, it’s selling the people in the room that you are a doctor․'"
• Is an avid kayaker and skier
• Teaches acting at several colleges as well as his acting studio, The Actors Refuge