Declan O'Dwyer Biography

Fast Facts

• Attended the Oxford School of Speech and Drama and the Bournemouth Film School
• Started out as the director of the short films "A Frozen Chicken Saves the Soaps Day" and "Potemkin: The Runner's Cut" in 1996
• Quote: "My only escape [during childhood] was film and TV․ That was it - they were gods to me up on those screens․ When I'm working I still go to the cinema nearly every other night․"
• Quote: "I wasn't getting the scripts that I wanted to see․․․First and foremost, I want to be entertained․ I want to see a great story․ I want to see great acting․ I don't want to see great directing, because directing shouldn't be visible․"
• Best known as a television director who worked on "Casualty," "The Bill," and "Merlin․"
• Is the founder of the production company 4th Wall Films Ltd