Phelim McDermott

Phelim McDermott[1] (born 21 August 1963) is an English actor and stage director.

He has directed plays and operas in Britain, Germany, Spain, the United States, and Australia.

He has appeared on stage, including in 1991 at the Nottingham Playhouse production of Sandi Toksvig's The Pocket Dream,[citation needed] in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream,[citation needed] and in a 2017 production of Lost Without Words at the Royal National Theatre.

[3] He also appeared in the BBC Radio 4 improvisational show The Masterson Inheritance (1993 to 1995).

[4] McDermott received the 2023 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director for My Neighbour Totoro.