Cheryl O’Dwyer
I am an experienced actor, choreographer, drama teacher, director and youth worker. I am particularly passionate about the potential interdependence between modern drama and contemporary dance and how they create a complete art form. I believe that this can be utilised within a creative environment to help individuals explore and develop their social and political awareness and gain confidence and self awareness that will enable them to increase resilience and drive to be active citizens of change.
I am an experienced actor, choreographer, drama teacher, director and youth worker. I am particularly passionate about the potential interdependence between modern drama and contemporary dance and how they create a complete art form. I believe that this can be utilised within a creative environment to help individuals explore and develop their social and political awareness and gain confidence and self awareness that will enable them to increase resilience and drive to be active citizens of change.
Skills
Dance
Singing
Choreography
Teaching
Directing
Youth work
Working with children and young people
Accents
Professional Roles
Languages
Performance Training
Liverpool John Moore's University, BA (hons) in Drama Dance
Dancing to Connect with Battery Dance Co in New York
Meisner Technique
Boal Technique with Hector Arizibal
Steve Batts Contemporary Dance course
Marie Mannion Contemporary Course
Carol Moore Stanislaviskian Training
Tanztheatre (Laban)
Physical Theatre (Laban)
Contact Improvisation (Laban)
TV Experience
| Date | Name of Production | Role | Director | Production Company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Vikings | Freda | Sean Maguire | BBC |
| 1995 | Life in Early Times | Jo | Sean Maguire | BBC |
| 2014 | Farmer Joe | Milly | Brian Mc Mahon | Sky |
| 1996 | Home Truths | Daughter | unknown | BBC |
Film Experience
| Date | Name of Production | Role | Director | Production Company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Henri | Finn | Simon Shore | BBC |
| 1997 | Titanic Town | Maureen | Roger Mitchell | Company Pictures |
| 2010 | Tunnel Vision | Woman | Ciaran Haggerty | Independant |
| 2011 | Your Numbers up | Sarah | Jonson D'Angelo | Independant |
| 2021 | Go Binge or Go Home | Wee Maggie | Sam Nutt | Cinemagic |
| 2015 | A Christmas Star | Nellie | Richard Elson | Cinemagic |
| 2019 | Islands Apart | Bridie | Sam Nutt | Cinemagic |
| 2018 | Grace & Goliath | Wee Maggie | Tony Mitchell | Cinemagic |
| 2021 | Mix it Up | Mum | Maire Campbell | Cinemagic |
Theatre Experience
| Date | Name of Production | Role | Director | Production Company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Daisy Pulls it off | Winne Irvine | Richard Mills | Belvoir Players |
| 1996 - 7 | The Mating Season | Vanessa | Richard Mills | Belvoir Players |
| 2009 | Cagebirds | Mistress | Martin Toland | Everything In Between |
| 2010 | Bar and Ger | Ger | Gerard Mc Cabe | Pintsize Production |
| 2017 - 2023 | Epiphany | Tiffany | Maire Campbell | For Goodness Sake Productions |
TV Experience
| Date: 1994 |
| Production: The Vikings |
| Role: Freda |
| Director: Sean Maguire |
| Production Company: BBC |
| Date: 1995 |
| Production: Life in Early Times |
| Role: Jo |
| Director: Sean Maguire |
| Production Company: BBC |
| Date: 2014 |
| Production: Farmer Joe |
| Role: Milly |
| Director: Brian Mc Mahon |
| Production Company: Sky |
| Date: 1996 |
| Production: Home Truths |
| Role: Daughter |
| Director: unknown |
| Production Company: BBC |
Film Experience
| Date: 1993 |
| Production: Henri |
| Role: Finn |
| Director: Simon Shore |
| Production Company: BBC |
| Date: 1997 |
| Production: Titanic Town |
| Role: Maureen |
| Director: Roger Mitchell |
| Production Company: Company Pictures |
| Date: 2010 |
| Production: Tunnel Vision |
| Role: Woman |
| Director: Ciaran Haggerty |
| Production Company: Independant |
| Date: 2011 |
| Production: Your Numbers up |
| Role: Sarah |
| Director: Jonson D'Angelo |
| Production Company: Independant |
| Date: 2021 |
| Production: Go Binge or Go Home |
| Role: Wee Maggie |
| Director: Sam Nutt |
| Production Company: Cinemagic |
| Date: 2015 |
| Production: A Christmas Star |
| Role: Nellie |
| Director: Richard Elson |
| Production Company: Cinemagic |
| Date: 2019 |
| Production: Islands Apart |
| Role: Bridie |
| Director: Sam Nutt |
| Production Company: Cinemagic |
| Date: 2018 |
| Production: Grace & Goliath |
| Role: Wee Maggie |
| Director: Tony Mitchell |
| Production Company: Cinemagic |
| Date: 2021 |
| Production: Mix it Up |
| Role: Mum |
| Director: Maire Campbell |
| Production Company: Cinemagic |
Theatre Experience
| Date: 1995 |
| Production: Daisy Pulls it off |
| Role: Winne Irvine |
| Director: Richard Mills |
| Production Company: Belvoir Players |
| Date: 1996 - 7 |
| Production: The Mating Season |
| Role: Vanessa |
| Director: Richard Mills |
| Production Company: Belvoir Players |
| Date: 2009 |
| Production: Cagebirds |
| Role: Mistress |
| Director: Martin Toland |
| Production Company: Everything In Between |
| Date: 2010 |
| Production: Bar and Ger |
| Role: Ger |
| Director: Gerard Mc Cabe |
| Production Company: Pintsize Production |
| Date: 2017 - 2023 |
| Production: Epiphany |
| Role: Tiffany |
| Director: Maire Campbell |
| Production Company: For Goodness Sake Productions |