Oliver - Derry Woodhouse
   
    Derry Woodhouse, a native of Limerick, Ireland, has been living and acting in the US since 1986. He is a graduate of the Gaeity School of acting in Dublin, Ireland. Derry works extensively in the New England area and with companies in Ireland. Recent US based roles include Patto in the Boston premiere of the Beauty Queen of Leenane, multiple characters in Graham Greene's Travels with My Aunt, Jim in The Weir, Matamore in The Illusion (IRNE nomination actor), Yowsa in The Lepers of Baile Baiste and JC in The Blowin of Gall (best new plays of 2002, Elliott Norton Awards), Oliver in As You Like It, King Polixenes in Winter's Tale. Film credits include Deportation (Broadway7 Productions), Blue Monday and The Colour of Money. He has done numerous voice overs, commercials and book narrations.

Derry has a life long interest in history and is a world traveler. He has interviewed and chronicled the lives of men who have lived in the trenches in WWI and fought in the Pacific campaign of WWII. He hopes to publish a compilation this year. Derry enjoys most sports and outdoor activities. He has represented Ireland in many world class rowing events and came in fourth in the world in the World Rowing Championships. Derry was a crew member on board Argo, The Quest For Ulysses voyage with historian Tim Severin, reenacting the wanderings of Ulysses on his homeward voyage from Troy. He worked as a volunteer for several seasons in Alaska with conservation.